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.

1926
#1926
Richard Sánchez
Paraguay
Racing Club
CM
75
77
68
74
75
72
77
75
77
68
74
75
72
77
4062
#4062
Javi Sánchez
Spain
R. Valladolid CF
CB
72
65
56
55
61
72
76
72
65
56
55
61
72
76
1797
#1797
Baptiste Santamaria
France
Valencia CF
CDM
76
42
67
73
74
72
75
76
42
67
73
74
72
75
8136
#8136
Daiane
Brazil
Portland Thorns
CB
68
54
24
55
46
72
63
68
54
24
55
46
72
63
2610
#2610
Liam Scales
Republic of Ireland
Celtic
CB
74
68
57
66
64
72
81
74
68
57
66
64
72
81
5011
#5011
Kalidou Sidibé
France
En Avant Guingamp
CDM
71
42
48
59
60
72
79
71
42
48
59
60
72
79
2445
#2445
Caroline Siems
Germany
SV Werder Bremen
LB
74
80
68
69
74
72
62
74
80
68
69
74
72
62
4716
#4716
Luca Sirch
Germany
Kaiserslautern
CB
71
70
46
64
63
72
73
71
70
46
64
63
72
73
4297
#4297
Hrvoje Smolčić
Croatia
Kocaelispor
CB
72
68
28
49
58
72
75
72
68
28
49
58
72
75
3198
#3198
John Souttar
Scotland
Rangers
CB
73
73
48
63
70
72
77
73
73
48
63
70
72
77
4700
#4700
Karel Spáčil
Czech Republic
Viktoria Plzeň
CB
71
67
51
61
65
72
73
71
67
51
61
65
72
73
3414
#3414
Álex Suárez
Spain
UD Las Palmas
CB
73
78
36
61
62
72
77
73
78
36
61
62
72
77
3525
#3525
Stratos Svarnas
Greece
Raków
CB
73
72
36
52
53
72
82
73
72
36
52
53
72
82
5053
#5053
Kysha Sylla
France
Washington Spirit
CB
71
56
37
55
59
72
71
71
56
37
55
59
72
71
4270
#4270
Kota Takai
Japan
Spurs
CB
72
66
32
55
62
72
69
72
66
32
55
62
72
69
3453
#3453
Japhet Tanganga
England
Sheffield Utd
CB
73
71
33
61
66
72
77
73
71
33
61
66
72
77
4849
#4849
Matt Targett
England
Middlesbrough
LB
71
62
47
70
69
72
59
71
62
47
70
69
72
59
5050
#5050
Kate Taylor
New Zealand
Dijon FCO
CB
71
67
38
53
54
72
68
71
67
38
53
54
72
68
1386
#1386
Terrats
Spain
RCD Espanyol
CM
77
61
70
74
75
72
72
77
61
70
74
75
72
72
1925
#1925
Teddy Teuma
Malta
Stade de Reims
CAM
75
67
77
77
76
72
75
75
67
77
77
76
72
75
3799
#3799
Morten Thorsby
Norway
Genoa
CM
72
55
62
69
71
72
75
72
55
62
69
71
72
75
4369
#4369
Dorukhan Toköz
Turkey
Kayserispor
CM
71
71
66
69
70
72
73
71
71
66
69
70
72
73
2269
#2269
Abdoulaye Touré
Guinea
Havre AC
CDM
75
42
64
66
65
72
80
75
42
64
66
65
72
80
5094
#5094
William Troost-Ekong
Nigeria
Al Kholood
CB
71
61
32
44
43
72
78
71
61
32
44
43
72
78
2744
#2744
Auston Trusty
United States
Celtic
CB
74
78
47
56
60
72
83
74
78
47
56
60
72
83
3199
#3199
Sebastián Vegas
Chile
Colo-Colo
CB
73
72
55
62
65
72
77
73
72
55
62
65
72
77
3550
#3550
Gustavo Velázquez
Paraguay
Cerro Porteño
CB
73
74
31
47
55
72
78
73
74
31
47
55
72
78
4023
#4023
Juliette Vidal
France
Leverkusen
CDM
72
65
52
60
66
72
74
72
65
52
60
66
72
74
3970
#3970
Mary Alice Vignola
United States
Angel City FC
LB
72
66
53
60
66
72
76
72
66
53
60
66
72
76
3602
#3602
Tonny Vilhena
Holland
Panathinaikos
CM
72
70
71
72
71
72
74
72
70
71
72
71
72
74
2502
#2502
Aster Vranckx
Belgium
Sassuolo
CM
74
57
65
71
76
72
76
74
57
65
71
76
72
76
4868
#4868
Anna Weiß
Germany
Union Berlin
RB
71
68
50
60
57
72
71
71
68
50
60
57
72
71
6921
#6921
Philipp Wiesinger
Austria
FK Austria Wien
CB
69
46
54
59
60
72
55
69
46
54
59
60
