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All FIFA 23 Icons in Ultimate Team

FIFA 23 Icons let you include some of history's best football players in your Ultimate Team, this guide covers every base, mid, and prime Icon available in FUT

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FIFA 23 

FIFA 23 Icons are generally considered the pinnacle of Ultimate Team cards; legendary players from years gone by that enable you to build the best team in the football game from both past and present. You can answer such questions as can Lampard and Gerrard really work as a midfield duo? Was Pele really as good as people say?

This year, Ultimate Team has changed how the chemistry system works, with none of your players being penalised for being out of place. Icons don’t have any restrictions when it comes to their own chemistry, giving significant boosts to anyone who shares their country of origin. Bagging yourself an Icon not only improves the ability of your Ultimate Team but gives a ton of free chemistry points to the rest of the squad.

Every FIFA 23 Icon

Here is the list of the Icons in FIFA 23, their base, mid and prime ratings, and default position:

  • Alan Shearer (ST: 87, ST: 89, ST 91)
  • Alessandro Del Piero (CF: 87, CF: 90, CF: 92)
  • Alessandro Nesta (CB: 88, CB: 90, CB: 92)
  • Andrea Pirlo (CM: 88, CM: 90, CM: 92)
  • Andriy Shevchenko (ST: 86, ST: 88, ST: 91)
  • Ashley Cole (LB 85, LB: 87, LB: 89)
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger (LM: 87, CM: 89, CM: 91)
  • Bobby Moore (CB: 87, CB: 89, CB: 92)
  • Cafu (RB: 88, RB: 90)
  • Carles Puyol (RB: 86, CB: 90, CB: 92)
  • Carlos Alberto (CB: 87, RB: 90, RB: 93)
  • Christian Vieri (ST: 86, ST: 88, ST: 90)
  • Clarence Seedorf (CM: 85, CM: 88, CAM: 91)
  • Claude Makelele (RM: 85, CDM: 87, CDM: 90)
  • David Beckham (CM: 87, RM: 89, RM: 92)
  • David Trezeguet (ST: 86, ST: 89, ST: 91)
  • Davor Suker (ST: 85, ST: 87, ST: 90)
  • Dennis Bergkamp (CF: 87, CAM: 90, CF: 92)
  • Didier Drogba (ST: 87, ST: 89, ST: 91)
  • Edwin van der Sar (GK: 87, GK: 89, GK 91)
  • Emilio Butragueno (ST: 87, ST: 90, ST: 92)
  • Emmanuel Petit (LB: 85, CDM: 88, CDM: 90)
  • Eric Cantona (CF: 88, CF: 90, CF: 93)
  • Eusebio (CF: 89, CF: 91, CF: 93)
  • Fabio Cannavaro (CB: 87, CB: 89, CB: 92)
  • Ferenc Puskas (CF: 89, ST: 92, CF: 94)
  • Fernando Hierro (CB: 86, CB: 89, CB: 91)
  • Fernando Torres (ST: 85, ST: 88, ST: 91)
  • Franco Baresi (CB: 88, CB: 91, CB: 93)
  • Frank Lampard (CM: 86, CM: 88, CM: 90)
  • Frank Rijkaard (CDM: 86, CB: 88, CDM: 90)
  • Garrincha (RW:90, RW: 92, RW: 94)
  • Gary Lineker (ST: 87, ST: 89, ST: 92)
  • Gennaro Gattuso (CM: 85, CDM: 87, CDM: 89)
  • George Best (RW: 88, RW: 90, RW: 93)
  • Gerd Muller (ST: 89, ST: 92, ST: 94)
  • Gheorghe Hagi (CAM: 85, CAM: 89, CAM: 91)
  • Gianfranco Zola (CF: 85, CF: 87, CF: 90)
  • Gianluca Zambrotta (RWB: 86, LB: 87, RB: 89)
  • Henrik Larsson (ST: 86, ST: 87, ST: 90)
  • Hernan Crespo (ST: 85, ST: 87, ST: 90)
  • Hristo Stoichkov (ST: 87, LW: 90, ST: 92)
  • Hugo Sanchez (ST: 87, ST: 89, ST: 92)
  • Ian Rush (ST: 87, ST: 89, ST: 91)
  • Ian Wright (ST: 85, ST: 87, ST: 89)
  • Iker Casillas (GK: 87, GK: 89)
