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.

1020
#1020
Manuel Lazzari
Italy
Latium
RB
78
90
61
75
81
71
61
78
90
61
75
81
71
61
1975
#1975
Lekue
Spain
Athletic Club
RB
75
79
62
70
71
71
74
75
79
62
70
71
71
74
4911
#4911
Darragh Lenihan
Republic of Ireland
Middlesbrough
CB
71
64
46
58
59
71
75
71
64
46
58
59
71
75
7020
#7020
Giovanni Leoni
Italy
Liverpool
CB
69
53
27
42
52
71
68
69
53
27
42
52
71
68
5101
#5101
Liam Lindsay
Scotland
Preston
CB
71
36
35
52
50
71
81
71
36
35
52
50
71
81
4148
#4148
Eva Llamas
Spain
Sevilla FC
CB
72
62
40
66
61
71
77
72
62
40
66
61
71
77
5978
#5978
Kevin Lomónaco
Argentina
Independiente
CB
70
66
33
39
57
71
73
70
66
33
39
57
71
73
2115
#2115
Sean Longstaff
England
Leeds United
CM
75
56
67
73
73
71
70
75
56
67
73
73
71
70
5009
#5009
Lisandro López
Argentina
Belgrano
CB
71
59
51
50
56
71
73
71
59
51
50
56
71
73
3340
#3340
Javi López
Spain
R. Oviedo
LB
73
72
45
66
69
71
69
73
72
45
66
69
71
69
2189
#2189
Jordan Lotomba
Switzerland
Feyenoord
RB
75
75
48
65
72
71
71
75
75
48
65
72
71
71
4917
#4917
Loureiro
Spain
RC Deportivo
CB
71
69
39
55
66
71
73
71
69
39
55
66
71
73
5899
#5899
Abel Luciatti
Argentina
Cerro Porteño
CB
70
62
50
45
54
71
74
70
62
50
45
54
71
74
3205
#3205
Marit Bratberg Lund
Norway
SL Benfica
LB
73
66
67
70
64
71
65
73
66
67
70
64
71
65
1579
#1579
Deiver Machado
Colombia
RC Lens
LB
76
84
69
71
76
71
76
76
84
69
71
76
71
76
4204
#4204
Alyssa Malonson
United States
Bay FC
LB
72
66
49
64
69
71
51
72
66
49
64
69
71
51
5939
#5939
Rafa Marín
Spain
Villarreal CF
CB
70
67
28
58
57
71
68
70
67
28
58
57
71
68
1274
#1274
Rosa Márquez
Spain
Sevilla FC
CM
77
84
72
75
80
71
72
77
84
72
75
80
71
72
2721
#2721
Aarón Martín
Spain
Genoa
LB
74
59
54
76
75
71
64
74
59
54
76
75
71
64
4932
#4932
Thiago
Brazil
New York City FC
CB
71
71
41
56
58
71
74
71
71
41
56
58
71
74
1962
#1962
Gastón Martirena
Uruguay
Racing Club
RB
75
84
72
69
69
71
65
75
84
72
69
69
71
65
6955
#6955
Andrea Masiello
Italy
Südtirol
CB
69
35
46
58
61
71
68
69
35
46
58
61
71
68
4028
#4028
Marcus Mathisen
Denmark
1. FC Magdeburg
CB
72
58
55
60
62
71
82
72
58
55
60
62
71
82
1278
#1278
Savannah McCaskill
United States
San Diego Wave
CDM
77
64
77
75
78
71
83
77
64
77
75
78
71
83
4292
#4292
Luke McNally
Republic of Ireland
Bristol City
CB
72
54
35
53
61
71
77
72
54
35
53
61
71
77
3058
#3058
Björn Meijer
Holland
Club Brugge
LB
73
68
62
69
67
71
79
73
68
62
69
67
71
79
2043
#2043
Soualiho Meïté
France
PAOK FC
CDM
75
64
59
71
73
71
80
75
64
59
71
73
71
80
5827
#5827
Antoine Mendy
Senegal
OGC Nice
CB
70
64
41
55
63
71
72
70
64
41
55
63
71
72
6937
#6937
Nicolas Meriano
Argentina
Banfield
CB
69
59
41
49
50
71
73
69
59
41
49
50
71
73
5028
#5028
Teresa Mérida
Spain
Levante UD
CB
71
63
35
55
60
71
73
71
63
35
55
60
71
73
3812
#3812
Paige Metayer
United States
Washington Spirit
RB
72
64
60
67
70
71
72
72
64
60
67
70
71
72
1637
#1637
Juan Miranda
Spain
Bologna
LB
76
82
62
73
73
71
68
76
82
62
73
73
71
68
1103
#1103
Hinata Miyazawa
Japan
Manchester Utd
CDM
78
67
63
78
74
71
72
78
67
63
78
74
71
72
1961
