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.

6231
#6231
Tuomas Ollila
Finland
Paris FC
LB
69
79
57
65
64
63
66
69
79
57
65
64
63
66
8335
#8335
César Olmedo
Paraguay
Olimpia
RB
67
76
59
61
64
63
62
67
76
59
61
64
63
62
6494
#6494
Oliver Olsen
Denmark
Randers FC
RB
69
74
48
60
62
63
73
69
74
48
60
62
63
73
14046
#14046
Wyatt Omsberg
United States
New England
CB
62
36
24
40
34
63
70
62
36
24
40
34
63
70
8241
#8241
Sakarias Opsahl
Norway
SK Brann
CM
67
68
63
66
66
63
66
67
68
63
66
66
63
66
1033
#1033
Maite Oroz
Spain
Spurs
CM
78
77
67
76
81
63
73
78
77
67
76
81
63
73
10789
#10789
Thomas Ortega
Argentina
Ind. Rivadavia
LB
65
71
36
56
66
63
64
65
71
36
56
66
63
64
5426
#5426
Ulises Ortegoza
Argentina
Talleres
CM
70
68
62
69
71
63
58
70
68
62
69
71
63
58
13175
#13175
Pablo Ortiz
Colombia
Houston Dynamo
CB
63
70
24
38
53
63
68
63
70
24
38
53
63
68
7507
#7507
Ángel Ortiz
Spain
Real Betis
RB
68
72
48
64
68
63
60
68
72
48
64
68
63
60
7395
#7395
Sergio Ortuño
Spain
Cádiz CF
CM
68
62
63
62
67
63
64
68
62
63
62
67
63
64
6032
#6032
Horacio Orzán
Argentina
FBC Melgar
CDM
69
83
56
70
70
63
73
69
83
56
70
70
63
73
7239
#7239
Ben Osborn
England
Stockport
CM
68
63
64
70
70
63
59
68
63
64
70
70
63
59
9949
#9949
Robin Østrøm
Norway
Silkeborg IF
LB
66
69
36
55
58
63
72
66
69
36
55
58
63
72
10852
#10852
Vince Osuji
Nigeria
Club Brugge
CB
65
78
31
49
58
63
73
65
78
31
49
58
63
73
13189
#13189
Gabriel Otegbayo
Republic of Ireland
Sheffield Wed
CB
63
60
32
40
47
63
69
63
60
32
40
47
63
69
13136
#13136
Sebastian Otoa
Denmark
Genoa
CB
63
63
34
48
50
63
64
63
63
34
48
50
63
64
8497
#8497
Filip Ottosson
Sweden
Sandefjord
CDM
67
64
54
65
64
63
67
67
64
54
65
64
63
67
1769
#1769
Azzedine Ounahi
Morocco
Girona FC
CM
76
64
66
73
77
63
67
76
64
66
73
77
63
67
8978
#8978
Leonard Owusu
Ghana
Fredrikstad FK
CDM
67
57
39
55
62
63
74
67
57
39
55
62
63
74
9381
#9381
Ogün Özçiçek
Turkey
Gaziantep
CM
66
67
57
66
70
63
59
66
67
57
66
70
63
59
7268
#7268
David Ozoh
England
Derby County
CDM
68
65
55
61
68
63
76
68
65
55
61
68
63
76
6111
#6111
Kenneth Paal
Suriname
Antalyaspor
LB
69
81
52
66
68
63
71
69
81
52
66
68
63
71
10522
#10522
Ante Palaversa
Croatia
Aberdeen
CDM
65
51
64
63
62
63
68
65
51
64
63
62
63
68
2442
#2442
Antonio Palumbo
Italy
Palermo
CAM
74
71
67
71
74
63
79
74
71
67
71
74
63
79
7121
#7121
Giannis Papanikolaou
Greece
Çaykur Rizespor
CDM
68
72
56
63
67
63
76
68
72
56
63
67
63
76
7070
#7070
Aurore Paprzycki
France
Marseille
CDM
68
70
61
68
70
63
70
68
70
61
68
70
63
70
9531
#9531
Gaëtan Paquiez
France
Grenoble Foot 38
RB
66
72
45
58
62
63
73
66
72
45
58
62
63
73
12309
#12309
Facundo Parada
Uruguay
Cerro Largo
CB
64
50
29
43
45
63
72
64
50
29
43
45
63
72
12039
#12039
Maksim Paskotši
Estonia
KAA Gent
CB
64
59
40
54
56
63
67
64
59
40
54
56
63
67
3042
#3042
Martín Payero
Argentina
Cremonese
CM
73
70
65
72
76
63
71
73
70
65
72
76
63
71
7426
#7426
Yeferson Paz
Colombia
Sassuolo
RB
68
72
51
63
68
63
63
68
72
51
63
68
63
63
14035
#14035
Aurélien Pelon
France
Rodez AF
CB
62
60
30
37
40
63
68
62
60
30
37
40
63
68
9523
#9523
Fabrizio Peralta
Paraguay
Cerro Porteño
CDM
66
61
60
60
62
63
68
66
