Best Defender Centre Backs under 25K Coins
We score every FC 27 Ultimate Team card in every role it can play. These are the 4,459 Defender Centre Backs you can buy for 25K coins or less, ranked by Meta Score with their best chemistry style. Ibañez leads with a Meta Score of 86.8 and costs about 2.2k coins. Cheaper: Schlotterbeck scores 86.7 for about 7.3k coins.
Updated October 8, 2026
Top picks
Defender Centre Backs ranking
- 1
CB86.8
2.2KDefender · Shadow
- 2
CB86.77.3KDefender · Shadow
- 3
CB86.712.5KDefender · Shadow
- 4
CB86.420.3KDefender · Shadow
- 5
CB85.024KDefender · Shadow
- 6
CB84.87.5KDefender · Shadow
- 7
CB84.719KDefender · Shadow
- 8
CB83.87KDefender · Shadow
- 9
CB83.619.8KDefender · Shadow
- 10
CB83.26.9KDefender · Shadow
- 11
CB83.13.1KDefender · Shadow
- 12
CB82.86.1KDefender · Shadow
- 13
CB81.72.7KDefender · Shadow
- 14
CB81.712KDefender · Shadow
- 15
CB81.612.5KDefender · Shadow
- 16
CB81.41KDefender · Shadow
- 17
CB81.420.3KDefender · Shadow
- 18
CB81.32KDefender · Shadow
- 19
CB81.2650Defender · Shadow
- 20
CB81.2700Defender · Shadow
- 21
CB81.2700Defender · Shadow
- 22
CB81.22.7KDefender · Shadow
- 23
CB80.8650Defender · Shadow
- 24
CB80.71.1KDefender · Shadow
- 25
CB80.71.2KDefender · Shadow
- 26
CB80.51KDefender · Shadow
- 27
CB80.4700Defender · Shadow
- 28
CB80.3950Defender · Anchor
- 29
CB80.2800Defender · Shadow
- 30
CB80.11.3KDefender · Shadow
Defender Centre Backs at a glance
- Cards ranked
- 4,459
- Avg. Meta Score, top 10
- 85.2
- Median price, top 10
- 10k
- Most common chem style
- Shadow
- Most common PlayStyle+
- Jockey
What does a Defender (CB) do?
A no-nonsense centre-back who excels at the basics of defending, including maintaining the defensive line.
Focus options
- Balanced
- Defend
How we rank 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.
Only cards on the console Transfer Market for 25K coins or less are included. Switch to PC above the ranking to rebuild the list from PC prices.
What is Meta Score?Defender Centre Backs for every budget
FAQ
Who are the best Defender Centre Backs under 25K coins?
By Meta Score, the top three are Ibañez (86.8), Schlotterbeck (86.7) and Khusanov (86.7).
What is the cheapest option among the top 10 Defender Centre Backs?
Ibañez costs about 2.2k coins and has a Meta Score of 86.8, 0.0 points behind the best.
Which chemistry style is best for 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 Khusanov (OVR 82) reaches a Meta Score of 86.7.
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.