Who are the best FIFA 19 Ligue 1 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 Ligue 1 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.
Thiago Silva is still the highest rated centre back playing in France.
| Thiago Silva | 88 | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA |
| Marquinhos | 84 | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA |
| Presnel Kimpembe | 83 | Paris Saint-Germain | FRA |
| Kamil Glik | 83 | AS Monaco Football Club SA | POL |
| Adil Rami | 82 | Olympique de Marseille | FRA |
| Marcelo | 81 | Olympique Lyonnais | BRA |
| Loïc Perrin | 80 | AS Saint-Étienne | FRA |
| Dante | 80 | OGC Nice | BRA |
| Jemerson | 79 | AS Monaco Football Club SA | BRA |
| Diego Carlos | 78 | FC Nantes | BRA |
| Neven Subotić | 78 | AS Saint-Étienne | SRB |
| Damien Da Silva | 78 | Stade Rennais FC | FRA |
| José Fonte | 78 | LOSC Lille | POR |
| Hilton | 78 | Montpellier Hérault SC | BRA |
| Thilo Kehrer | 77 | Paris Saint-Germain | GER |
| Nicolas Pallois | 77 | FC Nantes | FRA |
| Christophe Kerbrat | 77 | En Avant de Guingamp | FRA |
| Pedro Mendes | 77 | Montpellier Hérault SC | POR |
| Jérémy Morel | 77 | Olympique Lyonnais | FRA |
| Alexander Djiku | 76 | Stade Malherbe Caen | FRA |
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 the Thiago Silva and Marquinhos. It’s really hard to get past them.
| Thiago Silva | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA | 88 |
| Marquinhos | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA | 85 |
| Kamil Glik | AS Monaco Football Club SA | POL | 83 |
| Presnel Kimpembe | Paris Saint-Germain | FRA | 82 |
| Adil Rami | Olympique de Marseille | FRA | 81 |
| Marcelo | Olympique Lyonnais | BRA | 81 |
| Loïc Perrin | AS Saint-Étienne | FRA | 81 |
| Dante | OGC Nice | BRA | 81 |
| Jemerson | AS Monaco Football Club SA | BRA | 81 |
| Neven Subotić | AS Saint-Étienne | SRB | 80 |
| Hilton | Montpellier Hérault SC | BRA | 79 |
| Diego Carlos | FC Nantes | BRA | 78 |
| Damien Da Silva | Stade Rennais FC | FRA | 78 |
| Christophe Kerbrat | En Avant de Guingamp | FRA | 78 |
| Pedro Mendes | Montpellier Hérault SC | POR | 78 |
| José Fonte | LOSC Lille | POR | 77 |
| Thilo Kehrer | Paris Saint-Germain | GER | 77 |
| Nicolas Pallois | FC Nantes | FRA | 77 |
| Christophe Hérelle | OGC Nice | FRA | 77 |
| Jérémy Morel | Olympique Lyonnais | FRA | 76 |
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, it’s Marcelo and Rami who stands out.
| Marcelo | Olympique Lyonnais | BRA | 88 |
| Adil Rami | Olympique de Marseille | FRA | 87 |
| Kamil Glik | AS Monaco Football Club SA | POL | 84 |
| Presnel Kimpembe | Paris Saint-Germain | FRA | 83 |
| Nicolas Pallois | FC Nantes | FRA | 83 |
| Christopher Jullien | Toulouse Football Club | FRA | 80 |
| Ismaël Traoré | Angers SCO | IVC | 80 |
| Thiago Silva | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA | 79 |
| Jérémy Morel | Olympique Lyonnais | FRA | 79 |
| Paul Baysse | Stade Malherbe Caen | FRA | 79 |
| Diego Carlos | FC Nantes | BRA | 78 |
| Pedro Mendes | Montpellier Hérault SC | POR | 78 |
| Loïc Perrin | AS Saint-Étienne | FRA | 77 |
| Alexander Djiku | Stade Malherbe Caen | FRA | 77 |
| Pablo | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | BRA | 77 |
| Mexer | Stade Rennais FC | MOZ | 77 |
| Marquinhos | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA | 76 |
| Neven Subotić | AS Saint-Étienne | SRB | 76 |
| Prince-Désir Gouano | Amiens SC | FRA | 76 |
| Jemerson | AS Monaco Football Club SA | BRA | 75 |
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.
