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.

    
17442
#17442
Ed James
Wales
Exeter City
CB
53
54
24
32
32
53
61
53
54
24
32
32
53
61
15915
#15915
Jang Yeong Woo
Korea Republic
Suwon FC
LB
58
61
44
54
56
53
60
58
61
44
54
56
53
60
14234
#14234
Jang Yun Ho
Korea Republic
Suwon FC
CM
61
57
55
60
60
53
62
61
57
55
60
60
53
62
12855
#12855
Ryan Johansson
Republic of Ireland
Wehen Wiesbaden
LM
63
61
46
61
63
53
58
63
61
46
61
63
53
58
13355
#13355
Luka Jurak
Croatia
Hajduk Split
CM
62
68
48
62
65
53
64
62
68
48
62
65
53
64
17157
#17157
Kaedyn Kamara
England
Cork City
CM
54
60
44
54
55
53
51
54
60
44
54
55
53
51
2659
#2659
Jakub Kamiński
Poland
1. FC Köln
LM
74
84
65
67
77
53
58
74
84
65
67
77
53
58
16551
#16551
Kang Min Jun
Korea Republic
Pohang Steelers
RB
57
61
25
45
52
53
57
57
61
25
45
52
53
57
8169
#8169
Fabio Kaufmann
Germany
Braunschweig
CAM
67
80
67
62
70
53
70
67
80
67
62
70
53
70
17204
#17204
Matthew Kiernan
Republic of Ireland
Cork City
CB
54
65
27
49
48
53
57
54
65
27
49
48
53
57
14770
#14770
Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan
Finland
HJK Helsinki
RB
60
78
50
56
61
53
58
60
78
50
56
61
53
58
11402
#11402
Rachid Kouda
Italy
Spezia
CM
64
83
49
58
66
53
69
64
83
49
58
66
53
69
14162
#14162
Janne-Pekka Laine
Finland
Çaykur Rizespor
CM
61
67
49
63
65
53
57
61
67
49
63
65
53
57
7579
#7579
Tygo Land
Holland
CM
68
73
53
71
75
53
47
68
73
53
71
75
53
47
10447
#10447
Lassi Lappalainen
Finland
Columbus Crew
LM
65
86
59
57
65
53
56
65
86
59
57
65
53
56
10362
#10362
Lee Jin Hyun
Korea Republic
Ulsan HD FC
CAM
65
79
55
66
70
53
61
65
79
55
66
70
53
61
17025
#17025
Lee Won Woo
Korea Republic
Daegu FC
CB
55
76
33
37
41
53
63
55
76
33
37
41
53
63
14227
#14227
Erik Lindell
Sweden
Degerfors IF
RB
61
77
38
55
61
53
64
61
77
38
55
61
53
64
3671
#3671
Ondřej Lingr
Czech Republic
Houston Dynamo
LM
72
71
71
68
74
53
79
72
71
71
68
74
53
79
17276
#17276
Matthew Litherland
England
Blackburn Rovers
CB
54
61
27
37
44
53
57
54
61
27
37
44
53
57
16695
#16695
Ben Lomax
England
Port Vale
RB
56
73
31
45
51
53
64
56
73
31
45
51
53
64
14756
#14756
Rosaire Longelo
England
Salford City
LB
60
82
51
55
63
53
55
60
82
51
55
63
53
55
9419
#9419
Matty Longstaff
England
CF Montréal
CM
66
66
64
64
73
53
60
66
66
64
64
73
53
60
16922
#16922
Joy Lysser
Switzerland
FC Zürich
CM
55
61
52
49
56
53
58
55
61
52
49
56
53
58
8669
#8669
Yusuf Maart
South Africa
SV Oberbank Ried
CM
67
73
57
67
67
53
51
67
73
57
67
67
53
51
10590
#10590
Owen Maes
France
RAAL La Louvière
CM
65
64
62
61
69
53
57
65
64
62
61
69
53
57
15828
#15828
Mohammed Mahzari
Saudi Arabia
Al Taawoun
RB
58
77
42
50
55
53
66
58
77
42
50
55
53
66
11722
#11722
Ludwig Małachowski Thorell
Sweden
Mjällby AIF
CM
64
69
60
62
66
53
48
64
69
60
62
66
53
48
17122
#17122
Ronan Mansfield
Republic of Ireland
Waterford
CB
55
49
31
38
37
53
64
55
49
31
38
37
53
64
15395
#15395
Dan Martin
England
Accrington
CDM
59
67
45
53
57
53
66
59
67
45
53
57
53
66
4719
#4719
Tomás Martínez
Argentina
CM
71
73
63
71
74
53
54
71
73
63
71
74
53
54
8290
#8290
Roberto Massimo
Germany
Górnik Zabrze
RM
67
85
58
57
71
53
63
67
85
58
57
71
53
63
13316
#13316
Valmir Matoshi
Switzerland
FC Thun
