EA FC 25 Icons list

Who are the EA FC 25 Icons? EA has been busy adding to the star-studded list of soccer royalty that you’ll be praying to pull in Ultimate Team this year. Featuring phenoms of the men’s and women’s sides of the beautiful game, there are some immaculate ballers to be acquired this season.

As the EA FC 25 release date approaches, EA has revealed the eight new Icons that have cemented their spot in the sports game, following last year’s impressive list of inductees which featured the likes of Bobby Charlton and Mia Hamm. To find out who the EA FC 25 Icons are and how they’ve made their mark, read on.

EA FC 25 Icons

Here are the eight new EA FC 25 Icons:

We’ve prepared an overview of the EA FC 25 Icons to get you up to speed:

Aya Miyama

One of the centerpieces of Japan’s now-legendary 2011 World Cup winning side, Aya Miyama was a serial winner on the international stage. Having also won gold at the 2010 Asian Games, and silver at the 2012 Olympics, Miyama would go on to wear the captain’s armband for Japan between 2012 and 2016 when she retired.

While Miyama never won domestic gongs, she demonstrated excellent goalscoring capability while playing as an eight, netting over 100 times between her two stints at Okayama Yunogo Belle.

Gareth Bale

Though the back end of Gareth Bale’s career was flush with quips about him preferring to spend his days on Spanish golf courses to playing football, the Welshman was an absolute force at the height of his powers. While he cut his teeth at Spurs, firstly as a wing-back before being moved higher up the pitch, it was at Real Madrid where Bale went on a silverware tear.

In nine campaigns at the Bernabeu, Bale helped Madrid rack up three La Liga titles and an eye-watering five Champions League gongs, scoring 81 times in 176 appearances over the period. Blending power, ferocity, and outrageous sauce, the streets won’t forget Bale in a hurry – especially after that bicycle kick against Liverpool in the 2018 Champions League final. Sheesh.

Gianluigi Buffon

The rivalry between Iker Casillas and Gianluigi Buffon during the early 2000s was an absolute treat to witness – two monsters between the sticks squaring off time and time again. While Buffon never lifted the Champions League trophy, he did manage to help Italy hoist the World Cup in 2006. Oh, and he may have taken home a small haul of ten Serie A titles with Juventus.

Though he may not have ended his career having won everything the beautiful game has to offer, Buffon is undoubtedly a soccer legend. His ability to keep the ball out of the back of the net was exemplary. If anything, though, it’s his frightening consistency – he was Serie A goalkeeper of the year a whopping 13 times between 1999 and 2017 – that makes him one of the best keepers of all time.

Julie Foudy

National Soccer Hall of Famer Julie Foudy is an icon both on and off the pitch. Having retired with two World Cups and two Olympic gold medals to her name, Foudy helped form the original golden era of US women’s soccer. So influential was Foudy’s cohort that its success in the 1999 World Cup helped germinate the market for the original Women’s United Soccer Association (the precursor to the NWSL we have today) back in 2000.

Off the pitch, Foudy has been deeply involved with advocacy work and activism. In 1998, for example, she received the FIFA Fair Play Award for her work against child labor in sports equipment manufacturing. A shining beacon at every level of her career, it’s unsurprising that Foudy is joining former teammate Mia Hamm on the EA FC 25 Icons list.

Lilian Thuram

Lilian Thuram isn’t only a best-selling author – the Frenchman is also a World Cup and Euros winner, having helped France achieve back-to-back silverware in 1998 and 2000 respectively. Renowned for his impressive on-pitch intelligence and ferocity, Thuram was one of the best defenders in the world at his zenith.

Thuram was, for a long time, France’s most-capped player, donning the armband 142 times throughout his career – Hugo Lloris took the title from him in 2022. Thuram made over 500 appearances at club level, representing Monaco, Parma, Juventus, and finally Barcelona. Though his domestic career didn’t quite reach the dizzying heights of his international one, he was an immaculate baller who knew exactly when to stick a leg in.

Lotta Schelin

Lotta Schelin was an absolute beast up front during her playing days, averaging almost a goal per appearance throughout her career. In fact, she averaged over that while at Lyon, netting a ridiculous 143 times in 138 appearances. As you can imagine, she helped the French outfit haul in the accolades as Lyon lorded over the league for eight seasons on the trot. She’s also a three-time Champions League winner, putting her in an elite category few could only dream of reaching.

Schelin’s exquisite goalscoring form translated internationally, too. With Sweden, she found the back of the net 88 times in 185 appearances. Though she doesn’t have a World Cup or European Championship to her name, Sweden came close multiple times over her illustrious career. At the very least, she did come away with Olympic silver at Rio in 2016.

Marinette Pichon

Marinette Pichon’s story is a powerful one. From navigating a turbulent childhood, to becoming the first French woman to sign a professional contract internationally, to becoming an LGBTQ+ icon and fighting for equality in women’s sports, it wouldn’t surprise us if someone turned it into a biopic – oh wait, they did.

Pichon was, categorically, the best French forward of her time, scoring 143 times in the 115 domestic appearances recorded. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Pichon scored France’s very first World Cup goal when it participated for the first time in 2003. Pichon hung up her boots shortly after France failed to qualify for the 2007 World Cup, reportedly citing the lack of investment in the women’s game as a major pain point – a real loss for the sport.

Nadine Angerer

Though it’s hard to imagine how another keeper can be placed on the same 92-stat pedestal as the godfather of goalkeeping, Lev Yashin, Nadine Angerer makes a solid case. A two-time World Cup winner and five-time European champion, Angerer was nothing short of exceptional during her time on the pitch.

While she has plenty of international gongs to her name, it was only at the 2007 World Cup that Angerer managed to take the number-one spot from an injured Silke Rottenberg. After nearly a decade of being the second-choice keeper, Angerer made a huge mark by setting the tournament record for most consecutive minutes played without conceding a goal – a staggering 540. Domestically, Angerer soaked up the silverware with Turbine Potsdam, winning the Champions League alongside two Bundesliga titles. A serial winner, Angerer has now won a spot on the EA FC 25 Icons list.

All FC 25 Icons

Here is every Icon in EA Sports FC 25:

And that’s all you need to know about the new EA FC 25 Icons that are entering Ultimate Team’s hall of fame. EA has also revealed the EA FC 25 Heroes list, which you should peruse in case you haven’t had the chance to see who’s made the cut yet.