Kimpembe and Djiku are the fastest centre back playing in the Ligue 1.
| Presnel Kimpembe | Paris Saint-Germain | FRA | 77 |
| Alexander Djiku | Stade Malherbe Caen | FRA | 77 |
| Marquinhos | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA | 75 |
| Thilo Kehrer | Paris Saint-Germain | GER | 75 |
| Thiago Silva | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA | 71 |
| Diego Carlos | FC Nantes | BRA | 69 |
| Jérémy Morel | Olympique Lyonnais | FRA | 69 |
| Jemerson | AS Monaco Football Club SA | BRA | 67 |
| Prince-Désir Gouano | Amiens SC | FRA | 66 |
| Paul Baysse | Stade Malherbe Caen | FRA | 64 |
| Christophe Hérelle | OGC Nice | FRA | 64 |
| Laurent Ciman | Dijon FCO | BEL | 64 |
| Loïc Perrin | AS Saint-Étienne | FRA | 63 |
| Damien Da Silva | Stade Rennais FC | FRA | 63 |
| Christophe Kerbrat | En Avant de Guingamp | FRA | 63 |
| Mexer | Stade Rennais FC | MOZ | 63 |
| Christopher Jullien | Toulouse Football Club | FRA | 61 |
| Adil Rami | Olympique de Marseille | FRA | 60 |
| Neven Subotić | AS Saint-Étienne | SRB | 60 |
| Pedro Mendes | Montpellier Hérault SC | POR | 60 |
Thiago Silva is obviously our number one choice for this position. He is the one with the best defending, passing and dribbling stats.
In terms of cheaper centre backs, our suggestion goes for Presnel Kimpembe. His upgrade was a pleasant surprise and comes to improve the defence in a way that we haven’t seen since David Luiz and Umtiti left this league.
TOP 10 CENTRE-BACKS
01 88 ?? Thiago Silva
02 83 ?? Presnel Kimpembe
03 84 ?? Marquinhos
04 80 ?? Loïc Perrin
05 77 ?? Thilo Kehrer
06 76 ?? Alexander Djiku
07 81 ?? Marcelo
08 82 ?? Adil Rami
09 77 ?? Jérémy Morel
10 78 ?? Diego Carlos
Best FIFA 19 Ligue 1 Centre-Backs
The Best FIFA 19 Ligue 1 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.
Dani Alves and Meunier are the most popular right backs playing in Ligue 1.
| Thomas Meunier | 82 | Paris Saint-Germain | BEL |
| Dani Alves | 82 | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA |
| Djibril Sidibé | 80 | AS Monaco Football Club SA | FRA |
| Rafael | 79 | Olympique Lyonnais | BRA |
| Kenny Tete | 78 | Olympique Lyonnais | NED |
| Hiroki Sakai | 78 | Olympique de Marseille | JAP |
| Mathieu Debuchy | 78 | AS Saint-Étienne | FRA |
| Ruben Aguilar | 77 | Montpellier Hérault SC | FRA |
| Léo Dubois | 77 | Olympique Lyonnais | FRA |
| Youssouf Sabaly | 77 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | SEN |
| Bouna Sarr | 77 | Olympique de Marseille | FRA |
| Arnaud Souquet | 77 | OGC Nice | FRA |
| Kenny Lala | 76 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | FRA |
| Kelvin Amian | 75 | Toulouse Football Club | FRA |
| Frédéric Guilbert | 75 | Stade Malherbe Caen | FRA |
| Christophe Jallet | 75 | OGC Nice | FRA |
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 France, no other RB defends as well as Meunier and Tete.
| Thomas Meunier | Paris Saint-Germain | BEL | 78 |
| Kenny Tete | Olympique Lyonnais | NED | 78 |
| Dani Alves | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA | 77 |
| Mathieu Debuchy | AS Saint-Étienne | FRA | 77 |
| Djibril Sidibé | AS Monaco Football Club SA | FRA | 76 |
| Léo Dubois | Olympique Lyonnais | FRA | 76 |
| Arnaud Souquet | OGC Nice | FRA | 76 |
| Hiroki Sakai | Olympique de Marseille | JAP | 76 |
| Rafael | Olympique Lyonnais | BRA | 75 |
| Youssouf Sabaly | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | SEN | 75 |
| Kelvin Amian | Toulouse Football Club | FRA | 75 |
| Christophe Jallet | OGC Nice | FRA | 74 |
| Bouna Sarr | Olympique de Marseille | FRA | 74 |
| Frédéric Guilbert | Stade Malherbe Caen | FRA | 74 |
| Kenny Lala | RC Strasbourg Alsace | FRA | 73 |
| Ruben Aguilar | Montpellier Hérault SC | FRA | 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.
