Apart from having a very good striker, having the right high-performance defenders is also useful for winning a soccer match. You can rely on them to take on opposing forwards.
Since its release, FIFA 23 Ultimate Team has captured the hearts of soccer fans and gamers alike. In fact, here's 5 tips for a better game. If you're not up to date with player transfers and would like to know where the big defenders are playing in 2023, please remember the information below. You'll get the names of the players, their respective notes according to FIFA, as well as the position they occupy. Mainly, grades are determined by taking into account players' strength, stamina, size, speed and balance.
Central Defenders
- Virgil Van Dijk TOTY, 90, Liverpool, Premier League
- Eder Militao TOTY, 84, Real Madrid, La Liga
- Raphaël Varane WW, 84, Man United, Premier League
- Sergio Ramos Flashback, 84, PSG, Ligue 1
- Fikayo Tomori WW, 84, AC Milan, Serie A
- Marquinhos Road to WC, 87, PSG, Ligue 1
- David Alaba Rulebreakers, 86, Real Madrid, La Liga
- Christian Romero PTG, 83, Spurs, Premier League
- Gerard Piqué Rulebreakers, 83, FC Barcelona, La Liga
- Rubén Dias, 88, Manchester City
- Antonio Rudiger, 87, Real Madrid
- Milan Skriniar, 86, Inter Milan
- Aymeric Laporte, 86, Manchester City
- Thiago Silva, 86, Chelsea
- Willi Orbán, 82, RB Leipzig
Left Central Defenders
- Theo Hernandez TOTS/TOTY, 94, AC Milan, Serie A
- Edouardo Camavinga Metamorphosed, 85, Real Madrid, La Liga
- Capdevilla FUT Heroes Fantasy, 90, La Liga
- Alphonso Davies TOTS, 84, Bayern Munich, Bundesliga
- Lukas Klostermann Metamorphosed, 95, RB Leipzig, Bundesliga
- Jordi Alba FDE, 85, FC Barcelona, La Liga
- Nuno Mendes TOTS, 93, PSG, Ligue 1
- Guerreiro TOTS, 87, Dortmund, Bundesliga
- Ferland Mendy WW, 83, Real Madrid, La Liga
- Jonas Hector FDE, 92, FC Köln, Bundesliga
- Alex Baldé TOTS, 93, FC Barcelona, La Liga
- Alejandro Grimaldo, 86, Benfica, Liga NOS
- Ashley Cole, 89, Icon, England
- Andrew Robertson, 86, Liverpool, Scotland
Right Central Defenders
- Achraf Hakimi TOTY, 90, PSG, Ligue 1
- Wilfried Zaha Metamorphosed, 89, Crystal Palace, Premier League
- Gavi Metamorphosed, 93, FC Barcelona, La Liga
- Kyle Walker PTG, Manchester City, Premier League
- Jonathan Bamba Métamorphosés, 89, LOSC, Ligue 1
- Jonathan Clauss TOTS, OM, Ligue 1
- Jeremie Frimpong TOTS, Leverkusen, Bundesliga
- Gonzalo Montiel Showdown, 92, FC Sevilla, La Liga
- Juan Cuadrado TOTS Moments, 84, Juventus, Serie A
- Reece James TOTS Moments, 91, Chelsea, Premier League
- Nahuel Molina TOTS, 92, Atlético Madrid, La Liga
- Hector Bellerin TOTS, 91, Sporting, Liga NOS
- Kieran Trippier TOTS, 92, Newcastle, Premier League
Note that these rankings are based on player positions according to each coach's organization. Some gamers personalize the positioning of their players according to the way they see their skills, and manual adjustments are made to make the tactics and pressings they've set infallible.
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