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.

6831
#6831
Tim Drexler
Germany
1. FC Nürnberg
CB
69
71
42
51
56
70
67
69
71
42
51
56
70
67
6922
#6922
Enzo Ebosse
Cameroon
Hellas Verona
CB
69
56
35
54
60
70
71
69
56
35
54
60
70
71
5863
#5863
Ronnie Edwards
England
Southampton
CB
70
69
35
53
61
70
74
70
69
35
53
61
70
74
1985
#1985
Edu Expósito
Spain
RCD Espanyol
CAM
75
62
73
75
77
70
69
75
62
73
75
77
70
69
1350
#1350
Nicolò Fagioli
Italy
Fiorentina
CM
77
74
65
78
79
70
63
77
74
65
78
79
70
63
3675
#3675
Matheus Araújo
Brazil
Santa Clara
LB
72
69
66
69
68
70
74
72
69
66
69
68
70
74
3016
#3016
Robin Fellhauer
Germany
FC Augsburg
CDM
73
80
58
67
70
70
75
73
80
58
67
70
70
75
2174
#2174
Ezequiel Fernández
Argentina
Leverkusen
CDM
75
70
47
67
72
70
78
75
70
47
67
72
70
78
3500
#3500
Joaquín
Spain
Sporting KC
CB
73
63
45
61
55
70
78
73
63
45
61
55
70
78
5078
#5078
Frederico Venâncio
Portugal
Santa Clara
CB
71
56
33
51
56
70
73
71
56
33
51
56
70
73
6913
#6913
Alex Ferrari
Italy
Sampdoria
CB
69
56
35
52
62
70
72
69
56
35
52
62
70
72
5717
#5717
Adriano Firmino
Brazil
Santa Clara
CDM
70
55
53
64
62
70
70
70
55
53
64
62
70
70
5701
#5701
José Fontán
Spain
Arouca
CB
70
63
45
61
63
70
73
70
63
45
61
63
70
73
5104
#5104
Marcel Franke
Germany
Karlsruher SC
CB
71
51
31
44
46
70
81
71
51
31
44
46
70
81
5707
#5707
Niko Galešić
Croatia
Dinamo Zagreb
CB
70
66
54
48
60
70
76
70
66
54
48
60
70
76
2146
#2146
Antonino Gallo
Italy
Lecce
LB
75
78
52
70
70
70
67
75
78
52
70
70
70
67
2389
#2389
Giuliano Galoppo
Argentina
River Plate
CM
74
73
75
72
74
70
73
74
73
75
72
74
70
73
4404
#4404
Omri Gandelman
Israel
KAA Gent
CAM
71
64
71
64
67
70
78
71
64
71
64
67
70
78
2121
#2121
Ulisses Garcia
Switzerland
OM
LB
75
79
49
66
71
70
74
75
79
49
66
71
70
74
6892
#6892
Raquel García
Spain
RC Deportivo
CB
69
64
31
59
55
70
71
69
64
31
59
55
70
71
5865
#5865
Mory Gbane
Côte d'Ivoire
Stade de Reims
CDM
70
52
41
57
60
70
82
70
52
41
57
60
70
82
1967
#1967
Yannick Gerhardt
Germany
VfL Wolfsburg
CM
75
65
70
73
75
70
75
75
65
70
73
75
70
75
1717
#1717
Dimitris Giannoulis
Greece
FC Augsburg
LB
76
83
55
69
73
70
67
76
83
55
69
73
70
67
6908
#6908
Justen Glad
United States
Real Salt Lake
CB
69
69
35
50
50
70
74
69
69
35
50
50
70
74
2960
#2960
Claudio Gomes
France
Palermo
CDM
73
84
58
68
76
70
77
73
84
58
68
76
70
77
1649
#1649
Víctor Gómez
Spain
SC Braga
RB
76
82
51
74
76
70
74
76
82
51
74
76
70
74
5303
#5303
Diego González
Argentina
San Martín
CM
70
54
66
70
66
70
71
70
54
66
70
66
70
71
5702
#5702
Rubén Alves
Spain
Córdoba CF
CB
70
65
53
52
61
70
74
70
65
53
52
61
70
74
4196
#4196
Urko González
Spain
RCD Espanyol
CDM
72
56
45
64
66
70
70
72
56
45
64
66
70
70
4793
#4793
Edgar
Spain
Hajduk Split
CB
71
63
52
62
59
70
77
71
63
52
62
59
70
77
6004
#6004
João Goulart
Portugal
Casa Pia AC
CB
70
54
30
45
44
70
81
70
54
30
45
44
70
81
2669
#2669
Ilia Gruev
Bulgaria
Leeds United
CDM
74
67
55
71
71
70
69
74
67
55
71
71
70
69
1287
#1287
Gabriel Gudmundsson
Sweden
Leeds United
LB
77
87
64
71
75
70
75
77
87
64
71
75
70
75
4991
#4991
Jostein Gundersen
Norway
FK Bodø/Glimt
CB
71
54
