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.

1248
#1248
Selina Ostermeier
Germany
Leverkusen
CB
78
59
50
62
66
78
76
78
59
50
62
66
78
76
1835
#1835
Célina Ould Hocine
France
Paris FC
CB
76
58
53
65
68
78
71
76
58
53
65
68
78
71
529
#529
Tanja Pawollek
Poland
Union Berlin
CM
81
48
73
76
78
78
81
81
48
73
76
78
78
81
1903
#1903
Nehuén Pérez
Argentina
FC Porto
CB
76
60
37
54
55
78
77
76
60
37
54
55
78
77
1567
#1567
Ethan Pinnock
Jamaica
Brentford
CB
77
60
36
56
61
78
79
77
60
36
56
61
78
79
1357
#1357
Eduardo Quaresma
Portugal
Sporting CP
CB
77
82
54
66
73
78
75
77
82
54
66
73
78
75
1113
#1113
Nuria Rábano
Spain
Utah Royals FC
LB
78
78
60
73
74
78
60
78
78
60
73
74
78
60
2938
#2938
Megan Reid
Canada
Angel City FC
CB
74
55
40
49
59
78
66
74
55
40
49
59
78
66
1568
#1568
Chris Richards
United States
Crystal Palace
CB
77
66
27
58
62
78
77
77
66
27
58
62
78
77
372
#372
Antonee Robinson
United States
Fulham
LB
82
88
46
75
77
78
80
82
88
46
75
77
78
80
2377
#2377
Daniele Rugani
Italy
Juventus
CB
75
34
40
54
60
78
70
75
34
40
54
60
78
70
858
#858
Kaishū Sano
Japan
1. FSV Mainz 05
CDM
79
79
51
67
76
78
75
79
79
51
67
76
78
75
1245
#1245
Diego Carlos
Brazil
Como
CB
78
63
47
62
67
78
76
78
63
47
62
67
78
76
1268
#1268
Stefan Savić
Montenegro
Trabzonspor
CB
78
60
35
57
57
78
79
78
60
35
57
57
78
79
926
#926
Risa Shimizu
Japan
Liverpool
RB
79
81
53
71
71
78
56
79
81
53
71
71
78
56
1154
#1154
Tomáš Souček
Czech Republic
West Ham
CDM
78
45
72
71
68
78
82
78
45
72
71
68
78
82
790
#790
Anton Stach
Germany
Leeds United
CDM
79
70
68
75
72
78
80
79
70
68
75
72
78
80
1258
#1258
Carl Starfelt
Sweden
Celta
CB
78
74
31
56
68
78
78
78
74
31
56
68
78
78
1542
#1542
Samantha Steuerwald
Germany
Union Berlin
CB
77
54
50
63
65
78
80
77
54
50
63
65
78
80
1229
#1229
Josip Šutalo
Croatia
Ajax
CB
78
77
32
62
72
78
80
78
77
32
62
72
78
80
1197
#1197
António Silva
Portugal
SL Benfica
CB
78
80
37
64
69
78
80
78
80
37
64
69
78
80
1409
#1409
Ana Tejada
Spain
Utah Royals FC
CB
77
72
61
70
70
78
71
77
72
61
70
70
78
71
1146
#1146
Malick Thiaw
Germany
Newcastle Utd
CB
78
72
47
69
72
78
80
78
72
47
69
72
78
80
1896
#1896
Aïssatou Tounkara
France
FC Fleury 91
CB
76
63
35
56
62
78
77
76
63
35
56
62
78
77
1554
#1554
Martin Valjent
Slovakia
RCD Mallorca
CB
77
62
36
59
65
78
83
77
62
36
59
65
78
83
1539
#1539
Sepp van den Berg
Holland
Brentford
CB
77
72
36
63
66
78
76
77
72
36
63
66
78
76
677
#677
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Congo DR
West Ham
RB
80
80
51
69
77
78
73
80
80
51
69
77
78
73
1843
#1843
Joelle Wedemeyer
Germany
VfL Wolfsburg
RB
76
73
38
60
64
78
77
76
73
38
60
64
78
77
1454
#1454
Arin Wright
United States
Rac. Louisville
CB
77
61
54
67
75
78
78
77
61
54
67
75
78
78
144
#144
Granit Xhaka
Switzerland
Sunderland
CDM
85
47
75
85
74
78
82
85
47
75
85
74
78
82
453
#453
Katie Zelem
England
London City
CDM
81
68
78
82
79
78
82
81
68
78
82
79
78
82
1000
#1000
Zubeldia
Spain
Real Sociedad
CB
78
76
63
73
72
78
81
78
76
63
73
72
78
81
499
#499
Rayan Aït-Nouri
Algeria
Manchester City
LB