CM
62
66
62
59
61
53
64
62
66
62
59
61
53
64
16380
#16380
Anna Matsushita
Switzerland
FC Zürich
CDM
57
63
42
52
54
53
52
57
63
42
52
54
53
52
15857
#15857
Agustín Medina
Argentina
Lanús
CDM
58
66
46
52
55
53
63
58
66
46
52
55
53
63
538
#538
Erëleta Memeti
Kosovo
Frankfurt
RM
81
85
73
76
81
53
63
81
85
73
76
81
53
63
15442
#15442
Gustavo Mendoza
Bolivia
LM
59
68
49
53
59
53
52
59
68
49
53
59
53
52
11935
#11935
Khalis Merah
France
OL
CM
64
63
51
65
71
53
42
64
63
51
65
71
53
42
7378
#7378
Sam Meza
United States
Seattle Reign
CAM
68
62
67
67
68
53
64
68
62
67
67
68
53
64
14209
#14209
Calvin Miller
Scotland
Falkirk
LM
61
77
48
55
63
53
54
61
77
48
55
63
53
54
17415
#17415
Filip Milojević
Austria
SCR Altach
CB
53
57
33
34
36
53
67
53
57
33
34
36
53
67
15404
#15404
Akash Mishra
India
Mumbai City FC
LB
59
73
40
49
54
53
71
59
73
40
49
54
53
71
15366
#15366
Haji Mnoga
Tanzania
Salford City
RB
59
79
34
47
54
53
78
59
79
34
47
54
53
78
1014
#1014
Marcelino Moreno
Argentina
Lanús
CAM
78
90
73
75
81
53
68
78
90
73
75
81
53
68
5540
#5540
Carla Morich
Germany
Hamburger SV
CAM
70
64
68
70
72
53
57
70
64
68
70
72
53
57
14064
#14064
Kieron Morris
England
Oldham Athletic
LM
61
67
59
58
64
53
66
61
67
59
58
64
53
66
16422
#16422
Nail Moutha-Sebtaoui
Morocco
FCV Dender EH
LB
57
66
33
49
51
53
59
57
66
33
49
51
53
59
12410
#12410
Kazuki Nagasawa
Japan
Well. Phoenix
CM
63
69
60
62
63
53
65
63
69
60
62
63
53
65
4983
#4983
Lorena Navarro
Spain
Badalona Women
CM
71
55
63
69
70
53
54
71
55
63
69
70
53
54
12476
#12476
Aaron Nemane
France
MK Dons
RB
63
87
52
55
66
53
52
63
87
52
55
66
53
52
15823
#15823
Julius Lorents Nielsen
Denmark
Silkeborg IF
CM
58
67
54
53
57
53
59
58
67
54
53
57
53
59
15918
#15918
Charlie Nildén
Sweden
Brommapojkarna
CDM
58
61
50
51
57
53
56
58
61
50
51
57
53
56
10401
#10401
Ignacio Núñez
Chile
CM
65
72
55
65
63
53
72
65
72
55
65
63
53
72
16346
#16346
Habeeb Ogunneye
England
Newport County
RB
57
73
29
51
62
53
53
57
73
29
51
62
53
53
10298
#10298
Junior Olaitan
Benin
Göztepe
LM
65
80
66
60
66
53
77
65
80
66
60
66
53
77
17420
#17420
Jaziel Orozco
United States
St. Louis CITY SC
CB
53
59
32
38
34
53
62
53
59
32
38
34
53
62
14715
#14715
Emmanuel Osadebe
Republic of Ireland
Barnet
CM
60
79
57
60
63
53
70
60
79
57
60
63
53
70
1446
#1446
Dango Ouattara
Burkina Faso
Brentford
LM
77
85
70
70
78
53
59
77
85
70
70
78
53
59
6289
#6289
Julián Palacios
Argentina
Unión
RM
69
79
62
65
70
53
61
69
79
62
65
70
53
61
15803
#15803
Antony Papadopoulos
England
Crawley Town
CM
58
71
53
57
60
53
61
58
71
53
57
60
53
61
16342
#16342
Sam Parker
Wales
Swansea City
RB
57
69
37
48
55
53
60
57
69
37
48
55
53
60
16934
#16934
Keenan Patten
Wales
Newport County
CDM
55
67
44
51
52
53
57
55
67
44
51
52
53
57
13311
#13311
Phoenix Patterson
Scotland
Stevenage
LB
62
82
54
61
62
53
54
62
82
54
61
62
53
54
16948
#16948
Daire Patton
Republic of Ireland
Sligo Rovers
CDM
55
62
47
52
57
53
49
55
62
47
52
57
53
49
14835
#14835
Benny Couto
Portugal
Cork City
LB
60
76
47
57
58
53
55
60
76
47
57
58
53
55
5309
#5309
Matías Pellegrini
Argentina
Vélez Sarsfield
LM
70
80
65
65
73
53
61
70
80
65
65
73
53
61
7745
#7745
Sandra Perera
Spain
DUX Logroño
CM
68
67
58
61
