EA SPORTS FC™ 26 Best Defensive Players Player Ratings

Best Defensive Players

The best defensive players in EA SPORTS FC™ 26 are Mapi León, Virgil van Dijk and Marquinhos.

1619
#1619
Mattias Svanberg
Sweden
VfL Wolfsburg
CM
76
73
70
74
76
66
73
76
73
70
74
76
66
73
8848
#8848
Marin Šverko
Croatia
Venezia
CB
67
66
37
55
60
66
74
67
66
37
55
60
66
74
8979
#8979
Nkosi Tafari
United States
LAFC
CB
67
70
36
47
56
66
75
67
70
36
47
56
66
75
8517
#8517
Walter Tandazo
Peru
FBC Melgar
CM
67
63
60
63
64
66
60
67
63
60
63
64
66
60
10870
#10870
Axel Tape
France
Leverkusen
CB
65
68
42
57
60
66
58
65
68
42
57
60
66
58
9666
#9666
Niklas Tauer
Germany
1. FSV Mainz 05
CDM
66
66
46
57
64
66
68
66
66
46
57
64
66
68
2431
#2431
Jackson Tchatchoua
Cameroon
Wolves
RB
74
89
59
63
74
66
78
74
89
59
63
74
66
78
4437
#4437
Lino Tempelmann
Germany
Braunschweig
CM
71
77
58
68
73
66
68
71
77
58
68
73
66
68
10274
#10274
Miro Tenho
Finland
Djurgårdens IF
CB
66
47
23
49
49
66
74
66
47
23
49
49
66
74
8940
#8940
Jano ter Horst
Germany
Preußen Münster
RB
67
73
37
51
59
66
67
67
73
37
51
59
66
67
5593
#5593
Gisele Thompson
United States
Angel City FC
RB
70
74
50
62
71
66
59
70
74
50
62
71
66
59
6127
#6127
Mads Døhr Thychosen
Denmark
AIK
RB
69
74
55
59
62
66
84
69
74
55
59
62
66
84
7696
#7696
Konstantinos Thymianis
Greece
PAOK FC
CDM
68
61
49
56
61
66
73
68
61
49
56
61
66
73
8641
#8641
Timor
Spain
FC Goa
CM
67
32
64
68
64
66
75
67
32
64
68
64
66
75
9184
#9184
Eoin Toal
Northern Ireland
Bolton
CB
67
49
31
43
52
66
77
67
49
31
43
52
66
77
3364
#3364
Jeremy Toljan
Germany
Levante UD
RB
73
82
42
66
70
66
64
73
82
42
66
70
66
64
6249
#6249
Jens Toornstra
Holland
Sparta Rotterdam
CAM
69
44
72
72
68
66
70
69
44
72
72
68
66
70
5136
#5136
Alex Tóth
Hungary
Ferencvárosi TC
CDM
70
68
68
71
70
66
69
70
68
68
71
70
66
69
5735
#5735
Mathys Tourraine
Morocco
Rodez AF
RB
70
76
39
62
66
66
64
70
76
39
62
66
66
64
9038
#9038
Mamadou Traore
Mali
Dalian Yingbo
CB
67
65
32
54
55
66
73
67
65
32
54
55
66
73
4628
#4628
Boubacar Traoré
Mali
FC Metz
CDM
71
66
53
68
71
66
71
71
66
53
68
71
66
71
4456
#4456
Miguel Trauco
Peru
Alianza Lima
LB
71
69
58
71
72
66
72
71
69
58
71
72
66
72
8759
#8759
Miłosz Trojak
Poland
Ulsan HD FC
CB
67
54
48
59
58
66
78
67
54
48
59
58
66
78
4360
#4360
Fran Tudor
Croatia
Raków
RM
71
87
60
66
71
66
75
71
87
60
66
71
66
75
3868
#3868
Salih Uçan
Turkey
Beşiktaş
CM
72
53
69
75
74
66
62
72
53
69
75
74
66
62
2992
#2992
Aurélio Buta
Portugal
Frankfurt
RB
73
87
60
68
76
66
66
73
87
60
68
76
66
66
6080
#6080
Fredrik Ulvestad
Norway
Pogoń Szczecin
CM
69
64
64
66
69
66
76
69
64
64
66
69
66
76
9118
#9118
Bjørn Inge Utvik
Norway
Sarpsborg 08
CB
67
51
39
49
52
66
76
67
51
39
49
52
66
76
9166
#9166
Gustav Valsvik
Norway
Strømsgodset IF
CB
67
34
48
52
42
66
82
67
34
48
52
42
66
82
4563
#4563
Louise van Oosten
Holland
Ajax
CM
71
69
59
70
68
66
67
71
69
59
70
68
66
67
5378
#5378
Joris van Overeem
Holland
sc Heerenveen
CM
70
65
57
69
74
66
62
70
65
57
69
74
66
62
6288
#6288
Nilton Varela
Portugal
Estrela Amadora
LB
69
77
51
58
68
66
70
69
77
51
58
68
66
70
7320
#7320
Lucas Maia
Brazil
Henan FC
CB
68
71
50
57
62
66
79
68
71
50
57
62
