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.

11375
#11375
Liam Donnelly
Northern Ireland
St. Mirren
CM
64
59
65
60
64
64
69
64
59
65
60
64
64
69
8159
#8159
Anderson
Brazil
Blau-Weiss Linz
RM
67
83
56
59
68
64
78
67
83
56
59
68
64
78
7138
#7138
Fodé Doucouré
Mali
Havre AC
RB
68
88
55
57
67
64
65
68
88
55
57
67
64
65
13225
#13225
Sékou Doucouré
France
FC Nantes
CB
63
60
24
42
48
64
62
63
60
24
42
48
64
62
9982
#9982
Igor Drapiński
Poland
Piast Gliwice
LB
66
64
42
57
53
64
71
66
64
42
57
53
64
71
12301
#12301
Meldin Drešković
Montenegro
SV Darmstadt 98
CB
64
60
28
37
48
64
68
64
60
28
37
48
64
68
12768
#12768
Stefan Džodić
Serbia
UD Almería
CDM
63
65
36
51
55
64
75
63
65
36
51
55
64
75
9107
#9107
Noah Eile
Sweden
Red Bulls
CB
67
73
26
47
51
64
74
67
73
26
47
51
64
74
7908
#7908
Jacques Ekomié
Gabon
Angers SCO
LB
68
72
31
58
63
64
65
68
72
31
58
63
64
65
12101
#12101
Ayman El Wafi
Morocco
FC Lugano
CB
64
55
33
54
60
64
69
64
55
33
54
60
64
69
12300
#12300
Marvin Elimbi
France
Gil Vicente
CB
64
57
34
37
43
64
70
64
57
34
37
43
64
70
6058
#6058
Mikael Egill Ellertsson
Iceland
Genoa
CM
69
69
69
68
72
64
66
69
69
69
68
72
64
66
8474
#8474
Lindon Emërllahu
Kosovo
CFR 1907 Cluj
CDM
67
63
58
62
61
64
69
67
63
58
62
61
64
69
4484
#4484
Lukas Engel
Denmark
FC Cincinnati
LB
71
81
58
64
70
64
69
71
81
58
64
70
64
69
8178
#8178
Ethan Erhahon
Scotland
Bolton
CDM
67
74
59
63
66
64
74
67
74
59
63
66
64
74
9534
#9534
August Erlingmark
Sweden
IFK Göteborg
CB
66
62
55
57
60
64
75
66
62
55
57
60
64
75
14703
#14703
Silvinho Esajas
Suriname
FC Volendam
CB
61
57
31
36
41
64
64
61
57
31
36
41
64
64
4383
#4383
Dani Tasende
Spain
Real Zaragoza
LB
71
77
70
69
71
64
66
71
77
70
69
71
64
66
8406
#8406
Jhon Espinoza
Ecuador
Kasımpaşa
RB
67
74
45
60
65
64
73
67
74
45
60
65
64
73
6320
#6320
Ivo Pinto
Portugal
Fortuna Sittard
RB
69
78
46
63
65
64
72
69
78
46
63
65
64
72
9412
#9412
Andrew Farrell
United States
New England
CB
66
68
46
60
65
64
77
66
68
46
60
65
64
77
3685
#3685
Aleix Febas
Spain
Elche CF
CM
72
74
61
72
74
64
70
72
74
61
72
74
64
70
10388
#10388
Gino Fechner
Germany
Wehen Wiesbaden
CDM
65
74
52
55
61
64
75
65
74
52
55
61
64
75
4358
#4358
Nicolás Fernández
Uruguay
Godoy Cruz
CM
71
80
62
70
73
64
80
71
80
62
70
73
64
80
6479
#6479
Max Finkgräfe
Germany
RB Leipzig
LB
69
75
43
61
73
64
65
69
75
43
61
73
64
65
5142
#5142
Manfred Fischer
Austria
FK Austria Wien
CM
70
67
67
68
70
64
75
70
67
67
68
70
64
75
12091
#12091
Jack Fitzwater
England
Exeter City
CB
64
63
37
48
54
64
69
64
63
37
48
54
64
69
7171
#7171
Mathias Fixelles
Belgium
KVC Westerlo
CDM
68
62
65
67
64
64
71
68
62
65
67
64
64
71
11581
#11581
Josh Flint
England
Crawley Town
CB
64
75
44
56
60
64
66
64
75
44
56
60
64
66
11290
#11290
Aden Flint
England
Walsall
CB
65
35
44
43
49
64
77
65
35
44
43
49
64
77
11861
#11861
Ibrahima Breze Fofana
Guinea
Hammarby IF
CB
64
70
34
56
62
64
63
64
70
34
56
62
64
63
6173
#6173
Magnaba Folquet
France
Havre AC
CM
69
71
59
65
69
64
70
69
71
59
65
69
64
70
7422
#7422
Gianluca Frabotta
Italy
Cesena
LB
68
67
53
63
65
64
68
68
67
53
63
65
64
68
10270
#10270
Daniel Franco
Argentina