Kévin Malcuit is once again the fastest RB playing in this league.
| Bouna Sarr | Olympique de Marseille | FRA | 83 |
| Ruben Aguilar | Montpellier Hérault SC | FRA | 83 |
| Rafael | Olympique Lyonnais | BRA | 81 |
| Djibril Sidibé | AS Monaco Football Club SA | FRA | 79 |
| Kenny Lala | RC Strasbourg Alsace | FRA | 79 |
| Thomas Meunier | Paris Saint-Germain | BEL | 78 |
| Dani Alves | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA | 78 |
| Hiroki Sakai | Olympique de Marseille | JAP | 78 |
| Kenny Tete | Olympique Lyonnais | NED | 77 |
| Youssouf Sabaly | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | SEN | 76 |
| Arnaud Souquet | OGC Nice | FRA | 74 |
| Mathieu Debuchy | AS Saint-Étienne | FRA | 73 |
| Frédéric Guilbert | Stade Malherbe Caen | FRA | 73 |
| Kelvin Amian | Toulouse Football Club | FRA | 71 |
| Christophe Jallet | OGC Nice | FRA | 71 |
| Léo Dubois | Olympique Lyonnais | FRA | 69 |
In our opinion, Dani Alves was relegated to the second position. Meunier is now the first option for this position. Just like Sidibé, he is much stronger.
In terms of cheaper right backs, our suggestion goes for Rafael, a player with balanced stats.
TOP 10 RIGHT-BACKS
01 82 ?? Thomas Meunier
02 82 ?? Dani Alves
03 80 ?? Djibril Sidibé
04 79 ?? Rafael
05 77 ?? Bouna Sarr
06 78 ?? Kenny Tete
07 78 ?? Hiroki Sakai
08 78 ?? Mathieu Debuchy
09 77 ?? Ruben Aguilar
10 76 ?? Kenny Lala
Best FIFA 19 Ligue 1 Right Backs
The Best FIFA 19 Ligue 1 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 Ligue 1, there is a left back that stand out more than the other ones: Layvin Kurzawa.
| Layvin Kurzawa | 79 | Paris Saint-Germain | FRA |
| Ferland Mendy | 77 | Olympique Lyonnais | FRA |
| Jordan Amavi | 77 | Olympique de Marseille | FRA |
| Marçal | 77 | Olympique Lyonnais | BRA |
| Bernat | 76 | Paris Saint-Germain | ESP |
| Antonio Barreca | 75 | AS Monaco Football Club SA | ITA |
| Ghislain Konan | 75 | Stade de Reims | IVC |
| Ramy Bensebaini | 75 | Stade Rennais FC | ALG |
| Lucas Lima | 75 | FC Nantes | BRA |
Besides being the high rated LB, Kurzawa is also the one who defends better in this league.
| Layvin Kurzawa | Paris Saint-Germain | FRA | 75 |
| Ramy Bensebaini | Stade Rennais FC | ALG | 74 |
| Jordan Amavi | Olympique de Marseille | FRA | 73 |
| Marçal | Olympique Lyonnais | BRA | 73 |
| Lucas Lima | FC Nantes | BRA | 72 |
| Ferland Mendy | Olympique Lyonnais | FRA | 71 |
| Bernat | Paris Saint-Germain | ESP | 71 |
| Antonio Barreca | AS Monaco Football Club SA | ITA | 71 |
| Ghislain Konan | Stade de Reims | IVC | 70 |
Ferland Mendy is faster than any other left back of this league.
| Ferland Mendy | Olympique Lyonnais | FRA | 87 |
| Antonio Barreca | AS Monaco Football Club SA | ITA | 85 |
| Ghislain Konan | Stade de Reims | IVC | 82 |
| Jordan Amavi | Olympique de Marseille | FRA | 79 |
| Marçal | Olympique Lyonnais | BRA | 78 |
| Bernat | Paris Saint-Germain | ESP | 78 |
| Layvin Kurzawa | Paris Saint-Germain | FRA | 77 |
| Lucas Lima | FC Nantes | BRA | 74 |
| Ramy Bensebaini | Stade Rennais FC | ALG | 68 |
Kurzawa and Ferland Mendy are the best left backs in this league. What Mendy has more in pace, Kurzawa has in the other stats.
TOP 10 LEFT-BACKS
01 79 ?? Layvin Kurzawa
02 77 ?? Ferland Mendy
03 75 ?? Antonio Barreca
04 77 ?? Jordan Amavi
05 76 ?? Bernat
06 77 ?? Marçal
07 75 ?? Ghislain Konan
08 75 ?? Lucas Lima
09 75 ?? Ramy Bensebaini
Best FIFA 19 Ligue 1 Left Backs