Besides the Goalkeeper, CB (Centre Back) is a vital position in EA Sports FC Mobile 25. Picking the wrong players can make your defense a mess and concede many goals.
Center-backs are the bedrock of your defensive strategy, tasked with the principal role of thwarting the opponent’s scoring attempts. A center-back lacking the requisite attributes can significantly weaken your defense.
Whether your formation includes two or three center-backs, it’s crucial they possess an optimal combination of speed, height, power, agility, and tactical acumen. A well-rounded center-back can not only deter but also intimidate opponents, making your defense considerably more formidable.
One of the most important stats for a CB is Marking. This stat determines whether your defender will always be closely marking the opposing player wherever he goes or just stunned when the opponent makes a skill move or tries to get past him.
Other important stats for CB are Interceptions, Aggression, Stand Tackle, Sliding Tackle, Heading, and Strength.
Best CB
Here are the best CBs in EAS FC Mobile 25.
Blanc
OVR: 105
Program: Ballon d’Or Icon
Height: 6’4″ (192 cm)
Weight: 82 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Amazing Heading + Great Strength + Aggressive + Great Stamina + Good Pace | – No Defensive Traits |
Cannavaro
OVR: 105
Program: Ballon d’Or Icon
Height: 5’9″ (176 cm)
Weight: 75 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Amazing Heading + Amazing Strength + Very Aggressive + Great Pace + Decent Stamina | – Height (aerial duels) |
Nesta
OVR: 105
Program: Thunderstruck
Height: 6’2″ (187 cm)
Weight: 79 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Outstanding Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Amazing Heading + Amazing Strength + Aggressive + Good Pace | – Average Stamina |
Ferdinand
OVR: 105
Program: Winter Wonders
Height: 6’2″ (189 cm)
Weight: 87 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Outstanding Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Outstanding Strength + Very Aggressive + Great Pace + Great Heading + Power Header trait + Good Stamina | – None |
Kohler
OVR: 105
Program: Trophy Titans Hero
Height: 6’1″ (186 cm)
Weight: 84 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Outstanding Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Outstanding Heading + Power Header trait + Outstanding Strength + Outstanding Aggression + Great Stamina + Good Pace | – None |
Kompany
OVR: 105
Program: Winter Wonders
Height: 6’3″ (190 cm)
Weight: 85 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Outstanding Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Outstanding Heading + Outstanding Strength + Very Aggressive + Good Pace + Decent Stamina | – None |
Virgil van Dijk
OVR: 104
Program: Ballon d’Or
Height: 6’4″ (193 cm)
Weight: 92 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Amazing Heading + Power Header trait + Amazing Strength + Very Aggressive + Good Pace | – Average Stamina |
Lúcio
OVR: 104
Program: Ballon d’Or Hero
Height: 6’2″ (188 cm)
Weight: 84 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Amazing Heading + Power Header trait + Amazing Strength + Very Aggressive + Great Stamina + Great Pace | – None |
Jaap Stam
OVR: 104
Program: Trophy Titans Hero
Height: 6’3″ (191 cm)
Weight: 86 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Amazing Heading + Amazing Strength + Very Aggressive + Decent Pace + Decent Stamina | – No Defensive Traits |
Desailly
OVR: 104
Program: Ballon d’Or Icon
Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
Weight: 81 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Amazing Heading + Power Header trait + Amazing Strength + Very Aggressive + Good Pace + Good Stamina | – None |
Rüdiger
OVR: 103
Program: Ballon d’Or
Height: 6’3″ (190 cm)
Weight: 85 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Amazing Strength + Great Heading + Very Aggressive + Good Pace | – Average Stamina – No Defensive Traits |
Saliba
OVR: 103
Program: Trick or Treat
Height: 6’4″ (193 cm)
Weight: 85 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Amazing Defending + Amazing Heading + Amazing Strength + Aggressive + Decent Pace | – Average Stamina – No Defensive Traits |
Cheap Beast CBs
Looking for an affordable center-back with good gameplay? Check out the cheap beast center-back recommendations below.