Atlético Grau
CB
66
55
30
46
43
64
73
66
55
30
46
43
64
73
12384
#12384
Guillaume François
Belgium
R. Union St.-G.
RM
63
58
59
62
66
64
65
63
58
59
62
66
64
65
4699
#4699
Celine Frank
Germany
Union Berlin
CM
71
65
65
67
68
64
60
71
65
65
67
68
64
60
11734
#11734
Ian Fray
United States
Inter Miami CF
RB
64
74
41
54
61
64
63
64
74
41
54
61
64
63
10231
#10231
Ulrik Fredriksen
Norway
Fredrikstad FK
CB
66
41
31
51
54
64
82
66
41
31
51
54
64
82
6066
#6066
Martin Frese
Denmark
Hellas Verona
LB
69
77
65
66
70
64
65
69
77
65
66
70
64
65
6207
#6207
Kennedy Fuller
United States
Angel City FC
CAM
69
63
63
69
69
64
67
69
63
63
69
69
64
67
3706
#3706
Anton Gaaei
Denmark
Ajax
RB
72
81
64
63
66
64
74
72
81
64
63
66
64
74
6238
#6238
Fran Gámez
Spain
Albacete BP
RB
69
79
54
59
64
64
73
69
79
54
59
64
64
73
6241
#6241
Martín Garay
Argentina
Tigre
RB
69
77
54
64
70
64
64
69
77
54
64
70
64
64
2577
#2577
Anna Gasper
Germany
SL Benfica
CM
74
75
61
74
74
64
63
74
75
61
74
74
64
63
7479
#7479
Jules Gaudin
France
Sp. Charleroi
LB
68
66
55
62
65
64
65
68
66
55
62
65
64
65
14022
#14022
Dario Ndubuisi Gebuhr
Germany
FC Hansa Rostock
CB
62
61
29
39
41
64
69
62
61
29
39
41
64
69
3434
#3434
Dennis Geiger
Germany
TSG Hoffenheim
CDM
73
55
53
75
78
64
58
73
55
53
75
78
64
58
6179
#6179
Paolo Ghiglione
Italy
Padova
RM
69
80
52
63
68
64
70
69
80
52
63
68
64
70
5217
#5217
Leonardo Gil
Argentina
Huracán
CDM
70
55
65
73
69
64
77
70
55
65
73
69
64
77
13233
#13233
Jordy Gillekens
Belgium
Wehen Wiesbaden
CB
63
61
23
37
44
64
65
63
61
23
37
44
64
65
8674
#8674
Dylan Glaby
Argentina
Barracas Central
CDM
67
57
52
64
61
64
70
67
57
52
64
61
64
70
11328
#11328
Kamil Glik
Poland
Cracovia
CB
65
31
32
43
51
64
71
65
31
32
43
51
64
71
5768
#5768
Aníbal Godoy
Panama
San Diego FC
CM
70
43
56
65
67
64
75
70
43
56
65
67
64
75
12280
#12280
Mariano Gómez
Argentina
FC Zürich
CB
64
53
32
40
46
64
76
64
53
32
40
46
64
76
2952
#2952
Elías Gómez
Argentina
Vélez Sarsfield
LB
73
83
63
70
75
64
87
73
83
63
70
75
64
87
5169
#5169
Luciano Gómez
Argentina
Ind. Rivadavia
RB
70
82
62
63
73
64
64
70
82
62
63
73
64
64
12295
#12295
Kike Hermoso
Spain
Arka Gdynia
CB
64
50
34
51
45
64
62
64
50
34
51
45
64
62
13868
#13868
Dalangunypole Gomis
France
Cercle Brugge
CB
62
66
32
51
52
64
59
62
66
32
51
52
64
59
7236
#7236
Iñaki González
Spain
UD Las Palmas
CDM
68
72
59
59
68
64
68
68
72
59
59
68
64
68
11222
#11222
Charlie Goode
England
Stevenage
CB
65
53
32
48
54
64
73
65
53
32
48
54
64
73
9089
#9089
Jano Gordon
Argentina
Vélez Sarsfield
RB
67
64
30
57
51
64
72
67
64
30
57
51
64
72
4576
#4576
Luca Graf
Germany
RB Leipzig
CM
71
66
61
71
69
64
68
71
66
61
71
69
64
68
11106
#11106
Pascal Gregor
Denmark
Halmstads BK
CB
65
53
39
53
58
64
70
65
53
39
53
58
64
70
10103
#10103
Maximilian Großer
Germany
Arminia Bielefeld
CB
66
60
34
55
53
64
76
66
60
34
55
53
64
76
11793
#11793
Maguette Gueye
Senegal
R. Racing Club
CDM
64
59
52
56
60
64
62
64
59
52
56
60
64
62
6617
#6617
Umut Güneş
Turkey
Başakşehir
CDM
69
63
51
63
66
64
66
69
63
51
63
66
64
66
8307
#8307
Andrew Gutman
United States
Chicago Fire FC
LB
67
79
51
57
65
64
70
67
79
51
57
65
