EA FC 24 defenders: Best CB, RB, LB, LWB and RWB (2024)

Having the best defenders in FC 24 will make your job a lot easier – whether that's in Career Mode or Ultimate Team. So, who are they?

While we're all tempted to spend our money on the best strikers in FC 24 or best wingers in FC 24, if you're letting in too many goals then it doesn't really matter. And you can't just leave it to your goalkeeper, either.

We've done the research so you don't have to, and have found the best EA FC 24 defenders available.

We're talking the best of the best here. The cream of the defending crop. None of the players in the list below will come cheap.

This means if you've just started out in Career Mode, it might be worth coming back once you have earned some more cash. But if you have a few quid to spare, let's get started.

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Here are the best FC 24 defenders, including all positions at the back: centre-backs, right-backs, left-backs, leftwing-backs and rightwing-backs.

Best CB in EA FC 24

The best CBs in EA FC 24 are Virgil van Dijk, Rúben Dias, and Mapi León, with overall ratings of 89 in Career Mode. Alongside them, here are the best FC 24 CBs:

• Mapi León | 28 years old | FC Barcelona Femení | Overall rating 89
• Rúben Dias | 26 years old | Manchester City | Overall rating 89
• Virgil van Dijk | 32 years old | Liverpool | Overall rating 89
• Marquinhos | 29 years old | PSG | Overall rating 87
• Matthijs de Ligt | 24 years old | Bayern Munich | Overall rating 86
• Ronald Araújo | 24 years old | FC Barcelona | Overall rating 86
• Éder Militão | 25 years old | Real Madrid | Overall rating 86
• Alessandro Bastoni | 24 years old | Inter Milan | Overall rating 85

Best RB in EA FC 24

Lucy Bronze is the best RB in EA FC 24, with an overall rating of 87. Trent Alexander-Arnold, meanwhile, is the best male RB with an overall rating of 86. Here are the top ten best RBs in FC 24:

• Lucy Bronze | 31 years old | FC Barcelona Femení | Overall rating 87
• Trent Alexander-Arnold | 24 years old | Liverpool | Overall rating 86
• Ashley Lawrence | 28 years old | Chelsea FC Women | Overall rating 86
• Giovanni Di Lorenzo | 30 years old | Napoli | Overall rating 85
• Ona Batlle | 24 years old | FC Barcelona Femení | Overall rating 85
• Kieran Trippier | 33 years old | Newcastle United | Overall rating 85
• Reece James | 23 years old | Chelsea | Overall rating 84
• Achraf Hakimi | 24 years old | PSG | Overall rating 84
• Marta Torrejón | 33 years old | FC Barcelona Femení | Overall rating 84
• Ashleigh Neville | 30 years old | Tottenham Hotspur Women | Overall rating 84

Best LB in EA FC 24

The best LB in EA FC 24 is Fridolina Rolfö of FC Barcelona Femení with an overall rating of 87. The best male LB in the game, meanwhile, is Andrew Robertson of Liverpool, with an OVR of 86. Here are the ten best LBs in FC 24:

• Fridolina Rolfö | 29 years old | FC Barcelona Femení | Overall rating 87
• Selma Bacha | 22 years old | Olympique Lyonnais Féminin | Overall rating 86
• Andrew Robertson | 29 years old | Liverpool | Overall rating 86
• Sakina Karchaoui | 27 years old | Paris Saint-Germain Féminine | Overall rating 86
• João Cancelo | 29 years old | FC Barcelona | Overall rating 86
• Theo Hernández | 25 years old | AC Milan | Overall rating 85
• Marcos Acuña | 31 years old | Sevilla | Overall rating 85
• Katie McCabe | 28 years old | Arsenal Women | Overall rating 85
• Lisa Boattin | 26 years old | Juventus Women | Overall rating 84
• Hannah Blundell | 29 years old | Manchester United Women | Overall rating 83

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Best LWB in EA FC 24

The best LWB in EA FC 24 is Grimaldo of Bayer 04 Leverkusen with an OVR of 84. Here are the top ten best LWBs in FC 24:

• Grimaldo | 28 years old | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Overall rating 84
• Federico Dimarco | 25 years old | Inter Milan | Overall rating 82
• Leonardo Spinazzola | 30 years old | AS Roma | Overall rating 80
• Davide Zappacosta | 31 years old | Atalanta (Bergamo Calcio) | Overall rating 79
• Robin Gosens | 29 years old | Union Berlin | Overall rating 79
• Philipp Max | 29 years old | Eintracht Frankfurt | Overall rating 78
• Borna Sosa | 25 years old | VfB Stuttgart | Overall rating 78
• Joakim Mæhle | 26 years old | VfL Wolfsburg | Overall rating 77
• Jaume Costa | 35 years old | RCD Mallorca | Overall rating 77
• Anthony Caci | 26 years old | FSV Mainz 05 | Overall rating 76

Best RWB in EA FC 42

The best RWB in EA FC 24 is Jeremie Frimpong of Bayer 04 Leverkusen with an OVR of 83. Here are the top ten best RWBs in FC 24:

• Jeremie Frimpong | 22 years old | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Overall rating 83
• Jonathan Clauss | 30 years old | Olympique de Marseille | Overall rating 81
• Denzel Dumfries | 27 years old | Inter Milan | Overall rating 81
• Emma Koivisto | 28 years old | Liverpool Women | Overall rating 80
• Przemysław Frankowski | 28 years old | RC Lens | Overall rating 79
• Itziar Pinillos | 22 years old | Madrid CFF | Overall rating 79
• Pablo Maffeo | 26 years old | RCD Mallorca | Overall rating 78
• Hans Hateboer | 29 years old | Atalanta (Bergamo Calcio) | Overall rating 78
• Mitchell Weiser | 29 years old | SV Werder Bremen | Overall rating 77
• Damián Suárez | 35 years old | Getafe CF | Overall rating 77

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