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.

5379
#5379
Jordi Quintillà
Spain
FC St. Gallen
CDM
70
51
66
71
73
64
68
70
51
66
71
73
64
68
9766
#9766
Joe Rafferty
Republic of Ireland
Rotherham Utd
RB
66
65
38
60
63
64
72
66
65
38
60
63
64
72
4387
#4387
Anthony Ralston
Scotland
Celtic
RB
71
76
59
69
70
64
78
71
76
59
69
70
64
78
11091
#11091
Rubén Ramírez
Venezuela
Bolívar
CB
65
61
34
52
53
64
74
65
61
34
52
53
64
74
7245
#7245
Kayne Ramsay
England
Charlton Ath
RB
68
79
51
59
67
64
69
68
79
51
59
67
64
69
4514
#4514
Reinhold Ranftl
Austria
FK Austria Wien
RB
71
75
56
66
67
64
75
71
75
56
66
67
64
75
3600
#3600
Filippo Ranocchia
Italy
Palermo
CM
72
77
69
73
74
64
74
72
77
69
73
74
64
74
7864
#7864
Robin Rasch
Norway
KFUM-Kameratene
CDM
68
37
60
66
60
64
70
68
37
60
66
60
64
70
4417
#4417
Mathias Rasmussen
Norway
R. Union St.-G.
CM
71
73
64
71
72
64
68
71
73
64
71
72
64
68
6031
#6031
Oliver Rathbone
England
Wrexham
CM
69
82
60
64
70
64
76
69
82
60
64
70
64
76
13132
#13132
Filippo Reale
Italy
SS Juve Stabia
CB
63
60
35
48
50
64
65
63
60
35
48
50
64
65
7386
#7386
Alex Pinto
Portugal
Arouca
RB
68
77
46
54
64
64
76
68
77
46
54
64
64
76
6269
#6269
Oskar Repka
Poland
Raków
CM
69
55
60
66
65
64
81
69
55
60
66
65
64
81
12284
#12284
Frederik Rieper
Denmark
FC Fredericia
CB
64
62
26
43
51
64
64
64
62
26
43
51
64
64
10968
#10968
José-Enrique Ríos Alonso
Germany
Rot-Weiss Essen
CB
65
71
36
51
54
64
71
65
71
36
51
54
64
71
7149
#7149
Matt Ritchie
Scotland
Reading
RM
68
54
69
71
68
64
68
68
54
69
71
68
64
68
13117
#13117
Sara Ritter
Germany
TSG Hoffenheim
CB
63
60
45
42
53
64
59
63
60
45
42
53
64
59
6465
#6465
Lars Ritzka
Germany
FC St. Pauli
LB
69
75
48
62
65
64
67
69
75
48
62
65
64
67
12152
#12152
Leon Robinson
Germany
Kaiserslautern
CDM
64
61
31
56
52
64
66
64
61
31
56
52
64
66
11196
#11196
Pontus Rödin
Sweden
Silkeborg IF
CB
65
60
28
45
60
64
71
65
60
28
45
60
64
71
7619
#7619
Júlio Romão
Brazil
Ferencvárosi TC
CDM
68
59
39
57
70
64
81
68
59
39
57
70
64
81
6209
#6209
Lucas Rodríguez
Argentina
Instituto
LB
69
76
55
64
67
64
69
69
76
55
64
67
64
69
7226
#7226
Nicolás Rodríguez
Uruguay
Nacional
RB
68
67
58
73
68
64
60
68
67
58
73
68
64
60
8777
#8777
Alvaro Rodríguez
Spain
SD Eibar
RB
67
65
43
62
61
64
67
67
65
43
62
61
64
67
5199
#5199
Alex Roldan
El Salvador
Sounders FC
RB
70
75
57
67
71
64
71
70
75
57
67
71
64
71
12287
#12287
Fernando Román
Paraguay
Guaraní
CB
64
56
37
42
43
64
68
64
56
37
42
43
64
68
5482
#5482
Philippe Rommens
Belgium
Ferencvárosi TC
CDM
70
55
63
73
68
64
65
70
55
63
73
68
64
65
12168
#12168
Anthony Roncaglia
France
SC Bastia
CB
64
44
38
54
60
64
69
64
44
38
54
60
64
69
8608
#8608
Siro Rosane
Argentina
Barracas Central
CDM
67
65
50
60
60
64
72
67
65
50
60
60
64
72
5312
#5312
Guille Rosas
Spain
R. Sporting
RB
70
79
47
62
69
64
76
70
79
47
62
69
64
76
10737
#10737
Sean Roughan
Republic of Ireland
Huddersfield
CB
65
65
41
59
58
64
72
65
65
41
59
58
64
72
7485
#7485
Tobías Rubio
Argentina
Defensa
RB
68
73
41
58
68
64
73
68
73
41
58
68
64
73
11963
#11963
Salva Ruíz
Spain
CD Castellón
CB
64
65
30
59
59
64
67
64
65
30
59
59
64
67
