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.

6382
#6382
Riley Jackson
United States
NC Courage
CM
69
64
63
69
68
64
58
69
64
63
69
68
64
58
11305
#11305
Adam Jackson
England
Lincoln City
CB
65
49
30
42
50
64
70
65
49
30
42
50
64
70
5300
#5300
Dean James
Indonesia
Go Ahead Eagles
LB
70
82
56
65
66
64
65
70
82
56
65
66
64
65
11310
#11310
Anders Finjord Jenssen
Norway
Tromsø IL
CB
65
40
32
46
48
64
74
65
40
32
46
48
64
74
13130
#13130
Molly Johansson
Sweden
FC Rosengård
CB
63
62
37
47
53
64
59
63
62
37
47
53
64
59
7302
#7302
Marco John
Germany
Fürth
LM
68
68
54
69
71
64
60
68
68
54
69
71
64
60
7235
#7235
Kedie Johnson
Trinidad and Tobago
AS Saint Étienne
LB
68
75
56
63
67
64
65
68
75
56
63
67
64
65
9488
#9488
Nelly Juckel
Germany
Carl Zeiss Jena
LB
66
68
58
56
62
64
67
66
68
58
56
62
64
67
6399
#6399
José Ángel
Spain
RC Deportivo
CDM
69
59
60
64
64
64
73
69
59
60
64
64
64
73
8742
#8742
Ali Kabacalman
Switzerland
FC Sion
CDM
67
53
54
59
63
64
71
67
53
54
59
63
64
71
8219
#8219
Tobias Kainz
Austria
TSV Hartberg
CDM
67
71
58
65
65
64
71
67
71
58
65
65
64
71
10330
#10330
Mattias Käit
Estonia
FC Thun
CM
65
69
61
62
63
64
70
65
69
61
62
63
64
70
7184
#7184
Brian Kaltak
Vanuatu
Perth Glory
CB
68
82
47
55
58
64
86
68
82
47
55
58
64
86
1356
#1356
Daichi Kamada
Japan
Crystal Palace
CM
77
71
72
77
78
64
66
77
71
72
77
78
64
66
1458
#1458
Kevin Kampl
Slovenia
RB Leipzig
CM
77
66
66
79
81
64
56
77
66
66
79
81
64
56
9860
#9860
Abdoulaye Kanté
Côte d'Ivoire
Middlesbrough
CDM
66
64
41
58
64
64
67
66
64
41
58
64
64
67
12042
#12042
Hlynur Freyr Karlsson
Iceland
Brommapojkarna
CB
64
65
35
50
59
64
65
64
65
35
50
59
64
65
6099
#6099
Yalçın Kayan
Turkey
Eyüpspor
CM
69
68
68
67
68
64
68
69
68
68
67
68
64
68
13148
#13148
Joachim Kayi Sanda
France
Red Star FC
CB
63
63
33
47
50
64
64
63
63
33
47
50
64
64
3385
#3385
Yassine Kechta
Morocco
Havre AC
CM
73
57
59
72
74
64
63
73
57
59
72
74
64
63
9767
#9767
Jason Kerr
Scotland
Wigan Athletic
CB
66
67
44
52
58
64
77
66
67
44
52
58
64
77
9934
#9934
Sam Kersten
Holland
sc Heerenveen
CB
66
76
45
48
47
64
74
66
76
45
48
47
64
74
12332
#12332
Kim Tae Han
Korea Republic
Suwon FC
CB
64
52
21
34
37
64
74
64
52
21
34
37
64
74
11981
#11981
Kim Hyun Woo
Korea Republic
Gimcheon Sangmu
CB
64
68
37
51
54
64
69
64
68
37
51
54
64
69
10783
#10783
Orestis Kiomourtzoglou
Germany
Wehen Wiesbaden
CDM
65
50
52
54
60
64
76
65
50
52
54
60
64
76
6043
#6043
Joshua Kitolano
Norway
Sparta Rotterdam
CM
69
78
58
64
72
64
74
69
78
58
64
72
64
74
11249
#11249
Lukas Klemenz
Poland
GKS Katowice
CB
65
56
35
41
44
64
80
65
56
35
41
44
64
80
10458
#10458
Lukas Klünter
Germany
SV Waldhof
CB
65
84
41
51
61
64
74
65
84
41
51
61
64
74
3656
#3656
Mats Köhlert
Germany
Brøndby IF
LB
72
78
63
72
72
64
68
72
78
63
72
72
64
68
12726
#12726
Besfort Kolgeci
Kosovo
TSV Havelse
CB
63
57
57
54
46
64
71
63
57
57
54
46
64
71
3700
#3700
Ismaël Koné
Canada
Sassuolo
CM
72
78
63
68
71
64
69
72
78
63
68
71
64
69
12790
#12790
Abdoul Koné
France
Stade de Reims
RB
63
55
43
56
59
64
68
63
55
43
56
59
64
68
12172
#12172
Bartosz Kopacz
Poland
Bruk-Bet
CB
64
55
37
50
49
64
73
64
55
37
50
49
64
73
11205
#11205
Sebastián Kóša