64
70
9281
#9281
Darko Gyabi
England
Hull City
CM
66
68
57
63
68
64
72
66
68
57
63
68
64
72
7449
#7449
Jan Gyamerah
Germany
SV Elversberg
RB
68
75
48
57
65
64
69
68
75
48
57
65
64
69
329
#329
Emilie Haavi
Norway
Roma
LW
82
88
77
79
85
64
71
82
88
77
79
85
64
71
13198
#13198
Redouane Halhal
Morocco
KV Mechelen
CB
63
59
30
44
48
64
65
63
59
30
44
48
64
65
8951
#8951
Dan Hall
Australia
Auckland FC
CB
67
81
29
46
55
64
77
67
81
29
46
55
64
77
7374
#7374
Fredrik Hammar
Sweden
KV Mechelen
CDM
68
63
57
60
65
64
73
68
63
57
60
65
64
73
11250
#11250
Dan Happe
England
Leyton Orient
CB
65
54
28
47
47
64
80
65
54
28
47
47
64
80
9890
#9890
Wes Harding
Jamaica
Millwall
CB
66
69
39
52
58
64
74
66
69
39
52
58
64
74
11023
#11023
Carlos Harvey
Panama
Minnesota United
CB
65
53
42
54
58
64
73
65
53
42
54
58
64
73
48
#48
Lindsey Heaps
United States
OL Lyonnes
CAM
87
76
84
87
84
64
80
87
76
84
87
84
64
80
10744
#10744
Eivind Helland
Norway
SK Brann
CB
65
70
47
52
60
64
66
65
70
47
52
60
64
66
12278
#12278
Stan Henderikx
Holland
Excelsior
CB
64
62
30
43
47
64
65
64
62
30
43
47
64
65
9332
#9332
Bryan Henning
Germany
VfL Osnabrück
CM
66
68
55
60
69
64
70
66
68
55
60
69
64
70
11295
#11295
Carlos Hernández
Spain
AD Ceuta FC
CB
65
33
44
49
43
64
76
65
33
44
49
43
64
76
10877
#10877
Diego Barri
Spain
CD Castellón
CDM
65
54
41
59
59
64
74
65
54
41
59
59
64
74
10396
#10396
Stefan Hierländer
Austria
SK Sturm Graz
CM
65
54
65
65
65
64
67
65
54
65
65
65
64
67
12254
#12254
Abdulbasit Hindi
Saudi Arabia
Al Ettifaq
CB
64
59
23
49
53
64
69
64
59
23
49
53
64
69
7125
#7125
Macey Hodge
United States
Angel City FC
CDM
68
66
63
66
69
64
68
68
66
63
66
69
64
68
1075
#1075
Jonas Hofmann
Germany
Leverkusen
CAM
78
64
76
78
79
64
68
78
64
76
78
79
64
68
12693
#12693
Merle Hokamp
Germany
1. FC Köln
CB
63
66
48
53
58
64
61
63
66
48
53
58
64
61
7197
#7197
Sanja Homann
Germany
1. FC Nürnberg
LB
68
74
66
66
64
64
57
68
74
66
66
64
64
57
9085
#9085
Josué Homawoo
Togo
Standard Liège
CB
67
69
30
46
47
64
83
67
69
30
46
47
64
83
10456
#10456
Jordan Houghton
England
Stevenage
CM
65
56
53
64
61
64
77
65
56
53
64
61
64
77
10283
#10283
Even Hovland
Norway
Brommapojkarna
CB
66
36
28
52
44
64
78
66
36
28
52
44
64
78
5273
#5273
Niklas Hult
Sweden
IF Elfsborg
LB
70
72
59
67
71
64
66
70
72
59
67
71
64
66
3842
#3842
Denis Huseinbašić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1. FC Köln
CM
72
67
62
65
73
64
71
72
67
62
65
73
64
71
10674
#10674
Paul Iacob
Romania
SC Oțelul Galați
CB
65
57
50
60
60
64
71
65
57
50
60
60
64
71
10239
#10239
Sebastien Ibeagha
United States
FC Dallas
CB
66
66
26
46
45
64
75
66
66
26
46
45
64
75
8953
#8953
Buhari Ibrahim
Nigeria
IF Elfsborg
CB
67
72
31
54
57
64
74
67
72
31
54
57
64
74
9990
#9990
Hayato Inamura
Japan
Celtic
CB
66
71
28
56
60
64
71
66
71
28
56
60
64
71
9791
#9791
Jack Iredale
Australia
Hibernian
CB
66
60
43
60
59
64
75
66
60
43
60
59
64
75
6106
#6106
Emmanuel Iyoha
Germany
Düsseldorf
LB
69
69
63
61
71
64
74
69
69
63
61
71
64
74
1308
#1308
Diego Moreira
Belgium
Strasbourg
LM
77
90
67
69
79
64
68
77
90
67
69
79
64
68
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