Ball-Playing Defender

FC 26 FC 25

A modern centre-back who is as comfortable defending as playing the ball. Capable of moving forward or wider to support build-up play.

Top Players with Ball-Playing Defender ++

GabrielCB89

Mapi LeónCB89

Virgil van DijkCB88

Irene ParedesCB88

William SalibaCB88

MarquinhosCB87

Alessandro BastoniCB87

Millie BrightCB87

Rúben DiasCB87

Leah WilliamsonCB87

Dayot UpamecanoCB86

BremerCB86

Nico SchlotterbeckCB86

Wendie RenardCB85

Iñigo MartínezCB84

Vanessa GillesCB84

Griedge MbockCB83

Sara DoorsounCB83

Sophia KleinherneCB82

Théa GrebovalCB81

Nicolás OtamendiCB80

Rocío GálvezCB79

#	Player	Position	Nation	Team	OVR	POT
1	Gabriel	CB	Brazil	Arsenal	89	90
2	Mapi León	CB	Spain	FC Barcelona	89	89
3	Virgil van Dijk	CB	Netherlands	Liverpool	88	88
4	Irene Paredes	CB	Spain	FC Barcelona	88	88
5	William Saliba	CB	France	Arsenal	88	90
6	Marquinhos	CB	Brazil	Paris Saint-Germain	87	87
7	Alessandro Bastoni	CB	Italy	Inter	87	89
8	Millie Bright	CB	England	—	87	87
9	Rúben Dias	CB	Portugal	Manchester City	87	87
10	Leah Williamson	CB	England	Arsenal	87	88
11	Dayot Upamecano	CB	France	Bayern München	86	88
12	Bremer	CB	Brazil	Juventus	86	86
13	Nico Schlotterbeck	CB	Germany	Borussia Dortmund	86	88
14	Wendie Renard	CB	France	OL Lyonnes	85	85
15	Iñigo Martínez	CB	Spain	Al Nassr	84	84
16	Vanessa Gilles	CB	Canada	Bayern München	84	84
17	Griedge Mbock	CB	France	Paris Saint-Germain	83	83
18	Sara Doorsoun	CB	Germany	Eintracht Frankfurt	83	83
19	Sophia Kleinherne	CB	Germany	VfL Wolfsburg	82	86
20	Théa Greboval	CB	France	Paris FC	81	82
21	Nicolás Otamendi	CB	Argentina	Benfica	80	80
22	Rocío Gálvez	CB	Spain	Real Madrid	79	80