Slovakia
Real Zaragoza
CB
65
66
26
49
51
64
70
65
66
26
49
51
64
70
8520
#8520
Leonie Köster
Germany
Union Berlin
CDM
67
60
60
60
70
64
62
67
60
60
60
70
64
62
5791
#5791
Keita Kosugi
Japan
Djurgårdens IF
LB
70
85
35
53
67
64
64
70
85
35
53
67
64
64
11183
#11183
Dramane Koumare
Mali
Al Ain FC
CB
65
68
34
48
42
64
73
65
68
34
48
42
64
73
5212
#5212
Leonardo Koutris
Greece
Pogoń Szczecin
LB
70
73
60
66
69
64
72
70
73
60
66
69
64
72
8503
#8503
Samuel Kozlovský
Slovakia
Widzew Łódź
LB
67
70
52
62
63
64
65
67
70
52
62
63
64
65
5200
#5200
Kacper Kozłowski
Poland
Gaziantep
CM
70
68
63
67
74
64
69
70
68
63
67
74
64
69
11088
#11088
Stian Kristiansen
Norway
Sandefjord
CB
65
43
53
54
52
64
73
65
43
53
54
52
64
73
6143
#6143
Jarosław Kubicki
Poland
Górnik Zabrze
CDM
69
71
59
66
67
64
72
69
71
59
66
67
64
72
10316
#10316
Dominik Kun
Poland
Wisła Płock
CM
65
74
55
61
65
64
73
65
74
55
61
65
64
73
10136
#10136
Märten Kuusk
Estonia
GKS Katowice
CB
66
82
30
46
45
64
71
66
82
30
46
45
64
71
7297
#7297
Hector Kyprianou
Cyprus
Watford
CDM
68
64
59
60
64
64
75
68
64
59
60
64
64
75
8651
#8651
Charalampos Kyriakou
Cyprus
FC Dinamo 1948
CDM
67
56
54
63
65
64
67
67
56
54
63
65
64
67
10489
#10489
Jakub Łabojko
Poland
Motor Lublin
CDM
65
71
48
59
63
64
68
65
71
48
59
63
64
68
10917
#10917
François Lajugie
France
FC Annecy
RB
65
63
37
56
56
64
73
65
63
37
56
56
64
73
12296
#12296
Ionuț Larie
Romania
Farul Constanța
CB
64
35
42
51
48
64
66
64
35
42
51
48
64
66
3665
#3665
Richie Laryea
Canada
Toronto FC
RM
72
81
61
65
74
64
71
72
81
61
65
74
64
71
10429
#10429
Frederik Lauenborg
Denmark
Randers FC
CM
65
58
57
65
65
64
68
65
58
57
65
65
64
68
9683
#9683
Jacob Barrett Laursen
Denmark
BK Häcken
LB
66
57
51
59
65
64
70
66
57
51
59
65
64
70
10300
#10300
Bosun Lawal
Republic of Ireland
Stoke City
CM
65
71
60
64
63
64
79
65
71
60
64
63
64
79
10466
#10466
Henry Lawrence
England
Standard Liège
CB
65
76
45
57
63
64
70
65
76
45
57
63
64
70
8323
#8323
Ryan Ledson
England
Huddersfield
CM
67
61
55
67
66
64
72
67
61
55
67
66
64
72
5548
#5548
Lee Myung Jae
Korea Republic
Daejeon Hana
LB
70
77
45
62
69
64
67
70
77
45
62
69
64
67
7141
#7141
Greg Leigh
Jamaica
Oxford United
LB
68
74
59
60
64
64
74
68
74
59
60
64
64
74
5184
#5184
Brooks Lennon
United States
Atlanta United
RB
70
73
62
71
66
64
71
70
73
62
71
66
64
71
3182
#3182
Enzo Leopold
Germany
Hannover 96
CM
73
68
58
70
76
64
69
73
68
58
70
76
64
69
5366
#5366
Louis Leroux
France
FC Nantes
CM
70
67
61
68
72
64
62
70
67
61
68
72
64
62
11203
#11203
Jakob Lewald
Germany
Wehen Wiesbaden
CB
65
61
31
45
51
64
75
65
61
31
45
51
64
75
11760
#11760
Liao Junjian
China PR
Meizhou Hakka FC
CB
64
65
46
54
54
64
72
64
65
46
54
54
64
72
11189
#11189
Lorenzo Libutti
Italy
Reggiana
LB
65
59
32
55
59
64
60
65
59
32
55
59
64
60
9353
#9353
Lim Dug Keun
Korea Republic
Gimcheon Sangmu
CM
66
65
58
58
64
64
75
66
65
58
58
64
64
75
11276
#11276
Lim Jong Eun
Korea Republic
Daejeon Hana
CB
65
37
38
52
52
64
72
65
37
38
52
52
64
72
7431
#7431
Marcus Linday
Sweden
sc Heerenveen
CM
68
61
59
62
67
64
66
68
61
59
62
67
64
66
3668
#3668
Gift Links
South Africa
AGF
LB
72
87
56
67
74
64
68
72
87
56
67
