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FIFA 19 FUT Best Defenders - Best LB, RB, CB

You can find all of the best FIFA 19 players in this Top 100 FIFA 19 players guide.

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If you want to get ahead in FIFA 19, you'll need a solid defense. This means filling your squad with players with high enough PHY rating to stop any attacker in their tracks, and the ball along with them. In this FIFA 19 Best Defenders Guide, we'll take a look at the evry best CB, RB, LB players in FIFA 19. We'll look at each one's stats, and go from worst to the very best. If you see any of these players going cheap on the transfer market, be sure to snatch them up.

FIFA 19 Best Defenders

You can check out all of the FIFA 19 Best Defenders below. They’re broken up into RB, LB, and CB, though be warned that they'll cost you a pretty penny if you’re looking to get hold of them right away.

  • Kostas Manolas
  • Vincent Kompany
  • Virgil Van Dijk
  • Parejo
  • Cesar Azpilicueta
  • Naldo
  • Marcelo

Best CB in FIFA 19 - Highest Centre-Backs Player Ratings

Centre Backs are an incredibly important position in any football team. You’ll want to look for a high defensive skill, and good physicality. Let’s look at the best FIFA 19 CB players

Kostas Manolas

Overall Rating: 85

  • Pace: 83
  • Shooting: 18
  • Passing: 42
  • Dribbling: 62
  • Defending: 86
  • Physicality: 82

Vincent Kompany

Overall Rating: 85

  • Pace: 56
  • Shooting: 54
  • Passing: 65
  • Dribbling: 66
  • Defending: 85
  • Physicality: 81

Virgil Van Dijk

Overall Rating: 85

  • Pace: 71
  • Shooting: 60
  • Passing: 67
  • Dribbling: 70
  • Defending: 85
  • Physicality: 84

Medhi Benatia

Overall Rating: 86

  • Pace: 70
  • Shooting: 45
  • Passing: 54
  • Dribbling: 65
  • Defending: 87
  • Physicality: 85

Parejo

Overall Rating: 86

  • Pace: 47
  • Shooting: 80
  • Passing: 80
  • Dribbling: 79
  • Defending: 71
  • Physicality: 71

Cesar Azpilicueta

Overall Rating: 86

  • Pace: 76
  • Shooting: 55
  • Passing: 78
  • Dribbling: 74
  • Defending: 87
  • Physicality: 77

Naldo

Overall Rating: 86

  • Pace: 63
  • Shooting: 69
  • Passing: 64
  • Dribbling: 62
  • Defending: 87
  • Physicality: 74

Leonardo Bonucci

Overall Rating: 86

  • Pace: 61
  • Shooting: 58
  • Passing: 69
  • Dribbling: 71
  • Defending: 87
  • Physicality: 80

Jerome Boateng

Overall Rating: 86

  • Pace: 73
  • Shooting: 50
  • Passing: 72
  • Dribbling: 66
  • Defending: 85
  • Physicality: 83

Nicolas Otamendi

Overall Rating: 86

  • Pace: 60
  • Shooting: 57
  • Passing: 63
  • Dribbling: 61
  • Defending: 86
  • Physicality: 80

Raphael Varane

Overall Rating: 86

  • Pace: 84
  • Shooting: 45
  • Passing: 61
  • Dribbling: 65
  • Defending: 86
  • Physicality: 80

Kalidou Koulibaly

Overall Rating: 87

  • Pace: 72
  • Shooting: 26
  • Passing: 46
  • Dribbling: 60
  • Defending: 88
  • Physicality: 86

Jan Vertonghen

Overall Rating: 87

  • Pace: 63
  • Shooting: 63
  • Passing: 73
  • Dribbling: 72
  • Defending: 88
  • Physicality: 79

Samuel Umtiti

Overall Rating: 87

  • Pace: 72
  • Shooting: 64
  • Passing: 71
  • Dribbling: 72
  • Defending: 88
  • Physicality: 82

Pique

Overall Rating: 87

  • Pace: 55
  • Shooting: 61
  • Passing: 69
  • Dribbling: 66
  • Defending: 87
  • Physicality: 76

Thiago Silva

Overall Rating: 88

  • Pace: 71
  • Shooting: 54
  • Passing: 73
  • Dribbling: 70
  • Defending: 88
  • Physicality: 79

Mats Hummels

Overall Rating: 89

  • Pace: 65
  • Shooting: 58
  • Passing: 76
  • Dribbling: 73
  • Defending: 90
  • Physicality: 76

Giorgio Chiellini

Overall Rating: 89

  • Pace: 69
  • Shooting: 46
  • Passing: 56
  • Dribbling: 60
  • Defending: 91
  • Physicality: 82

Diego Godin

Overall Rating: 90

  • Pace: 68
  • Shooting: 48
  • Passing: 65
  • Dribbling: 64
  • Defending: 89
  • Physicality: 84

Sergio Ramos

Overall Rating: 91

  • Pace: 80
  • Shooting: 90
  • Passing: 79
  • Dribbling: 87
  • Defending: 52
  • Physicality: 85

Best RB in FIFA 19 - Right-Backs

You'll find all of the best RB defenders that FIFa 19 has to offer in the list below. Any one of these world-class players would make a fine addition to your squad.

Joshua Kimmich

Overall Rating: 85

  • Pace: 73
  • Shooting: 68
  • Passing: 83
  • Dribbling: 82
  • Defending: 77
  • Physicality: 73

Best LB in FIFA 19 - Left-Backs

There are plenty of great LB players in the FUT top 100 players. We’ve listed the very best FIFA 19 LB players below, alongside their respective stats.

Filipe Luis

Overall Rating: 85

  • Pace: 75
  • Shooting: 62
  • Passing: 78
  • Dribbling: 79
  • Defending: 81
  • Physicality: 79

David Alaba

Overall Rating: 85

  • Pace: 82
  • Shooting: 73
  • Passing: 80
  • Dribbling: 80
  • Defending: 81
  • Physicality: 75

Alex Sandro

Overall Rating: 86

  • Pace: 85
  • Shooting: 65
  • Passing: 77
  • Dribbling: 81
  • Defending: 82
  • Physicality: 83

Jordi Alba

Overall Rating: 87

  • Pace: 93
  • Shooting: 69
  • Passing: 79
  • Dribbling: 83
  • Defending: 79
  • Physicality: 72

Marcelo

Overall Rating: 88

  • Pace: 82
  • Shooting: 71
  • Passing: 83
  • Dribbling: 90
  • Defending: 81
  • Physicality: 82

So in terms of best defenders in FIFA 19, you'll want to look at Marcelo. Sergio Ramos and Joshua Kimmich are also great picks to consider.

If you're looking for help with FIFA 19, we've got a full FIFA 19 guide. If you'd rather hop directly to one of our specific guides, we've got them all for you just below.

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  • FIFA 19 Ultimate Team Guide
  • FIFA 19 Defending Guide
  • FIFA 19 Fastest Players
  • FIFA 19 Best Young Players
  • FIFA 19 How to Score Lots of Goals
  • FIFA 19 Hidden Gems and Wonderkids
  • FIFA 19 The Journey Walkthrough
  • FIFA 19 Coins - How to Earn FIFA 19 Coins Fast in FUT 19
  • FIFA TOTW 3 - FUT Team of the Week 3 October 3, 2018 for FIFA 19