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Best defenders in FC 26

The 16.313 outfield players in FC 26 ranked by defending. Rating, potential, position, value and wage of each one.

Virgil van Dijk (90), Marquinhos (87) and Gabriel (88) top this list of 16.313 FC 26 players, updated 10 Sep 2025.

Players
16.313
Avg. age
25,1
Avg. potential
71,3
Value from
24 K€
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#PlayerOVRPotMarginPACSHOPASDRIDEFPHYValueWageEnd
1 V. van DijkCB· 33 years · Liverpool 90 90 +0 736172709087 67,3 M€ 271 K€ 2027
2 MarquinhosCB· 31 years · Paris Saint-Germain 87 87 +0 785475728980 64,3 M€ 171 K€ 2028
3 GabrielCB· 27 years · Arsenal 88 88 +0 644364648884 99,1 M€ 271 K€ 2029
4 A. BastoniCB· 26 years · Inter 87 89 +2 744675758882 102,7 M€ 74 K€ 2028
5 W. SalibaCB· 24 years · Arsenal 87 89 +2 773868728783 108,6 M€ 212 K€ 2027
6 J. TahCB· 29 years · FC Bayern München 87 87 +0 633860618786 78,5 M€ 136 K€ 2029
7 F. AcerbiCB· 37 years · Inter 84 84 +0 575165638781 8,9 M€ 45 K€ 2026
8 RodriCDMCM· 29 years · Manchester City 90 90 +0 657986838685 120,4 M€ 319 K€ 2027
9 J. KoundéRBCB· 26 years · FC Barcelona 87 88 +1 844574788684 100,9 M€ 183 K€ 2030
10 I. KonatéCB· 26 years · Liverpool 86 87 +1 773363688685 82,6 M€ 183 K€ 2026
11 W. PachoCB· 23 years · Paris Saint-Germain 86 89 +3 803462598686 97,9 M€ 130 K€ 2029
12 Rúben DiasCB· 28 years · Manchester City 86 87 +1 593969678684 76,1 M€ 224 K€ 2029
13 BremerCB· 28 years · Juventus 85 86 +1 824958648680 60,2 M€ 201 K€ 2029
14 S. de VrijCB· 33 years · Inter 84 84 +0 624168688674 23,6 M€ 60 K€ 2026
15 B. PavardCB· 29 years · Inter 84 84 +0 756676748679 41,9 M€ 60 K€ 2028
16 W. OrbanCB· 32 years · RB Leipzig 84 84 +0 574056548683 32,5 M€ 96 K€ 2027
17 N. SchlotterbeckCB· 25 years · Borussia Dortmund 85 88 +3 746075728582 74,9 M€ 85 K€ 2027
18 N. KantéCDMCM· 34 years · Al Ittihad 85 85 +0 776473798579 21,8 M€ 87 K€ 2026
19 Iñigo MartínezCB· 34 years · Al Nassr 85 85 +0 715872678580 20,7 M€ 87 K€ 2026
20 J. GiménezCB· 30 years · Atlético Madrid 83 83 +0 734760618582 35,4 M€ 101 K€ 2028
21 M. GinterCB· 31 years · SC Freiburg 82 82 +0 555770658574 24,8 M€ 48 K€ 2027
22 M. CaicedoCDMCM· 23 years · Chelsea 87 89 +2 706478808482 109,7 M€ 201 K€ 2031
23 A. RüdigerCB· 32 years · Real Madrid 86 86 +0 795572688486 51,9 M€ 307 K€ 2026
