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.

10200
#10200
Oscar Salomón
Argentina
Platense
CB
66
60
33
47
50
65
74
66
60
33
47
50
65
74
5532
#5532
Alfons Sampsted
Iceland
Birmingham City
RB
70
73
47
61
67
65
72
70
73
47
61
67
65
72
5359
#5359
Adrián Sánchez
Argentina
Atlético Tucumán
CM
70
64
56
70
66
65
74
70
64
56
70
66
65
74
6157
#6157
Luciano Sánchez
Argentina
Argentinos Jrs.
LB
69
76
56
62
70
65
70
69
76
56
62
70
65
70
2987
#2987
Antonio Sánchez
Spain
RCD Mallorca
RM
73
72
66
73
73
65
75
73
72
66
73
73
65
75
3635
#3635
Marcelo Saracchi
Uruguay
Celtic
LB
72
79
63
69
73
65
70
72
79
63
69
73
65
70
2004
#2004
Téji Savanier
France
Montpellier
CAM
75
60
72
79
78
65
69
75
60
72
79
78
65
69
10198
#10198
Dan Scarr
England
Wrexham
CB
66
51
40
46
49
65
78
66
51
40
46
49
65
78
2539
#2539
András Schäfer
Hungary
Union Berlin
CM
74
71
62
69
76
65
70
74
71
62
69
76
65
70
6104
#6104
Eva Schatzer
Italy
Juventus
CM
69
67
67
72
69
65
63
69
67
67
72
69
65
63
11314
#11314
Rodrigo Schlegel
Argentina
Orlando City
CB
65
48
32
39
40
65
77
65
48
32
39
40
65
77
2497
#2497
Alex Scott
England
AFC Bournemouth
CAM
74
71
62
73
79
65
68
74
71
62
73
79
65
68
12131
#12131
Katie Scott
United States
Rac. Louisville
CB
64
61
40
49
58
65
59
64
61
40
49
58
65
59
10179
#10179
Jenson Seelt
Holland
VfL Wolfsburg
CB
66
65
35
48
49
65
71
66
65
35
48
49
65
71
6033
#6033
Jacopo Segre
Italy
Palermo
CM
69
73
67
65
67
65
78
69
73
67
65
67
65
78
5494
#5494
Seo Min Woo
Korea Republic
Gangwon FC
CDM
70
61
54
62
66
65
79
70
61
54
62
66
65
79
11208
#11208
Shi Ke
China PR
Shandong Taishan
CB
65
67
27
44
47
65
76
65
67
27
44
47
65
76
8867
#8867
Toby Sibbick
Uganda
Burton Albion
RB
67
75
31
54
61
65
71
67
75
31
54
61
65
71
9851
#9851
Fredrik Sjølstad
Norway
HamKam Fotball
CB
66
59
43
58
62
65
71
66
59
43
58
62
65
71
5174
#5174
Regan Slater
England
Hull City
CM
70
71
61
69
72
65
70
70
71
61
69
72
65
70
5249
#5249
Rafa Soares
Portugal
FC Famalicão
LB
70
74
59
67
70
65
66
70
74
59
67
70
65
66
7559
#7559
Julio Soler
Argentina
AFC Bournemouth
LB
68
75
46
60
67
65
60
68
75
46
60
67
65
60
9297
#9297
Brandon Soppy
France
Lausanne-Sport
RM
66
77
50
63
67
65
68
66
77
50
63
67
65
68
7371
#7371
Diego Sosa
Argentina
Tigre
LB
68
69
53
62
62
65
71
68
69
53
62
62
65
71
10251
#10251
David Sousa
Brazil
Casa Pia AC
CB
66
57
28
47
52
65
70
66
57
28
47
52
65
70
2613
#2613
Meredith Speck
United States
NC Courage
CM
74
69
66
75
74
65
59
74
69
66
75
74
65
59
7177
#7177
Brodie Spencer
Northern Ireland
Oxford United
CB
68
85
46
56
64
65
77
68
85
46
56
64
65
77
4411
#4411
Elliot Stroud
Sweden
Mjällby AIF
LB
71
79
65
64
67
65
73
71
79
65
64
67
65
73
5326
#5326
Callum Styles
Hungary
West Brom
LB
70
68
62
66
69
65
66
70
68
62
66
69
65
66
6379
#6379
Martin Suchomel
Czech Republic
Sparta Praha
RB
69
72
46
62
65
65
76
69
72
46
62
65
65
76
5361
#5361
Eva Sumo
France
FC Nantes
CM
70
59
64
67
75
65
65
70
59
64
67
75
65
65
10287
#10287
Ryan Tafazolli
England
Swindon Town
CB
66
40
28
42
47
65
76
66
40
28
42
47
65
76
11260
#11260
Connor Taylor
England
Wycombe
CB
65
57
29
45
49
65
73
65
57
29
45
49
65
73
10226
#10226
Allan Tchaptchet
France
Grenoble Foot 38
