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.

3614
#3614
Sofiane Bendebka
Algeria
Al Fateh
CDM
72
74
71
68
73
65
73
72
74
71
68
73
65
73
10996
#10996
Baby Jordy Benera
France
Paris SG
CM
65
35
59
62
64
65
61
65
35
59
62
64
65
61
343
#343
Álex Berenguer
Spain
Athletic Club
LM
82
84
77
79
84
65
69
82
84
77
79
84
65
69
8224
#8224
Sebastian Berhalter
United States
Whitecaps FC
CM
67
71
54
66
67
65
71
67
71
54
66
67
65
71
7186
#7186
Max Besuschkow
Germany
FC Ingolstadt 04
CM
68
61
61
68
66
65
71
68
61
61
68
66
65
71
4650
#4650
Alessandro Bianco
Italy
PAOK FC
CM
71
69
56
71
74
65
59
71
69
56
71
74
65
59
10242
#10242
Joel Bichsel
Switzerland
Saarbrücken
CB
66
62
29
42
51
65
73
66
62
29
42
51
65
73
4577
#4577
Jenna Bike
United States
Chicago Stars FC
RM
71
75
60
68
71
65
60
71
75
60
68
71
65
60
6758
#6758
Lewin Blum
Switzerland
Sp. Charleroi
RB
69
74
27
64
68
65
66
69
74
27
64
68
65
66
6311
#6311
Victor Bobsin
Brazil
Daejeon Hana
CDM
69
67
51
64
68
65
74
69
67
51
64
68
65
74
6097
#6097
Herbert Bockhorn
Uganda
1. FC Magdeburg
RB
69
78
61
64
68
65
67
69
78
61
64
68
65
67
7513
#7513
Yann Bodiger
France
AD Ceuta FC
CDM
68
50
57
66
63
65
74
68
50
57
66
63
65
74
5187
#5187
Ezequiel Bonifacio
Argentina
Ind. Rivadavia
RB
70
72
58
66
73
65
72
70
72
58
66
73
65
72
63
#63
Bruno Fernandes
Portugal
Man Utd
CAM
87
67
83
89
83
65
75
87
67
83
89
83
65
75
12124
#12124
Alexandar Borković
Austria
SK Sturm Graz
CB
64
59
34
54
53
65
68
64
59
34
54
53
65
68
10887
#10887
Kasey Bos
Australia
1. FSV Mainz 05
LB
65
73
46
54
59
65
53
65
73
46
54
59
65
53
11841
#11841
Aaron Bouwman
Holland
Ajax
CB
64
64
50
52
55
65
64
64
64
50
52
55
65
64
6141
#6141
Robbie Brady
Republic of Ireland
Preston
LB
69
63
64
73
69
65
65
69
63
64
73
69
65
65
5619
#5619
João Moutinho
Portugal
Lech Poznań
LB
70
75
38
65
67
65
70
70
75
38
65
67
65
70
13887
#13887
Agustín Bravo
Argentina
Instituto
CB
62
70
38
38
45
65
66
62
70
38
38
45
65
66
6114
#6114
Brandt Bronico
United States
Charlotte FC
CM
69
67
60
67
68
65
74
69
67
60
67
68
65
74
8293
#8293
Lewis Brunt
England
Wrexham
CB
67
77
49
58
64
65
74
67
77
49
58
64
65
74
11235
#11235
Jakub Budnicki
Poland
Korona Kielce
CB
65
61
40
43
43
65
70
65
61
40
43
43
65
70
10512
#10512
Jesús Bueno
Venezuela
Philadelphia
CM
65
58
55
63
65
65
66
65
58
55
63
65
65
66
9948
#9948
Marco Burch
Switzerland
Legia Warszawa
CB
66
67
45
52
50
65
74
66
67
45
52
50
65
74
9840
#9840
Luana Bürge
Switzerland
FC Zürich
LB
66
64
48
57
59
65
66
66
64
48
57
59
65
66
11105
#11105
Marco Bürki
Switzerland
FC Thun
CB
65
60
26
56
55
65
75
65
60
26
56
55
65
75
8007
#8007
Rocky Bushiri
Congo DR
Hibernian
CB
68
68
33
45
46
65
85
68
68
33
45
46
65
85
7641
#7641
Maxime Busi
Belgium
Stade de Reims
RB
68
60
49
62
65
65
68
68
60
49
62
65
65
68
9651
#9651
Sintia Cabezas
Colombia
Levante UD
LB
66
73
40
55
66
65
68
66
73
40
55
66
65
68
8343
#8343
Fabrizio Caligara
Italy
Pescara
CM
67
61
58
65
68
65
67
67
61
58
65
68
65
67
12304
#12304
Paolo Calione
Uruguay
Nacional
CB
64
58
28
50
38
65
64
64
58
28
50
38
65
64
15310
#15310
Josip Ćalušić
Croatia
Konyaspor
CB
60
53
28
32
34
65
59
60
53
28
32