24 D. UpamecanoCB· 26 years · FC Bayern München 85 88 +3 774464728484 73,8 M€ 112 K€ 2026
25 Éder MilitãoCB· 27 years · Real Madrid 84 87 +3 824969708482 56,6 M€ 248 K€ 2028
26 J. GvardiolLBCB· 23 years · Manchester City 84 87 +3 787175778482 63,1 M€ 153 K€ 2028
27 VivianCB· 25 years · Athletic Club 84 87 +3 794963728483 58,4 M€ 73 K€ 2032
28 R. Le NormandCB· 28 years · Atlético Madrid 83 85 +2 652859628480 43,1 M€ 101 K€ 2029
29 PalhinhaCDMCM· 29 years · Tottenham Hotspur 83 83 +0 566770728485 36,6 M€ 97 K€ 2026
30 N. MilenkovićCB· 27 years · Nottingham Forest 83 84 +1 574663608486 43,1 M€ 136 K€ 2029
31 N. AkéCBLB· 30 years · Manchester City 83 83 +0 725472748474 35,4 M€ 171 K€ 2027
32 A. RrahmaniCB· 31 years · Napoli 83 83 +0 695060628478 29,5 M€ 142 K€ 2027
33 P. HincapiéCBLB· 23 years · Bayer 04 Leverkusen 83 89 +6 844065728482 61,4 M€ 96 K€ 2029
34 G. ManciniCB· 29 years · Roma 83 83 +0 704957628482 36 M€ 89 K€ 2027
35 Pau CubarsíCB· 18 years · FC Barcelona 82 88 +6 704166778476 47,8 M€ 76 K€ 2029
36 A. BuongiornoCB· 26 years · Napoli 82 86 +4 694667648479 44,3 M€ 124 K€ 2029
37 J. StonesCBRB· 31 years · Manchester City 82 82 +0 645774748472 24,8 M€ 159 K€ 2026
38 E. KonsaCBRB· 27 years · Aston Villa 82 83 +1 755271748478 36 M€ 142 K€ 2028
39 W. AntonCB· 28 years · Borussia Dortmund 82 82 +0 694667658484 31,3 M€ 71 K€ 2028
40 F. SchärCB· 33 years · Newcastle United 82 82 +0 516876738480 17,1 M€ 159 K€ 2026
41 A. RomagnoliCB· 30 years · Lazio 82 82 +0 644055688480 29,5 M€ 54 K€ 2027
42 J. KimmichCDMRB· 30 years · FC Bayern München 89 89 +0 727489848379 101,5 M€ 165 K€ 2029
43 F. ValverdeCMCDM· 26 years · Real Madrid 89 90 +1 888384848385 142,2 M€ 401 K€ 2029
44 D. RiceCDMCM· 26 years · Arsenal 87 88 +1 727384808383 98,5 M€ 248 K€ 2028
45 MurilloCB· 22 years · Nottingham Forest 83 87 +4 804867708383 56,1 M€ 118 K€ 2029
46 B. WhiteRB· 27 years · Arsenal 83 83 +0 703375748378 41,3 M€ 177 K€ 2028
47 B. KamaraCDMCM· 25 years · Aston Villa 83 85 +2 645474758380 48,4 M€ 148 K€ 2030
48 M. GuéhiCB· 24 years · Crystal Palace 82 84 +2 693969728378 41,3 M€ 100 K€ 2026
49 Kim Min JaeCB· 28 years · FC Bayern München 82 83 +1 733258628384 34,2 M€ 89 K€ 2028
50 C. RomeroCB· 27 years · Tottenham Hotspur 82 84 +2 664862638381 38,4 M€ 136 K€ 2029
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Questions about this list