Top Players with Ball-Playing Defender +

Jonathan TahCB87

Lucy BronzeRB87

Rúben NevesCDM85

Joško GvardiolCB85

Antonio RüdigerCB84

Steph CatleyCB84

Alex GreenwoodCB84

Gianluca ManciniCB84

Ibrahima KonatéCB84

Éder MilitãoCB84

Marc GuéhiCB84

Ingrid Syrstad EngenCB84

Jurriën TimberRB84

Glódís Perla ViggósdóttirCB84

Janina MingeCM84

Maya Le TissierCB84

Matthias GinterCB83

Manuel AkanjiCB83

Waldemar AntonCB83

Dominique JanssenCDM83

Amir RrahmaniCB83

Eric GarcíaCB83

Dávid HanckoLB83

Laia AleixandriCB83

Piero HincapiéLB83

Sjoeke NüskenCDM83

Taylor FlintCDM83

Pau CubarsíCB83

Kalidou KoulibalyCB82

John StonesCB82

Emre CanCB82

Nathan AkéCB82

FabinhoCDM82

Fabian SchärCB82

Aymeric LaporteCB82

Magdalena ErikssonCB82

Cristian RomeroCB82

Sherida SpitseCB82

IbañezCB82

Edmond TapsobaCB82

VivianCB82

Riccardo CalafioriLB82

Maëlle LakrarCB82

Hailie MaceRB82

Maria MéndezCB82

Lauren LealCB82

Manuela VanegasCB82

MurilloCB82

Nacho FernándezCB81

Danilo PereiraCB81

#	Player	Position	Nation	Team	OVR	POT
1	Jonathan Tah	CB	Germany	Bayern München	87	87
2	Lucy Bronze	RB	England	Chelsea	87	87
3	Rúben Neves	CDM	Portugal	Al Hilal	85	85
4	Joško Gvardiol	CB	Croatia	Manchester City	85	88
5	Antonio Rüdiger	CB	Germany	Real Madrid	84	84
6	Steph Catley	CB	Australia	Arsenal	84	84
7	Alex Greenwood	CB	England	Manchester City	84	84
8	Gianluca Mancini	CB	Italy	Roma	84	84
9	Ibrahima Konaté	CB	France	Liverpool	84	85
10	Éder Militão	CB	Brazil	Real Madrid	84	86
11	Marc Guéhi	CB	England	Manchester City	84	86
12	Ingrid Syrstad Engen	CB	Norway	OL Lyonnes	84	86
13	Jurriën Timber	RB	Netherlands	Arsenal	84	87
14	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir	CB	Iceland	Bayern München	84	84
15	Janina Minge	CM	Germany	VfL Wolfsburg	84	87
16	Maya Le Tissier	CB	England	Manchester United	84	89
17	Matthias Ginter	CB	Germany	SC Freiburg	83	83
18	Manuel Akanji	CB	Switzerland	Inter	83	83
19	Waldemar Anton	CB	Germany	Borussia Dortmund	83	83
20	Dominique Janssen	CDM	Netherlands	Manchester United	83	83
21	Amir Rrahmani	CB	Kosovo	Napoli	83	83
22	Eric García	CB	Spain	FC Barcelona	83	86
23	Dávid Hancko	LB	Slovakia	Atlético de Madrid	83	83
24	Laia Aleixandri	CB	Spain	FC Barcelona	83	89
25	Piero Hincapié	LB	Ecuador	Arsenal	83	87
26	Sjoeke Nüsken	CDM	Germany	Chelsea	83	88
27	Taylor Flint	CDM	United States	Racing Louisville FC	83	86
28	Pau Cubarsí	CB	Spain	FC Barcelona	83	89
29	Kalidou Koulibaly	CB	Senegal	Al Hilal	82	82
30	John Stones	CB	England	Manchester City	82	82
31	Emre Can	CB	Germany	Borussia Dortmund	82	82
32	Nathan Aké	CB	Netherlands	Manchester City	82	82
33	Fabinho	CDM	Brazil	Al Ittihad	82	82
34	Fabian Schär	CB	Switzerland	Newcastle United	82	82
35	Aymeric Laporte	CB	Spain	Athletic Club de Bilbao	82	82
36	Magdalena Eriksson	CB	Sweden	Bayern München	82	82
37	Cristian Romero	CB	Argentina	Tottenham Hotspur	82	84
38	Sherida Spitse	CB	Netherlands	Ajax	82	82
39	Ibañez	CB	Brazil	Al Ahli	82	84
40	Edmond Tapsoba	CB	Burkina Faso	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	82	83
41	Vivian	CB	Spain	Athletic Club de Bilbao	82	85
42	Riccardo Calafiori	LB	Italy	Arsenal	82	86
43	Maëlle Lakrar	CB	France	Real Madrid	82	87
44	Hailie Mace	RB	United States	Orlando Pride	82	82
45	Maria Méndez	CB	Spain	Real Madrid	82	87
46	Lauren Leal	CB	Brazil	Atlético de Madrid	82	87
47	Manuela Vanegas	CB	Colombia	Brighton & Hove Albion	82	88
48	Murillo	CB	Brazil	Nottingham Forest	82	86
49	Nacho Fernández	CB	Spain	Al Qadsiah	81	81
50	Danilo Pereira	CB	Portugal	Al Ittihad	81	81

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