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.

9197
#9197
Thomas Isherwood
Sweden
AIK
CB
67
43
33
46
45
65
83
67
43
33
46
45
65
83
10285
#10285
Lachlan Jackson
Australia
Melb. Victory
CB
66
44
26
42
45
65
78
66
44
26
42
45
65
78
7434
#7434
Matty James
England
Wrexham
CDM
68
50
61
70
64
65
69
68
50
61
70
64
65
69
11274
#11274
Mohamed Jaouab
Morocco
R. Valladolid CF
CB
65
57
29
42
53
65
70
65
57
29
42
53
65
70
4463
#4463
Adis Jašić
Austria
Al Ain FC
RB
71
79
60
64
66
65
74
71
79
60
64
66
65
74
10905
#10905
Malcolm Jeng
Sweden
Feyenoord
CB
65
69
32
54
60
65
70
65
69
32
54
60
65
70
10800
#10800
Fredrik Oldrup Jensen
Norway
NAC Breda
CDM
65
50
51
57
60
65
72
65
50
51
57
60
65
72
9057
#9057
Magnus Jensen
Denmark
Sønderjyske
CB
67
47
50
46
54
65
80
67
47
50
46
54
65
80
10008
#10008
Jonas Jensen-Abbew
Denmark
AGF
CB
66
71
34
50
59
65
70
66
71
34
50
59
65
70
6727
#6727
Fali
Spain
Cádiz CF
CB
69
43
53
64
55
65
86
69
43
53
64
55
65
86
3032
#3032
Erik
United Arab Emirates
Al Ain FC
LB
73
85
51
69
74
65
74
73
85
51
69
74
65
74
12018
#12018
Sam Junqua
United States
Real Salt Lake
CB
64
57
40
51
59
65
68
64
57
40
51
59
65
68
7647
#7647
Mohamed Kaba
France
Lecce
CDM
68
61
52
57
64
65
70
68
61
52
57
64
65
70
6390
#6390
Melih Kabasakal
Turkey
Gaziantep
CDM
69
68
50
65
68
65
69
69
68
50
65
68
65
69
8397
#8397
Ali Karimi
Iran
Kayserispor
CDM
67
55
60
64
66
65
71
67
55
60
64
66
65
71
11163
#11163
Andreas Karo
Cyprus
FC Hermannstadt
CB
65
54
38
46
55
65
74
65
54
38
46
55
65
74
6061
#6061
Eden Karzev
Israel
SZ Peng City
CDM
69
68
65
63
67
65
80
69
68
65
63
67
65
80
9899
#9899
Boy Kemper
Holland
NAC Breda
LB
66
64
38
53
64
65
72
66
64
38
53
64
65
72
2015
#2015
Franziska Kett
Germany
FC Bayern München
LM
75
76
68
70
76
65
67
75
76
68
70
76
65
67
9113
#9113
Jakob Kiilerich
Denmark
Zulte Waregem
CB
67
60
34
46
57
65
72
67
60
34
46
57
65
72
11179
#11179
Kim Min Duk
Korea Republic
Daejeon Hana
CB
65
66
34
39
54
65
72
65
66
34
39
54
65
72
7314
#7314
Kim Jung Hyun
Korea Republic
FC Anyang
CDM
68
67
55
60
64
65
74
68
67
55
60
64
65
74
9532
#9532
Kim Jin Hyuk
Korea Republic
Daegu FC
CB
66
61
58
54
60
65
75
66
61
58
54
60
65
75
10246
#10246
Steve Kingue
Cameroon
Radomiak Radom
CB
66
56
33
45
48
65
73
66
56
33
45
48
65
73
4891
#4891
Mathias Kjølø
Norway
FC Twente
CDM
71
50
57
68
68
65
68
71
50
57
68
68
65
68
7042
#7042
Sean Klaiber
Suriname
Brøndby IF
CB
68
73
61
65
66
65
78
68
73
61
65
66
65
78
7033
#7033
Harvey Knibbs
England
Charlton Ath
CM
68
72
67
64
67
65
82
68
72
67
64
67
65
82
9092
#9092
Mats Knoester
Holland
Aberdeen
CB
67
63
29
49
55
65
77
67
63
29
49
55
65
77
5140
#5140
Magnus Knudsen
Norway
Holstein Kiel
CM
70
72
59
70
74
65
72
70
72
59
70
74
65
72
11019
#11019
Yuki Kobayashi
Japan
Jagiellonia
CB
65
65
39
53
55
65
67
65
65
39
53
55
65
67
13199
#13199
Arif Kocaman
Turkey
Kayserispor
CB
63
47
36
43
56
65
63
63
47
36
43
56
65
63
8800
#8800
Raphael Kofler
Italy
Südtirol
CB
67
56
48
57
59
65
76
67
56
48
57
59
65
76
10196
#10196
Cheick Oumar Konaté
Mali
Clermont Foot 63
RB
66
59
29
55
63
65
59
66
59
29
55
63
65
59
6137
#6137
Viktor Korniienko
Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk
LB
69
77
52
67
69
65
70
69
77
52
67
69
65
70
4807
#4807
Koffi Kouao
Côte d'Ivoire
FC Metz
RB
71
80
39
57
67
65
74
71
80
39
57
67
65
74
6312
#6312
Henri Koudossou
Germany
1. FC Nürnberg
RB
69
76
53
64
65
65
66
69
76
53
64
65
65
66
7322
#7322
Thérence Koudou
France
KV Mechelen
RB
68
68
53
64
66
65
69
68
68
53
64
66
65
69
11264
#11264
Martin Kreuzriegler
Austria
Grazer AK
CB
65
57
33
46
49
65
67
65
57
33
46
49
65
67
7391
#7391
Anton Krivotsyuk
Azerbaijan
Daejeon Hana
CB
68
82
40
55
61
65
78
68
82
40
55
61
65
78
14646
#14646
Thaer Krouma
Syria
Mumbai City FC
CB
61
44
46
39
47
65
68
61
44
46
39
47
65
68
2733
#2733
Kathrine Møller Kühl
Denmark
Roma
CM
74
66
59
66
74
65
68
74
66
59
66
74
65
68
4439
#4439
Agustín Lagos
Argentina
Vélez Sarsfield
RB
71
82
53
67
72
65
71
71
82
53
67
72
65
71
3649
#3649
Loïc Lapoussin
Madagascar
STVV
LM
72
71
67
70
74
65
71
72
71
67
70
74
65
71
7497
#7497
Yasser Larouci
Algeria
ESTAC Troyes
LB
68
70
48
60
69
65
64
68
70
48
60
69
65
64
4367
#4367
Larrazabal
Spain
Casa Pia AC
RM
71
81
63
65
71
65
77
71
81
63
65
71
65
77
11248
#11248
Loni Laurent
France
Rodez AF
CB
65
61
26
45
56
65
67
65
61
26
45
56
65
67
6766
#6766
Orest Lebedenko
Ukraine
Vitória SC
LB
69
71
44
63
60
65
60
69
71
44
63
60
65
60
11997
#11997
Tomás Lecanda
Argentina
San Martín
CB
64
60
44
52
54
65
67
64
60
44
52
54
65
67
10208
#10208
Lee Dong Hee
Korea Republic
Pohang Steelers
CB
66
67
26
49
48
65
72
66
67
26
49
48
65
72
8172
#8172
Lee Soon Min
Korea Republic
Daejeon Hana
CM
67
69
59
63
67
65
78
67
69
59
63
67
65
78
5209
#5209
Tim Leibold
Germany
Sporting KC
LB
70
74
57
68
71
65
69
70
74
57
68
71
65
69
11309
#11309
Laurent Lemoine
Belgium
Zulte Waregem
CB
65
55
32
42
44
65
66
65
55
32
42
44
65
66
6278
#6278
Giuseppe Leone
Italy
SS Juve Stabia
CM
69
67
59
66
66
65
67
69
67
59
66
66
65
67
4765
#4765
Léo Leroy
France
FC Basel 1893
CDM
71
52
60
71
71
65
66
71
52
60
71
71
65
66
6454
#6454
Georgios Liavas
Greece
Rio Ave FC
CDM
69
62
56
61
65
65
72
69
62
56
61
65
65
72
8254
#8254
Jennyfer Limage
Haiti
RC Lens
CDM
67
70
54
58
68
65
76
67
70
54
58
68
65
76
3758
#3758
Martin Linnes
Norway
Molde FK
RB
72
82
58
64
70
65
68
72
82
58
64
70
65
68
6199
#6199
Evert Linthorst
Holland
Go Ahead Eagles
CDM
69
66
60
62
67
65
76
69
66
60
62
67
65
76
10189
#10189
Lucas Lissens
Belgium
Randers FC
CB
66
66
27
50
55
65
68
66
66
27
50
55
65
68
5224
#5224
Liziero
Brazil
Nacional
CM
70
72
61
67
74
65
64
70
72
61
67
74
65
64
3623
#3623
Robert Ljubičić
Croatia
AEK Athens
CM
72
77
64
70
73
65
73
72
77
64
70
73
65
73
9031
#9031
Nigel Lonwijk
Suriname
Luton Town
CB
67
69
35
47
55
65
75
67
69
35
47
55
65
75
4431
#4431
Marcos López
Peru
F.C. København
LB
71
79
55
66
72
65
74
71
79
55
66
72
65
74
1774
#1774
Maxime Lopez
France
Paris FC
CM
76
64
69
77
79
65
54
76
64
69
77
79
65
54
9613
#9613
Jeremias Lorch
Germany
Aleman. Aachen
CB
66
65
46
58
60
65
75
66
65
46
58
60
65
75
9931
#9931
Simon Lorenz
Germany
FC Ingolstadt 04
CB
66
67
40
51
51
65
80
66
67
40
51
51
65
80
9914
#9914
Samuel Loric
France
1. FC Magdeburg
LB
66
66
45
55
66
65
58
66
66