Who tops the list?

Virgil van Dijk leads with a 90 rating and 90 potential (Liverpool). Marquinhos and Gabriel complete the podium.

How is this list built?

From EA’s official FC 26 data, roster of 10 Sep 2025. Criteria: . Sorted by defending. Value and wage are the in-game figures in euros.

How often is it updated?

With every EA roster update, roughly weekly during the season. Last update: 10 Sep 2025.

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16.313 players · FC 26 · ranked by defending

Outfield players in FC 26 ranked by defending. Virgil van Dijk (90), Marquinhos (87) and Gabriel (88) top this list of 16.313 FC 26 players, updated 10 Sep 2025.

Sorted by defending
MarginPotentialRatingYoungestCheapest
V. van DijkCB· 33 years · Liverpool90Pot 90 · +0 MarquinhosCB· 31 years · Paris Saint-Germain87Pot 87 · +0 GabrielCB· 27 years · Arsenal88Pot 88 · +0 A. BastoniCB· 26 years · Inter87Pot 89 · +2 W. SalibaCB· 24 years · Arsenal87Pot 89 · +2 J. TahCB· 29 years · FC Bayern München87Pot 87 · +0 F. AcerbiCB· 37 years · Inter84Pot 84 · +0 RodriCDM· 29 years · Manchester City90Pot 90 · +0 J. KoundéRB· 26 years · FC Barcelona87Pot 88 · +1 I. KonatéCB· 26 years · Liverpool86Pot 87 · +1 W. PachoCB· 23 years · Paris Saint-Germain86Pot 89 · +3 Rúben DiasCB· 28 years · Manchester City86Pot 87 · +1 BremerCB· 28 years · Juventus85Pot 86 · +1 S. de VrijCB· 33 years · Inter84Pot 84 · +0 B. PavardCB· 29 years · Inter84Pot 84 · +0 W. OrbanCB· 32 years · RB Leipzig84Pot 84 · +0 N. SchlotterbeckCB· 25 years · Borussia Dortmund85Pot 88 · +3 N. KantéCDM· 34 years · Al Ittihad85Pot 85 · +0 Iñigo MartínezCB· 34 years · Al Nassr85Pot 85 · +0 J. GiménezCB· 30 years · Atlético Madrid83Pot 83 · +0 M. GinterCB· 31 years · SC Freiburg82Pot 82 · +0 M. CaicedoCDM· 23 years · Chelsea87Pot 89 · +2 A. RüdigerCB· 32 years · Real Madrid86Pot 86 · +0 D. UpamecanoCB· 26 years · FC Bayern München85Pot 88 · +3 Éder MilitãoCB· 27 years · Real Madrid84Pot 87 · +3 J. GvardiolLB· 23 years · Manchester City84Pot 87 · +3 VivianCB· 25 years · Athletic Club84Pot 87 · +3 R. Le NormandCB· 28 years · Atlético Madrid83Pot 85 · +2 PalhinhaCDM· 29 years · Tottenham Hotspur83Pot 83 · +0 N. MilenkovićCB· 27 years · Nottingham Forest83Pot 84 · +1 N. AkéCB· 30 years · Manchester City83Pot 83 · +0 A. RrahmaniCB· 31 years · Napoli83Pot 83 · +0 P. HincapiéCB· 23 years · Bayer 04 Leverkusen83Pot 89 · +6 G. ManciniCB· 29 years · Roma83Pot 83 · +0 Pau CubarsíCB· 18 years · FC Barcelona82Pot 88 · +6 A. BuongiornoCB· 26 years · Napoli82Pot 86 · +4 J. StonesCB· 31 years · Manchester City82Pot 82 · +0 E. KonsaCB· 27 years · Aston Villa82Pot 83 · +1 W. AntonCB· 28 years · Borussia Dortmund82Pot 82 · +0 F. SchärCB· 33 years · Newcastle United82Pot 82 · +0 A. RomagnoliCB· 30 years · Lazio82Pot 82 · +0 J. KimmichCDM· 30 years · FC Bayern München89Pot 89 · +0 F. ValverdeCM· 26 years · Real Madrid89Pot 90 · +1 D. RiceCDM· 26 years · Arsenal87Pot 88 · +1 MurilloCB· 22 years · Nottingham Forest83Pot 87 · +4 B. WhiteRB· 27 years · Arsenal83Pot 83 · +0 B. KamaraCDM· 25 years · Aston Villa83Pot 85 · +2 M. GuéhiCB· 24 years · Crystal Palace82Pot 84 · +2 Kim Min JaeCB· 28 years · FC Bayern München82Pot 83 · +1 C. RomeroCB· 27 years · Tottenham Hotspur82Pot 84 · +2
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Who tops the list?

Virgil van Dijk leads with a 90 rating and 90 potential (Liverpool). Marquinhos and Gabriel complete the podium.

How is this list built?

From EA’s official FC 26 data, roster of 10 Sep 2025. Criteria: . Sorted by defending. Value and wage are the in-game figures in euros.

How often is it updated?

With every EA roster update, roughly weekly during the season. Last update: 10 Sep 2025.

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