#1961
Jakub Moder
Poland
Feyenoord
CM
75
64
70
74
73
71
78
75
64
70
74
73
71
78
3899
#3899
Gabriel Moscardo
Brazil
SC Braga
CDM
72
65
52
62
71
71
77
72
65
52
62
71
71
77
4269
#4269
Yerson Mosquera
Colombia
Wolves
CB
72
80
30
50
52
71
73
72
80
30
50
52
71
73
1963
#1963
Miro Muheim
Switzerland
Hamburger SV
LB
75
73
66
73
73
71
73
75
73
66
73
73
71
73
2528
#2528
Mert Müldür
Turkey
Fenerbahçe
RB
74
76
54
65
73
71
75
74
76
54
65
73
71
75
5830
#5830
Gwen Mummert
Germany
Carl Zeiss Jena
CB
70
65
53
44
62
71
70
70
65
53
44
62
71
70
4058
#4058
Junior Mwanga
France
FC Nantes
CDM
72
63
50
62
68
71
72
72
63
50
62
68
71
72
3688
#3688
Andy Najar
Honduras
Nashville SC
RB
72
71
63
69
74
71
66
72
71
63
69
74
71
66
4017
#4017
Marvelous Nakamba
Zimbabwe
Luton Town
CDM
72
57
54
62
71
71
74
72
57
54
62
71
71
74
1581
#1581
Nahitan Nández
Uruguay
Al Qadsiah
CM
76
81
61
74
78
71
81
76
81
61
74
78
71
81
2385
#2385
Badou Ndiaye
Senegal
Gaziantep
CDM
74
81
68
69
74
71
76
74
81
68
69
74
71
76
5085
#5085
David Nemeth
Austria
FC St. Pauli
CB
71
58
29
47
51
71
80
71
58
29
47
51
71
80
2263
#2263
Monique Ngock
Cameroon
FC Fleury 91
CDM
75
67
52
66
69
71
67
75
67
52
66
69
71
67
4241
#4241
Tanguy Nianzou
France
Sevilla FC
CB
72
62
37
56
63
71
75
72
62
37
56
63
71
75
4663
#4663
Rúben Vezo
Portugal
Olympiacos FC
RB
71
68
54
62
64
71
73
71
68
54
62
64
71
73
4199
#4199
Eva Nyström
Finland
West Ham
CB
72
61
42
60
67
71
69
72
61
42
60
67
71
69
2657
#2657
Odriozola
Spain
Real Sociedad
RB
74
72
55
69
74
71
63
74
72
55
69
74
71
63
2531
#2531
Olasagasti
Spain
Levante UD
CM
74
63
65
72
71
71
72
74
63
65
72
71
71
72
4022
#4022
Marisa Olislagers
Holland
Brighton
LB
72
68
51
65
68
71
66
72
68
51
65
68
71
66
4721
#4721
Maximiliano Olivera
Uruguay
Peñarol
LB
71
58
57
67
65
71
70
71
58
57
67
65
71
70
9180
#9180
Katja Orschmann
Germany
Union Berlin
CB
67
47
43
49
50
71
59
67
47
43
49
50
71
59
3549
#3549
Leo Østigård
Norway
Genoa
CB
73
60
37
50
61
71
79
73
60
37
50
61
71
79
3450
#3450
Poppy Pattinson
England
London City
LB
73
69
49
67
62
71
63
73
69
49
67
62
71
63
8118
#8118
Matías Pérez
Argentina
Cerro Porteño
CB
68
59
36
43
45
71
68
68
59
36
43
45
71
68
2578
#2578
Enzo Pérez
Argentina
River Plate
CDM
74
56
65
73
73
71
72
74
56
65
73
73
71
72
5879
#5879
Léo Pétrot
France
Elche CF
LB
70
65
33
54
58
71
78
70
65
33
54
58
71
78
3189
#3189
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel
France
Dinamo Zagreb
RB
73
76
50
62
70
71
75
73
76
50
62
70
71
75
2590
#2590
Allegra Poljak
Serbia
Madrid CFF
RB
74
71
56
71
71
71
70
74
71
56
71
71
71
70
5100
#5100
Mattie Pollock
England
Watford
CB
71
51
27
49
50
71
78
71
51
27
49
50
71
78
4331
#4331
Pulido
Spain
SD Huesca
CB
72
41
43
54
52
71
81
72
41
43
54
52
71
81
4263
#4263
Federico Rasmussen
Argentina
Godoy Cruz
CB
72
53
34
63
55
71
82
72
53
34
63
55
71
82
5985
#5985
Luca Ravanelli
Italy
Monza
CB
70
60
38
47
53
71
68
70
60
38
47
53
71
68
4050
#4050
Harrison Reed
England
Fulham
CDM
72
53
60
71
68
71
63
72
53
60
71
68
71
63
5883
#5883
Vitor Reis
Brazil
Girona FC
CB
70
65
34
55
65
71
68
70
65
34
55
65
