All confirmed new and returning icons for EA FC 26

Kieran Lynch, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 16/09/2025

A new class of icons joins EA FC 26 alongside a huge list of names who were available in last year’s edition of the game.

In total, 12 new faces will join over 100 names who were available in last year’s edition of the game.

These Icons will be available to use in FC 26 Ultimate Team for anyone lucky enough to get their hands on one via packs, or every now and then via completing Objectives or SBCs.

Players who have pre-ordered the FC 26 Ultimate Edition will also receive one of these Debut Icon cards in Ultimate Team. This will then be upgraded to a Champion version in November.

Every new icon joining EA FC 26

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Andres Iniesta are among the 12 new icons who are joining EA FC 26.

Former Sweden striker Ibrahimovic was previously embroiled in a public dispute with EA over image rights. The two parties have since settled their dispute, with Ibrahimovic featuring in many advertising posters and trailers for FC 26.

Several legends from the women’s game have also been added, including former US international Alex Morgan.

Below is the full list of new icons in EA FC 26 and the ratings they have been given.

• Andres Iniesta – 92
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 91
• Oliver Kahn – 91
• Alex Morgan – 91
• Toni Kroos – 90
• Caroline Seger – 90
• Steffi Jones – 89
• Marcelo – 89
• Francesco Totti – 89
• Giorgo Chiellini – 88
• Cha Bum-kun – 86
• Sissi – 86

Returning icons for FC 26

Below is a list of the returning icons for EA FC 26 ranked by their rating in the game.

• 95 – Pele and Diego Maradona
• 94 – Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane
• 93 – Johan Cruyff, Mia Hamm and Ronaldinho
• 92 – Nadine Angerer, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Charlton, Garrincha, Paolo Maldini, Gerd Muller, Birgit Prinz, Ferenc Puskas and Lev Yashin
• 91 – Carlos Alberto, Roberto Baggio, Franco Baresi, Gianluigi Buffon, Cafu, Eusebio, Thierry Henry, Homare Sawa, Marco van Basten, Xavi and Zico
• 90 – Camile Abily, Dennis Bergkamp, George Best, Iker Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Alessandro del Piero, Julie Foudy, Ruud Gullit, Lothar Matthaus, Aya Miyama, Bobby Moore, Andrea Pirlo, Raul, Rivald and Lotta Schelin
• 89 – Emilio Burtragueno, Fabio Cannavaro, Eric Cantona, Kenny Dalglish, Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto’o, Luis Figo, Jairzinho, Kaka, Phillip Lahm, Gary Lineker, Allesandro Nesta, Carlos Puyol, Hugo Sanchez, Peter Schmeichel, Alan Shearer, Kelly Smith, Socrates, Hristo Stocihkov, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Javier Zanetti
• 88 – Gareth Bale, David Beckham, Laurent Blanc, Petr Cech, Marcel Desailly, Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Gheorge Hagi, Fernando Hierro, Miroslav Klose, Ronald Koeman, Michael Laudrup, Pavel Nedved, Michael Owen, Marinette Pichon, Franck Ribery, Juan Riquelme, Wayne Rooney. Paul Scholes, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Andriy Shevchenko, Lillian Thuram, Edwin van der Sar, Robin van Persie and Patrick Vieira
• 87 – Xabi Alonso, Patrick Kluivert, Frank Lampard, Claude Makelele, Emmanuel Petit, Robert Pires, Frank Rijkaard, Ian Rush, Fernando Torres, Nemanja Vidic, Ian Wright and Gianfranco Zola
• 86 – Sol Campbell, Andy Cole, Ashley Cole, Hernan Crespo, Michael Essien, Gennaro Gattuso, Luis Hernandez, Roy Keane, Henrik Larsson, Juan Sebastian Veron and Gianluca Zambrotta

When is FC 26 released?

The standard edition for EA FC 26 is released on Friday, September 26th.

However, those with early access can get onto the game as early as Thursday, September 18th.

Those who pre-order the Ultimate Edition on console can access the game at midnight on Friday, September 19th.

PC players will get access to the game one day earlier than those on console.

EA Play members can get a 10-hour trial from Friday, September 19th, while those with the more expensive EA Pro Play can get unlimited access from the moment the unlimited edition unlocks.

Kieran Lynch, Senior Editor

Kieran Lynch is an esports journalist who writes about several games including EA Sports FC 25, Call of Duty, Rainbox Six Siege, and more. He previously worked as a sports journalist for MailOnline.

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