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.

17552
#17552
Jin Jun Seo
Korea Republic
Gangwon FC
ST
52
63
50
38
52
22
52
52
63
50
38
52
22
52
6935
#6935
Antoine Joujou
France
FC Famalicão
LM
69
70
65
63
71
22
53
69
70
65
63
71
22
53
16193
#16193
Jung Ji Hoon
Korea Republic
Gwangju FC
LM
58
63
52
49
62
22
43
58
63
52
49
62
22
43
3524
#3524
Cornelia Kapocs
Sweden
Liverpool
LM
73
69
72
68
74
22
62
73
69
72
68
74
22
62
13154
#13154
Thomas Kastanaras
Germany
VfB Stuttgart II
ST
63
61
64
51
60
22
62
63
61
64
51
60
22
62
14455
#14455
Joshua Kayode
Republic of Ireland
Rotherham Utd
ST
61
74
59
51
58
22
66
61
74
59
51
58
22
66
16126
#16126
Kim Kyung Joon
Korea Republic
Gimcheon Sangmu
ST
58
74
55
37
57
22
60
58
74
55
37
57
22
60
17550
#17550
Tom King
England
Cheltenham Town
ST
52
72
51
37
53
22
44
52
72
51
37
53
22
44
11181
#11181
Luca Kjerrumgaard
Denmark
Watford
ST
65
68
63
49
61
22
67
65
68
63
49
61
22
67
13610
#13610
Ali Yavuz Kol
Turkey
Kasımpaşa
LW
62
77
60
56
63
22
65
62
77
60
56
63
22
65
13142
#13142
Sury Lamontana
Italy
FC Zürich
ST
63
67
64
52
62
22
54
63
67
64
52
62
22
54
15684
#15684
Julian Larsson
Sweden
Burton Albion
ST
59
72
58
48
60
22
50
59
72
58
48
60
22
50
11138
#11138
Marcus Lindberg
Denmark
IK Sirius
CAM
65
66
63
61
64
22
59
65
66
63
61
64
22
59
9043
#9043
Flabián Londoño
Colombia
Carabobo FC
ST
67
78
65
53
66
22
61
67
78
65
53
66
22
61
17721
#17721
Seilenthang Lotjem
India
Mumbai City FC
ST
50
69
53
45
51
22
36
50
69
53
45
51
22
36
11003
#11003
Don Deedson Louicius
Haiti
FC Dallas
RW
65
84
62
54
66
22
57
65
84
62
54
66
22
57
17870
#17870
Ma Haoqi
China PR
Zhejiang Pro
RM
47
50
48
42
50
22
40
47
50
48
42
50
22
40
14607
#14607
Lanroy Machine
France
Angers SCO
ST
61
70
57
42
63
22
62
61
70
57
42
63
22
62
17397
#17397
Kyrell Malcolm
England
Salford City
RM
53
80
44
45
55
22
40
53
80
44
45
55
22
40
9114
#9114
Barbero
Spain
Arouca
ST
67
59
69
56
59
22
69
67
59
69
56
59
22
69
13034
#13034
Charlie McNeill
England
Sheffield Wed
ST
63
69
64
55
61
22
60
63
69
64
55
61
22
60
10178
#10178
Robin Meißner
Germany
VfL Osnabrück
ST
66
71
65
44
63
22
68
66
71
65
44
63
22
68
11982
#11982
Benji Michel
United States
HJK Helsinki
RM
64
82
64
53
64
22
58
64
82
64
53
64
22
58
13896
#13896
Georgi Minoungou
Côte d'Ivoire
Sounders FC
RM
62
88
43
47
71
22
50
62
88
43
47
71
22
50
8868
#8868
Mo Jae Hyeon
Korea Republic
Gangwon FC
RM
67
82
63
57
69
22
64
67
82
63
57
69
22
64
8930
#8930
Simon Murray
Scotland
Dundee FC
ST
67
79
66
48
65
22
73
67
79
66
48
65
22
73
17410
#17410
Matthew Murray
Republic of Ireland
Cork City
LM
53
71
45
44
56
22
43
53
71
45
44
56
22
43
13088
#13088
Charly Nouck
Denmark
Viborg FF
RW
63
88
51
46
71
22
49
63
88
51
46
71
22
49
16483
#16483
Christian Nwachukwu
Nigeria
Sheffield Utd
LM
57
78
55
48
62
22
39
57
78
55
48
62
22
39
10777
#10777
Obilor Denzel Okeke
Norway
Hammarby IF
LW
65
81
60
57
67
22
70
65
81
60
57
67
22
70
10715
#10715
Cleiton Silva
Brazil
East Bengal
ST
65
74
65
61
64
22
74
65
74
65
61
64
22
74
13894
#13894
Toyosi Olusanya
England
Doncaster
ST
62
83
60
51
64
22
42
62
83
60
51
64
22
42
15747
#15747
Obasi Onyebuchi
Nigeria
Vålerenga Fotball
LW
59
78
50
49
62
22
37
59
78
50
49
62
22
37
6858
