Best Ball-Playing Defender Centre Backs in FC 27
We score every FC 27 Ultimate Team card in every role it can play. These are all 4,506 Ball-Playing Defender Centre Backs, ranked by Meta Score with their best chemistry style. Maldini leads with a Meta Score of 91.7 and costs about 3.6M coins. Cheaper: Upamecano scores 90.2 for about 1.1M coins.
Updated October 8, 2026
Top picks
Ball-Playing Defender Centre Backs ranking
- 1
CB91.7
3.6MBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 2
CB90.61.8MBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 3
CB90.21.1MBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 4
CB90.02.9MBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 5
CB89.82.3MBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 6
CB89.11.9MBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 7
CB88.2555KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 8
CB87.92MBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 9
CB87.8871KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 10
CB87.44.3MBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 11
CB87.11.2MBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 12
CB87.0415KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 13
CB86.71.6MBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 14
CB86.47KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 15
CB86.3397KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 16
CB86.2528KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 17
CB85.9790KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 18
CB85.8171KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 19
CB85.72.2KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 20
CB85.7389KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 21
CB85.6309KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 22
CB85.6610KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 23
CB85.520.3KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 24
CB85.3700KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 25
CB85.3945KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 26
CB85.2313KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 27
CB85.2355KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 28
CB85.1Ball-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 29
CB85.1405KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
- 30
CB85.1902KBall-Playing Defender · Shadow
Ball-Playing Defender Centre Backs at a glance
- Cards ranked
- 4,506
- Avg. Meta Score, top 10
- 89.3
- Median price, top 10
- 2M
- Most common chem style
- Shadow
- Most common PlayStyle+
- Anticipate
What does a Ball-Playing Defender (CB) do?
A modern centre-back who is as comfortable playing offside as playing the ball. Capable of moving forward or wider to support build-up play.
Focus options
- Build-Up
- Defend
How we rank Ball-Playing Defender Centre Backs
Meta Score rates a card in a specific role rather than overall. It weighs the attributes that role needs, PlayStyles and PlayStyles+, AcceleRATE, skill moves, weak foot, height and Role+ / Role++, and tests every chemistry style at full chemistry to find the best one. OVR only averages attributes, so a lower-rated card often plays better in the right role.
Prices are console Transfer Market prices. Cards you can't buy, like SBC and objective rewards, are included on this page and marked in the price column.
What is Meta Score?Ball-Playing Defender Centre Backs for every budget
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FAQ
Who are the best Ball-Playing Defender Centre Backs in FC 27?
By Meta Score, the top three are Maldini (91.7), Carlos Alberto (90.6) and Upamecano (90.2).
What is the cheapest option among the top 10 Ball-Playing Defender Centre Backs?
Barzagli costs about 555k coins and has a Meta Score of 88.2, 3.5 points behind the best.
Which chemistry style is best for Ball-Playing Defender Centre Backs?
Shadow is the best chemistry style for 10 of the top 10. The best style depends on the card, so every row in the ranking shows the one that gets the most out of it.
Why isn't this list sorted by OVR?
OVR averages attributes and ignores PlayStyles, AcceleRATE, skill moves, weak foot and height. Meta Score weighs what the role needs, which is why Barzagli (OVR 87) reaches a Meta Score of 88.2.
How often is this list updated?
Prices refresh throughout the day and the ranking is rebuilt at least every 30 minutes. A card's Meta Score changes when the card is upgraded or the scoring is retuned.
Are these console or PC prices?
Console prices by default. Switch to PC above the ranking to see PC prices; on budget pages the list is also rebuilt from PC prices.