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.

2252
#2252
Esme Morgan
England
Washington Spirit
CB
75
75
34
71
68
75
71
75
75
34
71
68
75
71
1904
#1904
Harold Moukoudi
Cameroon
AEK Athens
CB
76
49
35
56
58
75
87
76
49
35
56
58
75
87
2371
#2371
Abdoulaye Ndiaye
Senegal
Parma
CB
75
67
31
51
51
75
75
75
67
31
51
51
75
75
2304
#2304
Victor Nelsson
Denmark
Hellas Verona
CB
75
61
43
60
66
75
77
75
61
43
60
66
75
77
2975
#2975
Obinna Nwobodo
Nigeria
FC Cincinnati
CDM
73
82
61
64
70
75
74
73
82
61
64
70
75
74
1791
#1791
Jake O'Brien
Republic of Ireland
Everton
CB
76
77
49
64
61
75
79
76
77
49
64
61
75
79
2353
#2353
Dara O'Shea
Republic of Ireland
Ipswich
CB
75
69
33
55
58
75
76
75
69
33
55
58
75
76
3552
#3552
Marthine Østenstad
Norway
Frankfurt
CB
73
66
40
55
50
75
71
73
66
40
55
50
75
71
2001
#2001
Salih Özcan
Turkey
Borussia Dortmund
CDM
75
70
59
68
73
75
79
75
70
59
68
73
75
79
2949
#2949
Pacheco
Spain
D. Alavés
CB
74
48
22
52
51
75
68
74
48
22
52
51
75
68
1982
#1982
Ella Palis
France
Montpellier
CM
75
66
69
70
73
75
74
75
66
69
70
73
75
74
1605
#1605
Renato Veiga
Portugal
Villarreal CF
CB
76
73
60
73
72
75
82
76
73
60
73
72
75
82
3537
#3537
Lucy Parker
England
Aston Villa
CB
73
55
39
60
61
75
74
73
55
39
60
61
75
74
1858
#1858
Strahinja Pavlović
Serbia
Milano FC
CB
76
70
43
51
64
75
83
76
70
43
51
64
75
83
2898
#2898
Alexandre Penetra
Portugal
AZ
CB
74
67
36
56
59
75
75
74
67
36
56
59
75
75
2294
#2294
Xènia Pérez
Spain
Atlético de Madrid
CB
75
63
42
66
66
75
72
75
63
42
66
66
75
72
2320
#2320
Denys Popov
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
CB
75
65
42
55
64
75
78
75
65
42
55
64
75
78
2948
#2948
Carlos Quintana
Argentina
Rosario Central
CB
74
34
38
48
51
75
78
74
34
38
48
51
75
78
2343
#2343
Luiz Felipe
Italy
Rayo Vallecano
CB
75
68
29
61
67
75
71
75
68
29
61
67
75
71
1105
#1105
Marc Roca
Spain
Real Betis
CDM
78
59
66
75
74
75
75
78
59
66
75
74
75
75
2861
#2861
Max Rosenfelder
Germany
SC Freiburg
CB
74
82
30
57
67
75
68
74
82
30
57
67
75
68
800
#800
Nicolò Rovella
Italy
Latium
CDM
79
76
63
77
78
75
71
79
76
63
77
78
75
71
138
#138
Fabián Ruiz
Spain
Paris SG
CM
85
61
77
80
81
75
72
85
61
77
80
81
75
72
2325
#2325
Thiniba Samoura
France
Paris SG
CB
75
72
32
58
69
75
72
75
72
32
58
69
75
72
622
#622
Xaver Schlager
Austria
RB Leipzig
CDM
80
69
70
74
78
75
78
80
69
70
74
78
75
78
2248
#2248
Lara Schmidt
Germany
SV Werder Bremen
CB
75
64
57
64
57
75
78
75
64
57
64
57
75
78
2876
#2876
Alidu Seidu
Ghana
Stade Rennais FC
CB
74
61
43
61
70
75
67
74
61
43
61
70
75
67
611
#611
Douglas Luiz
Brazil
Nott'm Forest
CM
80
67
75
82
80
75
70
80
67
75
82
80
75
70
2882
#2882
Asger Sørensen
Denmark
Sparta Praha
CB
74
57
45
61
61
75
76
74
57
45
61
61
75
76