45
55
61
70
77
71
54
45
55
61
70
77
3084
#3084
Amir Hadžiahmetović
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hull City
CDM
73
65
60
73
72
70
73
73
65
60
73
72
70
73
3061
#3061
Massadio Haïdara
Mali
Kocaelispor
LB
73
75
60
63
70
70
77
73
75
60
63
70
70
77
7019
#7019
Johannes Handl
Austria
FK Austria Wien
CB
69
48
30
44
44
70
78
69
48
30
44
44
70
78
3701
#3701
Lina Hausicke
Germany
SV Werder Bremen
CM
72
66
67
72
70
70
68
72
66
67
72
70
70
68
6970
#6970
Ibe Hautekiet
Belgium
Standard Liège
CB
69
65
33
50
43
70
75
69
65
33
50
43
70
75
5788
#5788
Ramon Hendriks
Holland
VfB Stuttgart
CB
70
81
33
55
58
70
72
70
81
33
55
58
70
72
3771
#3771
Jorrit Hendrix
Holland
Preußen Münster
CDM
72
68
59
66
67
70
76
72
68
59
66
67
70
76
5639
#5639
Lucas Hernández
Uruguay
Peñarol
LB
70
55
52
68
66
70
68
70
55
52
68
66
70
68
9204
#9204
Nahuel Herrera
Uruguay
Peñarol
CB
67
59
34
41
42
70
68
67
59
34
41
42
70
68
2598
#2598
Ki-Jana Hoever
Holland
Wolves
RB
74
73
55
69
71
70
71
74
73
55
69
71
70
71
4887
#4887
Fabian Holland
Germany
SV Darmstadt 98
CDM
71
52
49
66
71
70
68
71
52
49
66
71
70
68
4357
#4357
Martin Hongla
Cameroon
Granada CF
CM
71
74
67
69
74
70
76
71
74
67
69
74
70
76
4995
#4995
Robin Hranáč
Czech Republic
TSG Hoffenheim
CB
71
75
38
51
52
70
76
71
75
38
51
52
70
76
1659
#1659
Patrik Hrošovský
Slovakia
KRC Genk
CM
76
60
75
74
76
70
71
76
60
75
74
76
70
71
5753
#5753
Andrew Hughes
Wales
Preston
CB
70
59
42
62
60
70
78
70
59
42
62
60
70
78
4640
#4640
Marco Ilaimaharitra
Madagascar
Standard Liège
CDM
71
54
62
67
67
70
74
71
54
62
67
67
70
74
8932
#8932
Marco Imperiale
Italy
Carrarese Calcio
CB
67
67
37
55
60
70
64
67
67
37
55
60
70
64
6427
#6427
Luca Itter
Germany
Fürth
CB
69
73
42
60
68
70
70
69
73
42
60
68
70
70
1977
#1977
Ismail Jakobs
Senegal
Galatasaray
LB
75
90
60
65
74
70
68
75
90
60
65
74
70
68
4610
#4610
Angharad James-Turner
Wales
Seattle Reign
CM
71
53
63
73
69
70
68
71
53
63
73
69
70
68
2441
#2441
Sarah Jankovska
Denmark
Badalona Women
CDM
74
69
64
71
74
70
78
74
69
64
71
74
70
78
1391
#1391
Mathias Jensen
Denmark
Brentford
CM
77
63
65
78
75
70
72
77
63
65
78
75
70
72
6005
#6005
Jeong Seung Hyun
Korea Republic
Ulsan HD FC
CB
70
44
33
52
45
70
80
70
44
33
52
45
70
80
6613
#6613
Marko Jevtović
Serbia
Konyaspor
CDM
69
44
62
61
59
70
77
69
44
62
61
59
70
77
5160
#5160
Kylian Kaïboué
France
Amiens SC
CDM
70
71
62
66
67
70
73
70
71
62
66
67
70
73
5061
#5061
Steve Kapuadi
Congo DR
Legia Warszawa
CB
71
65
33
45
50
70
83
71
65
33
45
50
70
83
4232
#4232
Sarah Kassi
Morocco
Havre AC
CDM
72
35
58
66
70
70
67
72
35
58
66
70
70
67
4752
#4752
Kai Klefisch
Germany
SV Darmstadt 98
CDM
71
60
53
60
65
70
78
71
60
53
60
65
70
78
327
#327
Orkun Kökçü
Turkey
Beşiktaş
CM
82
72
80
84
80
70
79
82
72
80
84
80
70
79
7006
#7006
Kristína Košíková
Slovakia
Slavia Praha
CB
69
57
27
47
52
70
70
69
57
27
47
52
70
70
454
#454
Filip Kostić
Serbia
Juventus
LM
81
82
76
81
80
70
77
81
82
76
81
80
70
77
2792
#2792
Eva Kouache
France
Havre AC
RB
74
78
49
63
66
70
63
74
78
49
63
66
70
63
3029
#3029
Rominigue Kouamé
Mali
Chicago Fire FC
CM
73
68
59
69
73
70
79
