All EA FC 26 FUT Birthday Team 1 Players (Leaks, Predictions, and Release Date)

Set to allow players to fully customize the PlayStyles (and PlayStyles+) of its non-Icon/Hero cards, EA FC 26‘s version of FUT Birthday is already seen by many as a breath of fresh air.

But even if the above is already a headliner, who is set to join the already confirmed Mario Mandžukić, Andrea Barzagli, and Esteban Cambiasso as part of the first team? And more importantly, how will the mentioned PlayStyles upgrade system even work?

Here are all of the players leaked and officially revealed to be arriving with FUT Birthday Team 1 on EA FC 26, as well as all we know about the promo’s unique upgrading system.

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All EA FC 26 FUT Birthday Team 1 Players

Although the squad’s Icon lineup has yet to be officially revealed or leaked, known leaker Fut Sheriff took to X to reveal the identities and face stats of all regular players arriving with Fut Birthday Team 1 in EA FC 26. The leaks then confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo, Lamine Yamal, and Allan Saint-Maximin to be the 92-rared 5/5 picks seen in the promo’s first loading screen.

I would not count them as it’s only highlights, though, as new versions of Federico Valverde, Willian Pacho, and Hugo Ekitiké have also been leaked to debut. You can check out the face stats and ratings of all 32 players below, as shown by the leaker on X:

• Cristiano Ronaldo (92 OVR / ST): 91 PAC, 94 SHO, 84 PAS, 90 DRI, 42 DEF, and 85 PHY.
• Lamine Yamal (92 OVR / RM): 90 PAC, 88 SHO, 91 PAS, 94 DRI, 28 DEF, and 70 PHY.
• Allan Saint-Maximin (92 OVR / RW): 92 PAC, 88 SHO, 88 PAS, 93 DRI, 40 DEF, and 82 PHY.
• Kenan Yıldız (91 OVR / CAM): 91 PAC, 90 SHO, 86 PAS, 92 DRI, 51 DEF, and 80 PHY.
• Luis Díaz (91 OVR / LM): 94 PAC, 88 SHO, 86 PAs, 93 DRI, 55 DEF, and 85 PHY.
• Wendie Renard (91 OVR / CB): 85 PAC, 70 SHO, 84 PAS, 80 DRI, 91 DEF, and 91 PHY.
• Jérémy Doku (91 OVR / LW): 97 PAC, 86 SHO, 84 PAS, 93 DRI, 43 DEF, and 82 PHY.
• Federico Valverde (91 OVR / CM): 91 PAC, 87 SHO, 91 PAS, 88 DRI, 84 DEF, and 88 PHY.
• Hugo Ekitiké (90 OVR / ST): 91 PAC, 87 SHO, 81 PAS, 90 DRI, 40 DEF, and 83 PHY.
• Luka Modrić (90 OVR / CM): 85 PAC, 83 SHO, 93 PAS, 92 DRI, 80 DEF, and 82 PHY.
• Willian Pacho (90 OVR / CB): 86 PAC, 40 SHO, 73 PAS, 74 DRI, 90 DEF, and 91 PHY.
• Fridolina Rolfö (90 OVR / LB): 90 PAC, 85 SHO, 86 PAS, 89 DRI, 87 DEF, and 85 PHY.
• Aymeric Laporte (90 OVR / CB): 85 PAC, 61 SHO, 87 PAS, 84 DRI, 91 DEF, and 90 PHY.
• Marcos Llorente (90 OVR / RB): 93 PAC, 85 SHO, 88 PAS, 88 DRI, 86 DEF, and 90 PHY.
• Kobbie Mainoo (90 OVR / CM): 86 PAC, 85 SHO, 90 PAS, 91 DRI, 83 DEF, and 85 PHY.
• Luca Marseiler (90 OVR / ST): 91 PAc, 91 SHO, 86 PAS, 89 DRI, 47 DEF, and 77 PHY.
• Jamie Vardy (90 OVR / ST): 94 PAC, 91 SHO, 83 PAS, 88 DRI, 67 DEF, and 84 PHY.
• Bradley Barcola (90 OVR / LW): 94 PAC, 86 SHO, 87 PAS, 91 DRI, 45 DEF, and 75 PHY.
• Melchie Dumornay (90 OVR / ST): 96 PAC, 90 SHO, 85 PAS, 90 DRI, 67 DEF, and 81 PHY.
• Selina Cerci (90 OVR / ST): 90 PAC, 89 SHO, 83 PAS, 90 DRI, 59 DEF, and 85 PHY.
• Croix Bethune (89 OVR / CAM): 88 PAC, 88 SHO, 90 PAS, 90 DRI, 74 DEF, and 77 PHY.
• Joelinton (89 OVR / CM): 83 PAC, 82 SHO, 84 PAS, 88 DRI, 89 DEF, and 96 PHY.
• Igor Thiago (89 OVR / ST): 88 PAC, 90 SHO, 80 PAS, 87 DRI, 51 DEF, and 91 PHY.
• Iñaki Williams (89 OVR / RM): 96 PAC, 89 SHO, 84 PAS, 87 DRI, 52 DEF, and 90 PHY.
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (89 OVR / ST): 94 PAC, 90 SHO, 83 PAS, 88 DRI, 45 DEF, and 75 PHY.
• Pernille Harder (89 OVR / CAM): 90 PAC, 87 SHO, 88 PAS, 91 DRI, 30 DEF, and 81 PHY.
• Rayane Messi (89 OVR / LM): 92 PAC, 90 SHO, 87 PAS, 89 DRI, 40 DEF, and 77 PHY.
• Charles De Ketelaere (89 OVR / CAM): 88 PAC, 89 SHO, 88 PAS, 90 DRI, 64 DEF, and 78 PHY.
• Mikel Merino (88 OVR / CM): 88 PAC, 88 SHO, 88 PAS, 88 DRI, 88 DEF, and 88 PHY.
• Nicolas Pépé (88 OVR / RM): 94 PAC, 86 SHO, 84 PAS, 90 DRI, 47 DEF, and 82 PHY.
• Harry Wilson (88 OVR / RM): 92 PAC, 88 SHO, 88 PAS, 88 DRI, 61 DEF, and 72 PHY.
• El Yamiq (87 OVR / CB): 88 PAC, 57 SHO, 75 PAS, 77 DRI, 85 DEF, and 85 PHY.

To add to the above, EA has officially revealed a look at the official cards for the already-mentioned new Heroes Mandžukić, Barzagli, and Cambiasso. Like with De Rossi, Salgado, and Laudehr on UEFA Primetime, they are also expected to get Base Hero cards following their release.

All FUT Birthday PlayStyles Upgrades, Explained

Following the release of the above, FUT Sheriff then revealed new details regarding the promo’s PlayStyles selection mechanic. According to them, the selection will be made possible via evolutions found within an exclusive tab, which will allow you to equip your card with up to eight regular and two PlayStyles+ from a pool featuring all non-goalkeeper picks.

Now that you know all you need to know about the upcoming FUT Birthday Team 1 squad, make sure to also check out How To Quickly Get All Icon Swaps Tokens In EA FC 26. Trust me, you still have more than enough time to guarantee your free Icons.