61
60
60
62
63
68
10450
#10450
Andrés Perea
United States
New York City FC
CDM
65
72
50
59
64
63
68
65
72
50
59
64
63
68
10011
#10011
Agustín Pereira
Uruguay
Racing Club
RB
66
73
35
57
61
63
59
66
73
35
57
61
63
59
250
#250
Pedro Gonçalves
Portugal
Sporting CP
CAM
83
77
82
83
84
63
68
83
77
82
83
84
63
68
1942
#1942
Mathias Pereira Lage
Portugal
FC St. Pauli
LW
75
86
72
74
74
63
66
75
86
72
74
74
63
66
2565
#2565
Joaquín Pereyra
Argentina
Minnesota United
CM
74
67
67
75
73
63
66
74
67
67
75
73
63
66
7770
#7770
Elías Pereyra
Argentina
Instituto
LB
68
82
32
54
66
63
65
68
82
32
54
66
63
65
6802
#6802
Jacopo Petriccione
Italy
Catanzaro
CDM
69
46
51
69
69
63
62
69
46
51
69
69
63
62
9254
#9254
Daniel Phillips
Trinidad and Tobago
Stevenage
CDM
66
75
56
59
62
63
81
66
75
56
59
62
63
81
8970
#8970
Edoardo Pieragnolo
Italy
Sassuolo
LB
67
70
34
60
61
63
63
67
70
34
60
61
63
63
1005
#1005
Clara Pinedo
Spain
Athletic Club
CAM
78
82
76
76
78
63
67
78
82
76
76
78
63
67
2957
#2957
Brianna Pinto
United States
NC Courage
ST
73
84
68
72
76
63
72
73
84
68
72
76
63
72
12112
#12112
Nils Piwernetz
Germany
FC Schweinfurt 05
LB
64
71
31
47
60
63
62
64
71
31
47
60
63
62
12233
#12233
Bujar Pllana
Kosovo
Lechia Gdańsk
CB
64
63
35
44
41
63
74
64
63
35
44
41
63
74
11815
#11815
Noah Plume
Germany
TSV Havelse
CB
64
59
50
53
56
63
71
64
59
50
53
56
63
71
7867
#7867
Matt Polster
United States
New England
CDM
68
44
46
64
62
63
77
68
44
46
64
62
63
77
9467
#9467
Fabio Ponsi
Italy
Modena
RB
66
72
50
58
64
63
70
66
72
50
58
64
63
70
9305
#9305
Ovidiu Popescu
Romania
UTA Arad
CDM
66
67
59
62
59
63
79
66
67
59
62
59
63
79
6034
#6034
Brad Potts
England
Preston
RB
69
70
68
67
67
63
78
69
70
68
67
67
63
78
8198
#8198
Mateusz Praszelik
Poland
Cracovia
CM
67
70
63
67
71
63
63
67
70
63
67
71
63
63
12045
#12045
Franjo Prce
Croatia
FC Petrolul
CB
64
59
40
51
53
63
72
64
59
40
51
53
63
72
10762
#10762
Sophie Profé
Germany
Hamburger SV
LB
65
73
48
59
57
63
57
65
73
48
59
57
63
57
13146
#13146
Lucas Quintana
Paraguay
Cerro Porteño
CB
63
68
37
42
45
63
66
63
68
37
42
45
63
66
12221
#12221
Joe Redmond
Republic of Ireland
St. Pats
CB
64
50
38
46
52
63
74
64
50
38
46
52
63
74
12150
#12150
João Pedro
Brazil
Radomiak Radom
LB
64
66
27
55
55
63
64
64
66
27
55
55
63
64
14508
#14508
Leon Reichardt
Germany
FC Hansa Rostock
CB
61
58
38
52
55
63
60
61
58
38
52
55
63
60
9509
#9509
Juan Requena
Argentina
Dep. Táchira
CM
66
63
55
64
66
63
63
66
63
55
64
66
63
63
6248
#6248
Stije Resink
Holland
FC Groningen
CDM
69
69
58
65
67
63
71
69
69
58
65
67
63
71
11915
#11915
Camilo Rey Domenech
Argentina
Boca Juniors
CDM
64
65
39
56
59
63
64
64
65
39
56
59
63
64
7143
#7143
Cafú
Portugal
Kasımpaşa
CDM
68
57
68
65
66
63
76
68
57
68
65
66
63
76
11745
#11745
Julian Rieckmann
Germany
SV Waldhof
CDM
64
65
43
55
57
63
73
64
65
43
55
57
63
73
8444
#8444
Lautaro Ríos
Argentina
Banfield
CM
67
68
57
62
67
63
62
67
68
57
62
67
63
62
12217
#12217
Clark Robertson
Scotland
Dundee FC
CB
64
53
30
52
57
63
68
64
53
30
52
57
63
68
11284
#11284
Bastián Roco
Chile
Unión Española
CB
65
64
26
37
49
63
75
65
64
26
37
49
63
75
7634
#7634
Milan Rodić
Serbia