10475
#10475
Jon Russell
Jamaica
Barnsley
CM
65
50
61
62
61
64
76
65
50
61
62
61
64
76
13236
#13236
Ryan Sailor
United States
Inter Miami CF
CB
63
63
24
34
39
64
69
63
63
24
34
39
64
69
10124
#10124
Josema
Spain
Górnik Zabrze
CB
66
61
37
55
54
64
69
66
61
37
55
54
64
69
6153
#6153
Rubén Sánchez
Spain
RCD Espanyol
RB
69
79
59
63
65
64
69
69
79
59
63
65
64
69
10613
#10613
Simon Sandberg
Sweden
IK Sirius
CB
65
67
43
60
59
64
72
65
67
43
60
59
64
72
6433
#6433
Pedro Amador
Portugal
Atlanta United
LB
69
74
46
68
67
64
64
69
74
46
68
67
64
64
11263
#11263
Simon Scherder
Germany
Preußen Münster
CB
65
54
39
47
42
64
71
65
54
39
47
42
64
71
11307
#11307
Michael Schultz
Germany
Rot-Weiss Essen
CB
65
41
26
44
51
64
79
65
41
26
44
51
64
79
8453
#8453
Josh Scowen
England
Wycombe
CDM
67
58
55
63
65
64
73
67
58
55
63
65
64
73
11117
#11117
Marcel Seegert
Germany
SSV Ulm 1846
CB
65
49
42
53
56
64
72
65
49
42
53
56
64
72
1340
#1340
Ally Sentnor
United States
KC Current
CAM
77
71
72
74
79
64
70
77
71
72
74
79
64
70
11300
#11300
Filippo Sgarbi
Italy
Padova
CB
65
57
29
39
44
64
74
65
57
29
39
44
64
74
6200
#6200
Jamie Shackleton
England
Sheffield Utd
RB
69
78
49
65
72
64
68
69
78
49
65
72
64
68
8274
#8274
Xavier Simons
England
Bolton
CDM
67
69
55
63
64
64
74
67
69
55
63
64
64
74
11312
#11312
Mehtab Singh
India
Mohun Bagan SG
CB
65
58
32
45
34
64
70
65
58
32
45
34
64
70
9830
#9830
Sheriff Sinyan
Gambia
CFR 1907 Cluj
CB
66
67
43
54
60
64
71
66
67
43
54
60
64
71
5151
#5151
Hugo Siquet
Belgium
Club Brugge
RM
70
75
61
73
69
64
68
70
75
61
73
69
64
68
8163
#8163
Abdoulaye Sissako
France
STVV
CM
67
71
58
65
72
64
76
67
71
58
65
72
64
76
4836
#4836
Alpha Sissoko
France
En Avant Guingamp
RB
71
81
33
65
66
64
71
71
81
33
65
66
64
71
10464
#10464
Sphephelo Sithole
South Africa
CD Tondela
CDM
65
64
53
59
61
64
74
65
64
53
59
61
64
74
11095
#11095
Vetle Skjærvik
Norway
Tromsø IL
CB
65
71
28
46
59
64
70
65
71
28
46
59
64
70
12302
#12302
Michael Sollbauer
Austria
SV Oberbank Ried
CB
64
45
28
44
50
64
73
64
45
28
44
50
64
73
11296
#11296
Sven Sonnenberg
Germany
Saarbrücken
CB
65
50
28
43
49
64
75
65
50
28
43
49
64
75
3398
#3398
José Sosa
Argentina
Estudiantes
CAM
73
42
67
78
75
64
61
73
42
67
78
75
64
61
462
#462
Ángela Sosa
Spain
Madrid CFF
CAM
81
77
77
83
83
64
77
81
77
77
83
83
64
77
4568
#4568
Alexis Soto
Argentina
Defensa
LB
71
79
46
63
71
64
76
71
79
46
63
71
64
76
9887
#9887
Samuel Souprayen
France
Melbourne City
CB
66
57
36
59
62
64
78
66
57
36
59
62
64
78
9033
#9033
Lucas Souto
Argentina
Defensa
RB
67
70
30
49
65
64
68
67
70
30
49
65
64
68
9902
#9902
Pedro Souto
Argentina
Ind. Rivadavia
LB
66
73
39
52
64
64
64
66
73
39
52
64
64
64
9868
#9868
Tommy St. Jago
Holland
KV Mechelen
CB
66
75
32
52
60
64
74
66
75
32
52
60
64
74
12023
#12023
Casper Staring
Holland
NAC Breda
CDM
64
51
43
56
57
64
69
64
51
43
56
57
64
69
10176
#10176
Oliver Steurer
Germany
SV Oberbank Ried
CB
66
64
34
49
47
64
75
66
64
34
49
47
64
75
1772
#1772
Kevin Stöger
Austria
M'gladbach
CAM
76
55
71
81
77
64
61
76
55
71
81
77
64
61
8125
#8125
Felicia Sträßer
Germany
Carl Zeiss Jena
RB
68
66
32
55
58
64
44
