Best Center Backs to Buy in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

In previous guides, we’ve touched on the importance of other positions, like strikers and goalkeepers, but no team would be complete without the defense’s focal point: the center back. In modern football, center backs not only take on the primary role of stopping the opposing striker or goalscorer but they also are needed to clog up passing lanes and establish control of the ball when it’s in your own half. 

This is why it is so important to choose your CBs carefully in real-life, as well as FIFA. Luckily, we’ve put together the following list laying out the best CBs to buy in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team. 

Best Center Backs to Buy in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

Even though there are many quality center backs in FIFA 22, not every player will match your individual style of play and, most importantly, your budget. However, we have found ten of the best center backs money can buy and some cheaper alternatives that are more than capable of handling the backline. 

Best Overall 

These are the non-Icon center backs in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team that have been awarded the best overall ratings:

1. Ruben Dias (97) – Manchester City/Portugal – *TOTY* – 885,000
2. Marquinhos (95) – PSG/Brazil – *TOTY* – 1.49 Million
3. Virgil van Dijk (92) – Liverpool/Netherlands – *Headliners* – 708,000
4. Raphael Varane (92) – Manchester United/France – *Flashback* – 1.19 Million
5. Kalidou Koulibaly (91) – Napoli/Senegal – *Headliners* – 310,000
6. Niklas Sule (90) – FC Bayern/Germany – *Showdown* – 155,000
7. Antonio Rudiger (90) – Chelsea/Germany – *TOTY Honourable* – 674,000
8. Simon Kjaer (90) – AC Milan/Denmark – *Player Moments* – 217,000
9. Maxence Lacroix (90) – VfL Wolfsburg/France – *Future Stars* – 810,000
10. Sergio Ramos (89) – PSG/Spain – *Ones to Watch* – 90,500

Cheap Top-Rated CBs

Obviously, some of the defenders above are some of the world’s best players. However, they are also fairly expensive and not feasible for every FIFA Ultimate Team. Whereas some of the following alternatives are much cheaper but still carry incredible stats to help bolster your backline. Here are some cheat top-rated CBs: 

1. David Alaba (84) – Real Madrid/Austria – 4,500
2. Sebastian Coates (83) – Sporting CP/Greece – 900
3. Kostas Manolas (83) – Olympiacos/Greece – 1,300
4. Simon Kjaer (83) – AC Milan/Denmark – 1,400
5. Niklas Sule (82) – FC Bayern/Germany – 900
6. Clement Lenglet (82) – FC Barcelona/France – 1,000
7. Gabriel Armando de Abreu (82) – Valencia CF/Brazil – 1,100
8. Pepe (82) – FC Porto/Portugal – 1,300
9. Mario Hermosa Canseco (82) – 1,300
10. Jan Vertonghen (81) – SL Benfica/Belgium – 950

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