FC 27 defenders: Best CB, RB and LB in Career Mode

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Sometimes, the best form of attack is defence, and just as important as putting ball in net is keeping ball out of net. This is why you should want to know who the best FC 27 defenders are.

Defence is split into three positions: CB, LB and RB. On this page, you'll find out who the best of the best is in each position – sign any of these players and your Career Mode team will thank you.

We'll cover both men and women players in this article, too, so you're covered at the back no matter what with the highest quality the game has to offer.

Here are the best defenders in FC 27 in each position.

The most highly-rated defenders in FC 27 are Nuno Mendes, Gabriel and Willian Pacho. All three have an overall rating of 89.

Here are the top 10 best defenders in FC 27 across all positions:

• Nuno Mendes | 89 | LB | PSG
• Gabriel | 89 | CB | Arsenal
• Willian Pacho | 89 | CB | PSG
• William Saliba | 88 | CB | Arsenal
• Achraf Hakimi | 88 | RB | PSG
• Virgil van Dijk | 88 | CB | Liverpool
• Dayot Upamecano | 87 | CB | Bayern Munich
• Marquinhos | 87 | CB | PSG
• Nico Schlotterbeck | 87 | CB | Borussia Dortmund
• Rúben Dias | 87 | CB | Manchester City

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Best centre-backs in FC 27

Here are the top 10 best CBs in FC 27:

• Gabriel | 89 | Arsenal
• Willian Pacho | 89 | PSG
• William Saliba | 88 | Arsenal
• Virgil van Dijk | 88 | Liverpool
• Dayot Upamecano | 87 | Bayern Munich
• Marquinhos | 87 | PSG
• Nico Schlotterbeck | 87 | Borussia Dortmund
• Rúben Dias | 87 | Manchester City
• Jonathan Tah | 87 | Bayern Munich
• Pau Cubarsí | 86 | Barcelona

Best left-backs in FC 27

Here are the top 10 LBs in FC 27:

• Nuno Mendes | 89 | PSG
• Cucurella | 86 | Real Madrid
• Federico Dimarco | 86 | Lombardia FC (Inter Milan)
• Piero Hincapié | 84 | Arsenal
• João Cancelo | 83 | Barcelona
• Nico O'Reilly | 83 | Manchester City
• David Raum | 83 | RB Leipzig
• Lewis Hall | 83 | Newcastle United
• Maximilian Mittelstädt | 83 | VfB Stuttgart
• Theo Hernández | 82 | Al Hilal

Best right-backs in FC 27

Here are the top 10 RBs in FC 27:

• Achraf Hakimi | 88 | PSG
• Konrad Laimer | 85 | Bayern Munich
• Marcos Llorente | 85 | Atletico de Madrid
• Jules Kuondé | 85 | Barcelona
• Reece James | 84 | Chelsea
• Trent Alexander-Arnold | 84 | Real Madrid
• Jurriën Timber | 84 | Arsenal
• Denzel Dumfries | 83 | Real Madrid
• Matheus Nunes | 83 | Manchester City
• Pedro Porro | 83 | Tottenham Hotspur

Best defenders in FC 27 (Women)

The best defenders in FC 27 (women) are Mapi León, Irene Paredes and Ona Batlle.

Here are the top 10 best women defenders in FC 27 (all positions):

• Mapi León | 88 | CB | London City
• Irene Paredes | 87 | CB | Barcelona
• Ona Batlle | 87 | RB | Arsenal
• Katie McCabe | 86 | LB | Chelsea
• Selma Bacha | 86 | LB | OL Lyonnes
• Guro Reiten | 86 | LB | Gotham FC
• Lucy Bronze | 85 | RB | Chelsea
• Alex Greenwood | 85 | LB | Manchester City
• Maya Le Tissier | 85 | CB | Manchester United
• Ellie Carpenter | 85 | RB | Chelsea

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Toby Saunders is a freelance writer specialising in Video Game journalism. He has a wealth of experience in the field and is published on many different websites including PCGamesN, Nintendo Life and Pocket Tactics. He has a degree in Film Studies (he gets to write about Film and TV occasionally, too).