CB
66
54
36
46
43
65
80
66
54
36
46
43
65
80
10892
#10892
Mike te Wierik
Holland
Heracles Almelo
CB
65
52
46
59
57
65
71
65
52
46
59
57
65
71
6326
#6326
Hidde ter Avest
Holland
Oxford United
RB
69
69
52
63
67
65
72
69
69
52
63
67
65
72
1411
#1411
Adrien Thomasson
France
RC Lens
CM
77
58
73
76
77
65
72
77
58
73
76
77
65
72
8568
#8568
Liam Thompson
England
Derby County
CM
67
59
56
64
67
65
62
67
59
56
64
67
65
62
11169
#11169
Jordan Thorniley
England
Northampton
CB
65
56
34
52
55
65
69
65
56
34
52
55
65
69
335
#335
Malik Tillman
United States
Leverkusen
CAM
82
84
76
77
83
65
77
82
84
76
77
83
65
77
4644
#4644
John Tolkin
United States
Holstein Kiel
LB
71
81
47
65
67
65
69
71
81
47
65
67
65
69
8986
#8986
Anna Tørsløv
Denmark
Slavia Praha
LB
67
70
39
58
62
65
55
67
70
39
58
62
65
55
12141
#12141
Ousmane Touré
France
LOSC Lille
CB
64
71
26
49
57
65
64
64
71
26
49
57
65
64
2710
#2710
Philipp Treu
Germany
SC Freiburg
LB
74
81
45
67
76
65
66
74
81
45
67
76
65
66
4886
#4886
Manu Trigueros
Spain
Granada CF
CM
71
43
66
74
70
65
58
71
43
66
74
70
65
58
5237
#5237
Josh Tymon
England
Swansea City
LB
70
76
56
67
67
65
71
70
76
56
67
67
65
71
6045
#6045
Tom van de Looi
Holland
FC Famalicão
CDM
69
67
66
69
70
65
72
69
67
66
69
70
65
72
5443
#5443
Thomas van den Belt
Holland
FC Twente
CM
70
54
67
67
68
65
69
70
54
67
67
68
65
69
11210
#11210
Jasper van der Werff
Switzerland
FC Univ. Cluj
CB
65
57
29
48
58
65
69
65
57
29
48
58
65
69
6068
#6068
Kiki Van Zanten
Jamaica
Houston Dash
CM
69
75
69
68
71
65
58
69
75
69
68
71
65
58
11317
#11317
Mateus Lusuardi
Brazil
Pisa
CB
65
52
26
44
50
65
63
65
52
26
44
50
65
63
4766
#4766
Thibaut Vargas
France
Laval MFC
RB
71
78
43
61
67
65
71
71
78
43
61
67
65
71
888
#888
Joey Veerman
Holland
PSV
CM
79
53
72
84
75
65
71
79
53
72
84
75
65
71
11271
#11271
Tijs Velthuis
Holland
Sparta Rotterdam
CB
65
63
30
46
40
65
72
65
63
30
46
40
65
72
8648
#8648
Matías Vera
Argentina
Central Córdoba
CDM
67
67
47
62
62
65
66
67
67
47
62
62
65
66
6257
#6257
Nikolas Veratschnig
Austria
1. FSV Mainz 05
RB
69
83
52
59
66
65
67
69
83
52
59
66
65
67
3862
#3862
Joel Pereira
Portugal
Lech Poznań
RB
72
74
53
72
69
65
67
72
74
53
72
69
65
67
5315
#5315
Vilarrasa
Spain
Córdoba CF
LB
70
69
57
69
67
65
70
70
69
57
69
67
65
70
10623
#10623
Alexis Villalba
Paraguay
Sportivo Luqueño
CB
65
69
50
57
62
65
62
65
69
50
57
62
65
62
6358
#6358
Kostyantyn Vivcharenko
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
LB
69
72
48
67
68
65
67
69
72
48
67
68
65
67
6286
#6286
Marcelo Weigandt
Argentina
Inter Miami CF
RB
69
78
47
57
67
65
76
69
78
47
57
67
65
76
9786
#9786
Danilo Wiebe
Germany
Aleman. Aachen
CDM
66
54
52
61
60
65
69
66
54
52
61
60
65
69
11054
#11054
Fabian Wilfinger
Austria
TSV Hartberg
CB
65
69
39
50
53
65
66
65
69
39
50
53
65
66
9389
#9389
Jetro Willems
Holland
N.E.C. Nijmegen
CB
66
57
62
66
60
65
71
66
57
62
66
60
65
71
9131
#9131
Danny Wilson
Scotland
Livingston
CB
67
36
39
54
57
65
80
67
36
39
54
57
65
80
11217
#11217
Frederik Winther
Denmark
Hammarby IF
CB
65
54
31
51
58
65
66
65
54
31
51
58
65
66
6305
#6305
Ryan Wintle
England
Cardiff City
CDM
69
67
57
66
66
65
68
69
67
57
