The EA FC 25 The team of the year was decided, and the four best defenders in 2024 earned those elusive blue cards.
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Arsenal’s William Saliba are two of six Premier League representatives in the squad, while Spain internationals Alejandro Grimaldo and Dani Carvajal deservedly fill out what is a truly dominant back line.
Dani Carvajal was rumored to win the Ballon d’Or in 2024, such was the nature of his year. The Real Madrid the right-back couldn’t stop collecting trophies, playing a key role for club and country on the biggest stages possible.
The 33-year-old has been a pillar of world football for more than a decade and, when fit, remains among the best.
With his ACL injury firmly in the rear-view mirror, Van Dijk is once again firing on all cylinders and has deservedly received the nod for what has been a mammoth calendar year from the Dutchman. He is playing some of the best football in his career Liverpool and was instrumental in the transition from the Jurgen Klopp era to Arne Slott’s current Premier League leaders.
Central defenders around the world continue to call Van Dijk the best in the world, and he shows no signs of relinquishing that crown anytime soon.
At only 23 years old, Saliba has already firmly established himself as one of the world’s best defenders. His blend of physicality and technical ability is something most defenders can only dream of, and his emergence is a big part of it Arsenalresurgence in recent years.
In 2024, Saliba made his way to the top of the pecking order in the French national team, which is loaded with elite centre-back talent, earning him a place in the Euro 2024 team of the tournament.
Grimaldo entered the conversation for the biggest free transfer in history when he joined Bayer Leverkusen in 2023 and inspired an unbeaten Bundesliga triumph. To reach double figures in goals and assists as a left back is nothing short of sensational.
Teams across Europe simply couldn’t cope with his attacking talent, but Grimaldo never shirks his defensive duties and Leverkusen avoided defeat throughout the 2023/24 season. to the Europa League final.
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