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.

4598
#4598
Stijn Spierings
Holland
Brøndby IF
CM
71
48
68
67
69
71
74
71
48
68
67
69
71
74
3446
#3446
Benjamin Stambouli
France
FC Metz
CDM
73
46
58
66
70
71
70
73
46
58
66
70
71
70
3320
#3320
Taras Stepanenko
Ukraine
Eyüpspor
CDM
73
54
57
69
68
71
74
73
54
57
69
68
71
74
3144
#3144
Dujon Sterling
England
Rangers
LB
73
75
51
67
70
71
74
73
75
51
67
70
71
74
5063
#5063
Jordan Storey
England
Preston
CB
71
53
34
55
57
71
75
71
53
34
55
57
71
75
5949
#5949
Oleksandr Svatok
Ukraine
Austin FC
CB
70
63
36
54
53
71
71
70
63
36
54
53
71
71
981
#981
Kateřina Svitková
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
CAM
78
74
78
76
82
71
69
78
74
78
76
82
71
69
4294
#4294
Ross Sykes
England
R. Union St.-G.
CB
72
38
47
57
56
71
81
72
38
47
57
56
71
81
4214
#4214
Abakar Sylla
Côte d'Ivoire
Strasbourg
CB
72
67
30
56
68
71
77
72
67
30
56
68
71
77
5576
#5576
Charlie Taylor
England
West Brom
LB
70
54
52
67
68
71
70
70
54
52
67
68
71
70
2508
#2508
Greg Taylor
Scotland
PAOK FC
LB
74
71
55
73
73
71
73
74
71
55
73
73
71
73
2108
#2108
Tanner Tessmann
United States
OL
CDM
75
57
63
71
71
71
78
75
57
63
71
71
71
78
3346
#3346
Frederikke Thøgersen
Denmark
Roma
RB
73
70
50
68
65
71
68
73
70
50
68
65
71
68
458
#458
Sandie Toletti
France
Real Madrid
CM
81
78
76
83
80
71
76
81
78
76
83
80
71
76
4547
#4547
Pablo Tomeo
Spain
R. Valladolid CF
CB
71
66
56
65
66
71
77
71
66
56
65
66
71
77
5027
#5027
Boris Tomiak
Germany
Hannover 96
CB
71
73
45
46
41
71
81
71
73
45
46
41
71
81
4820
#4820
Mirko Topić
Serbia
Norwich
CDM
71
65
48
62
61
71
75
71
65
48
62
61
71
75
4713
#4713
Ella Touon
Switzerland
1. FC Köln
LB
71
69
48
64
66
71
71
71
69
48
64
66
71
71
3433
#3433
Jeppe Tverskov
Denmark
San Diego FC
CM
73
49
52
65
68
71
78
73
49
52
65
68
71
78
5056
#5056
Amber Tysiak
Belgium
West Ham
CB
71
67
38
44
57
71
72
71
67
38
44
57
71
72
3203
#3203
Lesley Ugochukwu
France
Burnley
CDM
73
64
58
68
68
71
74
73
64
58
68
68
71
74
1972
#1972
Emanuele Valeri
Italy
Parma
LB
75
74
70
73
74
71
66
75
74
70
73
74
71
66
5976
#5976
Jella Veit
Germany
Frankfurt
CB
70
65
39
48
51
71
66
70
65
39
48
51
71
66
2188
#2188
Kyle Walker-Peters
England
West Ham
RB
75
76
47
68
76
71
64
75
76
47
68
76
71
64
3048
#3048
Carlotta Wamser
Germany
Leverkusen
RB
73
73
66
65
70
71
72
73
73
66
65
70
71
72
6862
#6862
Chloe Warrington
Scotland
Glasgow City FC
LB
69
68
39
60
59
71
58
69
68
39
60
59
71
58
1013
#1013
Mitchell Weiser
Germany
SV Werder Bremen
RB
78
78
63
74
82
71
72
78
78
63
74
82
71
72
4088
#4088
Laura Wienroither
Austria
Manchester City
RB
72
71
52
65
69
71
55
72
71
52
65
69
71
55
4960
#4960
Bruno Viana
Brazil
Alanyaspor
CB
71
66
41
55
56
71
78
71
66
41
55
56
71
78
1293
#1293
Zaydou Youssouf
Comoros
Al Fateh
CDM
77
70
65
74
80
71
80
77
70
65
74
80
71
80
5083
#5083
Matías Zaldivia
Chile
U. de Chile
CB
71
36
39
60
53
71
77
71
36
39
60
53
71
77
3626
#3626
Jaroslav Zelený
Czech Republic
Sparta Praha
CB
72
74
62
69
70
71
75
72
74
62
69
70
71
75
5059
#5059
Philipp Ziereis
Germany
Fürth
CB
71
57
24
58
57
71
79
71
57
24
58
57
71
79
1732
#1732
Julia Zigiotti