  • Jairzinho (RW: 88, RW: 90, RW: 92)
  • Jari Litmanen (CF: 85, CAM: 88, CAM: 90)
  • Javier Zanetti (LB: 87, RB: 88, RB: 92)
  • Johan Cruyff (CF: 89, CF: 91, CF: 94)
  • John Barnes (CAM: 86, LW: 87, LW: 89)
  • Juan Roman Riquelme (CAM: 87, CAM: 89, CAM: 91)
  • Juan Sebastian Veron (CM: 86, CM: 88, CM: 90)
  • Kaka (CAM: 87, CAM: 89, CAM: 91)
  • Kenny Dalglish (ST: 87, CF: 90, ST: 92)
  • Lauren Blanc (CAM: 85, CB: 89, CB: 91)
  • Lev Yashin (GK: 89, GK: 91, GK: 94)
  • Lothar Matthaus (CB: 88, CDM: 91, CM: 93)
  • Luis Figo (CAM: 88, RW: 90, RW: 92)
  • Luis Hernandez (ST: 85, ST: 87, ST: 90)
  • Marcel Desailly (CB: 87, CDM: 88, CB: 91)
  • Marco van Basten (ST: 89, ST: 91, ST: 93)
  • Michael Ballack (CM: 86, CM: 89, CM: 91)
  • Michael Essien (CDM: 85, CDM: 87, CDM: 90)
  • Michael Laudrup (CF: 85, LW: 89, CAM: 91)
  • Michael Owen (ST: 86, ST: 88, ST: 91)
  • Miroslav Klose (ST: 87, ST: 89, ST: 91)
  • Nemanja Vidic (CB: 85, CB: 88, CB: 90)
  • Paolo Maldini (LB: 88, CB: 92, CB: 94)
  • Patrick Kluivert (ST: 86, ST: 88, ST: 91)
  • Patrick Vieira (CM: 86, CM: 88, CM: 91)
  • Paul Scholes (CM: 87, CM: 89, CM: 91)
  • Pavel Nedved (LM: 86, LM: 89, LM: 91)
  • Pele (CF: 91, CF: 95, CAM: 98)
  • Peter Schmeichel (GK: 86, GK: 90, GK: 92)
  • Petr Cech (GK: 86, GK: 88, GK: 91)
  • Phillip Lahm (LB: 87, CDM: 89, RB: 91)
  • Raul (CF: 86, CF: 88, CF: 92)
  • Rio Ferdinand (CB: 85, CB: 88, CB: 90)
  • Rivaldo (CAM: 87, CF: 90, LW: 92)
  • Robert Pires (CAM: 85, LM: 88, LM: 91)
  • Roberto Baggio (CF: 89, CAM: 89, CAM: 91)
  • Roberto Carlos (LB: 86, LB: 88, LB: 91)
  • Robin van Persie (ST: 87, ST: 89, ST: 91)
  • Ronald Koeman (CB: 85, CB: 88, CB: 91)
  • Ronaldinho (CAM: 89, CAM: 91, LW: 94)
  • Ronaldo (ST: 90, ST: 94, ST: 96)
  • Roy Keane (CM: 86, CM: 88, CM: 90)
  • Rui Costa (CAM: 85, CAM: 88, CAM: 90)
  • Ruud Gullit (CM: 86, CM: 90, CF: 93)
  • Ruud van Nistelrooy (ST: 86, ST: 90, ST: 92)
  • Samuel Eto’o (ST: 87, ST: 90, ST: 92)
  • Socrates (CAM: 87, CAM: 89, CAM 91)
  • Sol Campbell (CB: 85, CB: 87, CB: 89)
  • Steven Gerrard (CDM: 86, CM: 89, CM: 91)
  • Theirry Henry (LW: 87, LW 90, ST: 92)
  • Wayne Rooney (CAM: 86, CF: 88, ST: 91)
  • Xabi Alonso (CDM: 87, CDM: 89, CDM: 90)
  • Xavi (CM: 88, CM: 90, CM: 93)
  • Zinedine Zidane (CM: 91, CAM: 94, CAM: 96)

FIFA 23 removed Icons

While most of the classic Icons can still be found in FIFA 23, a few won’t be making an appearance. Whether it’s for legal reasons, shenanigans outside of football, or simply that they’ve been transferred from Icon to FUT Hero, these are the players who won’t feature this year:

  • Diego Maradona
  • Ryan Giggs
  • Deco
  • Pep Guardiola
  • Marc Overmars
  • Filippo Inzaghi
  • Hidetoshi Nakata (Changed to FUT Hero)
  • Jay-Jay Okocha (Changed to FUT Hero)

That’s every Icon you can find in FIFA 23, with the baby and mid versions available in packs right now. The Prime Icons usually release much later on in the game cycle. For more special cards, you should check out the list of FUT Heroes for something a little more attainable. Might as well share your Ultimate Team with a friend, and the new crossplay features allow you to do just that.

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