81
84
53
76
84
77
70
81
84
53
76
84
77
70
599
#599
Elliot Anderson
England
Nott'm Forest
CDM
80
71
68
79
81
77
78
80
71
68
79
81
77
78
2375
#2375
Copete
Spain
Valencia CF
CB
75
50
33
54
57
77
70
75
50
33
54
57
77
70
1516
#1516
Gabriel Paulista
Brazil
Beşiktaş
CB
77
64
49
65
63
77
79
77
64
49
65
63
77
79
584
#584
Fredrik Aursnes
Norway
SL Benfica
CM
80
74
71
78
80
77
82
80
74
71
78
80
77
82
2920
#2920
Diana Bartovičová
Slovakia
Slavia Praha
CB
74
56
41
54
58
77
71
74
56
41
54
58
77
71
1131
#1131
Calvin Bassey
Nigeria
Fulham
CB
78
81
44
63
68
77
87
78
81
44
63
68
77
87
2947
#2947
Stefan Bell
Germany
1. FSV Mainz 05
CB
74
42
38
52
48
77
73
74
42
38
52
48
77
73
757
#757
Yuri Berchiche
Spain
Athletic Club
LB
79
79
68
74
75
77
82
79
79
68
74
75
77
82
1576
#1576
Valentina Bergamaschi
Italy
Roma
LM
76
84
66
72
72
77
78
76
84
66
72
72
77
78
1860
#1860
Camryn Biegalski
United States
Chicago Stars FC
RB
76
59
48
68
70
77
64
76
59
48
68
70
77
64
1486
#1486
Jaka Bijol
Slovenia
Leeds United
CB
77
64
59
65
62
77
79
77
64
59
65
62
77
79
4
#4
Aitana Bonmatí
Spain
FC Barcelona
CM
91
85
87
86
91
77
75
91
85
87
86
91
77
75
1915
#1915
Santiago Bueno
Uruguay
Wolves
CB
76
50
31
56
56
77
77
76
50
31
56
56
77
77
1726
#1726
Luana Bühler
Switzerland
Spurs
CB
76
72
56
70
67
77
74
76
72
56
70
67
77
74
734
#734
Sergio Busquets
Spain
Inter Miami CF
CDM
80
35
61
76
77
77
73
80
35
61
76
77
77
73
1824
#1824
Klára Cahynová
Czech Republic
Real Sociedad
CDM
76
61
37
71
72
77
78
76
61
37
71
72
77
78
1026
#1026
Riccardo Calafiori
Italy
Arsenal
LB
78
72
66
71
75
77
77
78
72
66
71
75
77
77
996
#996
Mahdi Camara
France
Stade Rennais FC
CM
78
74
68
74
77
77
76
78
74
68
74
77
77
76
935
#935
Cameron Carter-Vickers
United States
Celtic
CB
79
78
33
59
72
77
84
79
78
33
59
72
77
84
923
#923
Marc Casadó
Spain
FC Barcelona
CDM
79
57
64
72
80
77
62
79
57
64
72
80
77
62
1844
#1844
Estelle Cascarino
France
Juventus
CB
76
67
45
65
65
77
71
76
67
45
65
65
77
71
892
#892
Kerstin Casparij
Holland
Manchester City
RB
79
76
58
72
74
77
62
79
76
58
72
74
77
62
1727
#1727
Saúl Coco
Equatorial Guinea
Torino
CB
76
85
56
58
61
77
79
76
85
56
58
61
77
79
337
#337
Sam Coffey
United States
Portland Thorns
CM
82
73
72
82
78
77
79
82
73
72
82
78
77
79
1093
#1093
Santi Comesaña
Spain
Villarreal CF
CM
78
55
72
72
75
77
75
78
55
72
72
75
77
75
2945
#2945
Pietro Comuzzo
Italy
Fiorentina
CB
74
57
27
50
57
77
68
74
57
27
50
57
77
68
1558
#1558
Logan Costa
Cape Verde Islands
Villarreal CF
CB
77
60
40
59
67
77
78
77
60
40
59
67
77
78
206
#206
Rúben Neves
Portugal
Al Hilal
CDM
84
57
75
87
77
77
76
84
57
75
87
77
77
76
2215
#2215
Ben Davies
Wales
Spurs
CB
75
53
58
71
71
77
68
75
53
58
71
71
77
68
1078
#1078
Zeno Debast
Belgium
Sporting CP
CDM
78
70
56
76
74
77
76
78
70
56
76
74
77
76
1897
#1897
Mouctar Diakhaby
Guinea
Valencia CF
CB
76
62
39
55
59
77
76
76
62
39
55
59
77
76
625
#625
Lucas Digne
France
Aston Villa
LB
80
69
68
79
76
77
74
80
69
68
79
76
77
74
1908
#1908
Issa Diop
France
Fulham
CB
76
57
37
53
55
77
78
76
57
37
53
55
77
78
1560
#1560