34
65
59
4587
#4587
Camilo Cándido
Uruguay
Atl. Nacional
LB
71
86
58
66
70
65
53
71
86
58
66
70
65
53
5261
#5261
Iza Carcelén
Spain
Cádiz CF
RB
70
74
58
66
68
65
69
70
74
58
66
68
65
69
7324
#7324
Pedro Lima
Brazil
FC Porto
RB
68
76
48
67
71
65
57
68
76
48
67
71
65
57
10277
#10277
Florian Carstens
Germany
FC Hansa Rostock
CB
66
52
27
43
43
65
77
66
52
27
43
43
65
77
7267
#7267
Pedro Santos
Portugal
Arouca
CM
68
73
56
66
69
65
59
68
73
56
66
69
65
59
10266
#10266
Luis Casanova
Chile
Deportes Iquique
CB
66
49
35
51
41
65
71
66
49
35
51
41
65
71
9421
#9421
Aljaž Casar
Slovenia
Dynamo Dresden
CM
66
57
54
62
64
65
78
66
57
54
62
64
65
78
9121
#9121
Julio Cascante
Costa Rica
Austin FC
CB
67
57
38
47
54
65
72
67
57
38
47
54
65
72
8663
#8663
Jesus Castillo
Peru
Alianza Lima
CDM
67
61
58
59
61
65
65
67
61
58
59
61
65
65
3663
#3663
Lucas Castro
Argentina
Gimnasia
CAM
72
58
72
71
73
65
77
72
58
72
71
73
65
77
10177
#10177
Mikkel Ceïde
Norway
Rosenborg BK
CB
66
64
26
51
54
65
73
66
64
26
51
54
65
73
11220
#11220
Stefano Cella
Italy
Mantova
CB
65
59
35
47
47
65
71
65
59
35
47
47
65
71
8285
#8285
Xavier Chavalerin
France
ESTAC Troyes
CM
67
53
64
68
66
65
71
67
53
64
68
66
65
71
3932
#3932
Mateo Chávez
Mexico
AZ
LB
72
82
45
64
71
65
68
72
82
45
64
71
65
68
7293
#7293
Jacob Christensen
Denmark
Molde FK
CDM
68
65
56
66
68
65
66
68
65
56
66
68
65
66
3633
#3633
Anders Christiansen
Denmark
Malmö FF
CAM
72
68
71
70
74
65
71
72
68
71
70
74
65
71
12311
#12311
Yunus Emre Çift
Turkey
Samsunspor
CB
64
61
31
36
42
65
67
64
61
31
36
42
65
67
7715
#7715
William Clem
Denmark
F.C. København
CDM
68
53
53
64
62
65
69
68
53
53
64
62
65
69
11092
#11092
Clemente
Spain
UD Las Palmas
CB
65
67
32
51
53
65
70
65
67
32
51
53
65
70
1012
#1012
Grace Clinton
England
Manchester City
CAM
78
75
75
74
77
65
75
78
75
75
74
77
65
75
1025
#1025
Andrea Colpani
Italy
Monza
RM
78
76
76
77
78
65
66
78
76
76
77
78
65
66
7877
#7877
José Córdoba
Panama
Norwich
CB
68
72
31
53
61
65
73
68
72
31
53
61
65
73
5195
#5195
Fernando Cornejo
Chile
LDU Quito
CM
70
68
63
70
68
65
71
70
68
63
70
68
65
71
11102
#11102
Marius Courcoul
France
Angers SCO
CDM
65
55
42
54
56
65
66
65
55
42
54
56
65
66
7636
#7636
Sebastián Cristóforo
Uruguay
Central Córdoba
CDM
68
59
57
65
62
65
61
68
59
57
65
62
65
61
7758
#7758
Cubero
Spain
SD Eibar
RB
68
69
32
60
63
65
74
68
69
32
60
63
65
74
11187
#11187
Né Lopes
Portugal
SC Oțelul Galați
CB
65
61
37
47
49
65
70
65
61
37
47
49
65
70
9339
#9339
Laurin Curda
Germany
SC Paderborn 07
CB
66
72
51
62
63
65
73
66
72
51
62
63
65
73
8280
#8280
Christopher Cvetko
Austria
Blau-Weiss Linz
CM
67
60
60
63
64
65
76
67
60
60
63
64
65
76
11256
#11256
Mladen Cvjetinović
Germany
Holstein Kiel
CB
65
73
25
40
45
65
71
65
73
25
40
45
65
71
8438
#8438
Alan Czerwiński
Poland
GKS Katowice
CB
67
73
42
60
64
65
75
67
73
42
60
64
65
75
3087
#3087
Mats Møller Dæhli
Norway
Molde FK
CDM
73
70
57
68
77
65
75
73
70
57
68
77
65
75
3112
#3112
Samuel Dahl
Sweden
SL Benfica
LB
73
83
51
68
75
65
69
73
83
51
68
75
65
69
9241
#9241
Bradley Danger
France
Red Star FC
CB
66
72
56
63
68
65
74
66
72
56
63
68
65
74
8917
