Here is the list of the best defenders in FIFA 21 rated as top based on their Overall Rating, including all defensive positions CB, LB, RB, LWB and RWB:
Top Defenders
- CB: Virgil van Dijk (90) – Liverpool
- CB: Sergio Ramos (89) – Real Madrid
- CB: Kalidou Koulibaly (88) – Napoli
- RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (87) – Liverpool
- CB: Aymeric Laporte (87) – Manchester City
- LB: Andrew Robertson (87) – Liverpool
- CB: Giorgio Chiellini (87) – Piemonte Calcio
- CB: Piqué (86) – FC Barcelona
- RB: Carvajal (86) – Real Madrid
- CB: Mats Hummels (86) – Borussia Dortmund
- CB: Raphaël Varane (86) – Real Madrid
- LB: Jordi Alba (86) – FC Barcelona
- CB: Marquinhos (85) – Paris Saint-Germain
- CB: Matthijs de Ligt (85) – Piemonte Calcio
- CB: Thiago Silva (85) – Chelsea
- RB: Ricardo Pereira (85) – Leicester City
- CB: Milan Škriniar (85) – Inter
- CB: Clément Lenglet (85) – FC Barcelona
- CB: Leonardo Bonucci (85) – Piemonte Calcio
- CB: Toby Alderweireld (85) – Tottenham Hotspur
- CB: Diego Godín (85) – Inter
- RB: Kyle Walker (85) – Manchester City
- LB: Alex Sandro (85) – Piemonte Calcio
- CB: Diego Godín (85) – Cagliari
- CB: Felipe (84) – Atlético Madrid
- CB: Fernandinho (84) – Manchester City
- CB: David Alaba (84) – FC Bayern München
- CB: Stefan de Vrij (84) – Inter
- LB: Grimaldo (84) – SL Benfica
- RB: Jesús Navas (84) – Sevilla FC
- RB: Azpilicueta (84) – Chelsea
- LB: Nicolás Tagliafico (84) – Ajax
- LB: Alex Telles (84) – FC Porto
- LB: Lucas Digne (84) – Everton
- CB: Niklas Süle (84) – FC Bayern München
- LB: Alex Telles (84) – Manchester United
- CB: José María Giménez (84) – Atlético Madrid
- CB: Samuel Umtiti (83) – FC Barcelona
- LB: José Luís Gayà Peña (83) – Valencia CF
- CB: Diego Carlos Santos Silva (83) – Sevilla FC
- RB: Nélson Semedo (83) – Wolverhampton Wanderers
- LB: Marcos Acuña (83) – Sevilla FC
- LB: Bernat (83) – Paris Saint-Germain
- LB: Marcos Acuña (83) – Sporting CP
- RB: João Cancelo (83) – Manchester City
- LB: Marcelo (83) – Real Madrid
- LB: Ferland Mendy (83) – Real Madrid
- RB: Kieran Trippier (83) – Atlético Madrid
- RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka (83) – Manchester United
- CB: Joe Gomez (83) – Liverpool
Top CBs
- CB: Virgil van Dijk (90) – Liverpool
- CB: Sergio Ramos (89) – Real Madrid
- CB: Kalidou Koulibaly (88) – Napoli
- CB: Aymeric Laporte (87) – Manchester City
- CB: Giorgio Chiellini (87) – Piemonte Calcio
- CB: Piqué (86) – FC Barcelona
- CB: Mats Hummels (86) – Borussia Dortmund
- CB: Raphaël Varane (86) – Real Madrid
- CB: Marquinhos (85) – Paris Saint-Germain
- CB: Matthijs de Ligt (85) – Piemonte Calcio
Top LBs
- LB: Andrew Robertson (87) – Liverpool
- LB: Jordi Alba (86) – FC Barcelona
- LB: Alex Sandro (85) – Piemonte Calcio
- LB: Grimaldo (84) – SL Benfica
- LB: Nicolás Tagliafico (84) – Ajax
- LB: Alex Telles (84) – FC Porto
- LB: Lucas Digne (84) – Everton
- LB: Alex Telles (84) – Manchester United
- LB: José Luís Gayà Peña (83) – Valencia CF
- LB: Marcos Acuña (83) – Sevilla FC
Top RBs
- RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (87) – Liverpool
- RB: Carvajal (86) – Real Madrid
- RB: Ricardo Pereira (85) – Leicester City
- RB: Kyle Walker (85) – Manchester City
- RB: Jesús Navas (84) – Sevilla FC
- RB: Azpilicueta (84) – Chelsea
- RB: Nélson Semedo (83) – Wolverhampton Wanderers
- RB: João Cancelo (83) – Manchester City
- RB: Kieran Trippier (83) – Atlético Madrid
- RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka (83) – Manchester United
Top LWBs
- LWB: Robert Skov (75) – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
- LWB: Rúben Vinagre (74) – Wolverhampton Wanderers
- LWB: Gabriel Silva (74) – AS Saint-Étienne
- LWB: Rúben Vinagre (74) – Olympiacos CFP
- LWB: Ben Osborn (74) – Sheffield United
- LWB: Ambroise Oyongo (74) – Montpellier Hérault SC
- LWB: Morais Júnior (73) – Gazisehir Gaziantep F.K.
- LWB: Lionel Carole (72) – RC Strasbourg Alsace
- LWB: Stefan Hierländer (71) – SK Sturm Graz
- LWB: Marlon Rodrigues Xavier (71) – Trabzonspor
Top RWBs
- RWB: Mário Figueira Fernandes (82) – CSKA Moscow
- RWB: Kenny Lala (79) – RC Strasbourg Alsace
- RWB: DeAndre Yedlin (76) – Newcastle United
- RWB: Josh Risdon (72) – Western United FC
- RWB: Numa Lavanchy (70) – FC Lugano
- RWB: Randell Williams (66) – Exeter City
- RWB: Jens-Martin Gammelby (65) – Brøndby IF
- RWB: Jens-Martin Gammelby (65) – Lyngby BK
- RWB: Zachary Brault-Guillard (65) – Impact Montréal
- RWB: Kevin Mensah (64) – Brøndby IF
See the complete list of defenders in FIFA 21
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