45
55
66
65
58
7060
#7060
Dylan Louiserre
France
En Avant Guingamp
CM
68
68
64
67
69
65
71
68
68
64
67
69
65
71
9945
#9945
Mamadou Loum
Senegal
R. Sporting
CB
66
39
55
58
61
65
75
66
39
55
58
61
65
75
6449
#6449
Raúl Alberto Lozano
Argentina
Platense
RB
69
80
50
55
63
65
69
69
80
50
55
63
65
69
11219
#11219
Lorenzo Lucchesi
Italy
Monza
CB
65
57
33
47
53
65
70
65
57
33
47
53
65
70
12276
#12276
Yannik Lührs
Germany
TSG Hoffenheim II
CB
64
64
26
42
45
65
70
64
64
26
42
45
65
70
10338
#10338
Brad Lyons
Northern Ireland
Kilmarnock
CM
65
70
60
59
62
65
72
65
70
60
59
62
65
72
11333
#11333
Abdullah Madu
Saudi Arabia
Al Ettifaq
CB
65
34
25
45
40
65
71
65
34
25
45
40
65
71
751
#751
Daizen Maeda
Japan
Celtic
LW
79
92
79
70
76
65
79
79
92
79
70
76
65
79
8074
#8074
Matej Maglica
Croatia
SV Darmstadt 98
CB
68
46
52
45
43
65
82
68
46
52
45
43
65
82
7112
#7112
Luca Magnino
Italy
Modena
CDM
68
77
55
63
64
65
74
68
77
55
63
64
65
74
8077
#8077
Lars Lukas Mai
Germany
FC Lugano
CB
68
49
35
55
53
65
75
68
49
35
55
53
65
75
10019
#10019
Stone Mambo
Congo DR
Grenoble Foot 38
CB
66
64
30
56
63
65
70
66
64
30
56
63
65
70
2114
#2114
Solly March
England
Brighton
RM
75
69
70
75
77
65
54
75
69
70
75
77
65
54
8362
#8362
Andrei Mărginean
Romania
FC Dinamo 1948
CB
67
59
58
61
67
65
73
67
59
58
61
67
65
73
6098
#6098
Marius Marin
Romania
Pisa
CM
69
75
57
68
67
65
71
69
75
57
68
67
65
71
8968
#8968
Gustavo Marins
Brazil
Farul Constanța
CB
67
70
36
49
53
65
78
67
70
36
49
53
65
78
7481
#7481
Nacho Martín
Spain
R. Sporting
CDM
68
70
46
67
65
65
64
68
70
46
67
65
65
64
6072
#6072
Damián Martínez
Argentina
Atlético Tucumán
RB
69
72
62
65
70
65
72
69
72
62
65
70
65
72
5292
#5292
Ángelo Martino
Argentina
Newell's
LB
70
76
57
65
71
65
64
70
76
57
65
71
65
64
10559
#10559
Yann Massombo
France
SCR Altach
CDM
65
64
57
59
55
65
68
65
64
57
59
55
65
68
9917
#9917
Lewis Mayo
Scotland
Kilmarnock
CB
66
68
36
53
59
65
74
66
68
36
53
59
65
74
6182
#6182
Sam McCallum
England
Sheffield Utd
LB
69
79
55
63
66
65
69
69
79
55
63
66
65
69
10161
#10161
Jamie McCart
Scotland
Hearts
CB
66
65
32
45
54
65
74
66
65
32
45
54
65
74
10016
#10016
Ryan McGowan
Australia
Livingston
CB
66
42
48
57
57
65
79
66
42
48
57
57
65
79
11039
#11039
Carlos Medina
Ecuador
U. Católica
CB
65
64
40
48
58
65
68
65
64
40
48
58
65
68
7746
#7746
Anzor Mekvabishvili
Georgia
Univ. Craiova
CDM
68
71
39
58
65
65
65
68
71
39
58
65
65
65
6196
#6196
Dario Melnjak
Croatia
Hajduk Split
LB
69
69
65
63
68
65
66
69
69
65
63
68
65
66
6275
#6275
Rodrigo Melo
Argentina
Atlético Tucumán
CDM
69
67
58
63
65
65
73
69
67
58
63
65
65
73
9119
#9119
Jefferson Mena
Colombia
Bucaramanga
CB
67
71
33
40
50
65
74
67
71
33
40
50
65
74
3938
#3938
Joe Mendes
Sweden
Samsunspor
RB
72
85
40
63
75
65
67
72
85
40
63
75
65
67
10253
#10253
Ivanildo Fernandes
Cape Verde Islands
Nacional
CB
66
54
28
46
47
65
78
66
54
28
46
47
65
78
5373
#5373
Jhegson Méndez
Ecuador
IDV
CM
70
68
57
67
70
65
67
70
68
57
67
70
65
67
11852
#11852
Diego Méndez
Spain
Rayo Vallecano
CDM
64
62
49
53
60
65
61
64
62
49
53
60
65
61
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