FIFA 22 Best Defenders (CB, LB, RB, Wingback)

If you’re looking to find the FIFA 22’s Best Defenders for your team, then we’ve got you covered with this guide where we’ll be listing down the best CBs, RBs, and LBs that you can recruit for your team in FIFA 22.

FIFA 22 Best Defenders

When building your team in career mode, you should never cheap out on your defenders as they are the backbone of your team.

If your offense is on-point but the defense is subpar, you’ll get steamrolled once you start getting matched up against high-level teams.

So, to help you out with selecting the perfect defenders for your team, below we’ve listed down the best overall Defenders, defenders with the best Potential ratings, best CBs, RBs, and LBs that money can buy in FIFA 22.

For the tables, use the following key:

PO- Position
OVR- Overall Rating
POT- Potential Rating
VA- Market Value

FIFA 22 Best Defenders (Overall)

In FIFA 22, the best overall defender is none other than Virgil Van Dijk. For the second year in a row, he has taken the spot of the best defender in FIFA. His defending and Physical stats are top class, and with decent passing and pace, he takes the top spot.

In second place comes Sergio Ramos. Playing in a new team this year, he is the second-best defender in the game. Even at 35, he is still a beast of a defender, with high defending and physical stats.

Rounding out the podium is Manchester City’s Ruben Dias. He is a bit slower than Ramos and Van Dijk, but his defending and physical stats are still similar to them, which makes him the 3rdbest defender in FIFA 22.

Below we have listed the best defenders based on the overall rating in FIFA 22.

#	Player Name	Age	Position	Current Team	Overall Rating	Potential Overall Rating
1	Virgil van Dijk	29	CB	Liverpool	89	89
2	Sergio Ramos	35	CB	PSG	88	88
3	Ruben Dias	24	CB	Manchester City	87	91
4	Trent Alexander-Arnold	22	RB	Liverpool	87	92
5	Andrew Robertson	27	LB	Liverpool	87	88
6	Marquinhos	27	CB	PSG	87	90
7	Milan Skriniar	26	CB	Inter Milan	86	88
8	Aymeric Laporte	27	CB	Manchester City	86	89
9	Joao Cancelo	27	RB	Manchester City	86	87
10	Raphael Varane	28	CB	Manchester Utd	86	88
11	Kalidou Koulibaly	30	CB	Napoli	86	86
12	Jordi Alba	32	LB	Barcelona	86	86
13	Mats Hummels	32	CB	Dortmund	86	86
14	Giorgio Chiellini	36	CB	Juventus	86	86
15	Matthijs de Ligt	21	CB	Juventus	85	90
16	Achraf Hakimi	22	RB	PSG	85	88
17	Dani Carvajal	29	LB	Real Madrid	85	85
18	Stefan de Vrij	29	CB	Inter	85	85
19	Kyle Walker	31	RB	Manchester City	85	85
20	Leonardo Bonucci	34	CB	Juventus	85	85

FIFA 22 Highest Potential Defenders

Trent Alexander-Arnold sits atop the best RBs list as well as the defender with the highest potential rating. He has quickly risen to stardom due to his stellar performances. And starting with an overall rating of 87, he has a potential of 92, the highest of all defenders in the game.

Manchester City’s Ruben Dias comes in 2nd. He is really high defending and physical stats from the start. With an overall of 87, he has the potential of going all the way up to 91 overall.

De Ligt of Juventus takes 3rdplace in this list. After standing out at Ajax, he transferred to Juventus and has still performed at a high level. He has the potential of going all the way to a 90 rating, from 85 starting overall.

Below we have listed the best Potential rating defenders in FIFA 22.

