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.

13206
#13206
Michael Glück
Austria
VfB Stuttgart II
CB
63
60
27
43
50
63
66
63
60
27
43
50
63
66
14037
#14037
Nicolás Goitea
Argentina
Huracán
CB
62
55
24
42
50
63
62
62
55
24
42
50
63
62
9739
#9739
Miguel Silva
Portugal
FC Univ. Cluj
LB
66
69
40
58
63
63
71
66
69
40
58
63
63
71
13209
#13209
Rafael Fernandes
Portugal
LOSC Lille
CB
63
48
37
49
47
63
64
63
48
37
49
47
63
64
4490
#4490
Jonatan Gómez
Argentina
Sarmiento
CM
71
66
67
72
75
63
62
71
66
67
72
75
63
62
10926
#10926
James Gomez
Gambia
Odense BK
CB
65
67
35
50
59
63
75
65
67
35
50
59
63
75
10720
#10720
Maximiliano González
Argentina
Godoy Cruz
CDM
65
56
52
57
62
63
70
65
56
52
57
62
63
70
7055
#7055
Lynden Gooch
United States
Huddersfield
RB
68
78
61
62
67
63
74
68
78
61
62
67
63
74
12326
#12326
Liam Gordon
Scotland
Motherwell
CB
64
40
28
41
46
63
77
64
40
28
41
46
63
77
12222
#12222
Paolo Gozzi
Italy
ESTAC Troyes
LB
64
73
27
45
45
63
70
64
73
27
45
45
63
70
2050
#2050
Dominika Grabowska
Poland
TSG Hoffenheim
LM
75
69
70
75
78
63
63
75
69
70
75
78
63
63
13244
#13244
Lee Grace
Republic of Ireland
Shamrock Rovers
CB
63
36
29
43
50
63
63
63
36
29
43
50
63
63
12970
#12970
Lukas Graf
Austria
Grazer AK
CB
63
50
49
52
58
63
63
63
50
49
52
58
63
63
11338
#11338
Constantin Grameni
Romania
FC Rapid 1923
CM
64
74
64
63
66
63
64
64
74
64
63
66
63
64
9309
#9309
Rhyan Grant
Australia
Sydney FC
RB
66
66
56
60
62
63
81
66
66
56
60
62
63
81
12204
#12204
Emin Grozdanić
Sweden
IFK Värnamo
CB
64
55
30
52
56
63
69
64
55
30
52
56
63
69
11359
#11359
Kosta Grozos
Australia
Newcastle Jets
CB
64
68
53
63
62
63
75
64
68
53
63
62
63
75
10759
#10759
Max Grüger
Germany
FC Schalke 04
CDM
65
57
49
60
62
63
66
65
57
49
60
62
63
66
8488
#8488
Marcel Guaramato
Venezuela
Carabobo FC
RB
67
78
47
59
62
63
68
67
78
47
59
62
63
68
10964
#10964
Franklin Guerra
Ecuador
Barcelona SC
CB
65
61
43
50
59
63
71
65
61
43
50
59
63
71
13220
#13220
Juan José Guevara
Colombia
SC Bastia
CB
63
62
23
43
46
63
66
63
62
23
43
46
63
66
7716
#7716
Michał Gurgul
Poland
Lech Poznań
LB
68
72
38
61
64
63
68
68
72
38
61
64
63
68
4382
#4382
Kevin Gutiérrez
Argentina
Defensa
CDM
71
82
60
67
72
63
73
71
82
60
67
72
63
73
5193
#5193
Cristian Gutiérrez
Spain
UD Las Palmas
LB
70
81
62
67
69
63
64
70
81
62
67
69
63
64
12206
#12206
Kingsley Gyamfi
Ghana
Östers IF
CB
64
62
32
43
55
63
69
64
62
32
43
55
63
69
7094
#7094
Nicolas Haas
Switzerland
Empoli
CM
68
75
61
68
70
63
62
68
75
61
68
70
63
62
2631
#2631
Janik Haberer
Germany
Union Berlin
CM
74
61
67
71
74
63
70
74
61
67
71
74
63
70
6347
#6347
Florent Hadergjonaj
Kosovo
Alanyaspor
RB
69
75
50
65
67
63
67
69
75
50
65
67
63
67
8414
#8414
Jeff Hardeveld
Holland
SC Telstar
LB
67
67
54
63
61
63
72
67
67
54
63
61
63
72
12005
#12005
Alex Hartridge
England
Burton Albion
CB
64
69
28
51
55
63
75
64
69
28
51
55
63
75
13957
#13957
Winonah Heatley
Australia
Roma
CB
62
67
25
47
51
63
61
62
67
25
47
51
63
61
5256
#5256
Patrik Hellebrand
Czech Republic
Górnik Zabrze
CM
70
71
62
69
68
63
68
70
71
62
69
68
63
68
69
#69
Lauren Hemp
England
Manchester City
LW
87
91
77
84
87
63
70
87
91
77
84
87
63
70
8596