FC Zürich
LB
68
69
53
55
64
63
65
68
69
53
55
64
63
65
12671
#12671
Brayan Rodríguez
Venezuela
Caracas FC
CB
63
67
44
55
54
63
69
63
67
44
55
54
63
69
9401
#9401
Vicente Rodríguez
Venezuela
Caracas FC
CM
66
66
60
65
63
63
64
66
66
60
65
63
63
64
1639
#1639
Dani Rodríguez
Spain
RCD Mallorca
CAM
76
76
74
75
74
63
66
76
76
74
75
74
63
66
7040
#7040
Marko Rog
Croatia
Cagliari
CM
68
72
67
69
72
63
66
68
72
67
69
72
63
66
9797
#9797
Samuel Rogers
United States
Chicago Fire FC
CB
66
65
42
53
60
63
78
66
65
42
53
60
63
78
9426
#9426
Franz Roggow
Germany
Hannover 96
CDM
66
61
59
63
64
63
70
66
61
59
63
64
63
70
2460
#2460
Merlin Röhl
Germany
Everton
CAM
74
81
65
68
75
63
71
74
81
65
68
75
63
71
3733
#3733
Nicklas Røjkjær
Denmark
FC Nordsjælland
CM
72
70
68
68
70
63
70
72
70
68
68
70
63
70
6112
#6112
Connor Ronan
Republic of Ireland
Colorado Rapids
CDM
69
67
65
70
72
63
64
69
67
65
70
72
63
64
8205
#8205
Alex Rufer
New Zealand
Well. Phoenix
CDM
67
64
59
65
67
63
78
67
64
59
65
67
63
78
5245
#5245
Kyriani Sabbe
Belgium
Club Brugge
RB
70
75
56
69
70
63
69
70
75
56
69
70
63
69
7255
#7255
Besard Sabovic
Sweden
Austin FC
CM
68
55
65
67
66
63
72
68
55
65
67
66
63
72
13174
#13174
Leard Sadriu
Kosovo
FC Argeș
CB
63
60
31
46
46
63
70
63
60
31
46
46
63
70
11104
#11104
Nicolas Saint-Ruf
France
AS Nancy Lorraine
CB
65
68
27
49
55
63
75
65
68
27
49
55
63
75
8781
#8781
Íñigo Sainz-Maza
Spain
R. Racing Club
CDM
67
71
36
58
64
63
70
67
71
36
58
64
63
70
8255
#8255
Henri Saivet
Senegal
Clermont Foot 63
CAM
67
59
65
69
66
63
68
67
59
65
69
66
63
68
8350
#8350
Matheus Índio
Brazil
Qingdao W. Coast
CDM
67
74
49
57
65
63
76
67
74
49
57
65
63
76
1043
#1043
Roland Sallai
Hungary
Galatasaray
RM
78
77
71
71
79
63
74
78
77
71
71
79
63
74
7337
#7337
Shurandy Sambo
Curaçao
Sparta Rotterdam
RB
68
78
45
59
67
63
72
68
78
45
59
67
63
72
8011
#8011
Sergi Samper
Spain
Motor Lublin
CDM
68
39
44
66
65
63
64
68
39
44
66
65
63
64
7654
#7654
Ishé Samuels-Smith
England
Swansea City
LB
68
75
43
60
62
63
66
68
75
43
60
62
63
66
2994
#2994
Alvyn Sanches
Switzerland
BSC Young Boys
CAM
73
84
64
69
77
63
66
73
84
64
69
77
63
66
8356
#8356
Nazim Sangaré
Turkey
Gaziantep
RB
67
80
47
59
67
63
67
67
80
47
59
67
63
67
7432
#7432
Thiago Santamaría
Argentina
IDV
RB
68
75
45
61
67
63
68
68
75
45
61
67
63
68
6704
#6704
Vinko Šapina
Germany
Dynamo Dresden
CDM
69
51
49
62
62
63
81
69
51
49
62
62
63
81
7539
#7539
Rodrigo Saravia
Uruguay
Belgrano
CDM
68
67
55
63
52
63
74
68
67
55
63
52
63
74
4480
#4480
Elvis Sarić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Qingdao Hainiu
CM
71
64
63
71
70
63
75
71
64
63
71
70
63
75
10726
#10726
Satrústegui
Spain
Cultural Leonesa
CB
65
68
46
55
56
63
71
65
68
46
55
56
63
71
11172
#11172
Widen Saucedo
Bolivia
San Antonio
RB
65
73
30
51
47
63
67
65
73
30
51
47
63
67
8349
#8349
Charlie Savage
Wales
Reading
CM
67
56
64
66
63
63
72
67
56
64
66
63
63
72
11396
#11396
Rodrigo Sayavedra
Argentina
Dep. Riestra
LB
64
71
56
62
67
63
59
64
71
56
62
67
63
59
6291
#6291
Gökhan Sazdağı
Turkey
Kayserispor
RB
69
69
64
66
66
63
62
69
69
64
66
66
63
62
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