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.

1346
#1346
Eljif Elmas
North Macedonia
SSC Napoli
LM
77
72
71
73
80
65
68
77
72
71
73
80
65
68
6189
#6189
Alonzo Engwanda
Belgium
FC Utrecht
CDM
69
78
51
60
69
65
74
69
78
51
60
69
65
74
8267
#8267
Lee Evans
Wales
Blackpool
CM
67
51
64
69
64
65
76
67
51
64
69
64
65
76
12291
#12291
Théo Eyoum
France
Le Mans FC
CB
64
58
28
41
48
65
67
64
58
28
41
48
65
67
3845
#3845
Rasmus Falk
Denmark
Odense BK
CM
72
71
54
69
77
65
65
72
71
54
69
77
65
65
10134
#10134
Fallou Fall
Senegal
St. Louis CITY SC
CB
66
61
31
51
62
65
69
66
61
31
51
62
65
69
8634
#8634
Jacob Farrell
Australia
Portsmouth
LB
67
68
45
55
60
65
77
67
68
45
55
60
65
77
7345
#7345
Mikayil Faye
Senegal
Cremonese
CB
68
75
52
59
58
65
75
68
75
52
59
58
65
75
11150
#11150
Omar Fayed
Egypt
Arouca
CB
65
59
34
50
57
65
69
65
59
34
50
57
65
69
11231
#11231
Joel Felix
Denmark
Arminia Bielefeld
CB
65
50
39
48
51
65
70
65
50
39
48
51
65
70
2074
#2074
Pol Fernández
Argentina
Godoy Cruz
CM
75
67
67
73
76
65
66
75
67
67
73
76
65
66
6152
#6152
Martín Fernández
Uruguay
Newell's
CDM
69
68
63
65
69
65
69
69
68
63
65
69
65
69
11115
#11115
Pelayo
Spain
Cádiz CF
CB
65
52
44
56
51
65
68
65
52
44
56
51
65
68
5516
#5516
Gianluca Ferrari
Argentina
Atlético Tucumán
CB
70
72
43
60
61
65
85
70
72
43
60
61
65
85
6732
#6732
Martín Ferreira
Uruguay
Racing Club
LB
69
70
45
58
59
65
69
69
70
45
58
59
65
69
10188
#10188
Stuart Findlay
Scotland
Hearts
CB
66
49
41
50
50
65
76
66
49
41
50
50
65
76
10347
#10347
Hampus Finndell
Sweden
Djurgårdens IF
CM
65
60
63
62
63
65
73
65
60
63
62
63
65
73
12253
#12253
Tobias Fleckstein
Germany
MSV Duisburg
CB
64
58
25
45
51
65
73
64
58
25
45
51
65
73
8372
#8372
Deybi Flores
Honduras
Al Najmah
CDM
67
77
47
59
60
65
74
67
77
47
59
60
65
74
5412
#5412
Dana Foederer
Holland
Utah Royals FC
CDM
70
66
62
68
69
65
62
70
66
62
68
69
65
62
10542
#10542
Sadik Fofana
Togo
Grazer AK
CDM
65
69
45
56
61
65
74
65
69
45
56
61
65
74
10394
#10394
Alessandro Fontanarosa
Italy
Avellino
CB
65
75
58
59
64
65
60
65
75
58
59
64
65
60
10244
#10244
Chris Forino
St. Lucia
Bolton
CB
66
70
24
39
47
65
76
66
70
24
39
47
65
76
7874
#7874
Héctor Fort
Spain
Elche CF
RB
68
72
35
61
62
65
61
68
72
35
61
62
65
61
4493
#4493
Marlon Fossey
United States
Standard Liège
RB
71
86
47
64
70
65
73
71
86
47
64
70
65
73
3715
#3715
Daam Foulon
Belgium
Royal Antwerp FC
LM
72
72
58
70
73
65
73
72
72
58
70
73
65
73
7247
#7247
Bea Franklin
United States
Chicago Stars FC
CDM
68
66
62
65
68
65
62
68
66
62
65
68
65
62
8188
#8188
Alexander Fransson
Sweden
IFK Norrköping
CM
67
64
62
65
69
65
73
67
64
62
65
69
65
73
10652
#10652
Marcus Fraser
Scotland
St. Mirren
CB
65
71
39
53
59
65
76
65
71
39
53
59
65
76
11175
#11175
Tyler Fredricson
England
Man Utd
CB
65
65
29
48
56
65
68
65
65
29
48
56
65
68
11319
#11319
Robin Frej
Sweden
GAIS
CB
65
43
23
38
54
65
75
65
43
23
38
54
65
75
10100
#10100
Lukas Fröde
Germany
FC Ingolstadt 04
CDM
66
35
48
57
57
65
80
66
35
48
57
57
65
80
8556
#8556
César Fuentes
Chile
Deportes Iquique
CDM
67
57
58
62
61
65
70
67
57
58
62
61
65
70
3183
#3183
Matías Galarza
