EA FC 24's Ultimate Birthday Team 1 has a lot of known players, many of whom already have special cards. But there are some new players as well who got either 5-star skills, weak foot, or both!
Finally, the time has come! Tonight EA will release Team 1 of the Ultimate Birthday Promo. As usual, there are plenty of 5-star upgrades for skills and weak foot. Some players might now become really OP. We give you an overview of all players and show which cards are the best.
EA FC 24 Ultimate Birthday Team 1: All New Players & Ratings For The Ultimate Birthday Promo
Some players receive two different cards. One gets an upgrade to 5-star skills (SM), the other to 5-star weak foot (WF).
EA FC 24 Ultimate Birthday Team 1:
| POS | PLAYER | CLUB | OVR | Upgrade |
ST | Alex Morgan | San Diego Wave | 93 | 5* SM |
| ST | Heung Min Son | Tottenham Hotspur | 91 | 5* SM |
| ST | Ewa Pajor | VFL Wolfsburg | 90 | 5* SM |
CF | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami | 94 | 5* SM & 5* WF |
CF | Karim Benzema | Al Ittihad | 93 | 5* SM 5* WF |
| CF | Diogo Jota | FC Liverpool | 90 | 5* SM |
RW | Bukayo Saka | FC Arsenal | 92 | 5* SM & 4* WF 4*SM & 5* WF |
| RW | Rodrygo | Real Madrid | 90 | 5* SM
5* WF |
| LW | Felipe Anderson | Latium | 87 | 5* SM
5* WF |
| LM | Beth Mead | FC Arsenal | 90 | 5* WF |
| CAM | Rose Lavelle | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 90 | 5* SM
5* WF |
| CM | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 93 | 5* SM |
| CM | Nicolò Barella | Inter Milan | 90 | 5* WF |
| CM | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic | Al Hilal | 89 | 5* SM |
| CM | Anton Stach | TSG Hoffenheim | 87 | 5* SM |
| RB | Sacha Boey | FC Bayern Munich | 88 | 5* SM |
| LWB | Robin Gosens | Union Berlin | 88 | 5* SM
5* WF |
| CB | Ronald Araujo | FC Barcelona | 91 | 5* WF |
| CB | Presnel Kimpembe | Paris Saint-Germain | 89 | 5* SM |
Highlights from Ultimate Birthday Team 1
Highest Rating: Lionel Messi (94)
Lionel Messi has already collected three special cards this year, including a TOTW, a Radioactive, and a Team of the Year. His Ultimate Birthday will be 3 rating points below his TOTY, but his Birthday card does not only have 5-star skills but also the 5-star weak foot upgrade. The card won't be as expensive as his TOTY, but it will still be hard to get your hands on.
Highest Upgrade: Anton Stach (87)
Anton Stach makes his third appearance in the FIFA/EA FC series. The 25-year-old is now getting his first special card ever, which immediately receives an upgrade by a whole 12 rating points in comparison to his gold card! He improves from 75 to a whole 87. In addition, he already has 5-star weak foot and now gets 5-star skills as well. Anyone who needs a new central midfielder from the Bundesliga will be able to snag a bargain here.
Most Fun to Play: Rodrygo (90)
Rodrygo may not have the highest dribbling stat from Team 1, but his Playstyle Plus "Rapid" and "Trickster" will make him a real monster when it comes to dribbling. Combined with his pace, the card with 5-star skills should be a lot of fun sprinting down the right wing and cut into the box.
EA FC 24 Ultimate Birthday Mini-Release 1: All New Players & Ratings
Just a few days after the release of Team 1, EA doubled down by delivering a Mini-Release. This is once again chock-full of awesome cards. Here is the full overview:
| POS | PLAYER | CLUB | OVR | Upgrade |
| ST | Alexander Sørloth | Villarreal CF | 89 | 4*SM & 5* WF |
| LW | Christian Pulisic | AC Milan | 89 | 5* SM & 4* WF4*SM & 5* WF |
| CAM | Jill Roord | Manchester City | 89 | 4*SM & 5* WF |
| CDM | João Maria Palhinha | Fulham | 87 | 5* SM & 4* WF |
| RWB | Przemyslaw Frankowski | RC Lens | 87 | 5* SM5* WF |
| CB | Raphael Varane | Manchester United | 90 | 5* SM & 4* WF |
And that's all for Ultimate Birthday Team 1 and the first Mini-Release! We hope to see a few more players getting a card in the second team, who still don't have another special card. Until then, we wish you plenty of pack luck in EA FC 24!