#6858
Juanto Ortuño
Spain
AD Ceuta FC
ST
69
69
69
59
70
22
66
69
69
69
59
70
22
66
16056
#16056
Raphael Ott
Germany
Viktoria Köln
ST
58
73
56
53
61
22
48
58
73
56
53
61
22
48
15124
#15124
Patrick Ouotro
Côte d'Ivoire
AS Nancy Lorraine
ST
60
71
58
43
61
22
65
60
71
58
43
61
22
65
7986
#7986
Pablo Pagis
France
FC Lorient
LM
68
67
66
60
71
22
59
68
67
66
60
71
22
59
36
#36
Ewa Pajor
Poland
FC Barcelona
ST
88
87
88
64
88
22
71
88
87
88
64
88
22
71
17521
#17521
Park Jeong Hoon
Korea Republic
FC Anyang
LW
52
64
49
42
55
22
54
52
64
49
42
55
22
54
13151
#13151
Alexandre Parsemain
France
FC Lugano
ST
63
67
67
47
57
22
60
63
67
67
47
57
22
60
8849
#8849
Joakim Persson
Sweden
IK Sirius
RW
67
88
61
58
66
22
63
67
88
61
58
66
22
63
4157
#4157
Rayan Philippe
France
Hamburger SV
ST
72
90
69
56
73
22
66
72
90
69
56
73
22
66
17202
#17202
Nelson Pierre
United States
Whitecaps FC
ST
54
72
49
41
53
22
63
54
72
49
41
53
22
63
13101
#13101
Oskar Pietuszewski
Poland
Jagiellonia
LM
63
79
53
55
66
22
50
63
79
53
55
66
22
50
17664
#17664
Julian Placias
United States
KVC Westerlo
ST
51
49
50
37
46
22
64
51
49
50
37
46
22
64
5981
#5981
Luciano Pons
Argentina
Bucaramanga
ST
70
61
72
51
63
22
69
70
61
72
51
63
22
69
9904
#9904
Alexandru Pop
Romania
FC Dinamo 1948
ST
66
78
65
59
67
22
65
66
78
65
59
67
22
65
3349
#3349
Romell Quioto
Honduras
Al Najmah
ST
73
81
71
69
72
22
76
73
81
71
69
72
22
76
8878
#8878
Mihnea Rădulescu
Romania
Univ. Craiova
RM
67
89
61
58
68
22
59
67
89
61
58
68
22
59
12202
#12202
Marko Raguž
Austria
FK Austria Wien
ST
64
54
63
59
68
22
59
64
54
63
59
68
22
59
16034
#16034
Pepijn Reulen
Holland
NAC Breda
ST
58
73
60
44
56
22
60
58
73
60
44
56
22
60
7959
#7959
Rodrigo Ribeiro
Portugal
Sporting CP
ST
68
71
66
58
71
22
59
68
71
66
58
71
22
59
11059
#11059
Facundo Rodríguez
Uruguay
Boston River
ST
65
72
66
59
64
22
58
65
72
66
59
64
22
58
8052
#8052
Álvaro
Uruguay
Elche CF
ST
68
63
66
60
66
22
59
68
63
66
60
66
22
59
17105
#17105
José Alexander Rondón
Venezuela
Caracas FC
ST
55
64
53
39
50
22
55
55
64
53
39
50
22
55
12140
#12140
Jacen Russell-Rowe
Canada
Columbus Crew
ST
64
73
63
47
61
22
66
64
73
63
47
61
22
66
10192
#10192
Pablo Sáenz
Spain
Granada CF
ST
66
69
63
54
68
22
54
66
69
63
54
68
22
54
4240
#4240
Ronivaldo
Brazil
Blau-Weiss Linz
ST
72
71
75
57
69
22
70
72
71
75
57
69
22
70
17512
#17512
Daniel Sandu
Romania
SC Oțelul Galați
CAM
52
68
49
48
55
22
46
52
68
49
48
55
22
46
13137
#13137
Ibou Sané
Senegal
FC Metz
ST
63
71
62
50
65
22
52
63
71
62
50
65
22
52
10749
#10749
Seo Jin Su
Korea Republic
Daejeon Hana
ST
65
84
63
57
67
22
65
65
84
63
57
67
22
65
15503
#15503
Shin Sang Eun
Korea Republic
Jeju United
RW
59
81
50
51
60
22
64
59
81
50
51
60
22
64
11227
#11227
Stiven Shpendi
Albania
Empoli
ST
65
62
67
51
67
22
55
65
62
67
51
67
22
55
17736
#17736
Thoi Singh
India
NorthEast United
LW
50
69
42
39
54
22
42
50
69
42
39
54
22
42
2351
#2351
Joëlle Smits
Holland
Ajax
ST
75
73
76
57
72
22
68
75
73
76
57
72
22
68
11782
#11782
Ruel Sotiriou
Cyprus
Bristol Rovers
ST
64
82
64
56
68
22
62
64
82
64
56
68
22
62
16565
#16565
Barney Stewart
England
Falkirk
ST
57
62
56
41
53
22
56
57
62
56
41
53
22
56
13119
#13119
Gonzalo Tapia
Chile