Sweden
Manchester Utd
CDM
76
67
63
75
76
71
63
76
67
63
75
76
71
63
1074
#1074
Adem Zorgane
Algeria
R. Union St.-G.
CDM
78
54
70
77
75
71
83
78
54
70
77
75
71
83
594
#594
Claudia Zornoza
Spain
Utah Royals FC
CDM
80
73
77
79
81
71
75
80
73
77
79
81
71
75
5998
#5998
Samet Akaydın
Turkey
Çaykur Rizespor
CB
70
55
37
43
48
70
76
70
55
37
43
48
70
76
4809
#4809
Paul Akouokou
Côte d'Ivoire
Real Zaragoza
CDM
71
55
56
66
68
70
67
71
55
56
66
68
70
67
8067
#8067
Fatih Aksoy
Turkey
Alanyaspor
CB
68
35
42
55
60
70
72
68
35
42
55
60
70
72
986
#986
Jordi Alba
Spain
Inter Miami CF
LB
78
82
69
78
80
70
68
78
82
69
78
80
70
68
6952
#6952
Giorgio Altare
Italy
Sampdoria
CB
69
57
39
47
50
70
77
69
57
39
47
50
70
77
5881
#5881
Isa Álvarez
Spain
Sevilla FC
CB
70
54
44
69
55
70
67
70
54
44
69
55
70
67
5107
#5107
Mads Juel Andersen
Denmark
Luton Town
CB
71
41
34
45
49
70
80
71
41
34
45
49
70
80
5640
#5640
Aaron Anselmino
Argentina
Borussia Dortmund
CB
70
67
45
62
63
70
72
70
67
45
62
63
70
72
4873
#4873
Dennis Appiah
France
AS Saint-Étienne
RB
71
71
39
59
65
70
73
71
71
39
59
65
70
73
5954
#5954
Danilo Arboleda
Colombia
Banfield
CB
70
76
24
53
46
70
77
70
76
24
53
46
70
77
4890
#4890
Bright Arrey-Mbi
Germany
SC Braga
CB
71
84
29
51
63
70
79
71
84
29
51
63
70
79
2611
#2611
Kristjan Asllani
Albania
Torino
CDM
74
65
61
74
74
70
64
74
65
61
74
74
70
64
3267
#3267
Valentin Atangana
France
Al Ahli
CDM
73
66
55
67
74
70
66
73
66
55
67
74
70
66
3760
#3760
Ludwig Augustinsson
Sweden
RSC Anderlecht
LB
72
65
59
73
67
70
73
72
65
59
73
67
70
73
9099
#9099
Alina Axtmann
Germany
SC Freiburg
CB
67
51
49
57
55
70
55
67
51
49
57
55
70
55
2402
#2402
Gustavo Sá
Portugal
FC Famalicão
CAM
74
75
69
74
74
70
73
74
75
69
74
74
70
73
5613
#5613
Éder Balanta
Colombia
América de Cali
CDM
70
63
43
58
63
70
83
70
63
43
58
63
70
83
4570
#4570
Jure Balkovec
Slovenia
Karagümrük SK
LB
71
66
57
68
66
70
72
71
66
57
68
66
70
72
1381
#1381
Éver Banega
Argentina
Newell's
CM
77
52
73
80
77
70
72
77
52
73
80
77
70
72
4014
#4014
Pier Barrios
Argentina
FBC Melgar
CB
72
69
47
64
59
70
80
72
69
47
64
59
70
80
7011
#7011
David Bates
Scotland
Standard Liège
CB
69
47
29
48
49
70
77
69
47
29
48
49
70
77
6023
#6023
Danny Batth
England
Derby County
CB
70
34
23
43
41
70
80
70
34
23
43
41
70
80
6649
#6649
Marcel Beifus
Germany
Karlsruher SC
CB
69
64
54
53
58
70
72
69
64
54
53
58
70
72
5321
#5321
Amari'i Bell
Jamaica
Charlton Ath
CB
70
75
50
61
67
70
73
70
75
50
61
67
70
73
8064
#8064
Maycee Bell
United States
NC Courage
CB
68
44
40
59
58
70
63
68
44
40
59
58
70
63
1947
#1947
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
France
Wolves
CAM
75
78
63
72
78
70
72
75
78
63
72
78
70
72
6989
#6989
Marco Bellich
Italy
SS Juve Stabia
CB
69
57
39
47
46
70
71
69
57
39
47
46
70
71
5715
#5715
Jeanuël Belocian
France
Leverkusen
CB
70
67
41
64
65
70
67
70
67
41
64
65
70
67
5455
#5455
Loris Benito
Switzerland
BSC Young Boys
CB
70
66
50
63
63
70
77
70
66
50
63
63
70
77
3330
#3330
Marc Bernal
Spain
FC Barcelona
CDM
73
61
53
71
74
70
63
73
61
53
71
74
70
63
7865
#7865
Davide Biraschi
Italy
Frosinone
CB
68
60
36
59