These center-backs have lower OVRs, but their gameplay becomes quite impressive when ranked up and trained.
| Name | OVR | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Maldini | 99 | TOTS |
| Blanc | 99 | EURO |
| van Dijk | 98 | EURO |
| Hummels | 99 | UCL |
| Lucio | 98 | EURO |
| Rudiger | 98 | UCL |
| Nesta | 98 | EURO |
| Saliba | 98 | EURO |
| Schlotterbeck | 98 | EURO / TOTS |
| Kim Min Jae | 100 | Ballon d’Or |
Please note that all of these CBs need to be Ranked and trained to display their best gameplay. The higher their Rank and Training Levels, the better their gameplay becomes.
You must also activate their Skills using Skill Points to maximize their stats. Center Backs have six types of skills to choose from: Defending, Passing, Physical, No-Nonsense Centre-Back (Unlocks after Defending reaches Lvl. 3), Ball-Playing Defender (Unlocks after Passing reaches Lvl. 3), and Libero (Unlocks after Physical reaches Lvl. 3). Please read the guide on Skills and Skill Points here.
EA can do buffs or nerfs on goalkeepers in FC Mobile, and EA also always releases new cards along with new events, so the list above can change at any time. We’ll make an effort to regularly update this list of the best center-backs in FC Mobile 25.
Also, check out the best players in other positions :
Please comment below if you have a good CB player’s recommendation besides the list above.
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Muhammad Hasan Rahmani says
Please update the list with Golden Week, Picnic Party, New Icons and TOTS.
Satish says
Can anybody ans me .. who is batter icon herio or cannavaro?
Jhon says
M a j la liste svp
Rudiger, hierro, puyol, maldini, gabriel, vvd nouvelle version totssf aussi varane y gomez
Técio says
Gabriel from Golden Week is great too, OVR 98.
Paranjay Agarwal says
Please update all the player lists with the Easter and Golden Week players.
Thank you.
Supratim Das says
96 Picnic Party Nacho Fernandez is also very good. Include him in the list
Cs says
Rudiger not in the list?
Ganzie YNWA says
David Luis is great in corners att &def try him
Marius86 says
What do you think about the icon Fernando Hierro, is it good for something?
I have it at ovr 96 and it seems to me that it is weak!
Very slow in reactions!
marius86 says
I think the list should be updated whit icon Fernando Hierro ovr 88, he is a real beast!
Ken adams says
Please update with rudiger. at 98with 11 boost he still “lower” Overall than my current cbs at 94 with 13 boost according to FIFA mobile game
Fmfan says
Shouldnt jeweled egg hinteregger be in the top 5 on this list?
Iceboxx says
How about hinteregger easter?Is it he is worth it?offensive and defensive?
Syfy says
What about Blanc and Rudiger?
darealman says
hey bro where is blanc
Syfy says
Exactly, anybody played against him and Rudiger?
George says
I’ve just bought Lenglet
He is good?
Supratim Das says
Yes. Lenglet has very good speed. Most attackers will find it hard to get past him. He is a beast!
BagetAgent01 says
No, I have played against him and almost every time you do a roulette, you get past him. He is not good. I find it most difficult to get past Nacho 96 Picnic Party and Rudiger 98 EAster
Dima Eremin says
92 Allaba – 2446
95 Ramos – 2484
Eddy Djunaidi says
Mancini 88 Carniball
Skriniar 88 TOTY
Mana yg menurut agan paling bagus di FiMob20? thx
joesephi says
what makes nacho so bad I thought the best defensemans (not including utoty players and icons) were rudiger, ramos, nacho, and stark?
Guilherme says
What about de Vrij 99 tOTSsF? In which rank he would be?
Adarsh says
I have Paulista and Diego Carlos but they suck when comes to corner kicks .What should I do?Should I buy Lindelof?
Abeir says
When you guys are going to update the lists
Akshay Gupta says
Great CBs imo!!
