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.
Van Dijk
OVR: 109
Program: UTOTS
Height: 6’4″ (193 cm)
Weight: 92 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Defending + Exceptional Strength + Exceptional Heading + Power Header trait + Very Aggressive + Amazing Pace + Good Dribbling | – Average Stamina |
Lúcio
OVR: 109
Program: TOTS Hero
Height: 6’2″ (188 cm)
Weight: 84 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Heading + Power Header trait + Exceptional Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Exceptional Strength + Very Aggressive + Outstanding Pace + Amazing Dribbling + Great Passing + Great Stamina | – None |
Cannavaro
OVR: 109
Program: Aqua vs Inferno Icon
Height: 5’9″ (176 cm)
Weight: 74 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Exceptional Heading + Exceptional Strength + Very Aggressive + Amazing Pace + Great Dribbling | – Aerial Duels (Height) – Average Stamina |
Bastoni
OVR: 109
Program: UTOTS
Height: 6’3″ (190 cm)
Weight: 75 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Defending + Exceptional Heading + Exceptional Strength + Very Aggressive + Great Pace + Great Dribbling + Decent Stamina | – No Defensive Traits |
Maldini
OVR: 107
Program: TOTY Icon
Height: 6’1″ (186 cm)
Weight: 83 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Exceptional Heading + Exceptional Strength + Amazing Pace + Aggressive + Decent Stamina | – None |
Hierro
OVR: 109
Program: TOTS Icon
Height: 6’2″ (187 cm)
Weight: 84 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Heading + Power Header trait + Exceptional Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Exceptional Strength + Amazing Pace + Aggressive + Good Dribbling + Decent Stamina | – None |
Kohler
OVR: 108
Program: TOTS Hero
Height: 6’1″ (186 cm)
Weight: 84 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Defending + Dives Into Tackles trait + Exceptional Heading + Power Header trait + Exceptional Strength + Very Aggressive + Great Pace + Good Stamina | – None |
Jaap Stam
OVR: 107
Program: Pitch Beats Hero
Height: 6’3″ (191 cm)
Weight: 86 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Defending + Exceptional Strength + Exceptional Heading + Very Aggressive + Great Pace + Good Dribbling + Decent Stamina | – No Defensive Traits |
Vivian
OVR: 109
Program: Europa League
Height: 6’0″ (183 cm)
Weight: 83 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Strength + Exceptional Defending + Exceptional Heading + Very Aggressive + Great Pace + Good Dribbling | – Average Stamina – No Defensive Traits |
Blanc
OVR: 107
Program: CODE:NEON Icon
Height: 6’4″ (192 cm)
Weight: 82 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Defending + Very Aggressive + Outstanding Heading + Outstanding Strength + Amazing Stamina + Amazing Pace + Great Dribbling | – No Defensive Traits |
Saliba
OVR: 107
Program: TOTS
Height: 6’4″ (193 cm)
Weight: 85 kg
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| + Exceptional Heading + Exceptional Strength + Exceptional Defending + Very Aggressive + Great Pace + Good Dribbling | – 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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Please update the list with Golden Week, Picnic Party, New Icons and TOTS.
Can anybody ans me .. who is batter icon herio or cannavaro?
M a j la liste svp
Rudiger, hierro, puyol, maldini, gabriel, vvd nouvelle version totssf aussi varane y gomez
Gabriel from Golden Week is great too, OVR 98.
Please update all the player lists with the Easter and Golden Week players.
Thank you.
96 Picnic Party Nacho Fernandez is also very good. Include him in the list
Rudiger not in the list?
David Luis is great in corners att &def try him
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!
I think the list should be updated whit icon Fernando Hierro ovr 88, he is a real beast!
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
Shouldnt jeweled egg hinteregger be in the top 5 on this list?
How about hinteregger easter?Is it he is worth it?offensive and defensive?
What about Blanc and Rudiger?
hey bro where is blanc
Exactly, anybody played against him and Rudiger?
I’ve just bought Lenglet
He is good?
Yes. Lenglet has very good speed. Most attackers will find it hard to get past him. He is a beast!
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
92 Allaba – 2446
95 Ramos – 2484
Mancini 88 Carniball
Skriniar 88 TOTY
Mana yg menurut agan paling bagus di FiMob20? thx
what makes nacho so bad I thought the best defensemans (not including utoty players and icons) were rudiger, ramos, nacho, and stark?
What about de Vrij 99 tOTSsF? In which rank he would be?
I have Paulista and Diego Carlos but they suck when comes to corner kicks .What should I do?Should I buy Lindelof?
When you guys are going to update the lists
Great CBs imo!!
So guys
What about Nacho Fernandez of picnic party and Stark of Bundesliga rivals they are really great players with the holding boost
Is Cannavaro worth it? Or should I go for other icon in Star pass?
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.
Admin! Update the Best players list (every position) regularly with new event players.
TOTW (Keane/Maguire) or Star (Boly) or Boxing (Ake) or St Patrick’s (Egan)
Any EPL suggestions for CB? Thanks
How About Criscito 79 TOTW?
What about Akanji Bundes Rivals?
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…
UCL Lovren decent to use?
what makes lenglet and alaba worse than the others?
What about Romagnoli in World tour? And MANOLAS UEFA??
Hes too slow and easy to get past by, otherwise hes good at heading from set pieces.
So, what about Ramos from POTM and Cannavaro? Or it’s better to develop LLR Martinez?
What about Ramos 95 POTM
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.
What’s about de vrij 93 carniball?
What about Koulibaly from TOTY ?
I have Tah and Akanji trained up to 93 OVR – both are good and hard to get past.
Which skill boost is good?? Strength or marking or aggression??
Ake is bit short .does this affect ??
Hey, please let me know About Janick Vestergaard 88 Football freeze.
Great defending stats, 6’6″ power header & Jumping, with Stopper boost.?
vestergaard is good in heading, others are ok. i always use him for heading when i have corner
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?
He’s decent. The only thing I worry about is that he is slow.
Which 2 defenders are good among keane( totw trained),tarkowski(boxing day),akè(boxing day)
Ake boxing and keane derby or totw
LLR Lenglet and Ramos (Zidane version)!!!!
Langlet LLr
What do u think of Brooks , new Marquee star, He’s 6-4 with power header.
it’s still too early to judge him as good or not.
Where does TOTY 95 Van Dijk stand in this list?
And this year’s changes?
Dribbling, ball control and agility VS Marking, Interceptions and reactions?
What about totw Varane
When upgraded his stats are quite good
He is decent.
Any bundesliga defender?
Awesome guide.
Congratulations for the site and the instructions about the game.
Is a excellent job man.
Ps: Sorry for my bad english…
I didn’t like Ake, was too short on crosses into the box, basic STs were beating him.
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
What about totw (79)Mina..he has strength boost..but he defends like hell
How are hinteregger and diakhaby TOTW cards trained up to 90ovr
Never tried them, but their Skill Boost is bad.
What about Sergio Ramos story
Pretty good but imo not as good as the majority of the players above.
So guys what about De Vrig(93) Carniball does he have any position on this table