#	Player Name	Age	Position	Current Team	Overall Rating	Potential Overall Rating
1	Trent Alexander-Arnold	22	RB	Liverpool	87	92
2	Ruben Dias	24	CB	Man City	87	91
3	Matthijs de Ligt	21	CB	Juventus	85	90
4	Theo Hernandez	23	LB	Milan	84	90
5	Dayot Upamecano	22	CB	Bayern	82	90
6	Marquinhos	27	CB	PSG	87	90
7	Jules Kounde	22	CB	Sevilla	83	89
8	Pau Torres	24	CB	Villarreal	82	89
9	Eder Militao	23	CB	Real Madrid	82	89
10	Alessandro Bastoni	22	CB	Inter	80	89
11	Alphonso Davies	20	LB	Bayern	82	89
12	Nuno Mendes	19	LB	PSG	78	88
13	Edmond Tapsoba	22	CB	Leverkusen	81	88
14	Achraf Hakimi	22	RB	PSG	85	88
15	Milan Skriniar	26	CB	Inter	86	88
16	Joe Gomez	24	CB	Liverpool	82	88
17	Jose Maria Gimenez	26	CB	Atletico Madrid	84	88
18	Josko Gvardiol	19	CB	RB Leipzig	75	87
19	Marc Cucurella	22	LB	Brighton	81	87
20	Cristian Romero	23	CB	Spurs	82	87

Now coming to the next important part, which defenders should you sign for your team in the first season of FIFA 22 Career mode. The best method is to sign a high rated defender and a defender that has really high potential for the future.

For CBs, we suggest signing one of Ruben Dias, Van Dijk or de Ligt as the high-rated defenders. All these defenders are quite young and are already decently rated which will solidify your defense from the get-go.

Pair them with defenders like Lucas Klostermann, Maxence Lacroix or Lucas Verissimo. All these are fairly rated in the first season and have the potential to get ratings up to mid-80s overall.

Coming to LBs and RBs, try to sign Theo Hernandez, Alphonso Davies, Alexander Arnold, Achraf Hakimi and Joshua Kimmich as the higher-rated defender.

For potential stars, try to get one of Pervis Estupinan, Fabien Centonze or Dvyne Rensch. All of them have the potential to go up to 85 rated, making them a really good option as a rotation player in your squad to grow.

FIFA 22 Fastest Defenders

Coming to the fastest defenders in FIFA 22, Alphonso Davies of Bayern takes the crown. He has blazing fast pace of 96, making him the fastest defender and one of the fastest players in FIFA 22.

Coming in 2ndis Achraf Hakimi of PSG. He is not far behind Davies, with a pace of 95. Rounding out the podium is Theo Hernandez of AC Milan, with a pace of 93.

Below are the fastest defenders that you can get in career mode based on their pace.

#	Player Name	Pace	Current Club	Position
1	Alphonso Davies	96	Bayern Munich	LB
2	Achraf Hakimi	95	PSG	RB
3	Theo Hernandez	93	Milan	LB
4	Zaidu Sanusi	93	FC Porto	LB
5	Ferland Mendy	92	Real Madrid	LB
6	Kyle Walker	92	Manchester City	RB
7	Leonardo Spinazzola	92	Roma FC	LB
8	Jorge Sanchez	92	America	RB
9	Manuel Lazzari	91	SS Lazio	RWB
10	Ryan Fredericks	91	West Ham	RB
11	Paulo Otavio	91	VfL Wolfsburg	LB
12	Jeremiah St. Juste	91	FSV Mainz OS	CB
13	Juan Cuadrado	90	Juventus	RB
14	Yasser Al Shahrani	90	Al Hilal	LB
15	Youcef Atal	90	OGC Nice	CB
16	Joakim Moehle	89	Atalanta BC	CB
17	Adria Giner Pedrosa	89	RCD Espanyol	LB
18	Maxence Lacroix	88	VfL Wolfsburg	CB
19	Jérôme Roussillon	88	VfL Wolfsburg	LB
20	Kevin Mbabu	88	VfL Wolfsburg	RB

FIFA 22 Best CBs

The top spot on the best CBs list in FIFA 22 is earned by the talented Frenkie de Jong. If you have Frenkie on your team, you’ll notice that this player will always be in the right place at the right time.

Due to his great stats, he can catch up to almost any attacker and cheese the ball out of them.

With a great pace, dribbling, passing, build-up play, interceptions, and even shooting, Frenkie has every single quality that you’d want your defender to have.

Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias takes up the second spot on this list. This 24-year-old is one of the fastest-growing players in recent times. When he got signed, a lot of people doubted he’d play well due to earlier underwhelming performances, but the man proved everyone wrong.

He’s improved so much that he’s now one of the best defenders in the football world and his FIFA 22 stats show exactly that. He’s a solid rock in defense and completely worth his price tag.

