Hey, you! You’ve bought EA FC 24, but you don’t know which defenders to choose to build your team’s defense? Well, don’t worry.
In the list below, we’ve put together the 100 best defenders in EA Sports FC 24 in order of their rating – the score that reflects a player’s level.
Whether you’re playing Ultimate Team or Career Mode, this content will give you a good guide when it comes to hiring players for the position, because as well as the overall rating, we’ve compiled other useful information such as age, country and PlayStyles.
There are options for all tastes, budgets, playing styles and tactical formations. Just choose your favorite defenders and buy them in the transfer tab.
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Best center backs in EA Sports FC 24
- David Alaba (85)
- Éder Militão (86)
- Ronald Araújo (86)
- Matthijs de Ligt (86)
- Marquinhos (87)
- Wendie Renard (88)
- Irene Paredes (88)
- Virgil van Dijk (89)
- Rúben Dias (89)
- Mapi León (89)
10) David Alaba
- Overall | 85
- Club | Real Madrid
- League | La Liga
- Nation | Austria
- Age | 31 years
David Alaba opens our list of the best defenders in EA Sports FC 24. The Real Madrid defender, who began his career as a full-back, is a solid defender, as well as being very technical and an excellent free-kick taker. His main attributes are his short passing (89) and defensive awareness (89).
9) Éder Militão
- Overall | 86
- Club | Real Madrid
- League | La Liga
- Nation | Brazil
- Age | 25 years
Éder Militão is a great defender who can also play at right-back. The Brazilian is solid in the tackle, has a good aerial game and will certainly give you a few headed goals. Impulsion (92) and standing up (87) are his most outstanding attributes.
8) Ronald Araújo
- Overall | 86
- Club | Barcelona
- League | La Liga
- Nation | Uruguai
- Age | 24 years
Ronald Araújo is definitely one of the best defenders in EA Sports FC 24. As well as being a monster in his position, he’s only 24 years old – which is excellent for those who enjoy playing Career Mode. Among his attributes, impulsion (90), strength (87) and combativeness (87) stand out the most.
7) Matthijs de Ligt
- Overall | 86
- Club | Bayern de Munique
- League | Bundesliga
- Nation | Netherlands
- Age | 24 years
Matthijs de Ligt is another good option at center-back, although his pace (66) leaves something to be desired. Well, there’s nothing a little “Shadow” can’t solve, is there? The Bayern defender is tall, technical and an excellent passer. He’ll take care of the ball for his team very well.
6) Marquinhos
- Overall | 87
- Club | Paris Saint-Germain
- League | Ligue 1
- Nation | Brazil
- Age | 29 years
Marquinhos is a little short by the standards of his position (1.83m), but don’t be fooled: we’re talking about one of the best defenders in EA Sports FC 24 – and not just today. The Brazilian is extremely skillful with the ball at his feet and has a great sense of positioning for cutting in.
5) Wendie Renard
- Overall | 88
- Club | Lyon
- League | D1 Arkema
- Nation | France
- Age | 33 years
It’s a shame that Wendie Renard only has 53 for pace, because the rest of her attributes are sensational. Accurate heading (94), defensive awareness (92) and deadlifting (92) are just a few examples. However, as in EA FC 24 it’s speed that counts (especially in online matches), she should unfortunately only be used as fodder for DMEs.
4) Irene Paredes
- Overall | 88
- Club | Barcelona
- League | Liga F
- Nation | Spain
- Age | 32 years
Irene Paredes is also on the list of the best defenders in EA Sports FC 24. The Barcelona defender has some very interesting defensive attributes and, what’s more, she has the very powerful Slide Tackle PlayStyle+. Her pace (69) is a bit of a problem, but it’s not the worst case scenario.
3) Virgil van Dijk
- Overall | 89
- Club | Liverpool
- League | Premier League
- Nation | Netherlands
- Age | 32 years
Year in, year out – and Virgil van Dijk remains one of the franchise’s most flawed defenders. He’s fast, tall, technical and lethal at tackling. In other words: everything a player in this position needs to reign supreme in EA FC 24. And as if that wasn’t enough, he has seven PlayStyles. Absurd!
2) Rúben Dias
- Overall | 89
- Club | Manchester City
- League | Premier League
- Nation | Portugal
- Age | 26 years
With an overall rating of 89, Rúben Dias has carved out a place for himself among the best defenders in EA Sports FC 24. He has excellent defensive attributes, such as combativeness (93), tackling (91) and strength (90), but his pace (62) is unfortunately low for those who like to play online matches. He should be used at the start of the season, but will then become fodder.
1) Mapi León
- Overall | 89
- Club | Barcelona
- League | Liga F
- Nation | Spain
- Age | 28 years
Mapi León is the best defender in the game. And not just because of her rating (89), but because of the whole package. She has good pace, great passing and excellent marking attributes. The icing on the cake is her high commitment rate to both defending and attacking. Phenomenal!