#8596
Ronald Hernández
Venezuela
Atlanta United
LB
67
82
38
58
63
63
67
67
82
38
58
63
63
67
7887
#7887
David Herold
Germany
Karlsruher SC
LB
68
66
36
57
66
63
67
68
66
36
57
66
63
67
8519
#8519
Rodrigo Herrera
Argentina
Platense
CDM
67
59
51
61
64
63
78
67
59
51
61
64
63
78
7176
#7176
Robin Heußer
Germany
Braunschweig
CM
68
63
52
67
70
63
78
68
63
52
67
70
63
78
11626
#11626
Leon Hien
Sweden
Degerfors IF
CB
64
62
59
50
58
63
70
64
62
59
50
58
63
70
11989
#11989
Brad Hills
England
Stockport
CB
64
67
40
44
54
63
75
64
67
40
44
54
63
75
7170
#7170
Mees Hoedemakers
Holland
Viborg FF
CDM
68
65
59
68
65
63
73
68
65
59
68
65
63
73
14682
#14682
Tim Hoffmann
Germany
Hertha BSC
CB
61
63
25
42
45
63
62
61
63
25
42
45
63
62
5559
#5559
Lewis Holtby
Germany
NAC Breda
CM
70
48
65
73
71
63
63
70
48
65
73
71
63
63
11108
#11108
Hong Jung Un
Korea Republic
Daegu FC
CB
65
54
38
54
53
63
75
65
54
38
54
53
63
75
12288
#12288
Hormigo
Spain
Granada CF
LB
64
60
26
53
52
63
56
64
60
26
53
52
63
56
10387
#10387
Jakub Hromada
Slovakia
FC Rapid 1923
CDM
65
66
57
61
62
63
72
65
66
57
61
62
63
72
7296
#7296
Niall Huggins
Wales
Wycombe
LB
68
83
52
58
70
63
60
68
83
52
58
70
63
60
10591
#10591
James Husband
England
Blackpool
LB
65
63
49
59
62
63
70
65
63
49
59
62
63
70
12229
#12229
Jens Berland Husebø
Norway
Tromsø IL
CB
64
61
32
43
54
63
68
64
61
32
43
54
63
68
1451
#1451
Hwang In Beom
Korea Republic
Feyenoord
CM
77
62
70
76
77
63
65
77
62
70
76
77
63
65
13971
#13971
Koke
Spain
R. Valladolid CF
RB
62
55
39
47
59
63
49
62
55
39
47
59
63
49
9724
#9724
Sandro Ingolitsch
Austria
SCR Altach
RB
66
71
41
59
63
63
67
66
71
41
59
63
63
67
7303
#7303
Zidane Iqbal
Iraq
FC Utrecht
CDM
68
64
60
64
73
63
62
68
64
60
64
73
63
62
5252
#5252
Andy Irving
Scotland
West Ham
CM
70
54
71
71
71
63
71
70
54
71
71
71
63
71
7323
#7323
Tim Jabol-Folcarelli
France
Trabzonspor
CM
68
66
56
64
65
63
71
68
66
56
64
65
63
71
10810
#10810
Matty Jacob
England
Reading
LB
65
67
40
58
62
63
65
65
67
40
58
62
63
65
8326
#8326
Thore Jacobsen
Germany
1860 München
CDM
67
63
57
65
67
63
70
67
63
57
65
67
63
70
9608
#9608
Reece James
England
Rotherham Utd
LB
66
70
50
57
65
63
64
66
70
50
57
65
63
64
3226
#3226
Caspar Jander
Germany
Southampton
CM
73
65
55
73
73
63
72
73
65
55
73
73
63
72
14614
#14614
Justin Janitzek
Germany
Wehen Wiesbaden
CB
61
58
38
51
47
63
58
61
58
38
51
47
63
58
8227
#8227
Saidy Janko
Gambia
BSC Young Boys
RB
67
83
52
59
66
63
70
67
83
52
59
66
63
70
3317
#3317
Emma Jansson
Sweden
FC Rosengård
CM
73
64
63
68
71
63
65
73
64
63
68
71
63
65
15796
#15796
Bartosz Jaroszek
Poland
GKS Katowice
CB
59
49
25
27
31
63
59
59
49
25
27
31
63
59
4374
#4374
Jeong Seung Won
Korea Republic
FC Seoul
CM
71
72
69
68
70
63
78
71
72
69
68
70
63
78
6060
#6060
Sherly Jeudy
Haiti
RC Lens
RM
69
75
67
65
73
63
65
69
75
67
65
73
63
65
3044
#3044
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
Iceland
1. FC Köln
CM
73
72
64
73
73
63
72
73
72
64
73
73
63
72
5282
#5282
Herman Johansson
Sweden
Mjällby AIF
RB
70
83
54
60
64
63
75
70
83
54
60
64
63
75
4534
#4534
Isaiah Jones
Guyana
Luton Town
RM
71
84
56
65
73
63
61
71
84
56
65
73
63
61
10446
#10446