1008
#1008
Jens Stage
Denmark
SV Werder Bremen
CM
78
63
73
74
77
75
79
78
63
73
74
77
75
79
2915
#2915
Julia Stierli
Switzerland
SC Freiburg
CB
74
55
48
52
55
75
74
74
55
48
52
55
75
74
2272
#2272
César Tárrega
Spain
Valencia CF
CB
75
63
45
59
67
75
80
75
63
45
59
67
75
80
139
#139
Youri Tielemans
Belgium
Aston Villa
CM
85
54
79
85
80
75
72
85
54
79
85
80
75
72
1313
#1313
Kieran Tierney
Scotland
Celtic
LB
77
76
60
75
76
75
73
77
76
60
75
76
75
73
1068
#1068
Paula Tomás
Spain
Aston Villa
LB
78
82
49
74
76
75
76
78
82
49
74
76
75
76
2253
#2253
Gernot Trauner
Austria
Feyenoord
CB
75
55
56
65
63
75
79
75
55
56
65
63
75
79
1162
#1162
André
Brazil
Wolves
CDM
78
58
58
74
77
75
72
78
58
58
74
77
75
72
4024
#4024
Christy Ucheibe
Nigeria
SL Benfica
CDM
72
71
48
61
65
75
69
72
71
48
61
65
75
69
2213
#2213
Valdezate
Spain
Roma
CB
75
74
50
61
64
75
75
75
74
50
61
64
75
75
2368
#2368
Mike van der Hoorn
Holland
FC Utrecht
CB
75
58
44
52
45
75
81
75
58
44
52
45
75
81
828
#828
Alan Varela
Argentina
FC Porto
CDM
79
70
65
74
73
75
78
79
70
65
74
73
75
78
2725
#2725
Katrine Veje
Denmark
Roma
CB
74
66
45
73
68
75
72
74
66
45
73
68
75
72
2214
#2214
Kevin Vogt
Germany
VfL Bochum 1848
CB
75
66
48
69
66
75
74
75
66
48
69
66
75
74
1870
#1870
Dani Weatherholt
United States
NC Courage
CDM
76
47
55
67
68
75
72
76
47
55
67
68
75
72
1151
#1151
Julian Weigl
Germany
Al Qadsiah
CDM
78
57
64
75
73
75
73
78
57
64
75
73
75
73
861
#861
Adam Wharton
England
Crystal Palace
CDM
79
62
62
81
77
75
69
79
62
62
81
77
75
69
2217
#2217
Maximilian Wöber
Austria
SV Werder Bremen
CB
75
64
52
67
64
75
76
75
64
52
67
64
75
76
3594
#3594
Joe Worrall
England
Burnley
CB
73
48
25
51
45
75
76
73
48
25
51
45
75
76
491
#491
Sarah Zadrazil
Austria
FC Bayern München
CDM
81
66
69
73
80
75
85
81
66
69
73
80
75
85
596
#596
Warren Zaïre-Emery
France
Paris SG
CM
80
79
68
76
79
75
79
80
79
68
76
79
75
79
3566
#3566
Nathan Zézé
France
Neom
CB
73
61
36
51
60
75
68
73
61
36
51
60
75
68
2848
#2848
David Zima
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
CB
74
76
38
54
62
75
75
74
76
38
54
62
75
75
2885
#2885
Mohamed Abdelmonem
Egypt
OGC Nice
CB
74
62
40
63
61
74
74
74
62
40
63
61
74
74
2449
#2449
Michel Aebischer
Switzerland
Pisa
CM
74
66
67
72
75
74
70
74
66
67
72
75
74
70
2816
#2816
Anel Ahmedhodžić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Feyenoord
CB
74
72
41
59
61
74
78
74
72
41
59
61
74
78
2372
#2372
Joseph Aidoo
Ghana
Celta
CB
75
69
27
46
50
74
80
75
69
27
46
50
74
80
2103
#2103
Kristoffer Ajer
Norway
Brentford
RB
75
67
56
65
68
74
81
75
67
56
65
68
74
81
2814
#2814
Clément Akpa
Côte d'Ivoire
AJ Auxerre
CB
74
70
42
61
67
74
72
74
70
42
61
67
74
72
2926
#2926
Francisco Álvarez
Argentina
Argentinos Jrs.