#8917
Jonas David
Germany
SSV Ulm 1846
CB
67
58
37
57
63
65
74
67
58
37
57
63
65
74
8732
#8732
Jake Davis
United States
Sporting KC
RB
67
75
50
55
61
65
59
67
75
50
55
61
65
59
5371
#5371
Vítor Costa
Brazil
SJ Earthquakes
LB
70
76
54
60
67
65
72
70
76
54
60
67
65
72
51
#51
Kevin De Bruyne
Belgium
SSC Napoli
CM
87
66
83
92
84
65
72
87
66
83
92
84
65
72
668
#668
Andreia Jacinto
Portugal
Real Sociedad
CM
80
74
65
78
77
65
72
80
74
65
78
77
65
72
5214
#5214
Brian De Keersmaecker
Belgium
Oxford United
CDM
70
76
60
66
66
65
71
70
76
60
66
66
65
71
11273
#11273
Robbie Deas
Scotland
Kilmarnock
CB
65
53
32
47
56
65
63
65
53
32
47
56
65
63
10254
#10254
Ronaldo Dejesús
Paraguay
Lanús
CB
66
52
38
47
46
65
70
66
52
38
47
46
65
70
9468
#9468
Alberto del Moral
Spain
Córdoba CF
CM
66
57
62
63
65
65
65
66
57
62
63
65
65
65
11299
#11299
Alessandro Dellavalle
Italy
Modena
CB
65
63
26
40
47
65
66
65
63
26
40
47
65
66
10259
#10259
Lautaro Di Lollo
Argentina
Boca Juniors
CB
66
63
30
37
43
65
79
66
63
30
37
43
65
79
7362
#7362
Soumaïla Diabaté
Mali
RB Salzburg
CDM
68
74
54
59
67
65
63
68
74
54
59
67
65
63
9648
#9648
Ibrahim Diakité
Guinea
Cercle Brugge
CB
66
76
42
54
63
65
68
66
76
42
54
63
65
68
6168
#6168
Youba Diarra
Mali
TSV Hartberg
CDM
69
69
59
64
67
65
74
69
69
59
64
67
65
74
7736
#7736
Amadou Diawara
Guinea
CD Leganés
CDM
68
45
54
65
69
65
66
68
45
54
65
69
65
66
260
#260
Vanessa DiBernardo
United States
KC Current
CAM
83
75
76
81
84
65
73
83
75
76
81
84
65
73
11259
#11259
Daan Dierckx
Belgium
Standard Liège
CB
65
53
31
48
50
65
71
65
53
31
48
50
65
71
10049
#10049
Lars Dietz
Germany
Viktoria Köln
CB
66
62
37
53
58
65
71
66
62
37
53
58
65
71
6459
#6459
George Dobson
England
Wrexham
CDM
69
54
57
65
64
65
76
69
54
57
65
64
65
76
6501
#6501
Laura Donhauser
Germany
1. FC Köln
RM
69
78
54
65
69
65
49
69
78
54
65
69
65
49
4667
#4667
Mehdi Dorval
Algeria
Bari
LB
71
80
52
59
69
65
67
71
80
52
59
69
65
67
6432
#6432
Diogo Calila
Mozambique
Santa Clara
RB
69
75
48
59
68
65
68
69
75
48
59
68
65
68
9365
#9365
Hassani Dotson
United States
Minnesota United
CM
66
65
61
60
65
65
67
66
65
61
60
65
65
67
2453
#2453
David Douděra
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
RM
74
89
66
65
72
65
67
74
89
66
65
72
65
67
3192
#3192
Tommy Doyle
England
Birmingham City
CM
73
65
66
74
74
65
60
73
65
66
74
74
65
60
6407
#6407
Cody Drameh
England
Hull City
RB
69
83
37
59
69
65
71
69
83
37
59
69
65
71
2025
#2025
Ondrej Duda
Slovakia
Al Ettifaq
CM
75
65
72
73
78
65
67
75
65
72
73
78
65
67
7587
#7587
Patryk Dziczek
Poland
Piast Gliwice
CDM
68
57
54
60
65
65
70
68
57
54
60
65
65
70
9661
#9661
Josh Earl
England
Barnsley
CB
66
70
45
56
57
65
74
66
70
45
56
57
65
74
8319
#8319
Joe Edwards
England
Plymouth Argyle
RB
67
62
59
63
66
65
70
67
62
59
63
66
65
70
7564
#7564
Albin Ekdal
Sweden
Djurgårdens IF
CDM
68
35
65
69
67
65
71
68
35
65
69
67
65
71
7520
#7520
Oussama El Azzouzi
Morocco
AJ Auxerre
CDM
68
55
61
65
65
65
64
68
55
61
65
65
65
64
2984
#2984
Salomé Elisor
France
Marseille
CM
73
71
67
72
74
65
76
73
71
67
72
74
65
76
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