Hidden Gems — Defenders

Low-rated Career Mode players with high potential and big growth — FC 26

All ATK MID DEF GK

#PlayerOVRGrowth

1

Besian Kutleshi56+26

2

Ata Yanık55+26

3

Cassiano Kiala58+24

4

Julia Torres60+23

5

Ifeanyi Ndukwe59+23

6

Daniel Banjaqui63+22

7

Semm Renders62+22

8

José Neto61+22

9

Brad Manguelle60+22

10

Lucas Herrington60+22

11

Ben Hawighorst60+22

12

Andrea Natali60+22

13

Emeka Adiele62+21

14

Andrés Cuenca61+21

15

Leon Jakirović61+21

16

Mia-Lena Maas61+21

17

Dylan Leonard63+20

18

Merle Hokamp63+20

19

Lucas Jetten62+20

20

Mylo van der Lans62+20

21

Jinairo Johnson61+20

22

Fabian Merién61+20

23

Olabade Aluko60+20

24

Marino Skelin60+20

25

Deniz Ofli60+20

26

Tom Atcheson60+20

27

Colby Donovan66+19

28

Ruud Nijstad65+19

29

Diego León64+19

30

Leni Eggert64+19

31

Andre Garcia63+19

32

Lany Mia Bäcker63+19

33

Triston Rowe63+19

34

Aiden Valdepeñas63+19

35

Lushendry Martes62+19

36

Davis Opoku61+19

37

Cristian Uribe61+19

38

Cecily Wellesley-Smith61+19

39

Joane Gadou67+18

40

Jorge Salinas67+18

41

Stephen Mfuni66+18

42

David Odogu65+18

43

Naoufel El Hannach64+18

44

Ronan Kpakio64+18

45

Kacper Kościerski63+18

46

Ian Struyf63+18

47

Xavi Espart63+18

48

Jun'ai Byfield62+18

49

50

Aiara Agirrezabala66+17

#	Player	Position	Nation	Team	OVR	POT	Growth
1	Besian Kutleshi	RB	Australia	Melbourne City	56	82	+26
2	Ata Yanık	CB	Türkiye	Konyaspor	55	81	+26
3	Cassiano Kiala	CB	Germany	Bayern München	58	82	+24
4	Julia Torres	LB	Spain	Sevilla FC	60	83	+23
5	Ifeanyi Ndukwe	CB	Austria	Austria Wien	59	82	+23
6	Daniel Banjaqui	RB	Portugal	Benfica	63	85	+22
7	Semm Renders	RB	Belgium	Antwerp	62	84	+22
8	José Neto	LB	Portugal	Benfica	61	83	+22
9	Brad Manguelle	CB	Belgium		60	82	+22
10	Lucas Herrington	CB	Australia	Colorado Rapids	60	82	+22
11	Ben Hawighorst	CB	Germany	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	60	82	+22
12	Andrea Natali	CB	Italy	AZ	60	82	+22
13	Emeka Adiele	LB	England	FC Utrecht	62	83	+21
14	Andrés Cuenca	CB	Spain	Real Sporting de Gijón	61	82	+21
15	Leon Jakirović	CB	Croatia	Inter	61	82	+21
16	Mia-Lena Maas	CB	Germany	SC Freiburg	61	82	+21
17	Dylan Leonard	CB	Australia	FC Schalke 04	63	83	+20
18	Merle Hokamp	CB	Germany	1. FC Köln	63	83	+20
19	Lucas Jetten	LB	Netherlands	Ajax	62	82	+20
20	Mylo van der Lans	CB	Netherlands	Ajax	62	82	+20
21	Jinairo Johnson	CB	Netherlands	Ajax	61	81	+20
22	Fabian Merién	CB	Netherlands	PSV	61	81	+20
23	Olabade Aluko	LB	England	Leicester City	60	80	+20
24	Marino Skelin	CB	Croatia	Hajduk Split	60	80	+20
25	Deniz Ofli	LB	Türkiye	Bayern München	60	80	+20
26	Tom Atcheson	CB	Northern Ireland	Blackburn Rovers	60	80	+20
27	Colby Donovan	RB	Scotland	Celtic	66	85	+19
28	Ruud Nijstad	CB	Netherlands	FC Twente	65	84	+19
29	Diego León	LB	Paraguay	Manchester United	64	83	+19
30	Leni Eggert	LB	Germany	Hamburger SV	64	83	+19
31	Andre Garcia	LB	England	Club Brugge	63	82	+19
32	Lany Mia Bäcker	CB	Germany	SGS Essen	63	82	+19
33	Triston Rowe	RB	England	FC Annecy	63	82	+19
34	Aiden Valdepeñas	LB	United States		63	82	+19
35	Lushendry Martes	RB	Netherlands	Sparta Rotterdam	62	81	+19
36	Davis Opoku	RB	Belgium	OH Leuven	61	80	+19
37	Cristian Uribe	RB	Colombia	Atlético Nacional	61	80	+19
38	Cecily Wellesley-Smith	CB	England	FC Rosengård	61	80	+19
39	Joane Gadou	CB	France	RB Salzburg	67	85	+18
40	Jorge Salinas	LB	Spain	Racing de Santander	67	85	+18
41	Stephen Mfuni	CB	England	Watford	66	84	+18
42	David Odogu	CB	Germany	Milano FC	65	83	+18
43	Naoufel El Hannach	RB	Morocco	Montpellier HSC	64	82	+18
44	Ronan Kpakio	RB	Wales	Cardiff City	64	82	+18
45	Kacper Kościerski	RB	Germany	VfL Bochum	63	81	+18
46	Ian Struyf	CB	Belgium	KV Mechelen	63	81	+18
47	Xavi Espart	RB	Spain	FC Barcelona	63	81	+18
48	Jun'ai Byfield	CB	England	Tottenham Hotspur	62	80	+18
49	Axel Tape	CB	France	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	67	84	+17
50	Aiara Agirrezabala	LB	Spain	Real Sociedad	66	83	+17