Axel Disasi
France
Chelsea
CB
77
56
48
60
58
77
79
77
56
48
60
58
77
79
1517
#1517
Dakonam Djené
Togo
Getafe CF
CB
77
66
43
67
67
77
77
77
66
43
67
67
77
77
1872
#1872
Lisa Doorn
Holland
TSG Hoffenheim
CB
76
53
56
61
60
77
76
76
53
56
61
60
77
76
2918
#2918
Gemma Evans
Wales
Liverpool
CB
74
36
47
60
63
77
75
74
36
47
60
63
77
75
1408
#1408
Ryan Flamingo
Holland
PSV
CB
77
65
64
66
68
77
82
77
65
64
66
68
77
82
527
#527
Remo Freuler
Switzerland
Bologna
CDM
81
58
72
76
77
77
74
81
58
72
76
77
77
74
640
#640
Javi Galán
Spain
Atlético de Madrid
LB
80
78
56
75
79
77
73
80
78
56
75
79
77
73
501
#501
Gayà
Spain
Valencia CF
LB
81
80
61
76
77
77
72
81
80
61
76
77
77
72
1562
#1562
Samuel Gigot
France
Latium
CB
77
62
38
62
60
77
77
77
62
38
62
60
77
77
1810
#1810
Andrei Girotto
Brazil
Al Taawoun
CB
76
46
65
67
67
77
77
76
46
65
67
67
77
77
1565
#1565
Wouter Goes
Holland
AZ
CB
77
63
32
57
66
77
80
77
63
32
57
66
77
80
1133
#1133
João Gomes
Brazil
Wolves
CDM
78
54
68
72
75
77
74
78
54
68
72
75
77
74
1729
#1729
Sarah Gorden
United States
Angel City FC
CB
76
85
54
55
67
77
78
76
85
54
55
67
77
78
610
#610
Robin Gosens
Germany
Fiorentina
LB
80
72
74
73
76
77
77
80
72
74
73
76
77
77
1555
#1555
Jonathan Gradit
France
RC Lens
CB
77
66
29
63
69
77
79
77
66
29
63
69
77
79
341
#341
Mattéo Guendouzi
France
Latium
CDM
82
72
73
80
80
77
77
82
72
73
80
80
77
77
644
#644
Lewis Hall
England
Newcastle Utd
LB
80
77
62
78
79
77
64
80
77
62
78
79
77
64
1049
#1049
Ander Herrera
Spain
Boca Juniors
CDM
78
59
71
76
77
77
74
78
59
71
76
77
77
74
359
#359
Sofia Huerta
United States
Seattle Reign
RB
82
83
58
75
78
77
78
82
83
58
75
78
77
78
1402
#1402
Ko Itakura
Japan
Ajax
CB
77
75
59
61
74
77
76
77
75
59
61
74
77
76
1912
#1912
Moritz Jenz
Germany
VfL Wolfsburg
CB
76
62
29
50
56
77
81
76
62
29
50
56
77
81
1900
#1900
Atakan Karazor
Turkey
VfB Stuttgart
CDM
76
45
36
63
68
77
74
76
45
36
63
68
77
74
56
#56
Sakina Karchaoui
France
Paris SG
CM
87
89
76
87
88
77
69
87
89
76
87
88
77
69
348
#348
Milos Kerkez
Hungary
Liverpool
LB
82
87
59
75
78
77
80
82
87
59
75
78
77
80
1511
#1511
Abdukodir Khusanov
Uzbekistan
Manchester City
CB
77
85
39
59
64
77
76
77
85
39
59
64
77
76
1545
#1545
Maximilian Kilman
England
West Ham
CB
77
60
42
66
64
77
79
77
60
42
66
64
77
79
1389
#1389
Dominik Kohr
Germany
1. FSV Mainz 05
CB
77
74
63
60
69
77
80
77
74
63
60
69
77
80
1544
#1544
Konstantinos Koulierakis
Greece
VfL Wolfsburg
CB
77
69
44
56
64
77
79
77
69
44
56
64
77
79
1067
#1067
Natalia Kuikka
Finland
Chicago Stars FC
RB
78
78
53
70
74
77
80
78
78
53
70
74
77
80
1869
#1869
Emma Kullberg
Sweden
Juventus
CB
76
71
37
65
65
77
69
76
71
37
65
65
77
69
1118
#1118
Romeo Lavia
Belgium
Chelsea
CDM
78
69
52
72
77
77
75
78
69
52
72
77
77
75
1192
#1192
Tomás Araújo
Portugal
SL Benfica
CB
78
82
30
69
72
77
79
78
82
30
69
72
77
79
669
#669
Sarai Linder
Germany
VfL Wolfsburg
LB
80
79
52
71
76
77
76
80
79
52
71
76
77
76
1551
#1551
David López
Spain
Girona FC
CB
77
40
60
71
64
77
72
77
40
60
71
64
77
72
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