10 Best center-backs in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team: Cheap, meta and Fastest players

Center-backs are the pillars of an effective and solid squad in FIFA, so it’s key to be aware of top-tier players in position to add to your team.

10 Best center-backs in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

When picking a center-back for your squad, you’ve got to prioritize strength, passing, tackling, and of course, enough pace when necessary.

Player Name Club Rating Average Price
Ruben Dias (TOTY) Manchester City 97 400,000
Virgil van Dijk (TOTS) Liverpool 96 260,000
Marquinhos (TOTS) PSG 95 638,000
Kalidou Koulibaly (TOTS) Napoli 95 236,000
Eder Militao (TOTS) Real Madrid 95 594,000
Aymeric Laporte (TOTS) Manchester City 94 380,000
David Alaba (TOTS) Real Madrid 94 185,000
Jules Kounde (TOTS) Sevilla 93 298,000
Milan Skriniar (TOTS) Inter Milan 92 56,000
Evan Ndicka (TOTS) Eintracht Frankfurt 92 326,000

10 Best cheap center-backs in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

Player Name Club Rating Average Price
Presnel Kimpembe PSG 83 5,700
Antonio Rudiger Chelsea 83 1,700
Jules Kounde Sevilla 83 2,500
Dayot Upamecano Bayern Munich 82 2,600
Joe Gomez Liverpool 82 2,400
Diego Carlos Sevilla 82 2,000
Eder Militao Real Madrid 82 2,900
Lukas Klostermann RB Leipzig 80 2,200
Maxence Lacroix Wolfsburg 79 2,000
Nathan Ake Manchester City 78 1,400

10 Best meta center-backs in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team

These meta center-backs will set you back a lot of cash as they’re guaranteed to form a strong defensive unit.

Player Name Club Version Rating Average Price
Ivan Cordoba N/A FUT Captain 92 980,000
Marquinhos PSG TOTS 95 638,000
Eder Militao Real Madrid TOTS 95 595,000
Ruben Dias Manchester City TOTY 97 400,000
Aymeric Laporte Manchester City TOTS 94 380,000
Evan Ndicka Eintracht Frankfurt TOTS 92 326,000
Presnel Kimpembe PSG RTTF 87 286,000
Lukas Klostermann RB Leipzig Fantasy FUT 91 285,000
Jules Kounde Sevilla TOTS 93 279,000
Virgil van Dijk Liverpool TOTS 96 258,000

Fastest center backs to buy in FIFA 22

Player Name OVR Rating Pace Club Price
Jeremiah St. Juste 76 91 FSV Mainz 05 1,500 – 1,800
Maxence Lacroix 79 88 VfL Wolfsburg 2,000 – 2,400
Lukas Klostermann 80 85 RB Leipzig 1,500 – 1,900
Eder Gabriel Militao 82 83 Real Madrid 2,600 – 3,000
Ben Godfrey 77 83 Everton 850 – 1,100
Jurrien Timber 75 83 Ajax 1,400 – 1,600
Ritchie De Laet 75 83 Royal Antwerp FC 700 – 1,000
Jason Denyaer 80 83 Lyon 2,100 – 2,400
Josko Gvardial 75 83 RB Leipzig 1,500 – 1,600
Fikayo Tomori 79 82 Milan 4,400 – 4,600
Raphael Varane 86 82 Manchester United 16,000 – 18,000
Manuel Akanji 80 81 Borussia Dortmund 1,300 – 1,600
Lucas Verissimo 79 81 Benfica 1,600 – 1,800
Marquinhos 87 81 PSG 17,000 – 19,000
Presnel Kimpembe 83 81 PSG 5,900 – 6,900
Kalidou Koulibaly 86 81 Napoli 14,000 – 16,000
Joe Gomez 82 81 Liverpool 2,000 – 3,000
Kostas Manolas 83 81 Napoli 9,000 – 10,000
Dayot Upamecano 82 81 Bayern Munich 2,900 – 3,300
Jules Kounde 83 81 Sevilla 3,500 – 4,000
Roger Ibañez Da Silva 77 81 FC Roma 3,500 – 4,000
Milan Škriniar 86 80 Inter Milan 13,000 – 15,000
Pepe 82 80 FC Porto 2,800 – 3,300
Georgiy Dzhikiya 77 80 Spartak Moscow 1,800 – 2,000
Aaron Long 75 80 NY Red Bulls 1,400  – 1,850
Pape Abou Cissé 76 79 Olympiacos CFP 950 – 1,400
Gonçalo Inácio 76 79 Sporting CP 1,000 – 1,100
Virgil van Dijk 89 78 Liverpool 30,000 – 40,000
Nacho Fernández 81 78 Real Madrid 2,400 – 2,700
Facundo Medina 75 78 RC Lens 1,400 – 1,850
Óscar Mingueza García 75 78 Barcelona 1,300 – 1,850
David Alaba 84 77 Real Madrid 3,000 – 4,000
Niklas Stark 76 77 Hertha Berlin 700 – 1,000
Moussa Niakhaté 76 77 FSV Mainz 05 700 – 1,000
Ezri Konsa 78 77 Aston Villa 1,400 – 1,600

FIFA 22 wiki :

Developer(s) EA Vancouver
EA Romania
Publisher(s) EA Sports (Canada & Romania)
Series FIFA
Engine Frostbite 3
Platform(s)
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 5
  • Stadia
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X/S
Release 1 October 2021
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer