Who are the best FIFA 19 Bundesliga defenders? Let’s find out good right-backs, left-backs and centre-backs to your team!
POSITIONS GK CB RB LB CDM CM CAM RM RW LM LW CF ST TEAMS
The Best FIFA 19 Bundesliga Centre-Backs
CB
A goalkeeper task is made easier if in front of him are quality central backs. Their function is to stop the opponent from getting dangerously close to your team’s goal.
Mats Hummels is the centre back with best reputation in the Bundesliga.
| Mats Hummels | 89 | FC Bayern München | GER |
| Jérôme Boateng | 86 | FC Bayern München | GER |
| Naldo | 86 | FC Schalke 04 | BRA |
| Niklas Süle | 84 | FC Bayern München | GER |
| Jonathan Tah | 83 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| Ömer Toprak | 82 | Borussia Dortmund | TUR |
| Salif Sané | 81 | FC Schalke 04 | SEN |
| Sven Bender | 81 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| Matija Nastasić | 81 | FC Schalke 04 | SRB |
| Benjamin Pavard | 80 | VfB Stuttgart | FRA |
| John Brooks | 80 | VfL Wolfsburg | USA |
| Kevin Vogt | 80 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER |
| Matthias Ginter | 80 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | GER |
| David Abraham | 79 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ARG |
| Karim Rekik | 79 | Hertha BSC | NED |
| Willi Orban | 79 | RB Leipzig | GER |
| Jeffrey Gouweleeuw | 79 | FC Augsburg | NED |
| Holger Badstuber | 79 | VfB Stuttgart | GER |
| Benjamin Hübner | 79 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER |
| Manuel Akanji | 78 | Borussia Dortmund | SUI |
On a centre back, two attributes assume particular importance on their performance: defending and physical, which represents strength, stamina, aggression and jumping.
A player with good at defending will have an easier chance of dispossessing the opponent and avoid him reaching your box.
It’s the case of Hummels. It’s really hard to get past them.
| Mats Hummels | FC Bayern München | GER | 90 |
| Naldo | FC Schalke 04 | BRA | 87 |
| Jérôme Boateng | FC Bayern München | GER | 85 |
| Niklas Süle | FC Bayern München | GER | 83 |
| Jonathan Tah | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 83 |
| Ömer Toprak | Borussia Dortmund | TUR | 83 |
| Sven Bender | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 83 |
| Salif Sané | FC Schalke 04 | SEN | 82 |
| Matija Nastasić | FC Schalke 04 | SRB | 82 |
| John Brooks | VfL Wolfsburg | USA | 82 |
| Matthias Ginter | Borussia Mönchengladbach | GER | 82 |
| Holger Badstuber | VfB Stuttgart | GER | 82 |
| Benjamin Hübner | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 82 |
| Benjamin Pavard | VfB Stuttgart | FRA | 81 |
| Kevin Vogt | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 81 |
| Jeffrey Gouweleeuw | FC Augsburg | NED | 80 |
| David Abraham | Eintracht Frankfurt | ARG | 79 |
| Karim Rekik | Hertha BSC | NED | 79 |
| Willi Orban | RB Leipzig | GER | 79 |
| Niklas Stark | Hertha BSC | GER | 79 |
The physical attribute shows the old heading capability but also how likely the players are to win game with their body. This is a crucial attribute when looking for the best centre back.
In this chapter, the players from the Bundesliga are very balanced.
| Jérôme Boateng | FC Bayern München | GER | 83 |
| Simon Falette | Eintracht Frankfurt | FRA | 83 |
| Niklas Süle | FC Bayern München | GER | 82 |
| Jonathan Tah | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 81 |
| Salif Sané | FC Schalke 04 | SEN | 81 |
| Kevin Vogt | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 80 |
| Willi Orban | RB Leipzig | GER | 80 |
| Martin Hinteregger | FC Augsburg | AT | 80 |
| Dayot Upamecano | RB Leipzig | FRA | 80 |
| Jeffrey Bruma | VfL Wolfsburg | NED | 80 |
| Sven Bender | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 79 |
| David Abraham | Eintracht Frankfurt | ARG | 77 |
| Karim Rekik | Hertha BSC | NED | 77 |
| Manuel Akanji | Borussia Dortmund | SUI | 77 |
| Abdou Diallo | Borussia Dortmund | FRA | 77 |
| Ermin Bičakčić | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | BOS | 77 |
| Mats Hummels | FC Bayern München | GER | 76 |
| John Brooks | VfL Wolfsburg | USA | 76 |
| Matthias Ginter | Borussia Mönchengladbach | GER | 76 |
| Jeffrey Gouweleeuw | FC Augsburg | NED | 76 |
Defending and heading may be useless against fast opponents. It’s necessary to fight fire with fire. No one likes feeling impotent when seeing you get overrun by extremely fast players. Even though, in a way, centre backs aren’t that fast, every team needs one of these players with a high pace attribute.