The third spot on the best CBs list is taken by none other than Marquinhos himself. Marquinhos is one of the most agile defenders you can get. He has great physical (81), pace (81), and even passing (75); making him an extremely versatile defender.

Below we have listed the 20 best Center backs in FIFA 22 based on their overall, potential ratings and value.

Rank	Name	Age	Club	OVR	POT	VA
1	Frenkie de Jong	24	FC Barcelona	87	92	€119.5M
2	Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias	24	Manchester City	87	91	€102.5M
3	Marquinhos	27	Paris Saint-Germain	87	90	€90.5M
4	Dayot Upamecano	22	Bayern Munchen	82	90	€64M
5	Matthijs de Ligt	21	Juventus	85	90	€75M
6	Virgil van Dijk	30	Liverpool	89	89	€84.5M
7	Aymeric Laporte	27	Manchester City	86	89	€77M
8	Alessandro Bastoni	22	Inter	80	89	€44.5M
9	Éder Gabriel Militão	23	Real Madrid	82	89	€56.5M
10	Pau Francisco Torres	24	Villarreal CF	82	89	€56.5M
11	Jules Kounde	22	Sevilla FC	83	89	€53M
12	Sergio Ramos Garcia	35	Paris Saint-Germain	88	88	€24M
13	Raphael Varane	28	Manchester United	86	88	€68.5M
14	Fabinho	27	Liverpool	86	88	€73.5M
15	José María Giménez	26	Atletico de Madrid	84	88	€52M
16	Joe Gomez	24	Liverpool	82	88	€43.5M
17	Milan Skriniar	26	Inter	86	88	€74M
18	Edmond Tapsoba	22	Bayern 04 Leverkusen	81	88	€48.5M
19	Niklas Sule	25	Bayern Munchen	82	87	€40.5M
20	Presnel Kimpembe	25	Paris Saint-Germain	83	87	€45.5M

FIFA 22 Best RBs

Trent Alexander-Arnold sits atop the best RBs list and deservedly so. Trent came from humble beginnings just five years ago but has quickly risen to stardom due to his stellar performances.

His stats in FIFA have been improving at an incredible rate in the past few years, and now he’s become the best RB in the game. Furthermore, he’s even earned himself a Team of the Season card after some incredible performances in front of the Kop.

The Midfield Beast, Joshua Kimmich takes up the second spot. What he lacks in pace, he makes up with absolutely elite passing and ball control. As long as he’s in his position, he’ll be a nightmare for his opponents.

22-year-old Moroccan Achraf Hakimi earns himself the third spot on the list almost solely based on his immense speed. With an insane 95 pace, Achraf will be a headache for any opponent trying to get past him.

Below we have listed the 20 best Right Backs in FIFA 22 based on their overall and potential ratings and value.

Rank	Name	Age	Club	OVR	POT	VA
1	Trent Alexander-Arnold	22	Liverpool	87	92	€114M
2	Joshua Kimmich	26	Bayern Munchen	89	90	€108M
3	Achraf Hakimi	22	Paris Saint-Germain	85	88	€69.5M
4	Joao Cancelo	27	Manchester City	86	87	€71.5M
5	Niklas Sule	25	Bayern Munchen	82	87	€40.5M
6	Aaron Wan-Bissaka	23	Manchester United	83	87	€48.5M
7	Reece James	21	Chelsea	81	86	€37M
8	Jurrien Timber	20	Ajax	75	86	€11.5M
9	Kyle Walker	31	Manchester City	85	85	€39M
10	Carvajal	29	Real Madrid	85	85	€47.5M
11	Konrad Laimer	24	RB Leipzig	81	85	€33.5M
12	Takehiro Tomiyasu	22	Arsenal	75	85	€12M
13	Noussair Mazraoui	23	Ajax	80	85	€29.5M
14	Ridle Baku	23	VfL Wolfsburg	80	85	€32M
15	Mohamed Simakan	21	RB Leipzig	75	85	€12M
16	Jayden Bogle	20	Sheffield United	74	85	€9M
17	Sergino Dest	20	FC Barcelona	76	85	€15.5M
18	Devyne Rensch	18	Ajax	73	85	€7M
19	Jesús Navas Gonzále	35	Sevilla FC	84	84	€13M
20	Kieran Trippier	30	Atletico de Madrid	84	84	€36.5M

FIFA 22 Best LBs

Unsurprisingly, Theo Hernandez earns himself the top spot on the best LBs list. In the FIFA community, Theo has been in the debate for the best fallback in the game for a while.