CB
74
66
31
46
57
74
79
74
66
31
46
57
74
79
3344
#3344
Kervin Arriaga
Honduras
Levante UD
CDM
73
61
49
63
62
74
83
73
61
49
63
62
74
83
995
#995
Santiago Ascacíbar
Argentina
Estudiantes
CDM
78
78
73
72
75
74
74
78
78
73
72
75
74
74
2883
#2883
Eric Bailly
Côte d'Ivoire
R. Oviedo
CB
74
64
42
59
66
74
70
74
64
42
59
66
74
70
4356
#4356
Adrian Barišić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
FC Basel 1893
CB
72
56
27
45
41
74
77
72
56
27
45
41
74
77
360
#360
Pablo Barrios
Spain
Atlético de Madrid
CM
82
80
70
74
80
74
71
82
80
70
74
80
74
71
4262
#4262
Arseniy Batagov
Ukraine
Trabzonspor
CB
72
68
40
51
55
74
70
72
68
40
51
55
74
70
3250
#3250
Faustine Bataillard
France
AS Saint Étienne
CDM
73
69
55
64
70
74
67
73
69
55
64
70
74
67
3482
#3482
Emin Bayram
Turkey
KVC Westerlo
CB
73
60
40
60
70
74
72
73
60
40
60
70
74
72
2419
#2419
Riechedly Bazoer
Holland
Konyaspor
CB
74
67
68
73
74
74
74
74
67
68
73
74
74
74
3592
#3592
Jan Bednarek
Poland
FC Porto
CB
73
43
22
55
55
74
77
73
43
22
55
55
74
77
2690
#2690
Thomas Beelen
Holland
Feyenoord
CB
74
77
43
63
68
74
77
74
77
43
63
68
74
77
4337
#4337
Guro Bergsvand
Norway
VfL Wolfsburg
CB
72
64
30
48
55
74
69
72
64
30
48
55
74
69
3515
#3515
Malia Berkely
United States
NC Courage
CB
73
45
57
67
64
74
63
73
45
57
67
64
74
63
2040
#2040
Alejandra Bernabé
Spain
Liverpool
LB
75
76
54
68
72
74
75
75
76
54
68
72
74
75
2808
#2808
Jordan Beyer
Germany
Burnley
CB
74
72
34
63
69
74
74
74
72
34
63
69
74
74
2774
#2774
Bigas
Spain
Elche CF
CB
74
57
52
64
65
74
79
74
57
52
64
65
74
79
2327
#2327
El Chadaille Bitshiabu
France
RB Leipzig
CB
75
72
36
60
56
74
79
75
72
36
60
56
74
79
3589
#3589
Willy Boly
Côte d'Ivoire
Nott'm Forest
CB
73
34
36
59
55
74
71
73
34
36
59
55
74
71
3593
#3593
Toni Borevković
Croatia
Samsunspor
CB
73
45
30
47
49
74
80
73
45
30
47
49
74
80
2879
#2879
Sebastiaan Bornauw
Belgium
Leeds United
CB
74
69
45
59
55
74
74
74
69
45
59
55
74
74
1290
#1290
Hicham Boudaoui
Algeria
OGC Nice
CM
77
73
67
74
77
74
76
77
73
67
74
77
74
76
2801
#2801
Juan David Cabal
Colombia
Juventus
LB
74
72
38
69
65
74
69
74
72
38
69
65
74
69
2912
#2912
Duje Ćaleta-Car
Croatia
Real Sociedad
CB
74
58
39
55
59
74
76
74
58
39
55
59
74
76
2039
#2039
Estela Carbonell
Spain
Juventus
LB
75
83
51
70
72
74
69
75
83
51
70
72
74
69
2428
#2428
Cristian Cásseres Jr
Venezuela
Toulouse FC
CDM
74
77
64
68
72
74
74
74
77
64
68
72
74
74
1988
#1988
Dário Essugo
Portugal
Chelsea
CDM
75
76
58
64
73
74
81
75
76
58
64
73
74
81
1753
#1753
Timothy Castagne
Belgium
Fulham
RB
76
68
57
70
72
74
71
76
68
57
70
72
74
71
1989
#1989
Janice Cayman
Belgium
Leicester City
CDM
75
53
75
77
79
74
68
75
53
75
77
79
74
68
781
#781
Ryan Christie
Scotland
AFC Bournemouth
CDM
79
69
70
77
78
74
76
79
69
70
77
78
74
76
4298
#4298
Jake Clarke-Salter
England
QPR
CB
72
64
33
53
51
74
74
72
64
33
53
51
74
74
4167
#4167
Conor Coady
England
Wrexham
CB
72
43
56
71
64
74
66
72
43
56
71
64
74
66
5414
#5414
Séamus Coleman
Republic of Ireland
Everton
RB
70
51
65
70
70
74
61
70
51
65
70
70
74
61
2757
#2757
Ayrton Costa
Argentina
Boca Juniors
LB
74
72
46
63
65
74
75
74
72
46
63
65
74
75
3246
#3246
Vladimír Coufal
Czech Republic
TSG Hoffenheim
RB
73
58
56
70
70
74
71
73
58
56
70
70
74
71
3440
#3440
Nicolas Cozza
France
FC Nantes
LB
73
69
41
61
69
74
68
73
69
41
61
69
74
68
2942
#2942
Charlie Cresswell
England
Toulouse FC
CB
74
54
30
51
57
74
75
74
54
30
51
57
74
75
1591
#1591
Juan Cuadrado
Colombia
Pisa
RM
76
77
72
76
78
74
61
76
77
72
76
78
74
61
4324
#4324
José Fonte
Portugal
Casa Pia AC
CB
72
31
46
60
58
74
75
72
31
46
60
58
74
75
168
#168
Sara Däbritz
Germany
Real Madrid
CM
84
77
81
84
86
74
73
84
77
81
84
86
74
73
170
#170
Alphonso Davies
Canada
FC Bayern München
LB
84
94
66
78
85
74
76
84
94
66
78
85
74
76
763
#763
Rodinei
Brazil
Olympiacos FC
RB
79
81
66
73
79
74
77
79
81
66
73
79
74
77
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