EA SPORTS FC 27 is expected to once again feature the legendary Icons, giving fans the chance to build squads with some of the greatest footballers in history. From Pelé and Maradona to Mia Hamm and Zlatan Ibrahimović, these Icons bring both men’s and women’s football legends back onto the virtual pitch.
The following list of Icon players is the expected lineup for FC 27, based on FC 26 and previous editions. This page will be updated as soon as EA confirms the official roster. Each player is listed with their highest overall rating (OVR) and main playing positions.
You can also have your say in our community poll, vote for your favourite Icons & Heroes to appear in FC 27. Your votes show EA which legends fans most want to see added or brought back to the game.
Don’t miss the full list of Heroes in FC 27.
Here’s the structured list of expected ICON players in FC 27, grouped by their highest OVR ratings. (This list will be updated once the official ratings are announced by EA Sports.)
OVR 95
- Pelé (95) – CAM / ST
- Diego Maradona (95) – CAM / ST
OVR 94
- Ronaldo (94) – ST
- Zinedine Zidane (94) – CAM / CM
OVR 93
- Ronaldinho (93) – LW / CAM
- Johan Cruyff (93) – CAM / ST
- Mia Hamm (93) – ST / CAM / RW
OVR 92
- Paolo Maldini (92) – CB / LB
- Ferenc Puskás (92) – ST
- Garrincha (92) – RW / RM
- Birgit Prinz (92) – ST
- Andrés Iniesta (92) – CM / CAM / LW
- Bobby Charlton (92) – CAM
- Franz Beckenbauer (92) – CB / CDM / CM
- Nadine Angerer (92) – GK
- Lev Yashin (92) – GK
- Gerd Müller (92) – ST
- Zlatan Ibrahimović (92) – ST
OVR 91
- Kaká (91) – CAM
- Thierry Henry (91) – ST / LW
- Alex Morgan (91) – ST
- Zico (91) – CAM / CM
- Xavi (91) – CM / CDM / CAM
- Roberto Baggio (91) – CAM
- Eusébio (91) – ST
- Carlos Alberto (91) – RB / CB
- Franco Baresi (91) – CB
- Cafu (91) – RB
- Gianluigi Buffon (91) – GK
- Marco van Basten (91) – ST
- Homare Sawa (91) – CM / CAM
- Oliver Kahn (91) – GK
- Zlatan Ibrahimović (91) – ST
OVR 90
- Roberto Carlos (90) – LB
- Dennis Bergkamp (90) – ST / CAM
- Rivaldo (90) – LW / LM / CAM
- George Best (90) – RW / CAM / LW
- Ruud Gullit (90) – CAM / CM / ST
- Raúl (90) – ST
- Camille Abily (90) – CM / CAM
- Caroline Seger (90) – CM / CDM
- Andrea Pirlo (90) – CM / CDM
- Iker Casillas (90) – GK
- Aya Miyama (90) – LM / CM / LW
- Lothar Matthäus (90) – CM / CB / CDM
- Bobby Moore (90) – CB
- Julie Foudy (90) – CM / CDM
- Lotta Schelin (90) – ST / LM / LW
- Alessandro Del Piero (90) – CAM / ST
- Toni Kroos (90) – CM / CDM / CAM
OVR 89
- Francesco Totti (89) – ST / CAM
- Steven Gerrard (89) – CM / CDM
- Giorgio Chiellini (89) – CB
- Marcelo (89) – LB
- Philipp Lahm (89) – RB / LB / CDM
- Luís Figo (89) – RW / RM / CAM
- Javier Zanetti (89) – RB / LB / CM
- Kenny Dalglish (89) – ST
- Alessandro Nesta (89) – CB
- Hugo Sánchez (89) – ST
- Hristo Stoichkov (89) – ST / RW / LW
- Jairzinho (89) – RW / RM / ST
- Alan Shearer (89) – ST
- Peter Schmeichel (89) – GK
- Gary Lineker (89) – ST
- Emilio Butragueño (89) – ST