64
53
61
68
67
58
61
64
53
61
12902
#12902
Dani Pérez
Spain
Real Betis
CM
63
56
54
64
68
53
45
63
56
54
64
68
53
45
16627
#16627
Axel Piesold
England
Galway United
CDM
56
67
49
53
52
53
56
56
67
49
53
52
53
56
17425
#17425
Ian Pilcher
United States
San Diego FC
CB
53
55
27
47
37
53
56
53
55
27
47
37
53
56
4385
#4385
Óscar Plano
Spain
CD Leganés
ST
71
81
69
68
70
53
75
71
81
69
68
70
53
75
9952
#9952
Kassandra Potsi
Germany
SGS Essen
CAM
66
66
56
58
68
53
51
66
66
56
58
68
53
51
16234
#16234
Seb Quirk
England
Sligo Rovers
CM
57
70
52
56
61
53
56
57
70
52
56
61
53
56
15938
#15938
Brooklyn Raines
United States
Houston Dynamo
CDM
58
72
44
54
60
53
44
58
72
44
54
60
53
44
16644
#16644
Lars Remmem
Norway
SK Brann
CM
56
64
50
50
55
53
54
56
64
50
50
55
53
54
1158
#1158
Luis Rioja
Spain
Valencia CF
RM
78
77
76
74
79
53
56
78
77
76
74
79
53
56
9299
#9299
Simón Rivero
Argentina
Tigre
CM
66
79
58
66
71
53
62
66
79
58
66
71
53
62
14241
#14241
Finlay Robertson
Scotland
Dundee FC
CM
61
69
54
61
64
53
46
61
69
54
61
64
53
46
10494
#10494
Milan Robin
France
Le Mans FC
RM
65
69
62
60
66
53
63
65
69
62
60
66
53
63
15868
#15868
Lenny Rodrigues
India
Hyderabad FC
CDM
58
61
46
54
54
53
66
58
61
46
54
54
53
66
8854
#8854
Ignacio Agustín Rodríguez
Argentina
Racing Club
LM
67
64
56
68
65
53
52
67
64
56
68
65
53
52
11344
#11344
Henry Rorig
Germany
Energie Cottbus
RB
64
85
56
65
64
53
66
64
85
56
65
64
53
66
9344
#9344
Marco Sangalli
Spain
R. Racing Club
RM
66
69
69
66
66
53
62
66
69
69
66
66
53
62
15920
#15920
Freddie Sass
England
Accrington
LB
58
69
33
42
53
53
78
58
69
33
42
53
53
78
14197
#14197
Joe Sbarra
England
Doncaster
CM
61
70
58
58
65
53
47
61
70
58
58
65
53
47
15944
#15944
Matteo Schablas
Austria
FK Austria Wien
LB
58
72
36
53
57
53
55
58
72
36
53
57
53
55
2643
#2643
Sydney Schertenleib
Switzerland
FC Barcelona
CAM
74
77
62
70
76
53
68
74
77
62
70
76
53
68
9406
#9406
Randy Schneider
Philippines
FC Winterthur
CM
66
75
56
64
71
53
62
66
75
56
64
71
53
62
17424
#17424
Nicolai Schulte-Kellinghaus
Germany
Rot-Weiss Essen
CB
53
62
24
39
38
53
59
53
62
24
39
38
53
59
10687
#10687
Lorenzo Scipioni
Argentina
Olympiacos FC
CM
65
60
55
63
65
53
65
65
60
55
63
65
53
65
17433
#17433
Mats Seiler
Switzerland
BSC Young Boys
CB
53
64
26
29
33
53
62
53
64
26
29
33
53
62
16671
#16671
Jonathan Shore
United States
New York City FC
CM
56
58
50
54
58
53
49
56
58
50
54
58
53
49
14762
#14762
Gabriel Sigua
Georgia
Lausanne-Sport
CM
60
65
57
53
63
53
67
60
65
57
53
63
53
67
17131
#17131
Jitendra Singh
India
Chennaiyin FC
CM
54
76
50
53
61
53
63
54
76
50
53
61
53
63
15943
#15943
Napsugár Sinka
Hungary
TSG Hoffenheim
CM
58
62
53
54
61
53
43
58
62
53
54
61
53
43
16722
#16722
Raf Smekens
Belgium
KVC Westerlo
CM
56
61
44
51
58
53
45
56
61
44
51
58
53
45
8249
#8249
Sondre Sørli
Norway
Sarpsborg 08
RW
67
92
59
62
66
53
59
67
92
59
62
66
53
59
14100
#14100
Tom Sparrow
Wales
Motherwell
RM
61
68
59
56
61
53
65
61
68
59
56
61
53
65
16645
#16645
Shay Spencer
England
Reading
CDM
56
64
43
51
55
53
60
56
64
43
51
55
53
60
7519
#7519
Álex Cardero
Spain
CD Mirandés
CAM
68
72
65
66
71
53
48
68
72
65
66
71
53
48
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