This is where Hummels is weak. There are much faster players in the Bundesliga. The first on the list is Nordi Mukiele.
| Nordi Mukiele | RB Leipzig | FRA | 81 |
| Manuel Akanji | Borussia Dortmund | SUI | 80 |
| David Abraham | Eintracht Frankfurt | ARG | 79 |
| Dayot Upamecano | RB Leipzig | FRA | 79 |
| Ömer Toprak | Borussia Dortmund | TUR | 78 |
| Kevin Vogt | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 76 |
| Niklas Stark | Hertha BSC | GER | 76 |
| Kevin Akpoguma | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 74 |
| Jérôme Boateng | FC Bayern München | GER | 73 |
| Abdou Diallo | Borussia Dortmund | FRA | 73 |
| John Brooks | VfL Wolfsburg | USA | 72 |
| Jeffrey Gouweleeuw | FC Augsburg | NED | 72 |
| Panagiotis Retsos | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GRE | 72 |
| Jonathan Tah | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 71 |
| Benjamin Pavard | VfB Stuttgart | FRA | 71 |
| Nico Elvedi | Borussia Mönchengladbach | SUI | 71 |
| Sven Bender | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 69 |
| Matija Nastasić | FC Schalke 04 | SRB | 69 |
| Tin Jedvaj | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | CRO | 69 |
| Felix Uduokhai | VfL Wolfsburg | GER | 69 |
Jérôme Boateng is our number one choice for this position. Fast and with good defending and attacking attributes, he is for that reason the most expensive of all central backs playing on the Bundesliga.
Hummels and Naldo are also decent players but no as fast as we would like. Vogt was a nice surprise, specially for medium-low budget squads. He is cheaper than other more popular players like Sule, Toprak and Tah.
TOP 10 CENTRE-BACKS
01 86 ?? Jérôme Boateng
02 89 ?? Mats Hummels
03 86 ?? Naldo
04 80 ?? Kevin Vogt
05 79 ?? David Abraham
06 84 ?? Niklas Süle
07 82 ?? Ömer Toprak
08 83 ?? Jonathan Tah
09 81 ?? Sven Bender
10 78 ?? Niklas Stark
Best FIFA 19 Bundesliga Centre-Backs
The Best FIFA 19 Bundesliga Right Backs
RB RWB
Full backs have the role of troubling the job of wingers. In addition, good full backs also support their team mates on offensive manoeuvres.
Kimmich surpassed Piszczek and he is now the most rated right back.
| Joshua Kimmich | 85 | FC Bayern München | GER |
| Lars Bender | 82 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| Łukasz Piszczek | 81 | Borussia Dortmund | POL |
| Daniel Caligiuri | 80 | FC Schalke 04 | ITA |
| Pavel Kadeřábek | 79 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | CZ |
| Mitchell Weiser | 78 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| Pablo Maffeo | 78 | VfB Stuttgart | ESP |
| Timmy Chandler | 77 | Eintracht Frankfurt | USA |
| Michael Lang | 77 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | SUI |
| Rafinha | 77 | FC Bayern München | BRA |
| Peter Pekarík | 76 | Hertha BSC | SVK |
| Daniel Brosinski | 76 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER |
| Theodor Gebre Selassie | 76 | SV Werder Bremen | CZ |
| Achraf Hakimi | 75 | Borussia Dortmund | MOR |
| Lukas Klostermann | 75 | RB Leipzig | GER |
| Jeremy Toljan | 75 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Konrad Laimer | 75 | RB Leipzig | AT |
| Julian Korb | 75 | Hannover 96 | GER |
| Danny da Costa | 75 | Eintracht Frankfurt | GER |
| Tony Jantschke | 75 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | GER |
There are very important attributes for any right back: defending and pace.
Since they’re defenders they should have good defending capacities. This reduces a team’s risk of conceding.