Gethin Jones
Australia
MK Dons
CB
65
74
46
56
62
63
75
65
74
46
56
62
63
75
11306
#11306
Aleksandar Jovanović
Australia
Bengaluru FC
CB
65
38
32
48
50
63
74
65
38
32
48
50
63
74
13758
#13758
Emmanuel Kakou
Côte d'Ivoire
Cercle Brugge
CB
62
69
27
52
58
63
63
62
69
27
52
58
63
63
13667
#13667
Noham Kamara
France
Paris SG
CB
62
63
44
56
58
63
55
62
63
44
56
58
63
55
10772
#10772
Marco Kana
Belgium
RSC Anderlecht
CDM
65
65
32
62
67
63
68
65
65
32
62
67
63
68
11291
#11291
Ousmane Kanté
Guinea
Pau FC
CB
65
33
35
50
54
63
77
65
33
35
50
54
63
77
12154
#12154
Malte Karbstein
Germany
SV Waldhof
CB
64
61
36
48
51
63
71
64
61
36
48
51
63
71
7234
#7234
Markus Karlsson
Sweden
Hammarby IF
CM
68
67
60
63
65
63
72
68
67
60
63
65
63
72
7172
#7172
Habib Keïta
Mali
Clermont Foot 63
CM
68
68
57
65
71
63
69
68
68
57
65
71
63
69
9732
#9732
Kader Keïta
Côte d'Ivoire
FC Rapid 1923
CDM
66
66
44
56
62
63
73
66
66
44
56
62
63
73
14044
#14044
Dimitrios Keramitsis
Greece
Pogoń Szczecin
CB
62
53
26
37
38
63
67
62
53
26
37
38
63
67
10875
#10875
Niko Kijewski
Germany
SC Verl
LB
65
62
41
60
65
63
60
65
62
41
60
65
63
60
12153
#12153
Kim Young Chan
Korea Republic
FC Anyang
CB
64
65
29
45
54
63
74
64
65
29
45
54
63
74
12303
#12303
Kim Ji Soo
Korea Republic
Kaiserslautern
CB
64
51
29
46
46
63
69
64
51
29
46
46
63
69
6386
#6386
Kim Jin Su
Korea Republic
FC Seoul
LB
69
77
45
62
64
63
74
69
77
45
62
64
63
74
13111
#13111
Kim Kang San
Korea Republic
Gimcheon Sangmu
CB
63
66
34
39
49
63
73
63
66
34
39
49
63
73
9242
#9242
David Kinsombi
Germany
SC Paderborn 07
CM
66
68
64
62
67
63
73
66
68
64
62
67
63
73
11192
#11192
Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh
Gambia
Tromsø IL
CB
65
71
26
41
55
63
72
65
71
26
41
55
63
72
9690
#9690
Peter Kioso
Congo DR
Peterborough
RB
66
69
45
58
63
63
68
66
69
45
58
63
63
68
3604
#3604
Maurits Kjaergaard
Denmark
RB Salzburg
CM
72
75
70
72
72
63
77
72
75
70
72
72
63
77
4400
#4400
Mateusz Klich
Poland
Cracovia
CM
71
66
69
72
70
63
74
71
66
69
72
70
63
74
7192
#7192
Anders Klynge
Denmark
FK Bodø/Glimt
CM
68
67
60
65
68
63
69
68
67
60
65
68
63
69
9926
#9926
Matúš Kmeť
Slovakia
Górnik Zabrze
RB
66
66
39
62
63
63
61
66
66
39
62
63
63
61
13963
#13963
Devon Koswal
Suriname
SC Telstar
CB
62
67
33
42
41
63
67
62
67
33
42
41
63
67
13118
#13118
Dimitrios Kottas
Greece
PAOK FC
CB
63
61
35
50
47
63
67
63
61
35
50
47
63
67
12118
#12118
Julien Kouadio
France
FC Annecy
CB
64
66
29
47
57
63
71
64
66
29
47
57
63
71
9942
#9942
Arsène Kouassi
Burkina Faso
FC Lorient
LB
66
61
39
56
66
63
68
66
61
39
56
66
63
68
7099
#7099
Bledian Krasniqi
Kosovo
FC Zürich
CM
68
71
66
67
71
63
61
68
71
66
67
71
63
61
11058
#11058
Tobias Kraulich
Germany
Rot-Weiss Essen
CB
65
60
42
52
50
63
74
65
60
42
52
50
63
74
12283
#12283
Ivan Kričak
Serbia
Östers IF
CB
64
53
26
46
53
63
70
64
53
26
46
53
63
70
8359
#8359
David Kruse
Denmark
IFK Göteborg
CM
67
58
62
65
64
63
71
67
58
62
65
64
63
71
11671
#11671
Krzysztof Kubica
Poland
Bruk-Bet
CDM
64
59
55
57
55
63
71
64
59
55
57
55
63
71
8512
#8512
Rafał Kurzawa
Poland
Bruk-Bet
CM
67
51
63
69
67
63
63
67
51
63
69
67
63
63
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