Paraguay
River Plate
CM
73
63
73
70
76
65
58
73
63
73
70
76
65
58
10263
#10263
Einar Galilea
Spain
Málaga CF
CB
66
53
32
44
47
65
72
66
53
32
44
47
65
72
9970
#9970
Brendan Galloway
Zimbabwe
Plymouth Argyle
CB
66
64
37
57
62
65
66
66
64
37
57
62
65
66
7740
#7740
Hugo Gambor
Central African Republic
ESTAC Troyes
RB
68
75
36
54
64
65
70
68
75
36
54
64
65
70
10987
#10987
Yimy Gamero
Peru
Cienciano
CDM
65
58
44
59
58
65
62
65
58
44
59
58
65
62
8303
#8303
Gao Zhunyi
China PR
Shandong Taishan
RB
67
70
52
62
66
65
71
67
70
52
62
66
65
71
8912
#8912
Mario García
Spain
R. Racing Club
LB
67
69
33
57
67
65
64
67
69
33
57
67
65
64
4114
#4114
Gustavo Garcia
Brazil
FC Famalicão
RB
72
79
40
63
73
65
60
72
79
40
63
73
65
60
6171
#6171
Taylor Gardner-Hickman
England
Blackburn Rovers
CM
69
73
62
68
68
65
62
69
73
62
68
68
65
62
8610
#8610
Owen Gene
France
Minnesota United
CDM
67
66
49
62
62
65
67
67
66
49
62
62
65
67
5419
#5419
Alec Georgen
France
USL Dunkerque
RB
70
77
50
61
72
65
66
70
77
50
61
72
65
66
6378
#6378
Andrea Ghion
Italy
Empoli
CM
69
62
55
68
71
65
65
69
62
55
68
71
65
65
8952
#8952
Renzo Giampaoli
Argentina
Gimnasia
CB
67
64
37
52
61
65
73
67
64
37
52
61
65
73
7336
#7336
Liam Gibbs
England
Norwich
CM
68
66
57
64
68
65
64
68
66
57
64
68
65
64
10001
#10001
Macaulay Gillesphey
England
Charlton Ath
CB
66
54
47
54
55
65
74
66
54
47
54
55
65
74
5234
#5234
Gastón Giménez
Paraguay
Cerro Porteño
CDM
70
61
59
67
70
65
80
70
61
59
67
70
65
80
9703
#9703
Yonatan Goitia
Argentina
Dep. Riestra
CDM
66
73
42
58
58
65
69
66
73
42
58
58
65
69
14023
#14023
Lovro Golič
Slovenia
KV Mechelen
CB
62
58
38
39
46
65
57
62
58
38
39
46
65
57
11315
#11315
Lana Golob
Slovenia
Glasgow City FC
CB
65
56
26
44
44
65
66
65
56
26
44
44
65
66
5120
#5120
Dálcio
Guinea-Bissau
APOEL FC
CDM
70
79
67
67
74
65
66
70
79
67
67
74
65
66
13240
#13240
Martín González
Uruguay
Boston River
CB
63
56
32
32
39
65
67
63
56
32
32
39
65
67
7333
#7333
Sergio González
Spain
Burgos CF
CB
68
62
52
62
62
65
81
68
62
52
62
62
65
81
12282
#12282
Ross Graham
Scotland
Dundee United
CB
64
48
39
44
51
65
64
64
48
39
44
51
65
64
9557
#9557
Daniel Granli
Norway
IF Elfsborg
CB
66
60
50
60
61
65
76
66
60
50
60
61
65
76
12259
#12259
Daniel Graovac
Bosnia and Herzegovina
FCSB
CB
64
37
40
56
48
65
70
64
37
40
56
48
65
70
11318
#11318
Christoph Greger
Germany
Viktoria Köln
CB
65
53
28
39
40
65
74
65
53
28
39
40
65
74
7000
#7000
Leo Greiml
Austria
NAC Breda
CB
69
50
34
49
49
65
78
69
50
34
49
49
65
78
3074
#3074
Julian Gressel
United States
Minnesota United
RM
73
66
63
74
71
65
75
73
66
63
74
71
65
75
4434
#4434
Anto Grgić
Switzerland
FC Lugano
CDM
71
61
68
76
66
65
74
71
61
68
76
66
65
74
8287
#8287
Jack Grimmer
Scotland
Wycombe
RB
67
73
53
56
64
65
76
67
73
53
56
64
65
76
9074
#9074
Jeppe Grønning
Denmark
Viborg FF
CDM
67
33
53
58
55
65
76
67
33
53
58
55
65
76
10291
#10291
Juan Cruz Guasone
Argentina
Estudiantes
CB
66
53
25
37
40
65
75
66
53
25
37
40
65
75
10257
#10257
Tobias Guddal
Norway
Tromsø IL
CB
66
53
33
45
52
65
69
66
53
33
45
52
65
69
9912
#9912
Dominique Guidi
France
SC Bastia
CB
66
66
36
54
57
65
77
66
66
36