In Germany, no other right back defends as well as Lars Bender.
| Lars Bender | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 85 |
| Łukasz Piszczek | Borussia Dortmund | POL | 81 |
| Tony Jantschke | Borussia Mönchengladbach | GER | 79 |
| Joshua Kimmich | FC Bayern München | GER | 77 |
| Michael Lang | Borussia Mönchengladbach | SUI | 77 |
| Pablo Maffeo | VfB Stuttgart | ESP | 76 |
| Paul Verhaegh | VfL Wolfsburg | NED | 76 |
| Timmy Chandler | Eintracht Frankfurt | USA | 75 |
| Peter Pekarík | Hertha BSC | SVK | 74 |
| Theodor Gebre Selassie | SV Werder Bremen | CZ | 74 |
| Pavel Kadeřábek | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | CZ | 73 |
| Rafinha | FC Bayern München | BRA | 73 |
| Lukas Klostermann | RB Leipzig | GER | 73 |
| Mitchell Weiser | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 72 |
| Daniel Brosinski | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER | 72 |
| Danny da Costa | Eintracht Frankfurt | GER | 72 |
| Daniel Caligiuri | FC Schalke 04 | ITA | 71 |
| Achraf Hakimi | Borussia Dortmund | MOR | 71 |
| Konrad Laimer | RB Leipzig | AT | 71 |
| Julian Korb | Hannover 96 | GER | 71 |
A flanked game tends to be faster than a game based in the middle of the field. The players that fill these spaces are obligated to be fast, both penetrating defensive and attacking moves of the team. Pace is one of the most important requirements for a good full back. Even in FIFA 19.
Only Jeremy Toljan may be considered a fast right back.
| Jeremy Toljan | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 91 |
| Achraf Hakimi | Borussia Dortmund | MOR | 85 |
| Mitchell Weiser | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 84 |
| Lukas Klostermann | RB Leipzig | GER | 84 |
| Pablo Maffeo | VfB Stuttgart | ESP | 83 |
| Danny da Costa | Eintracht Frankfurt | GER | 82 |
| Pavel Kadeřábek | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | CZ | 81 |
| Daniel Brosinski | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER | 81 |
| Łukasz Piszczek | Borussia Dortmund | POL | 80 |
| Daniel Caligiuri | FC Schalke 04 | ITA | 78 |
| Rafinha | FC Bayern München | BRA | 78 |
| Timmy Chandler | Eintracht Frankfurt | USA | 77 |
| Theodor Gebre Selassie | SV Werder Bremen | CZ | 76 |
| Konrad Laimer | RB Leipzig | AT | 75 |
| Joshua Kimmich | FC Bayern München | GER | 73 |
| Michael Lang | Borussia Mönchengladbach | SUI | 73 |
| Peter Pekarík | Hertha BSC | SVK | 73 |
| Julian Korb | Hannover 96 | GER | 72 |
| Lars Bender | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 68 |
| Paul Verhaegh | VfL Wolfsburg | NED | 66 |
There are no great right-backs in this league. The exception is Kimmich and Piszczek. The first one can play everywhere but doesn’t have the pace and the defensive skills of the Dortmund’s defender.
If it wasn’t his pace, Bender could also be a good alternative. It’s true that Caligiuri and Weiser, our fourth and fifth choices, are poor defenders but at least they are fast and attack well.
TOP 10 RIGHT-BACKS
01 85 ?? Joshua Kimmich
02 81 ?? Lukasz Piszczek
03 82 ?? Lars Bender
04 80 ?? Daniel Caligiuri
05 78 ?? Mitchell Weiser
06 75 ?? Jeremy Toljan
07 78 ?? Pablo Maffeo
08 75 ?? Achraf Hakimi
09 79 ?? Pavel Kaderábek
10 75 ?? Danny da Costa
Best FIFA 19 Bundesliga Right Backs
The Best FIFA 19 Bundesliga Left Backs
LB LWB
Left backs have exactly the same role of their team mates on the other flank. In other words, they try to make a winger’s job hard and participate in the team’s offensive manoeuvres.
