Full FC 26 Team of the Year promo brings free Hero upgrades and another unstoppable Claudia Pina

EA Sports has revealed the much-anticipated Ultimate Team of the Year cards for the 2025/26 season, including a slew of meta favourites from the likes of the evergreen Virgil van Dijk, super-fast Kylian Mbappe and unplayable queen of FC 26 Claudia Pina.

Elsewhere Lionesses Alessia Russo, Lucy Bronze and Leah Williamson feature alongside now-obligatory Barcelona duo Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmati. On the men’s side, Arsenal’s title tilt sees Declan Rice and William Saliba make the first 11, while Champions League holders PSG have the most players from a single team, with Ousmane Dembele, Vitinha and Nuno Mendes adding both rapid speed and technical prowess to proceedings.

However, the Team of the Year selection hasn’t been without controversy. The FC 26 TOTY promo is voted for by players, you probably cast your vote by selecting time-limited gold cards yourself, but that method has led some to question whether the Team of the Year is more of a popularity contest than a true measure of performance. This is with specific reference to Virgil, whose in-and-out form during Liverpool’s poor start this season has caused some to question his eight-straight inclusion.

In yet another blow to those of us who got Mario Gomez and Gianluca Vialli from the Classic XI Hero pack, during the TOTY event these Classic XI Heroes will be further upgraded to TOTY Honorable Mentions Heroes.

More TOTY items will also be dropping over the next couple of weeks, including a men’s and women’s 12th player, Honorable Mentions, 2 teams of TOTY Icons and both a men’s and women’s “Captain of the Year”.

You’ll be able to get different TOTY items from packs at different times in FC 26, on the following schedule:

• TOTY Attackers: 16th-18th January
• TOTY Midfielders: 18th-20th January
• TOTY Defenders and Goalkeeper: 20th-22nd January
• TOTY Icon Team 1: 16th-20th January
• TOTY Icon Team 2: 20th-23rd January
• Full TOTY XI: 22nd-30th January
• TOTY Honorable Mentions players: 23rd-30th January

For the players you’re hoping to pack, here are the full teams of the men’s and women’s FC 26 Ultimate Team of the Years:

FC 26 Men’s Ultimate Team of the Year

• Gigi Donnarumma – Man City
• Nuno Mendes – PSG
• Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool
• William Saliba – Arsenal
• Jules Kounde – Barcelona
• Vitinha – PSG
• Declan Rice – Arsenal
• Pedri – Barcelona
• Kylian Mbappe – Real Madrid
• Erling Haaland – Man City
• Ousmane Dembele – PSG

FC 26 Women’s Ultimate Team of the Year

• Christine Endler – Lyon
• Lucy Bronze – Chelsea
• Millie Bright – Chelsea
• Leah Williamson – Arsenal
• Selma Bacha – Lyon
• Mariona – Arsenal
• Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona
• Alexia Putellas – Barcelona
• Claudia Pina – Barcelona
• Alessia Russo – Arsenal
• Ewa Pajor – Barcelona

For more on how to get the best out of these players, check out our page on the best FC 26 formations and custom tactics.

Or for Career Mode help, here are the best FC 26 Wonderkids to add to your squad.