Palestino
ST
63
68
64
43
60
22
66
63
68
64
43
60
22
66
11983
#11983
Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba
Burkina Faso
Radomiak Radom
ST
64
81
65
54
66
22
55
64
81
65
54
66
22
55
15520
#15520
Hermann Tebily
France
Rodez AF
ST
59
72
57
52
60
22
63
59
72
57
52
60
22
63
10922
#10922
Søren Tengstedt
Denmark
Go Ahead Eagles
CAM
65
69
64
61
68
22
65
65
69
64
61
68
22
65
10028
#10028
Timmy Thiele
Germany
Energie Cottbus
ST
66
73
66
50
61
22
75
66
73
66
50
61
22
75
17656
#17656
Cillian Tollett
Republic of Ireland
Galway United
ST
51
70
50
34
50
22
46
51
70
50
34
50
22
46
6890
#6890
Nicolò Tresoldi
Germany
Club Brugge
ST
69
78
65
50
68
22
68
69
78
65
50
68
22
68
17789
#17789
David Vazquez
United States
San Diego FC
LW
49
67
50
39
51
22
39
49
67
50
39
51
22
39
8062
#8062
Žan Vipotnik
Slovenia
Swansea City
ST
68
62
67
55
65
22
64
68
62
67
55
65
22
64
17541
#17541
Kieran Wilson
Scotland
Exeter City
ST
52
58
51
39
48
22
64
52
58
51
39
48
22
64
4955
#4955
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu
Ghana
Qingdao W. Coast
ST
71
83
70
53
68
22
72
71
83
70
53
68
22
72
15175
#15175
Darren Yapi
United States
Colorado Rapids
ST
60
74
55
45
62
22
59
60
74
55
45
62
22
59
15236
#15236
Poyraz Yıldırım
Turkey
Antalyaspor
ST
60
63
61
46
58
22
58
60
63
61
46
58
22
58
16872
#16872
Zheng Haoqian
China PR
Wuhan Three Towns
ST
56
63
54
37
55
22
57
56
63
54
37
55
22
57
8910
#8910
Yannick Agnero
Côte d'Ivoire
Lech Poznań
ST
67
84
66
50
65
21
69
67
84
66
50
65
21
69
14668
#14668
Hemsley Akpa-Chukwu
Cameroon
Bari
ST
61
56
61
50
59
21
58
61
56
61
50
59
21
58
16137
#16137
Metehan Altunbaş
Turkey
Eyüpspor
ST
58
62
59
49
59
21
54
58
62
59
49
59
21
54
13011
#13011
Ayoube Amaimouni
Morocco
TSG Hoffenheim II
RW
63
71
65
57
68
21
50
63
71
65
57
68
21
50
11241
#11241
Gabriele Artistico
Italy
Spezia
ST
65
64
67
50
67
21
52
65
64
67
50
67
21
52
8683
#8683
Joel Asoro
Sweden
FC Metz
RM
67
89
64
56
67
21
70
67
89
64
56
67
21
70
17669
#17669
Jamie Atangana
Switzerland
Servette FC
ST
51
61
50
38
49
21
48
51
61
50
38
49
21
48
12024
#12024
Yusuf Barası
Turkey
Kasımpaşa
ST
64
75
65
52
66
21
61
64
75
65
52
66
21
61
16171
#16171
David Barbu
Romania
UTA Arad
RM
58
69
48
54
62
21
43
58
69
48
54
62
21
43
17535
#17535
Jaiden Bartolo
Gibraltar
Wycombe
ST
52
70
51
40
52
21
49
52
70
51
40
52
21
49
9950
#9950
Fortune Bassey
Nigeria
Ferencvárosi TC
ST
66
75
65
61
64
21
67
66
75
65
61
64
21
67
13856
#13856
Daniel Bennie
Australia
QPR
RM
62
72
59
55
64
21
55
62
72
59
55
64
21
55
11155
#11155
Théo Berdayes
Switzerland
FC Sion
RM
65
73
59
54
66
21
60
65
73
59
54
66
21
60
13828
#13828
Maxime Blé
France
SC Bastia
ST
62
77
64
47
63
21
55
62
77
64
47
63
21
55
16145
#16145
Dmytro Bohdanov
Ukraine
Union Berlin
ST
58
67
60
42
56
21
57
58
67
60
42
56
21
57
17546
#17546
Raul Bucur
Romania
FC Petrolul
ST
52
62
52
41
53
21
51
52
62
52
41
53
21
51
15150
#15150
Eliot Bujupi
Kosovo
KVC Westerlo
ST
60
62
61
54
58
21
62
60
62
61
54
58
21
62
11113
#11113
Vitor Gabriel
Brazil
Gangwon FC
ST
65
79
62
43
63
21
69
65
79
62
43
63
21
69
14295
#14295
Haroune Camara
Saudi Arabia
Al Nassr
ST
61
83
59
50
59
21
70
61
83
59
50
59
21
70
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