On the Bundesliga, there is a left back that stand out more than the other ones: David Alaba.
| David Alaba | 85 | FC Bayern München | AT |
| Wendell | 78 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | BRA |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | 78 | Borussia Dortmund | POR |
| Jérôme Roussillon | 78 | VfL Wolfsburg | FRA |
| Nico Schulz | 78 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER |
| Marvin Plattenhardt | 78 | Hertha BSC | GER |
| Philipp Max | 78 | FC Augsburg | GER |
| Marcel Halstenberg | 78 | RB Leipzig | GER |
| Aarón Martín | 77 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ESP |
| Ludwig Augustinsson | 77 | SV Werder Bremen | SWE |
| Bastian Oczipka | 77 | FC Schalke 04 | GER |
| Marcel Schmelzer | 77 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Jetro Willems | 76 | Eintracht Frankfurt | NED |
| Emiliano Insúa | 76 | VfB Stuttgart | ARG |
| Oscar Wendt | 76 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | SWE |
| Abdul Rahman Baba | 76 | FC Schalke 04 | GHA |
| Bernat | 76 | FC Bayern München | ESP |
| Steven Zuber | 76 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | SUI |
| Marcelo Saracchi | 75 | RB Leipzig | URU |
| Konstantinos Stafylidis | 75 | FC Augsburg | GRE |
Besides being the high rated LB, Alaba is also the one who defends better in this league.
| David Alaba | FC Bayern München | AT | 81 |
| Aarón Martín | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ESP | 78 |
| Marcel Halstenberg | RB Leipzig | GER | 76 |
| Marcel Schmelzer | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 76 |
| Bastian Oczipka | FC Schalke 04 | GER | 75 |
| Marvin Plattenhardt | Hertha BSC | GER | 74 |
| Emiliano Insúa | VfB Stuttgart | ARG | 74 |
| Jérôme Roussillon | VfL Wolfsburg | FRA | 73 |
| Ludwig Augustinsson | SV Werder Bremen | SWE | 73 |
| Abdul Rahman Baba | FC Schalke 04 | GHA | 73 |
| Wendell | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | BRA | 72 |
| Nico Schulz | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 72 |
| Oscar Wendt | Borussia Mönchengladbach | SWE | 72 |
| Steven Zuber | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | SUI | 72 |
| Konstantinos Stafylidis | FC Augsburg | GRE | 72 |
| Matthias Ostrzolek | Hannover 96 | GER | 72 |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | Borussia Dortmund | POR | 71 |
| Philipp Max | FC Augsburg | GER | 71 |
| Jetro Willems | Eintracht Frankfurt | NED | 71 |
| Bernat | FC Bayern München | ESP | 71 |
Saracchi is the fastest left back from the Bundesliga.
| Marcelo Saracchi | RB Leipzig | URU | 88 |
| Nico Schulz | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 87 |
| Jérôme Roussillon | VfL Wolfsburg | FRA | 87 |
| Wendell | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | BRA | 86 |
| Philipp Max | FC Augsburg | GER | 82 |
| David Alaba | FC Bayern München | AT | 82 |
| Christian Günter | Sport-Club Freiburg | GER | 81 |
| Steven Zuber | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | SUI | 79 |
| Jetro Willems | Eintracht Frankfurt | NED | 78 |
| Bernat | FC Bayern München | ESP | 78 |
| Konstantinos Stafylidis | FC Augsburg | GRE | 78 |
| Ludwig Augustinsson | SV Werder Bremen | SWE | 78 |
| Abdul Rahman Baba | FC Schalke 04 | GHA | 78 |
| Oscar Wendt | Borussia Mönchengladbach | SWE | 76 |
| Matthias Ostrzolek | Hannover 96 | GER | 76 |
| Marcel Schmelzer | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 76 |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | Borussia Dortmund | POR | 75 |
| Marvin Plattenhardt | Hertha BSC | GER | 75 |
| Bastian Oczipka | FC Schalke 04 | GER | 72 |
| Marcel Halstenberg | RB Leipzig | GER | 71 |
David Alaba is, in our opinion (and probably almost everyone’s opinion), the best left back playing in Bundesliga. He is one of the best left backs of FIFA 19, and that’s why he is widely used in hybrids squads.
Jérôme Roussillon is our second choice. He’s far from the Alaba quality but he costs several times less.
TOP 10 LEFT-BACKS
01 85 ?? David Alaba
02 78 ?? Jérôme Roussillon
03 78 ?? Wendell
04 75 ?? Marcelo Saracchi
05 78 ?? Nico Schulz
06 78 ?? Raphael Guerreiro
07 78 ?? Philipp Max
08 75 ?? Christian Günter
09 76 ?? Jetro Willems
10 77 ?? Marcel Schmelzer
Best FIFA 19 Bundesliga Left Backs