Best defenders in EA FC 24

The list of best defenders in EA FC 24, split across five separate positions, is quite long. With EA Sports mixing men's and women's football, plenty of big names have been rated quite highly. Some of them are already considered iconic names in modern games, whereas a few are among the top upcoming talents of the world.

The following list of best defenders in EA FC 24 contains shining lights from both men's and women's football. Once again, the overalls in this year's title have ensured that the top talents represent several clubs, most of whom are from Europe.

Disclaimer: Contains players with primary positions as CB/LB/RB/LWB/RWB.

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Best defenders in EA FC 24: Top 20 players

Here's the combined list of the best twenty defenders you can access across the different game modes. These cards are available in Ultimate Team and offline experiences like Career Modes.

Names	Position	Club	Overall
Virgil Van Dijk	CB	Liverpool	89
Mapi Leon	CB	Barcelona	89
Ruben Dias	CB	Manchester City	89
Irene Paredes	CB	Barcelona	88
Wendie Renard	CB	Lyon	88
Lucy Bronze	RB	Barcelona	87
Fridolina Rolfo	LB	Barcelona	87
Marquinhos	CB	PSG	87
Selma Bacha	LB	Lyon	86
Trent Alexander-Arnold	RB	Liverpool	86
Andrew Robertson	LB	Liverpool	86
Ashley Lawrence	RB	Chelsea	86
Eder Militao	CB	Real Madrid	86
Ronald Araujo	CB	Barcelona	86
Joao Cancelo	LB	Barcelona	86
Matthijs de Ligt	CB	Bayern Munich	86
Sakina Karchaoui	LB	PSG	86
Jules Kounde	CB	Barcelona	85
David Alaba	CB	Real Madrid	85
Millie Bright	CB	Chelsea	85

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Honorable Mentions

• Leah Williamson (CB) - Arsenal - 85
• John Stones (CB) - Manchester City - 85
• Kieran Trippier (RB) - Newcastle United - 85
• Kadeisha Buchanan (CB) - Chelsea - 85
• Katie McCabe (LB) - Arsenal- 85
• Ona Batlle (RB) - Barcelona - 85
• Marcos Acuna (LB) - Sevilla - 85

The list of the best defenders in EA FC 24 is unsurprising, with Barcelona dominating the women's side. Both Irene Paredes and Mapi Leon have been stellar names, and they have been highly successful for both club and country. French side Lyon also has a couple of outstanding footballers in the form of Wendie Renard and Selma Bacha.

In the men's side, Virgil van Dijk has been phenomenal after recovering from his injury, leading the list of best defenders in EA FC 24. Ruben Dias has joined him at the top with the same rating, followed closely by PSG's Marquinhos and Liverpool's side backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson.

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