- Samuel Eto’o (89) – ST
- Fabio Cannavaro (89) – CB
- Sócrates (89) – CAM
- Carles Puyol (89) – CB / RB
- Didier Drogba (89) – ST
- Eric Cantona (89) – ST
- Kelly Smith (89) – ST
- Ruud van Nistelrooy (89) – ST
OVR 88
- Cha Bum-kun (88) – ST / RW
- Sissi (88) – CAM
- Michael Owen (88) – ST
- Petr Čech (88) – GK
- Andriy Shevchenko (88) – ST / RW
- Ronald Koeman (88) – CB
- David Beckham (88) – RM / CM / RW
- Bastian Schweinsteiger (88) – CM / LM
- Pavel Nedvěd (88) – LM / CAM / LW
- Rio Ferdinand (88) – CB
- Franck Ribéry (88) – LM / LW
- Elise Pichon (88) – ST
- Paul Scholes (88) – CM / CAM
- Miroslav Klose (88) – ST
- Gheorghe Hagi (88) – CAM / CM / LM
- Lilian Thuram (88) – RB / CB
- Patrick Vieira (88) – CM / CDM
- Edwin van der Sar (88) – GK
- Laurent Blanc (88) – CB / CAM
- Marcel Desailly (88) – CB / CDM
- Fernando Hierro (88) – CB
- Michael Laudrup (88) – CAM / LW
- Juan Román Riquelme (88) – CAM
- Robin van Persie (88) – ST
- Gareth Bale (88) – RW / ST / LW
- Fernando Torres (88) – ST
- Robert Pirès (88) – LM / CAM
- Patrick Kluivert (88) – ST
- Ian Wright (88) – ST
- Frank Lampard (88) – CM / CAM
OVR 87
- Fernando Torres (87) – ST
- Xabi Alonso (87) – CDM / CM
- Emmanuel Petit (87) – CDM / LB / CM
- Nemanja Vidić (87) – CB
- Claude Makélélé (87) – CDM / CM / RM
- Frank Rijkaard (87) – CDM / CB / CM
- Davor Šuker (87) – ST
- John Barnes (87) – LW / LM / CAM
- Gianfranco Zola (87) – CAM / ST
- Ian Rush (87) – ST
- Rui Costa (87) – CAM
- Dirk Kuyt (87) – CAM / CM / RW
- Claudio Marchisio (87) – CM / CDM / LM
OVR 86
- Oliver Kahn (86) – GK
- Caroline Seger (86) – CM / CDM
- Alex Morgan (86) – ST
- Thierry Henry (86) – ST / LW
- Ronaldo (86) – ST
- Andrés Iniesta (86) – CM / CAM / LW
- Zlatan Ibrahimović (86) – ST
- Toni Kroos (86) – CM / CDM / CAM
- Juan Sebastián Verón (86) – CM / CAM
- Gennaro Gattuso (86) – CDM / CM
- Henrik Larsson (86) – ST
- Ashley Cole (86) – LB
- Hernán Crespo (86) – ST
- Sol Campbell (86) – CB
- Gianluca Zambrotta (86) – RB / LB
- Roy Keane (86) – CM / CDM
- Michael Essien (86) – CDM / CM
OVR 85
- Francesco Totti (85) – ST / CAM
- Steven Gerrard (85) – CM / CDM
- Giorgio Chiellini (85) – CB
- Marcelo (85) – LB
OVR 74–72
- Bobby Moore (74) – CB
- Bobby Charlton (74) – CAM
- Eusébio (73) – ST
- Lev Yashin (72) – GK
The greatest legends should always be included. Did stefano, Elias Figueroa, passarella etc. The new once can wait. There are bigger legends that deserve their spot of recognition alot more. It would also be better for past and presents team or national teams built. More options for fun. It would take away the fact that the game itself can be unmotivating especially when u follow the meta. You just start to loose interest. I’m for expample s inter fan and I would have loved to build a greatest inter xi but without fachetti and Luis Suarez the Spanish midfilder it doesn’t it the same
Exactly mate ! Alfredo , Luis Saurez , Meazza old real icons the new once can wait!