61
70
70
68
60
36
59
61
70
70
2683
#2683
Samuele Birindelli
Italy
Monza
RB
74
83
52
65
71
70
61
74
83
52
65
71
70
61
2880
#2880
Antonio Blanco
Spain
D. Alavés
CDM
74
46
59
72
67
70
62
74
46
59
72
67
70
62
4595
#4595
Daniel Bocanegra
Colombia
América de Cali
CB
71
64
55
68
64
70
76
71
64
55
68
64
70
76
2018
#2018
Jayden Bogle
England
Leeds United
RB
75
81
55
70
75
70
70
75
81
55
70
75
70
70
3113
#3113
Adama Boiro
Senegal
Athletic Club
LB
73
75
58
65
69
70
73
73
75
58
65
69
70
73
4132
#4132
Marc Bola
England
Watford
LB
72
75
35
58
67
70
73
72
75
35
58
67
70
73
1973
#1973
Abel Bretones
Spain
CA Osasuna
LB
75
77
65
70
69
70
77
75
77
65
70
69
70
77
5728
#5728
Ciaron Brown
Northern Ireland
Oxford United
CB
70
65
46
56
61
70
75
70
65
46
56
61
70
75
6647
#6647
Max Bruns
Holland
FC Twente
CB
69
66
43
61
62
70
69
69
66
43
61
62
70
69
7615
#7615
Hernesto Caballero
Paraguay
Libertad
CDM
68
53
59
59
64
70
65
68
53
59
59
64
70
65
6942
#6942
Diane Caldwell
Republic of Ireland
FC Zürich
CB
69
44
42
60
61
70
65
69
44
42
60
61
70
65
4118
#4118
Daniela Caracas
Colombia
RCD Espanyol
RB
72
71
42
64
66
70
67
72
71
42
64
66
70
67
8009
#8009
Fabio Chiarodia
Italy
M'gladbach
CB
68
67
33
49
56
70
67
68
67
33
49
56
70
67
5530
#5530
Andrea Cistana
Italy
Spezia
CB
70
68
52
57
64
70
74
70
68
52
57
64
70
74
6067
#6067
Cheick Condé
Guinea
Venezia
CM
69
67
66
63
69
70
72
69
67
66
63
69
70
72
1285
#1285
Kyra Cooney-Cross
Australia
Arsenal
CDM
77
75
75
77
76
70
71
77
75
75
77
76
70
71
1129
#1129
Rachel Corboz
United States
AS Saint Étienne
CM
78
61
71
78
78
70
63
78
61
71
78
78
70
63
5024
#5024
Emanuel Coronel
Argentina
Rosario Central
RB
71
73
32
56
58
70
68
71
73
32
56
58
70
68
9158
#9158
Yannel Correa
Uruguay
Alhama CF
CB
67
63
30
50
50
70
64
67
63
30
50
50
70
64
4896
#4896
Michaela Croatto
Austria
Hamburger SV
LB
71
71
49
58
69
70
59
71
71
49
58
69
70
59
336
#336
Otávio
Portugal
Al Qadsiah
CAM
82
78
71
82
85
70
75
82
78
71
82
85
70
75
4763
#4763
Wessel Dammers
Holland
Randers FC
CB
71
57
59
59
62
70
78
71
57
59
59
62
70
78
5657
#5657
Márton Dárdai
Hungary
Hertha BSC
CB
70
68
36
68
62
70
73
70
68
36
68
62
70
73
4825
#4825
Harry Darling
England
Norwich
CB
71
68
45
59
62
70
77
71
68
45
59
62
70
77
1660
#1660
Leif Davis
England
Ipswich
LB
76
80
54
76
73
70
73
76
80
54
76
73
70
73
3158
#3158
Tiago Esgaio
Portugal
Arouca
RB
73
72
56
69
72
70
68
73
72
56
69
72
70
68
3853
#3853
Mats Deijl
Holland
Go Ahead Eagles
RB
72
69
58
62
66
70
76
72
69
58
62
66
70
76
7155
#7155
Alessandro Deiola
Italy
Cagliari
CM
68
53
67
64
65
70
75
68
53
67
64
65
70
75
1318
#1318
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
England
Everton
CM
77
66
72
77
78
70
71
77
66
72
77
78
70
71
6740
#6740
Marlene Deyss
Germany
FC Zürich
CDM
69
67
39
57
64
70
68
69
67
39
57
64
70
68
1941
#1941
El Hadji Malick Diouf
Senegal
West Ham
LB
75
80
67
68
74
70
77
75
80
67
68
74
70
77
5968
#5968
Nasser Djiga
Burkina Faso
Rangers
CB
70
67
27
48
57
70
73
70
67
27
48
57
70
73
3023
#3023
Pauleta
Spain
SL Benfica
CDM
73
67
71
74
71
70
66
73
67
71
74
71
70
66
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