EA Celebrates 15 Years of Ultimate Team in FC 24

Ultimate Team celebrates 15 years today and EA Sports made sure to celebrate this milestone in style.

The countdown to the start of this year’s Birthday celebrations in Ultimate Team is over, with EA Sports marking this special anniversary by rewarding players with boosted cards that possess either five-star skill moves or five-star weak foot.

EA has already confirmed Ultimate Birthday Team 1, which includes a host of amazing players, from Lionel Messi (94) to Kevin De Bruyne (93) to Son Heung-min (91) to Bukayo Saka.

Team 1, which was announced earlier than usual, will be available for seven days before being replaced by Team 2 on Friday, March 22. The Team 2 squad will also be available for one week and EA is urging players to look out for additional “goodies, surprises and items” during the two-week celebration period.

You're all officially invited.#UltimateBirthday #FC24 pic.twitter.com/Hb1cVS7CTs

— EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) March 14, 2024

Which Players are in Ultimate Birthday Team 1? 

Today marks the start of a two-week celebration for Ultimate Team Birthday, and it has arrived to the delight of gamers after a week without new, dedicated promo items.

Team 1 was announced earlier than usual and it includes some of the best players from both men’s and women’s teams. This year’s celebration is slightly different from the previous FUT Birthdays as EA has introduced women players in Ultimate Team.

Note that some players in Team 1 have been given two Ultimate Birthday cards, with one being five-star weak foot and the other five-star skill moves. However, the OVR rating remains the same. Some of the players with two cards include Karim Benzema, Bukayo Saka and Rose Lavelle.

Below is the list of players in Team 1:

• CF: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) – 94 OVR [5* weak foot, 5* skill moves]
• CM: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – 93 OVR [5* skill moves]
• CF: Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) – 93 OVR [5* skill moves]
• CF: Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) – 93 OVR [5* weak foot]
• ST: Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave) – 93 OVR [5* skill moves]
• RW: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 92 OVR [5* skill moves]
• RW: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 92 OVR [5* weak foot]
• ST: Heung-Min Son (Tottenham) – 91 OVR [5* skill moves]
• CB: Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) – 91 OVR [5* weak foot]
• CF: Diogo Jota (Liverpool) – 90 OVR [5* skill moves]
• RW: Rodrygo (Real Madrid) – 90 OVR 5* skill moves]
• RW: Rodrygo (Real Madrid) – 90 OVR [5* weak foot]
• CM: Nicolo Barella (Inter) – 90 OVR [5* weak foot]
• LM: Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) – 90 OVR [5* weak foot]
• ST: Ewa Pajor (Wolfsburg Women) – 90 OVR [5* skill moves]
• CAM: Rose Lavelle (NY/NJ Gothams) – 90 OVR [5* skill moves]
• CAM: Rose Lavelle (NY/NJ Gothams) – 90 OVR [5* weak foot]
• CM: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) – 89 OVR [5* skill moves]
• CB: Presnel Kimpembe (PSG) – 89 OVR [5* skill moves]
• RB: Sacha Boey (Bayern Munich) – 88 OVR [5* skill moves]
• LWB: Robin Gosens (Union Berlin) – 88 OVR [5* skill moves]
• LWB: Robin Gosens (Union Berlin) – 88 OVR [5* weak foot]
• LW: Felipe Anderson (Lazio) – 87 OVR [5* weak foot]
• LW: Felipe Anderson (Lazio) – 87 OVR [5* skill moves]
• CM: Anton Stach (Hoffenheim) – 87 OVR [5* skill moves]

Are there Icons in Ultimate Birthday Team 1? 

Ultimate Birthday Team 1 also features a few icons, but we can expect more to be available next week when Team 2 will be released. The list of icons in Team 1 is spearheaded by Ruud Gullit who has 94 OVR, a rating shared with Thierry Henry.

Below are the icons who have been featured in Team 1:

• CF: Ruud Gullit – 94 OVR [5* skill moves]
• ST: Thierry Henry – 94 OVR [5* skill moves]
• ST: Thierry Henry – 94 OVR [5* weak foot]
• CAM: Dennis Bergkamp – 93 OVR [5* skill moves]
• CAM: Dennis Bergkamp – 93 OVR [5* weak foot]
• RB: Carlos Alberto – 93 OVR [5* skill moves]
• RB: Carlos Alberto – 93 OVR [5* skill moves, 5* weak foot]
• GK: Edwin Van der Sar – 92 OVR [5* skill moves, 5* weak foot]
• ST: Van Nistelrooy – 92 OVR [5* skill moves, 5* weak foot]
• CB: Laurent Blanc – 91 [5* skill moves]
• CB: Laurent Blanc – 91 [5* skill moves, 5* weak foot]
• ST: Miroslav Klose – 91 OVR [5* skill moves]
• RB: Gianluca Zambrotta – 91 OVR [5* skill moves]
• CM: Roy Keane – 90 OVR [5* skill moves]
• CM: Roy Keane – 90 OVR [5* skill moves, 5* weak foot]

More Ultimate Birthday Content in FC 24

The party is not over as fans can indulge in even more content including the re-release of ‘5-Star Best Of’ team featuring special player items from previous campaigns with either 5* skill moves or 5* weak foot.

Furthermore, EA will drop daily themed content in Football Ultimate Team with mini-releases, Evolutions, SBCs, and Objectives throughout the two-week campaign.

This party's just getting started.

Check out more of the #UltimateBirthday celebration to come today and in the week ahead.#FC24 pic.twitter.com/snTojCXKsk

— EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) March 15, 2024

We can all agree that EA Sports has produced some amazing cards in Ultimate Birthday Team 1. While we wait to see how Team 2 looks like Ultimate Team players can be certain that it’s going to be another fantastic release.