74
64
68
10601
#10601
Mathías Llontop
Peru
FBC Melgar
LB
65
70
53
57
62
64
60
65
70
53
57
62
64
60
10083
#10083
Danijel Lončar
Croatia
Pogoń Szczecin
CB
66
67
35
56
48
64
74
66
67
35
56
48
64
74
10265
#10265
Roberto Lopes
Cape Verde Islands
Shamrock Rovers
CB
66
45
29
46
51
64
77
66
45
29
46
51
64
77
7188
#7188
Sergio López
Spain
SV Darmstadt 98
RB
68
76
56
64
71
64
61
68
76
56
64
71
64
61
5635
#5635
Jhilmar Lora
Peru
Sporting Cristal
RB
70
84
37
60
66
64
68
70
84
37
60
66
64
68
7272
#7272
Daniel Lovitz
United States
Nashville SC
LB
68
74
53
65
61
64
70
68
74
53
65
61
64
70
12290
#12290
Juan Ludueña
Argentina
Unión
CB
64
51
32
42
48
64
72
64
51
32
42
48
64
72
7530
#7530
Adam Lundkvist
Sweden
BK Häcken
LB
68
67
52
64
63
64
64
68
67
52
64
63
64
64
5226
#5226
Yvann Maçon
France
AS Saint-Étienne
RB
70
83
50
61
72
64
73
70
83
50
61
72
64
73
6071
#6071
Mathieu Maertens
Belgium
OH Leuven
CAM
69
67
70
68
68
64
69
69
67
70
68
68
64
69
10012
#10012
Tommaso Maggioni
Italy
Mantova
RB
66
65
37
57
61
64
64
66
65
37
57
61
64
64
8282
#8282
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud
Tunisia
FC Lugano
CDM
67
67
58
63
66
64
70
67
67
58
63
66
64
70
12322
#12322
Enes Mahmutović
Luxembourg
NAC Breda
CB
64
56
27
38
40
64
72
64
56
27
38
40
64
72
10773
#10773
Daniel Mancilla
Bolivia
Nacional Potosí
LB
65
73
46
56
57
64
61
65
73
46
56
57
64
61
8685
#8685
Cyril Mandouki
France
Laval MFC
CDM
67
47
54
62
65
64
75
67
47
54
62
65
64
75
12144
#12144
Michał Marcjanik
Poland
Arka Gdynia
CB
64
56
42
46
53
64
70
64
56
42
46
53
64
70
10778
#10778
Luc Mares
Holland
HamKam Fotball
CB
65
55
52
58
56
64
71
65
55
52
58
56
64
71
3219
#3219
Pablo Marín
Spain
Real Sociedad
CM
73
67
68
71
73
64
59
73
67
68
71
73
64
59
13141
#13141
Noah Markmann
Denmark
FC Nordsjælland
CB
63
66
30
44
58
64
59
63
66
30
44
58
64
59
8204
#8204
Aarón Martín
Spain
CD Mirandés
CM
67
71
58
65
69
64
69
67
71
58
65
69
64
69
12294
#12294
Álex Martín
Spain
Córdoba CF
CB
64
40
42
50
45
64
65
64
40
42
50
45
64
65
6548
#6548
Hugo Martínez
Paraguay
Libertad
CDM
69
67
52
63
67
64
64
69
67
52
63
67
64
64
13996
#13996
Iker Martínez
Spain
R. Sporting
RB
62
59
33
42
60
64
50
62
59
33
42
60
64
50
11083
#11083
Erik Marxen
Denmark
FC Nordsjælland
CB
65
37
51
58
56
64
73
65
37
51
58
56
64
73
6121
#6121
Facundo Mater
Syria
Barracas Central
RB
69
77
61
64
68
64
67
69
77
61
64
68
64
67
6775
#6775
Bradley Mazikou
Congo
Servette FC
LB
69
78
32
62
63
64
63
69
78
32
62
63
64
63
4900
#4900
Luca Mazzitelli
Italy
Cagliari
CM
71
40
62
74
70
64
65
71
40
62
74
70
64
65
10644
#10644
Noah Mbamba
Belgium
FCV Dender EH
CDM
65
72
37
54
65
64
72
65
72
37
54
65
64
72
6116
#6116
Jean-Manuel Mbom
Germany
Viborg FF
RB
69
70
60
66
69
64
72
69
70
60
66
69
64
72
2976
#2976
Luke McCowan
Scotland
Celtic
CM
73
75
74
72
74
64
67
73
75
74
72
74
64
67
12328
#12328
Kyle McFadzean
England
Chesterfield
CB
64
31
37
45
44
64
71
64
31
37
45
44
64
71
11119
#11119
Zac McGraw
Canada
Portland Timbers
CB
65
52
41
53
51
64
75
65
52
41
53
51
64
75
6543
#6543
Danny McNamara
Republic of Ireland
Millwall
LB
69
78
42
59
66
64
68
69
78
42
59
66
64
68
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