73
68
59
69
73
70
79
3817
#3817
Dimitrios Kourbelis
Greece
Al Khaleej
CDM
72
75
52
64
67
70
75
72
75
52
64
67
70
75
5972
#5972
Gustaf Lagerbielke
Sweden
SC Braga
CB
70
50
32
57
58
70
74
70
50
32
57
58
70
74
5496
#5496
Tess Laplacette
France
Marseille
RB
70
69
51
64
67
70
66
70
69
51
64
67
70
66
6895
#6895
Joel Latibeaudiere
Jamaica
Coventry City
CB
69
53
38
57
60
70
72
69
53
38
57
60
70
72
6006
#6006
Jamie Lawrence
Germany
WSG Tirol
CB
70
60
26
49
46
70
73
70
60
26
49
46
70
73
7008
#7008
Florian Le Joncour
France
SV Elversberg
CB
69
58
38
39
41
70
76
69
58
38
39
41
70
76
5988
#5988
Toni Leistner
Germany
Hertha BSC
CB
70
45
40
54
49
70
78
70
45
40
54
49
70
78
6995
#6995
Romane Lejeune
France
RC Lens
CB
69
45
34
48
60
70
70
69
45
34
48
60
70
70
3761
#3761
Lukas Lerager
Denmark
F.C. København
CDM
72
63
65
64
64
70
81
72
63
65
64
64
70
81
1648
#1648
Keane Lewis-Potter
England
Brentford
LB
76
77
67
72
77
70
64
76
77
67
72
77
70
64
3257
#3257
Karol Linetty
Poland
Kocaelispor
CDM
73
56
64
71
73
70
64
73
56
64
71
73
70
64
4989
#4989
Raúl Loaiza
Colombia
Lanús
CDM
71
44
46
64
66
70
72
71
44
46
64
66
70
72
586
#586
Sydney Lohmann
Germany
Manchester City
RM
80
74
76
78
82
70
81
80
74
76
78
82
70
81
7007
#7007
Kevin Long
Republic of Ireland
Toronto FC
CB
69
43
35
50
54
70
70
69
43
35
50
54
70
70
1939
#1939
Costinha
Portugal
Olympiacos FC
RB
75
78
65
72
74
70
77
75
78
65
72
74
70
77
8015
#8015
Matteo Lovato
Italy
Empoli
CB
68
66
30
49
54
70
72
68
66
30
49
54
70
72
2095
#2095
Sandi Lovrič
Slovenia
Udinese
CM
75
62
66
75
73
70
66
75
62
66
75
73
70
66
2399
#2399
Eduard Löwen
Germany
St. Louis CITY SC
CM
74
66
70
74
72
70
83
74
66
70
74
72
70
83
3948
#3948
Massimo Luongo
Australia
Millwall
CDM
72
52
65
67
69
70
71
72
52
65
67
69
70
71
1934
#1934
Renato Sanches
Portugal
Panathinaikos
CM
75
71
69
76
78
70
73
75
71
69
76
78
70
73
5769
#5769
Francis Mac Allister
Argentina
Instituto
CDM
70
63
43
62
66
70
66
70
63
43
62
66
70
66
5915
#5915
Nélson Monte
Portugal
UD Almería
CB
70
51
37
59
59
70
77
70
51
37
59
59
70
77
1877
#1877
Hugo Magnetti
France
Stade Brestois 29
CDM
76
44
50
68
75
70
75
76
44
50
68
75
70
75
2512
#2512
Seiya Maikuma
Japan
AZ
RB
74
73
61
68
72
70
72
74
73
61
68
72
70
72
6164
#6164
Jean-Victor Makengo
France
FC Lorient
CM
69
58
65
68
70
70
67
69
58
65
68
70
70
67
6008
#6008
Alexis Maldonado
Argentina
Banfield
CB
70
52
32
42
48
70
79
70
52
32
42
48
70
79
8124
#8124
Facundo Mansilla
Argentina
Central Córdoba
CB
68
53
31
44
54
70
68
68
53
31
44
54
70
68
8149
#8149
Valerio Mantovani
Italy
Mantova
CB
68
43
26
41
49
70
76
68
43
26
41
49
70
76
4158
#4158
Sasha Marcich
Argentina
Lanús
LB
72
81
41
58
60
70
66
72
81
41
58
60
70
66
8148
#8148
Luca Marianucci
Italy
SSC Napoli
CB
68
46
26
48
53
70
63
68
46
26
48
53
70
63
8070
#8070
Jon Martín
Spain
Real Sociedad
CB
68
65
26
48
60
70
65
68
65
26
48
60
70
65
5428
#5428
Esther Martin-Pozuelo
Spain
Sevilla FC
LB
70
68
56
70
66
70
61
70
68
56
70
66
70
61
2783
#2783
Morgane Martins
Portugal
FC Fleury 91
LB
74
74
46
65
67
70
68
74
74
46
65
67
70
68
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