71
68
1665
#1665
Thierry Correia
Portugal
Valencia CF
RB
76
90
50
69
75
71
70
76
90
50
69
75
71
70
4159
#4159
Reyna Reyes
Mexico
Portland Thorns
LB
72
62
49
66
67
71
61
72
62
49
66
67
71
61
4280
#4280
Chadi Riad
Morocco
Crystal Palace
CB
72
60
32
57
61
71
72
72
60
32
57
61
71
72
1984
#1984
Connor Roberts
Wales
Burnley
RB
75
76
61
71
72
71
75
75
76
61
71
72
71
75
4971
#4971
Jack Robinson
England
Birmingham City
CB
71
57
41
60
62
71
74
71
57
41
60
62
71
74
9228
#9228
Norman Rodríguez
Uruguay
Carabobo FC
CB
67
63
27
32
35
71
68
67
63
27
32
35
71
68
5092
#5092
Alberto
Spain
Mohun Bagan SG
CB
71
50
38
51
51
71
71
71
50
38
51
51
71
71
2407
#2407
Cristian Roldan
United States
Sounders FC
CDM
74
77
64
69
73
71
79
74
77
64
69
73
71
79
5989
#5989
Simone Romagnoli
Italy
Sampdoria
CB
70
45
41
47
55
71
75
70
45
41
47
55
71
75
4312
#4312
Jhohan Romaña
Colombia
San Lorenzo
CB
72
67
29
50
49
71
81
72
67
29
50
49
71
81
2117
#2117
Lazaros Rota
Greece
AEK Athens
RB
75
81
47
66
70
71
75
75
81
47
66
70
71
75
2751
#2751
Tom Rothe
Germany
Union Berlin
LB
74
61
50
70
68
71
76
74
61
50
70
68
71
76
6976
#6976
Marco Ruggero
Italy
SS Juve Stabia
CB
69
61
38
46
47
71
71
69
61
38
46
47
71
71
4951
#4951
Jorge Sáenz
Spain
CD Leganés
CB
71
62
41
56
61
71
77
71
62
41
56
61
71
77
5090
#5090
Saúl Salcedo
Paraguay
Newell's
CB
71
54
33
47
54
71
75
71
54
33
47
54
71
75
2031
#2031
Juanlu Sánchez
Spain
Sevilla FC
RB
75
71
67
71
75
71
65
75
71
67
71
75
71
65
5953
#5953
Sadibou Sané
Senegal
FC Metz
CB
70
66
39
49
50
71
72
70
66
39
49
50
71
72
5756
#5756
Opa Sangante
Guinea-Bissau
USL Dunkerque
CB
70
55
51
58
60
71
76
70
55
51
58
60
71
76
4556
#4556
Anderson Santamaría
Peru
Universitario
CB
71
62
60
64
66
71
77
71
62
60
64
66
71
77
4134
#4134
Zaidu Sanusi
Nigeria
FC Porto
LB
72
85
37
55
63
71
67
72
85
37
55
63
71
67
4694
#4694
Izarne Sarasola
Spain
FC Nantes
LB
71
65
59
69
67
71
59
71
65
59
69
67
71
59
5108
#5108
Vincent Sasso
France
USL Dunkerque
CB
71
37
27
52
52
71
78
71
37
27
52
52
71
78
2609
#2609
Joe Scally
United States
M'gladbach
RB
74
83
49
60
69
71
76
74
83
49
60
69
71
76
4191
#4191
Bart Schenkeveld
Holland
Al Khaleej
CB
72
63
40
61
60
71
76
72
63
40
61
60
71
76
4306
#4306
Richard Schunke
Argentina
IDV
CB
72
59
34
53
52
71
79
72
59
34
53
52
71
79
4566
#4566
Melanie Serrano
Spain
Badalona Women
LB
71
60
61
71
68
71
68
71
60
61
71
68
71
68
1960
#1960
Ryan Sessegnon
England
Fulham
LB
75
78
67
72
77
71
65
75
78
67
72
77
71
65
352
#352
Korbin Shrader
United States
OL Lyonnes
CM
82
74
76
78
80
71
74
82
74
76
78
80
71
74
2828
#2828
Oliver Skipp
England
Leicester City
CDM
74
60
47
68
70
71
67
74
60
47
68
70
71
67
4237
#4237
Mateusz Skrzypczak
Poland
Lech Poznań
CB
72
57
44
56
58
71
79
72
57
44
56
58
71
79
5831
#5831
Kimberley Smit
Holland
Glasgow City FC
CB
70
63
45
59
61
71
66
70
63
45
59
61
71
66
1995
#1995
Boubakary Soumaré
France
Leicester City
CDM
75
73
56
73
75
71
77
75
73
56
73
75
71
77
5032
#5032
Saïdou Sow
Guinea
Strasbourg
CB
71
60
41
54
61
71
69
71
60
41
54
61
71
69
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