More – Best Center backs in EA Sports FC 24
- 11) Alessandro Bastoni (Inter) – 85
- 12) Millie Bright (Chelsea) – 85
- 13) Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea) – 85
- 14) Kathrin Hendrich (Wolfsburg) – 85
- 15) Jules Koundé (Barcelona) – 85
- 16) Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr) – 85
- 17) Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) – 85
- 18) Becky Sauerbrunn (P. Thorns) – 85
- 19) John Stones (Man. City) – 85
- 20) Raphaël Varane (Man. United) – 85
- 21) Leah Williamson (Arsenal) – 85
- 22) Thiago Silva (Chelsea) – 84
- 23) Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) – 84
- 24) Paulina Dudek (PSG) – 84
- 25) Matthias Ginter (Freiburg) – 84
- 26) Lucas Hernández (PSG) – 84
- 27) Amanda Ilestedt (Arsenal) – 84
- 28) Kim Min Jae (B. Munique) – 84
- 29) Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) – 84
- 30) Lisandro Martínez (Man. United) – 84
- 31) Bremer (Juventus) – 84
- 32) Milan Škriniar (PSG) – 84
- 33) Chris Smalling (Roma) – 84
- 34) Niklas Süle (B. Dortmund) – 84
- 35) Fikayo Tomori (Roma) – 84
- 36) Francesco Acerbi (Inter) – 84
- 37) Sven Botman (Newcastle) – 83
- 38) Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) – 83
- 39) Sara Doorsoun (E. Frankfurt) – 83
- 40) Magdalena Eriksson (B. Munique) – 83
- 41) Nacho Fernández (Real Madrid) – 83
- 42) Pau Torres (Aston Villa) – 83
- 43) Vanessa Gilles (Lyon) – 83
- 44) José Giménez (A. Madrid) – 83
- 45) Alex Greenwood (Man. City) – 83
- 46) Marina Hegering (Wolfsburg) – 83
- 47) Mats Hummels (B. Dortmund) – 83
- 48) Dominique Janssen (Wolfsburg) – 83
- 49) Gianluca Mancini (Roma) – 83
- 50) Griedge Mbock (Lyon) – 83
- 51) Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) – 83
- 52) Benjamin Pavard (B. Munique) – 83
- 53) Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) – 83
- 54) William Saliba (Arsenal) – 83
- 55) Nico Schlotterbeck (B. Dortmund) – 83
- 56) Glódís Viggósdóttir (B. Munique) – 83
- 57) Manuel Akanji (Man. City) – 82
- 58) Alana Cook (OL Reign) – 82
- 59) Stefan de Vrij (Inter) – 82
- 60) David García (Osasuna) – 82
- 61) Théa Gréboval (Paris FC) – 82
- 62) Joško Gvardiol (Man. City) – 82
- 63) Mario Hermoso (A. Madrid) – 82
- 64) Presnel Kimpembe (PSG) – 82
- 65) Ali Krieger (NJ/NY Gotham) – 82
- 66) Robin Le Normand (R. Sociedad) – 82
- 67) Katie Lind (H. Dash) – 82
- 68) Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) – 82
- 69) Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) – 82
- 70) Cristian Romero (Tottenham) – 82
- 71) Stefan Savić (A. Madrid) – 82
- 72) Fabian Schär (Newcastle) – 82
- 73) Linda Sembrant (Juventus) – 82
- 74) Dayot Upamecano (B. Munique) – 82
- 75) Manuela Vanegas (R. Sociedad) – 82
- 76) Nathan Aké (Man. City) – 81
- 77) Raúl Albiol (Villareal) – 81
- 78) Toby Alderweireld (R. Antwerp) – 81
- 79) Yeray Álvarez (A. Bilbao) – 81
- 80) Sebastián Coates (Sporting) – 81
- 81) Danilo (Juventus) – 81
- 82) Elisa De Almeida (PSG) – 81
- 83) Lewis Dunk (Brighton) – 81
- 84) Abby Erceg (R. Louisville) – 81
- 85) Sara Gama (Juventus) – 81
- 86) Simon Kjaer (Nice) – 81
- 87) Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) – 81
- 88) Maya Le Tissier (Man. United) – 81
- 89) Pepe (Porto) – 81
- 90) Tatumn Milazzo (C. Red Stars) – 81
- 91) Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) – 81
- 92) Cecilia Salvai (Juventus) – 81
- 93) Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) – 81
- 94) Jonathan Tah (B. Leverkusen) – 81
- 95) Edmond Tapsoba (B. Leverkusen) – 81
- 96) Leonardo Bonucci (U. Berlin) – 80
- 97) Giorgio Chiellini (Los Angeles FC) – 80
- 98) Abby Dahlkemper (S. D. Wave) – 80
- 99) Kevin Danso (Lens) – 80
- 100) Matteo Darmian (Inter) – 80
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