Best Box to Box Players in EA FC 26
The top Box to Box CMs in EA SPORTS FC 26 Ultimate Team, ranked by their FUT.GG rating for the CM Box to Box role.
This player operates between the two boxes, operating as neither the last line of defence, nor the final part of the attack, but involved in everything in-between.
These are the best Box to Box CMs in EA FC 26 Ultimate Team, ranked by their FUT.GG rating for the CM Box to Box role. Each card shows its FUT.GG rating, live price, PlayStyles, and key attributes.
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Top 30 Box to Box CMs by FUT.GG Rating
#1
Granit Xhaka
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CDM–CM–
Dribbling94
Short Passing98
Composure95
Def. Awareness97
Strength94
Stamina95
Lengthy186cmAverage Tall
#2
Iniesta
Festival of Football: Greats of the Game ICON
CM–CAM–LW–
Dribbling96
Short Passing98
Composure94
Def. Awareness82
Strength83
Stamina93
Explosive171cmAverage Short
#3
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CDM–CM–
Dribbling92
Short Passing98
Composure97
Def. Awareness93
Strength92
Stamina92
Controlled178cmAverage Medium
#4
Federico Valverde
Team of the Season
CM–RB–CDM–RM–RW–
Dribbling92
Short Passing96
Composure92
Def. Awareness90
Strength88
Stamina97
Explosive182cmUnique
#5
Zinedine Zidane
Festival of Football: Greats of the Game ICON
CAM–CM–
Dribbling99
Short Passing99
Composure99
Def. Awareness88
Strength90
Stamina90
Lengthy185cmUnique
#6
Vitinha
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling99
Short Passing98
Composure96
Def. Awareness86
Strength83
Stamina94
Explosive172cmLean Medium
#7
Pedri
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling97
Short Passing99
Composure96
Def. Awareness84
Strength86
Stamina95
Explosive174cmLean Medium
#8
Fabián Ruiz
UEFA Champions League Road to the Final
CM–CDM–
Dribbling97
Short Passing97
Composure97
Def. Awareness87
Strength83
Stamina97
Controlled189cmLean Tall
#9
Douglas Luiz
UEL Road to the Final
CM–CDM–
Dribbling95
Short Passing95
Composure96
Def. Awareness93
Strength90
Stamina98
Controlled175cmAverage Medium
#10
Patri Guijarro
UEFA Women's Champions League Road to the Final
CDM–CM–
Dribbling95
Short Passing97
Composure93
Def. Awareness95
Strength92
Stamina91
Lengthy170cmAverage Short
#11
John McGinn
UEL Road to the Final
CM–LB–RM–CAM–
Dribbling97
Short Passing98
Composure92
Def. Awareness93
Strength92
Stamina97
Controlled178cmStocky Medium
#12
Marcos Llorente
Team of the Season
RB–RM–CM–
Dribbling91
Short Passing95
Composure90
Def. Awareness90
Strength92
Stamina99
Controlled184cmLean Medium
#13
Emiliano Buendía
UEL Road to the Final
CAM–RM–CM–LM–
Dribbling96
Short Passing97
Composure92
Def. Awareness84
Strength86
Stamina91
Explosive172cmStocky Medium
#14
Clara Serrajordi
UEFA Women's Champions League Road to the Final
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling95
Short Passing97
Composure92
Def. Awareness91
Strength90
Stamina97
Controlled170cmLean Short
#15
Alexia Putellas
UEFA Women's Champions League Road to the Final
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling96
Short Passing97
Composure97
Def. Awareness86
Strength88
Stamina92
Controlled173cmAverage Medium
#16
Xavi
Festival of Football: Greats of the Game ICON
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling96
Short Passing98
Composure98
Def. Awareness88
Strength87
Stamina97
Explosive170cmAverage Short
#17
Toni Kroos
Festival of Football: Greats of the Game ICON
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling92
Short Passing96
Composure94
Def. Awareness95
Strength88
Stamina94
Explosive183cmAverage Medium
#18
Lothar Matthäus
Festival of Football: Greats of the Game ICON
CM–CB–CDM–
Dribbling87
Short Passing96
Composure95
Def. Awareness93
Strength87
Stamina95
Explosive174cmAverage Medium
#19
Franck Yannick Kessié
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CDM–CB–CM–
Dribbling91
Short Passing97
Composure97
Def. Awareness96
Strength99
Stamina99
Controlled183cmAverage Medium
#20
Adalberto Carrasquilla
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CM–CDM–RM–CAM–
Dribbling91
Short Passing95
Composure93
Def. Awareness88
Strength84
Stamina94
Explosive170cmStocky Short
#21
Declan Rice
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–
Dribbling93
Short Passing97
Composure96
Def. Awareness91
Strength93
Stamina97
Lengthy185cmAverage Tall
#22
Fiamma Benítez
Team of the Season
CAM–CM–
Dribbling96
Short Passing96
Composure94
Def. Awareness80
Strength91
Stamina97
Lengthy168cmAverage Short
#23
Sphephelo Sithole
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CDM–CM–
Dribbling92
Short Passing96
Composure96
Def. Awareness93
Strength99
Stamina95
Lengthy188cmAverage Tall
#24
Jude Bellingham
FoF: Answer the Call
CAM–CM–
Dribbling95
Short Passing96
Composure94
Def. Awareness85
Strength87
Stamina98
Lengthy186cmAverage Medium
#25
Mamadou Sangaré
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling96
Short Passing97
Composure93
Def. Awareness92
Strength88
Stamina95
Explosive178cmLean Medium
#26
David Beckham
Festival of Football: Greats of the Game ICON
RM–CM–RW–
Dribbling93
Short Passing95
Composure95
Def. Awareness81
Strength86
Stamina98
Explosive182cmUnique
#27
Luka Modrić
Team of the Season
CDM–CM–CAM–
Dribbling94
Short Passing98
Composure99
Def. Awareness88
Strength86
Stamina92
Explosive172cmLean Medium
#28
Daichi Kamada
UECL Road to the Final
CM–CAM–
Dribbling97
Short Passing97
Composure94
Def. Awareness83
Strength87
Stamina94
Controlled184cmLean Medium
#29
Sakina Karchaoui
Team of the Season
CM–LB–CAM–LW–
Dribbling95
Short Passing97
Composure95
Def. Awareness90
Strength80
Stamina99
Explosive160cmAverage Short
#30
Joey Veerman
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling95
Short Passing98
Composure97
Def. Awareness93
Strength90
Stamina95
Lengthy185cmAverage Tall