66
79
8155
#8155
Aljoša Vasić
Serbia
Palermo
CM
67
79
64
68
71
66
67
67
79
64
68
71
66
67
7381
#7381
Will Vaulks
Wales
Oxford United
CDM
68
51
62
65
62
66
75
68
51
62
65
62
66
75
7080
#7080
Cristian Vega
Argentina
Central Córdoba
CM
68
68
63
64
67
66
73
68
68
63
64
67
66
73
2990
#2990
Valerio Verre
Italy
Palermo
CM
73
72
70
73
76
66
66
73
72
70
73
76
66
66
8300
#8300
Jozhua Vertrouwd
Holland
Rayo Vallecano
CB
67
73
54
59
63
66
71
67
73
54
59
63
66
71
9573
#9573
Javi Villar
Spain
Albacete BP
CM
66
59
57
63
65
66
61
66
59
57
63
65
66
61
9630
#9630
Lars Vilsvik
Norway
Strømsgodset IF
RB
66
46
57
65
63
66
71
66
46
57
65
63
66
71
6778
#6778
Sam Vines
United States
Colorado Rapids
LB
69
75
33
57
63
66
68
69
75
33
57
63
66
68
7983
#7983
Nicolas Vouilloz
Switzerland
FC Basel 1893
CB
68
71
28
49
53
66
78
68
71
28
49
53
66
78
9163
#9163
Bart Vriends
Holland
Adelaide United
CB
67
51
32
48
48
66
80
67
51
32
48
48
66
80
5135
#5135
Patrik Vydra
Czech Republic
Sparta Praha
CM
70
68
64
70
67
66
78
70
68
64
70
67
66
78
1500
#1500
James Ward-Prowse
England
West Ham
CM
77
42
74
83
74
66
64
77
42
74
83
74
66
64
9027
#9027
Wei Zhen
China PR
Shanghai Port FC
CB
67
66
34
54
54
66
72
67
66
34
54
54
66
72
3767
#3767
Reena Wichmann
Germany
SV Werder Bremen
LM
72
66
64
71
70
66
70
72
66
64
71
70
66
70
7460
#7460
Erick Wiemberg
Chile
Colo-Colo
LB
68
69
50
61
61
66
71
68
69
50
61
61
66
71
8014
#8014
Rasmus Wikström
Sweden
IF Elfsborg
CB
68
66
30
50
57
66
72
68
66
30
50
57
66
72
4515
#4515
Aslak Fonn Witry
Norway
Rosenborg BK
RB
71
78
57
67
67
66
68
71
78
57
67
67
66
68
10213
#10213
Joshua Wynder
United States
SL Benfica
CB
66
62
31
45
54
66
68
66
62
31
45
54
66
68
6721
#6721
Terry Yegbe
Ghana
FC Metz
CB
69
79
36
49
56
66
80
69
79
36
49
56
66
80
3078
#3078
Rıdvan Yılmaz
Turkey
Beşiktaş
LB
73
88
56
66
76
66
62
73
88
56
66
76
66
62
11177
#11177
Samuel Yohou
Côte d'Ivoire
Le Mans FC
CB
65
56
34
47
51
66
76
65
56
34
47
51
66
76
9677
#9677
Daniel Zabala
Argentina
Huracán
CB
66
66
46
58
64
66
67
66
66
46
58
64
66
67
1928
#1928
Christos Zafeiris
Greece
Slavia Praha
CM
75
78
70
73
79
66
77
75
78
70
73
79
66
77
10133
#10133
Moreno Živković
Croatia
Dinamo Zagreb
CB
66
68
27
46
63
66
69
66
68
27
46
63
66
69
7640
#7640
Mateusz Żyro
Poland
Widzew Łódź
CB
68
75
39
57
52
66
80
68
75
39
57
52
66
80
10080
#10080
James Abankwah
Republic of Ireland
Watford
CB
66
70
35
45
60
65
69
66
70
35
45
60
65
69
9978
#9978
Yaw Ackah
Ghana
Kayserispor
CDM
66
61
45
55
68
65
57
66
61
45
55
68
65
57
10181
#10181
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal
Morocco
Stade Rennais FC
CB
66
68
30
49
50
65
70
66
68
30
49
50
65
70
11254
#11254
Mohammed Al Fatil
Saudi Arabia
Al Nassr
CB
65
57
30
49
49
65
69
65
57
30
49
49
65
69
11154
#11154
Saad Al Mousa
Saudi Arabia
Al Ittihad
CB
65
64
25
53
56
65
70
65
64
25
53
56
65
70
13609
#13609
Mukhair Al Rashidi
Saudi Arabia
Al Fayha
CB
62
75
36
49
54
65
64
62
75
36
49
54
65
64
8645
#8645
Fidan Aliti
Kosovo
Alanyaspor
CB
67
61
46
57
60
65
80
67
61
46
57
60
65
80
10544
#10544
Noah Allen
Greece
Inter Miami CF
CB
65
78
40
59
64
65
64
65
78
40
59
64
65
64
7049
#7049
Jamie Allen
England
Coventry City
CM
68
75
61
66
69
65
71
68
75
61
66
69
65
71
8246
#8246
Júnior Urso
Brazil
Houston Dynamo
CDM
67
63
63
62
66
65
72
67
63
63
62
66
65
72
9026
#9026
Ricardo Santos
Cape Verde Islands
Swansea City
CB
67
64
39
47
49
65
82
67
64
39
47
49
65
82
3002
#3002
Viti Rozada
Spain
UD Las Palmas
RB
73
86
60
66
74
65
70
73
86
60
66
74
65
70
7672
#7672
Harry Amass
England
Sheffield Wed
LB
68
74
42
62
67
65
58
68
74
42
62
67
65
58
10022
#10022
Isak Helstad Amundsen
Norway
Molde FK
CB
66
65
37
49
59
65
73
66
65
37
49
59
65
73
11303
#11303
Sam Angel
United States
Chicago Stars FC
CB
65
64
26
42
44
65
65
65
64
26
42
44
65
65
11158
#11158
Evagoras Antoniou
Cyprus
APOEL FC
CB
65
62
33
49
57
65
66
65
62
33
49
57
65
66
1375
#1375
Houssem Aouar
Algeria
Al Ittihad
CAM
77
66
72
75
82
65
65
77
66
72
75
82
65
65
2805
#2805
Charles Aránguiz
Chile
U. de Chile
CM
74
34
71
77
74
65
65
74
34
71
77
74
65
65
4538
#4538
Oliver Arblaster
England
Sheffield Utd
CM
71
65
61
69
71
65
71
71
65
61
69
71
65
71
7658
#7658
Scott Arfield
Canada
Falkirk
CM
68
36
66
69
69
65
63
68
36
66
69
69
65
63
7190
#7190
Andrei Artean
Romania
FC Univ. Cluj
CDM
68
66
62
60
62
65
77
68
66
62
60
62
65
77
11277
#11277
Ahmed Asiri
Saudi Arabia
Al Khaleej
CB
65
59
30
45
41
65
75
65
59
30
45
41
65
75
5634
#5634
Atienza
Spain
Burgos CF
CDM
70
55
61
62
65
65
71
70
55
61
62
65
65
71
8394
#8394
Rafał Augustyniak
Poland
Legia Warszawa
CB
67
65
52
60
60
65
79
67
65
52
60
60
65
79
6448
#6448
David Ayala
Argentina
Portland Timbers
CDM
69
70
53
62
69
65
63
69
70
53
62
69
65
63
4375
#4375
Paulo Azzi
Brazil
Monza
LB
71
85
62
64
70
65
73
71
85
62
64
70
65
73
7216
#7216
Tom Baack
Germany
1. FC Nürnberg
CM
68
64
57
63
64
65
77
68
64
57
63
64
65
77
196
#196
Álex Baena
Spain
Atlético de Madrid
LM
84
79
76
84
82
65
68
84
79
76
84
82
65
68
8798
#8798
Anders Bærtelsen
Denmark
Viking FK
CB
67
68
47
47
59
65
75
67
68
47
47
59
65
75
10060
#10060
Jonas Bager
Denmark
IFK Göteborg
CB
66
71
31
49
55
65
74
66
71
31
49
55
65
74
12327
#12327
Elias Bakatukanda
Germany
Blau-Weiss Linz
CB
64
62
25
38
39
65
65
64
62
25
38
39
65
65
8748
#8748
Radinio Balker
Suriname
Huddersfield
CB
67
79
30
55
61
65
74
67
79
30
55
61
65
74
6522
#6522
Tommaso Barbieri
Italy
Cremonese
RB
69
81
45
60
63
65
65
69
81
45
60
63
65
65
5511
#5511
Daniel Barlaser
England
Hibernian
CDM
70
51
62
71
68
65
69
70
51
62
71
68
65
69
10017
#10017
Rafael Barrios
Argentina
Barracas Central
RB
66
67
34
54
60
65
68
66
67
34
54
60
65
68
3704
#3704
Connor Barron
Scotland
Rangers
CDM
72
70
61
72
69
65
75
72
70
61
72
69
65
75
7083
#7083
Abubakr Barry
Gambia
FK Austria Wien
CM
68
66
62
63
69
65
75
68
66
62
63
69
65
75
11182
#11182
Marek Bartoš
Slovakia
Motor Lublin
CB
65
54
45
47
47
65
71
65
54
45
47
47
65
71
11228
#11228
Ervin Bashi
Albania
Catanzaro
CB
65
60
36
48
46
65
68
65
60
36
48
46
65
68
11100
#11100
Gilberto
Guinea-Bissau
Moreirense FC
CB
65
62
30
53
58
65
70
65
62
30
53
58
65
70
11329
#11329
Patrick Bauer
Germany
AFC Wimbledon
CB
65
32
38
47
40
65
69
65
32
38
47
40
65
69
6344
#6344
Alejandro Bedoya
United States
Philadelphia
CM
69
53
65
69
69
65
66
69
53
65
69
69
65
66
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