54
57
65
77
6541
#6541
Robert Gumny
Poland
Lech Poznań
RB
69
75
42
59
67
65
69
69
75
42
59
67
65
69
2728
#2728
Guridi
Spain
D. Alavés
CAM
74
60
69
72
76
65
56
74
60
69
72
76
65
56
7953
#7953
Ahmet Gürleyen
Germany
FC Hansa Rostock
CB
68
72
37
44
41
65
88
68
72
37
44
41
65
88
3679
#3679
Simon Gustafson
Sweden
BK Häcken
CM
72
60
70
73
71
65
76
72
60
70
73
71
65
76
10215
#10215
Daniel Gutiérrez
Chile
Colo-Colo
CB
66
63
22
46
60
65
70
66
63
22
46
60
65
70
6426
#6426
Aldair Gutiérrez
Colombia
Bucaramanga
RB
69
83
56
53
68
65
58
69
83
56
53
68
65
58
9510
#9510
Maxwell Gyamfi
Germany
Kaiserslautern
CB
66
86
38
52
56
65
77
66
86
38
52
56
65
77
13004
#13004
Justin Haak
United States
New York City FC
CB
63
50
41
57
62
65
58
63
50
41
57
62
65
58
6170
#6170
Jaouen Hadjam
Algeria
BSC Young Boys
LB
69
79
54
59
69
65
72
69
79
54
59
69
65
72
8937
#8937
Kreshnik Hajrizi
Kosovo
FC Sion
CB
67
68
33
51
61
65
75
67
68
33
51
61
65
75
11321
#11321
Connor Hall
England
Port Vale
CB
65
47
27
39
43
65
77
65
47
27
39
43
65
77
11272
#11272
Mika Hanraths
Germany
Aleman. Aachen
CB
65
59
27
43
47
65
75
65
59
27
43
47
65
75
8852
#8852
Nathan Harriel
United States
Philadelphia
RB
67
78
32
52
56
65
75
67
78
32
52
56
65
75
7603
#7603
Zoë Hasenauer
United States
1. FC Köln
CM
68
65
56
64
68
65
52
68
65
56
64
68
65
52
5223
#5223
Daiki Hashioka
Japan
Slavia Praha
RB
70
70
59
65
68
65
76
70
70
59
65
68
65
76
1622
#1622
Reo Hatate
Japan
Celtic
CM
76
70
75
74
78
65
70
76
70
75
74
78
65
70
4447
#4447
Kristoffer Haugen
Norway
Viking FK
LB
71
80
60
65
65
65
74
71
80
60
65
65
65
74
7224
#7224
Jürgen Heil
Austria
TSV Hartberg
RB
68
64
59
63
66
65
73
68
64
59
63
66
65
73
9048
#9048
Gustav Henriksson
Sweden
Cracovia
CB
67
62
39
55
51
65
72
67
62
39
55
51
65
72
11275
#11275
Rio Hillen
Holland
NAC Breda
CB
65
63
30
42
47
65
68
65
63
30
42
47
65
68
10825
#10825
Brendan Hines-Ike
United States
Austin FC
CB
65
51
53
55
58
65
72
65
51
53
55
58
65
72
4394
#4394
George Honeyman
England
Blackpool
CAM
71
70
65
71
71
65
73
71
70
65
71
71
65
73
10170
#10170
Arttu Hoskonen
Finland
Stockport
CB
66
65
36
48
48
65
72
66
65
36
48
48
65
72
9748
#9748
Huang Zhengyu
China PR
Shandong Taishan
CDM
66
72
37
59
63
65
67
66
72
37
59
63
65
67
3727
#3727
Rodrigo Huescas
Mexico
F.C. København
RB
72
83
63
67
70
65
62
72
83
63
67
70
65
62
10175
#10175
Sam Hughes
England
Peterborough
CB
66
51
41
49
49
65
78
66
51
41
49
49
65
78
5242
#5242
Hwang Jae Won
Korea Republic
Daegu FC
RB
70
79
46
62
70
65
80
70
79
46
62
70
65
80
6684
#6684
Cesar Ibañez
Argentina
Huracán
LB
69
82
33
58
63
65
68
69
82
33
58
63
65
68
9170
#9170
Cristian Ignat
Romania
FC Rapid 1923
CB
67
66
31
38
43
65
80
67
66
31
38
43
65
80
8697
#8697
César Inga
Peru
Universitario
LB
67
71
51
61
59
65
60
67
71
51
61
59
65
60
5215
#5215
Rodrigo Insua
Argentina
Barracas Central
LB
70
81
62
65
63
65
68
70
81
62
65
63
65
68
7529
#7529
Dominic Iorfa
England
Sheffield Wed
CB
68
82
40
54
58
65
75
68
82
40
54
58
65
75
11125
#11125
Agustín Irazoque
Argentina
Barracas Central
CB
65
68
31
49
53
65
70
65
68
31
49
53
65
70
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