72
55
4290
#4290
Mateusz Wieteska
Poland
Kocaelispor
CB
72
57
38
51
61
72
72
72
57
38
51
61
72
72
1590
#1590
Joe Willock
England
Newcastle Utd
CM
76
75
72
73
79
72
68
76
75
72
73
79
72
68
3489
#3489
Luke Woolfenden
England
Coventry City
CB
73
65
35
62
63
72
77
73
65
35
62
63
72
77
3582
#3582
Gregory Wüthrich
Switzerland
BSC Young Boys
CB
73
45
35
51
54
72
83
73
45
35
51
54
72
83
5073
#5073
Giovanni Zaro
Italy
Cesena
CB
71
47
46
51
51
72
75
71
47
46
51
51
72
75
1100
#1100
Maite Zubieta
Spain
Athletic Club
CM
78
68
64
76
77
72
69
78
68
64
76
77
72
69
4945
#4945
Rodrigo Abascal
Uruguay
Vitória SC
CB
71
63
44
55
58
71
78
71
63
44
55
58
71
78
3404
#3404
Salis Abdul Samed
Ghana
OGC Nice
CDM
73
58
49
63
69
71
77
73
58
49
63
69
71
77
2225
#2225
Laurent Abergel
France
FC Lorient
CDM
75
60
50
69
72
71
75
75
60
50
69
72
71
75
976
#976
Marcos Acuña
Argentina
River Plate
LB
78
76
69
77
81
71
80
78
76
69
77
81
71
80
3083
#3083
Ebou Adams
Gambia
Derby County
CDM
73
71
59
62
67
71
83
73
71
59
62
67
71
83
5994
#5994
Jonas Adjetey
Ghana
FC Basel 1893
CB
70
70
23
47
50
71
71
70
70
23
47
50
71
71
2012
#2012
Felix Agu
Nigeria
SV Werder Bremen
LB
75
91
56
64
75
71
65
75
91
56
64
75
71
65
4591
#4591
Eva Alonso
Spain
Levante UD
CB
71
63
60
65
68
71
70
71
63
60
65
68
71
70
4661
#4661
Arene Altonaga
Spain
SD Eibar
CM
71
60
57
61
70
71
74
71
60
57
61
70
71
74
5106
#5106
Branco Ampuero
Chile
Uni. Católica
CB
71
48
30
53
47
71
73
71
48
30
53
47
71
73
7800
#7800
Emiliano Ancheta
Uruguay
Nacional
RB
68
60
37
58
64
71
71
68
60
37
58
64
71
71
4243
#4243
Stelios Andreou
Cyprus
Widzew Łódź
CB
72
71
30
56
58
71
78
72
71
30
56
58
71
78
3984
#3984
Eider Arana
Spain
Athletic Club
CB
72
58
52
68
67
71
76
72
58
52
68
67
71
76
2746
#2746
Julian Araujo
Mexico
AFC Bournemouth
RB
74
83
35
64
70
71
73
74
83
35
64
70
71
73
1775
#1775
Areso
Spain
Athletic Club
RB
76
76
46
70
72
71
73
76
76
46
70
72
71
73
5074
#5074
Rob Atkinson
England
Bristol City
CB
71
60
25
49
57
71
78
71
60
25
49
57
71
78
2422
#2422
Dorian Bailey
United States
Bay FC
CM
74
73
63
73
72
71
78
74
73
63
73
72
71
78
3150
#3150
Stefan Bajcetic
Spain
Liverpool
CDM
73
74
52
67
73
71
71
73
74
52
67
73
71
71
1943
#1943
Mitchel Bakker
Holland
Bergamo Calcio
LB
75
79
63
69
72
71
81
75
79
63
69
72
71
81
978
#978
Ridle Baku
Germany
RB Leipzig
RM
78
81
72
73
81
71
75
78
81
72
73
81
71
75
5776
#5776
Laia Ballesté
Switzerland
RCD Espanyol
CB
70
65
45
57
63
71
69
70
65
45
57
63
71
69
5841
#5841
Abdoulaye Bamba
Côte d'Ivoire
Angers SCO
CB
70
59
40
64
62
71
68
70
59
40
64
62
71
68
5070
#5070
Rayyan Baniya
Turkey
Trabzonspor
CB
71
65
31
43
55
71
78
71
65
31
43
55
71
78
3125
#3125
Keidi Bare
Albania
Real Zaragoza
CDM
73
72
54
65
69
71
78
73
72
54
65
69
71
78
1057
#1057
Raoul Bellanova
Italy
Bergamo Calcio
RM
78
86
54
72
76
71
74
78
86
54
72
76
71
74
2468
#2468
Tomás Belmonte
Argentina
Boca Juniors
CDM
74
68
65
66
71
71
81
74
68
65
66
71
71
81
4236
#4236
Filip Benković
Croatia
AIK
CB
72
60
44
54
55
71
81
72
60
44
54
55
71
81
1399
#1399
Nabil Bentaleb
Algeria
LOSC Lille
CDM
77
50
72
77
79
71
73
77
50
72