68
66
32
55
58
64
44
7453
#7453
Daniel Sundgren
Sweden
Degerfors IF
RB
68
70
50
59
62
64
73
68
70
50
59
62
64
73
11129
#11129
Dan Sweeney
England
Stevenage
CB
65
49
42
51
54
64
75
65
49
42
51
54
64
75
3174
#3174
Maisie Symonds
England
Brighton
CM
73
68
67
70
73
64
64
73
68
67
70
73
64
64
8448
#8448
Nia Szenk
Germany
SC Freiburg
RB
67
71
57
59
65
64
63
67
71
57
59
65
64
63
8975
#8975
Stiven Tapiero
Colombia
Mushuc Runa
CDM
67
63
34
58
63
64
68
67
63
34
58
63
64
68
11184
#11184
Richard Taylor
England
Bolton
CB
65
65
31
46
56
64
67
65
65
31
46
56
64
67
1296
#1296
Guus Til
Holland
PSV
CAM
77
79
76
72
74
64
74
77
79
76
72
74
64
74
13214
#13214
Yvann Titi
France
ESTAC Troyes
RB
63
58
28
50
50
64
57
63
58
28
50
50
64
57
5374
#5374
Vinícius Tobías
Brazil
Shakhtar Donetsk
RB
70
78
49
66
71
64
66
70
78
49
66
71
64
66
7219
#7219
Grzegorz Tomasiewicz
Poland
Piast Gliwice
CDM
68
68
59
62
70
64
67
68
68
59
62
70
64
67
13123
#13123
Javiera Toro
Chile
Alhama CF
LB
63
46
41
56
59
64
57
63
46
41
56
59
64
57
5213
#5213
Victor Torp
Denmark
Coventry City
CM
70
63
67
71
71
64
68
70
63
67
71
71
64
68
5413
#5413
Mar Torras
Spain
RCD Espanyol
CM
70
66
60
67
65
64
69
70
66
60
67
65
64
69
9595
#9595
Alin Toșca
Romania
FC Univ. Cluj
CB
66
70
46
57
59
64
74
66
70
46
57
59
64
74
8389
#8389
Nemanja Tošić
Serbia
FC Zürich
LB
67
67
47
65
65
64
73
67
67
47
65
65
64
73
10967
#10967
Ryley Towler
England
Lincoln City
CB
65
67
36
51
58
64
71
65
67
36
51
58
64
71
7789
#7789
Wil Trapp
United States
Minnesota United
CDM
68
48
50
65
68
64
66
68
48
50
65
68
64
66
10286
#10286
Mariano Troilo
Argentina
Parma
CB
66
43
29
43
45
64
76
66
43
29
43
45
64
76
8869
#8869
Kevin Tshiembe
Denmark
Vålerenga Fotball
CB
67
68
40
53
54
64
78
67
68
40
53
54
64
78
13925
#13925
Yuto Tsunashima
Japan
Royal Antwerp FC
CB
62
66
42
46
39
64
61
62
66
42
46
39
64
61
10465
#10465
Eric Uhlmann
Germany
FC Erzgebirge Aue
CB
65
72
52
57
63
64
67
65
72
52
57
63
64
67
10269
#10269
Dan Peter Ulvestad
Norway
Kristiansund BK
CB
66
32
44
49
45
64
77
66
32
44
49
45
64
77
7657
#7657
Moris Valinčić
Croatia
Dinamo Zagreb
RB
68
80
45
57
57
64
65
68
80
45
57
57
64
65
3682
#3682
Théo Valls
France
Grenoble Foot 38
CM
72
68
67
74
72
64
70
72
68
67
74
72
64
70
11147
#11147
Damian van der Haar
Holland
PEC Zwolle
LB
65
63
32
52
58
64
65
65
63
32
52
58
64
65
8431
#8431
Ricardinho
Portugal
FC Petrolul
RB
67
68
55
59
59
64
74
67
68
55
59
59
64
74
7110
#7110
Indiana Vassilev
United States
Philadelphia
LM
68
73
62
64
68
64
67
68
73
62
64
68
64
67
10832
#10832
Jaime Vázquez
Spain
Celta
CB
65
66
36
60
61
64
67
65
66
36
60
61
64
67
10148
#10148
Stefan Velkov
Bulgaria
Vejle Boldklub
CB
66
50
41
50
57
64
75
66
50
41
50
57
64
75
5251
#5251
Louis Verstraete
Belgium
Auckland FC
CDM
70
65
58
65
67
64
82
70
65
58
65
67
64
82
9284
#9284
Viljar Helland Vevatne
Norway
Viking FK
CB
66
71
61
57
61
64
77
66
71
61
57
61
64
77
11280
#11280
Valentín Vidal
Chile
Unión Española
CB
65
71
26
34
38
64
81
65
71
26
34
38
64
81
6236
#6236
Luca Vignali
Italy
Spezia
RB
69
76
59
63
65
64
66
69
76
59
63
65
64
66
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