Dibyarshi Bagchi says
So guys
What about Nacho Fernandez of picnic party and Stark of Bundesliga rivals they are really great players with the holding boost
Tommy says
Is Cannavaro worth it? Or should I go for other icon in Star pass?
Akshay Gupta says
You will get all the icons in order for the star pass. It’s based on what you spend in the store, you don’t ‘buy’ them.
Vishagar says
Admin! Update the Best players list (every position) regularly with new event players.
Billy says
TOTW (Keane/Maguire) or Star (Boly) or Boxing (Ake) or St Patrick’s (Egan)
Any EPL suggestions for CB? Thanks
DFK says
How About Criscito 79 TOTW?
Michal says
What about Akanji Bundes Rivals?
Samiran says
97 stark from bundesliga is the best
I got ramos potm, de vrig carniball and lindolf95 for now but i’m going to exchange lindolf with stark
Then my all cb is going to have holding boost…
Zen Grayson says
UCL Lovren decent to use?
joesephi says
what makes lenglet and alaba worse than the others?
Sohrab says
What about Romagnoli in World tour? And MANOLAS UEFA??
Redpipe92 says
Hes too slow and easy to get past by, otherwise hes good at heading from set pieces.
Max says
So, what about Ramos from POTM and Cannavaro? Or it’s better to develop LLR Martinez?
Shubham says
What about Ramos 95 POTM
Gaurav Bhide says
Can someone suggest a CB from Bundesliga or Germany ? What about 97 Ovr Sule (Carniball) or 92 Ovr Tah (Champions League) or 90 Ovr Leinhart (Heartbreakers I think) ? I currently have Brooks 86 Marquee stars.
W says
What’s about de vrij 93 carniball?
Danny says
What about Koulibaly from TOTY ?
Chazbaps says
I have Tah and Akanji trained up to 93 OVR – both are good and hard to get past.
Srini says
Which skill boost is good?? Strength or marking or aggression??
Ake is bit short .does this affect ??
Jay says
Hey, please let me know About Janick Vestergaard 88 Football freeze.
Great defending stats, 6’6″ power header & Jumping, with Stopper boost.?
landvinh says
vestergaard is good in heading, others are ok. i always use him for heading when i have corner
Alessandro says
Is Miranda LNY 88 ovr good?
it has a low purchase cost of 500k to buy! or is it better to invest in some other?
David says
He’s decent. The only thing I worry about is that he is slow.
Sai says
Which 2 defenders are good among keane( totw trained),tarkowski(boxing day),akè(boxing day)
Moamen says
Ake boxing and keane derby or totw
Moamen says
LLR Lenglet and Ramos (Zidane version)!!!!
Anshul says
Langlet LLr
Jay says
What do u think of Brooks , new Marquee star, He’s 6-4 with power header.
admin says
it’s still too early to judge him as good or not.
VARUN VASHISHT says
Where does TOTY 95 Van Dijk stand in this list?
Galowyn says
And this year’s changes?
Dribbling, ball control and agility VS Marking, Interceptions and reactions?
Michael says
What about totw Varane
When upgraded his stats are quite good
admin says
He is decent.
Nihal says
Any bundesliga defender?
João says
Awesome guide.
Congratulations for the site and the instructions about the game.
Is a excellent job man.
Ps: Sorry for my bad english…
Chris says
I didn’t like Ake, was too short on crosses into the box, basic STs were beating him.
HARSHIT JAIN says
Along with that buddy try & use the OPARA card…feels like one of the best cards if not the best..super fast as well..6’2″ , gr8 jumping etc
Harshit jain says
What about totw (79)Mina..he has strength boost..but he defends like hell
E-BOW says
How are hinteregger and diakhaby TOTW cards trained up to 90ovr
admin says
Never tried them, but their Skill Boost is bad.
Shahzad Mengal says
What about Sergio Ramos story
admin says
Pretty good but imo not as good as the majority of the players above.
Dave says
So guys what about De Vrig(93) Carniball does he have any position on this table