66
66
65
68
9905
#9905
Annalena Wucher
Austria
Hamburger SV
RB
66
66
48
59
58
65
59
66
66
48
59
58
65
59
4445
#4445
Malick Yalcouyé
Mali
Swansea City
RM
71
83
57
64
71
65
69
71
83
57
64
71
65
69
12062
#12062
Joshua Yaro
Ghana
St. Louis CITY SC
CB
64
78
26
46
55
65
67
64
78
26
46
55
65
67
11278
#11278
Uğurcan Yazğılı
Turkey
Konyaspor
CB
65
53
34
42
50
65
71
65
53
34
42
50
65
71
5401
#5401
Kartal Yılmaz
Turkey
Beşiktaş
CDM
70
67
52
72
68
65
68
70
67
52
72
68
65
68
5138
#5138
Yoshimar Yotún
Peru
Sporting Cristal
CM
70
63
68
73
71
65
72
70
63
68
73
71
65
72
10621
#10621
Celil Yüksel
Turkey
Samsunspor
CDM
65
65
52
60
65
65
58
65
65
52
60
65
65
58
5013
#5013
Facundo Zabala
Argentina
Independiente
LB
71
78
36
61
61
65
59
71
78
36
61
61
65
59
6056
#6056
Juan Manuel Zapata
Colombia
Atl. Nacional
CAM
69
78
67
64
68
65
66
69
78
67
64
68
65
66
11055
#11055
Manuel Zeitz
Germany
Saarbrücken
CB
65
40
53
56
54
65
73
65
40
53
56
54
65
73
8619
#8619
Ivan Zhelizko
Ukraine
Lechia Gdańsk
CDM
67
61
48
61
61
65
74
67
61
48
61
61
65
74
11298
#11298
Tanguy Zoukrou
France
BSC Young Boys
CB
65
55
32
43
42
65
71
65
55
32
43
42
65
71
10056
#10056
Ignacio Abraham
Argentina
Banfield
LB
66
67
36
57
67
64
54
66
67
36
57
67
64
54
4362
#4362
Kellyn Acosta
United States
Chicago Fire FC
CDM
71
74
67
71
71
64
76
71
74
67
71
71
64
76
11185
#11185
Oskar Ågren
Sweden
GAIS
CB
65
62
29
51
56
64
67
65
62
29
51
56
64
67
14001
#14001
Brian Aguilar
Argentina
Lanús
CB
62
52
32
46
50
64
63
62
52
32
46
50
64
63
10044
#10044
Honest Ahanor
Italy
Bergamo Calcio
LB
66
68
43
53
61
64
57
66
68
43
53
61
64
57
12279
#12279
Darío Aimar
Ecuador
LDU Quito
CB
64
58
29
45
46
64
69
64
58
29
45
46
64
69
11255
#11255
Will Aimson
England
Wigan Athletic
CB
65
53
33
48
50
64
71
65
53
33
48
50
64
71
11114
#11114
Yusuf Akçiçek
Turkey
Al Hilal
CB
65
64
30
49
57
64
73
65
64
30
49
57
64
73
9431
#9431
Ufuk Akyol
Turkey
Konyaspor
CDM
66
67
55
62
65
64
66
66
67
55
62
65
64
66
11288
#11288
Waleed Al Ahmed
Saudi Arabia
Al Taawoun
CB
65
63
28
45
43
64
70
65
63
28
45
43
64
70
7384
#7384
Abdullah Al Khaibari
Saudi Arabia
Al Nassr
CDM
68
73
43
63
66
64
72
68
73
43
63
66
64
72
10895
#10895
Abdullah Al Khatib
Saudi Arabia
Al Ettifaq
CB
65
74
28
50
60
64
74
65
74
28
50
60
64
74
5533
#5533
Muhannad Al Shanqeeti
Saudi Arabia
Al Ittihad
RB
70
82
42
62
66
64
69
70
82
42
62
66
64
69
6384
#6384
Rahim Alhassane
Niger
R. Oviedo
LB
69
83
45
58
63
64
72
69
83
45
58
63
64
72
6159
#6159
Isnik Alimi
North Macedonia
Dalian Yingbo
CM
69
66
61
67
66
64
75
69
66
61
67
66
64
75
7035
#7035
Ezgjan Alioski
North Macedonia
FC Lugano
LB
68
71
70
70
72
64
68
68
71
70
70
72
64
68
7756
#7756
Julio Alonso
Spain
SD Huesca
LB
68
78
37
55
65
64
64
68
78
37
55
65
64
64
4423
#4423
Javier Altamirano
Chile
U. de Chile
CAM
71
76
66
70
73
64
63
71
76
66
70
73
64
63
12038
#12038
Fernando Álvarez
Colombia
CF Montréal
CB
64
72
34
46
55
64
68
64
72
34
46
55
64
68
7427
#7427
Skelly Alvero
France
SV Werder Bremen
CDM
68
56
52
62
67
64
79
68
56
52
62
67
64
79
6149
#6149
Frankie Amaya
United States
LAFC
CM
69
72
57
66
72
64
68
69
72
57
66
72
64
68
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