77
79
71
73
1304
#1304
Patrick Berg
Norway
FK Bodø/Glimt
CDM
77
73
67
75
73
71
78
77
73
67
75
73
71
78
1315
#1315
Lucas Bergvall
Sweden
Spurs
CM
77
75
63
76
77
71
73
77
75
63
76
77
71
73
4155
#4155
Krystian Bielik
Poland
West Brom
CB
72
54
46
63
63
71
79
72
54
46
63
63
71
79
5878
#5878
Emmanuel Biumla
France
Angers SCO
CB
70
62
45
53
59
71
70
70
62
45
53
59
71
70
7017
#7017
Kévin Boma
Togo
Estoril Praia
CB
69
42
37
47
48
71
70
69
42
37
47
48
71
70
5764
#5764
Élise Bonet
France
Strasbourg
CB
70
70
37
58
65
71
70
70
70
37
58
65
71
70
3050
#3050
Sebastián Boselli
Uruguay
River Plate
CB
73
79
52
65
67
71
83
73
79
52
65
67
71
83
5964
#5964
Chumi
Spain
UD Almería
CB
70
59
36
53
56
71
68
70
59
36
53
56
71
68
6932
#6932
Fabrizio Brignani
Italy
CD Castellón
CB
69
62
43
41
54
71
73
69
62
43
41
54
71
73
1488
#1488
Nathaniel Brown
Germany
Frankfurt
LB
77
83
53
71
77
71
51
77
83
53
71
77
71
51
5029
#5029
Reece Burke
England
Charlton Ath
CB
71
61
36
54
61
71
73
71
61
36
54
61
71
73
3770
#3770
Sam Byram
England
Leeds United
LB
72
72
57
65
70
71
71
72
72
57
65
70
71
71
5087
#5087
Ben Cabango
Wales
Swansea City
CB
71
61
28
47
52
71
76
71
61
28
47
52
71
76
1295
#1295
Lamine Camara
Senegal
AS Monaco
CM
77
79
66
78
77
71
69
77
79
66
78
77
71
69
3456
#3456
Jorman Campuzano
Colombia
Atl. Nacional
CDM
73
72
40
60
65
71
72
73
72
40
60
65
71
72
4440
#4440
Fali Candé
Guinea-Bissau
Sassuolo
CB
71
80
56
62
65
71
76
71
80
56
62
65
71
76
240
#240
Arianna Caruso
Italy
FC Bayern München
CM
83
74
80
82
87
71
72
83
74
80
82
87
71
72
208
#208
Bernardo Silva
Portugal
Manchester City
CM
84
61
78
83
89
71
65
84
61
78
83
89
71
65
1397
#1397
Tiago Santos
Portugal
LOSC Lille
RB
77
83
56
71
77
71
65
77
83
56
71
77
71
65
2486
#2486
Vitor Carvalho
Brazil
SC Braga
CDM
74
76
60
63
71
71
79
74
76
60
63
71
71
79
3511
#3511
Eíran Cashin
Republic of Ireland
Birmingham City
CB
73
58
44
57
60
71
81
73
58
44
57
60
71
81
2675
#2675
Sandra Castelló
Spain
C. Adeje Tenerife
CDM
74
59
64
66
68
71
75
74
59
64
66
68
71
75
5933
#5933
Javi Castro
Spain
R. Racing Club
CB
70
64
32
48
63
71
72
70
64
32
48
63
71
72
1300
#1300
Alessio Castro-Montes
Belgium
1. FC Köln
RM
77
74
72
74
75
71
72
77
74
72
74
75
71
72
5629
#5629
Pietro Ceccaroni
Italy
Palermo
CB
70
65
47
62
62
71
72
70
65
47
62
62
71
72
2490
#2490
Lukáš Červ
Czech Republic
Viktoria Plzeň
CDM
74
69
65
67
69
71
78
74
69
65
67
69
71
78
4847
#4847
Calum Chambers
England
Cardiff City
CB
71
50
56
67
65
71
70
71
50
56
67
65
71
70
1311
#1311
Pep Chavarría
Spain
Rayo Vallecano
LB
77
83
62
71
74
71
75
77
83
62
71
74
71
75
3624
#3624
José Cifuentes
Ecuador
Toronto FC
CM
72
71
61
68
73
71
78
72
71
61
68
73
71
78
5813
#5813
Mikayla Cluff
United States
Seattle Reign
CDM
70
48
58
63
67
71
60
70
48
58
63
67
71
60
3293
#3293
Elias Cobbaut
Belgium
Sparta Praha
CB
73
68
41
69
68
71
78
73
68
41
69
68
71
78
7994
#7994
Sydney Collins
Canada
Bay FC
LB
68
61
40
54
58
71
60
68
61
40
54
58
71
60
2846
#2846
Derek Cornelius
Canada
Rangers
CB
74
67
45
55
57
71
85
74
67
45
55
57
71
85
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