Theo’s biggest strength is his whopping 93 pace, due to which he can run laps around practically any attacker in the game. Having such a speed demon work the defense on your team is an absolute blessing.

Alphonso Davies takes up the second spot on the best LBs list. This 20-year-old prodigy has taken the football world by storm in the past three years. When he started his professional career, people thought it’d take him a long time before he reached his full potential but that wasn’t the case at all.

In only three years, Alphonso is arguably the best LB in the world. In FIFA 22, he’s right behind Theo Hernandez with an 82 OVR and 89 POT. Valued at only €57M, Alphonso gives you an immense return on profit.

Taking up the third spot is Liverpool’s Andrew Robertson. This Scottish player is considered by many to be one of the best LBs ever produced by the country. He’s a very underrated player in the football world, but in FIFA 22, he gets the praise he deserves.

With an 87 OVR and 88 POT, Andrew brings a lot to the table. His pace, defending, and crossing are extremely impressive and he’s more than worth his €83.5M price tag.

Rank	Name	Age	Club	OVR	POT	VA
1	Theo Hernandez	23	Milan	84	90	€62.5M
2	Alphonso Davies	20	Bayern Munchen	82	89	€57M
3	Andrew Robertson	27	Liverpool	87	88	€83.5M
4	Bukayo Saka	19	Arsenal	80	88	€45.5M
5	Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes	19	Paris Saint-Germain	78	88	€29M
6	Joao Cancelo	27	Manchester City	86	87	€71.5M
7	Marc Cucurella Saseta	22	Brighton & Hove Albion	81	87	€41.5M
8	Josko Gvardiol	19	RB Leipzig	75	87	€12.5M
9	Jordi Alba Ramos	32	FC Barcelona	86	86	€47M
10	Luke Shaw	25	Manchester United	84	86	€48.5M
11	José Luís Gayà Peña	26	Valencia CF	83	86	€43.5M
12	Lucas Hernandez	25	Bayern Munchen	83	86	€44.5M
13	Kieran Tierney	24	Arsenal	80	86	€31M
14	Ferland Mendy	26	Real Madrid	83	86	€43.5M
15	Ben Chilwell	24	Chelsea	82	86	€40.5M
16	Renan Augusto Lodi dos Santos	23	Atletico de Madrid	81	86	€36.5M
17	Grimaldo	25	Benfica	82	85	€37M
18	Ben Godfrey	23	Everton	77	85	€22M
19	Oleksandr Zinchenko	24	Manchester City	80	85	€29.5M
20	Mario Hermoso Canseco	26	Atletico de Madrid	82	85	€35.5M

FIFA 22 Best LWBs

Below we have listed the best Left-Wing Backs in FIFA 22 based on their overall ratings and value.

Rank	Name	Age	Club	OVR
1	Leonardo Spinazzoloa	28	AC Roma	83
2	Jose Angel Esmoris Tasende	24	RB Leipzig	83
3	Ben Chilwell	24	Chelsea	82
4	Marcos Alonso	30	Chelsea	79
5	Federico Dimarco	24	Inter	76
6	Ruben Nascimento Vinagre	22	Sporting CP	76
7	Matt Ritchie	32	Newcastle United	74
8	Enda Stevens	31	Sheffield United	74
9	Ryan Sessegnon	21	Tottenham Hotspur	74

FIFA 22 Best RWBs

Below we have listed the best Right-Wing Backs in FIFA 22 based on their overall ratings and value.

Rank	Name	Age	Club	OVR
1	Reece James	21	Chelsea	81
2	Nordi Mukiele	24	RB Leipzig	81
3	Manuel Lazzari	28	Latium	81
4	Nelson Cabral Semedo	28	Wolverhampton Wanderers	79
5	Adam Marusic	29	Latium	79
6	Matteo Darmian	32	Inter	78
7	Joakim Maehle	24	Atlanta	74
8	Enda Stevens	31	Sheffield United	74
9	Ryan Sessegnon	21	Tottenham Hotspur	74