EA Sports FC 24 icons and heroes: Every legend card in Ultimate Team

EA Sports FC 24 icons and heroes: Thierry Henry celebrates scoring Arsenal's 2nd goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea on October 18, 2003 in London, England.
(Image credit: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

EA Sports FC 24 icons and heroes cards are two of the big reasons we love Ultimate Team as a game mode. 

As much as this is a game with incredible realism that seemingly improves every year, you can't help but adore the fantasy side of EA Sports FC – and that comes from linking up legends of the game in one, well, ultimate team to conquer all. There are over 100 of the biggest names to have ever played the sport available as cards and they tend to be some of the most expensive around.

Who from the annals of history are you going to get for your squad? Look no further than our complete guide…

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EA Sports FC 24 icons and heroes: Every legend in this year's game

Icons

All EA Sports FC 24 Icon cards

All EA Sports FC 24 Icon cards (Image credit: EA Sports)

Which players have Icons cards in EA Sports FC 24?

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Icon cards in EA Sports FC 24 – men's players
Player Base rating Position Nationality
Pele 95 ST Brazil
Ronaldo 94 ST Brazil
Zinedine Zidane 94 CAM France
Johan Cruyff 93 CF Netherlands
Ronaldinho 93 LW Brazil
Bobby Charlton 92 CAM England
Garrincha 92 RW Brazil
Paolo Maldini 92 CB Italy
Gerd Muller 92 ST Germany
Ferenc Puskas 92 CF Hungary
Lev Yashin 92 GK Russia
Roberto Baggio 91 CAM Italy
Franco Baresi 91 CB Italy
Cafu 91 RWB Brazil
Carlos Alberto 91 RB Brazil
Eusebio 91 CF Portugal
Thierry Henry 91 ST France
Marco van Basten 91 ST Netherlands
Zico 91 CAM Brazil
Dennis Bergkamp 90 CF Netherlands
George Best 90 RW Northern Ireland
Iker Casillas 90 GK Spain
Alessandro Del Piero 90 CF Italy
Ruud Gullit 90 CF Netherlands
Lothar Matthaus 90 CM Germany
Bobby Moore 90 CB England
Andrea Pirlo 90 CM Italy
Raul 90 CF Spain
Rivaldo 90 LW Brazil
Roberto Carlos 90 LB Brazil
Xavi 90 CM Spain
Emiliano Butragueno 89 ST Spain
Fabio Cannavaro 89 CB Italy
Eric Cantona 89 CF France
Drogba Drogba 89 ST Ivory Coast
Kenny Dalglish 89 ST Scotland
Samuel Eto’o 89 ST Cameroon
Luis Figo 89 RW Portugal
Phillipp Lahm 89 RB Germany
Hugo Sanchez 89 ST Mexico
Jairzinho 89 RW Brazil
Kaka 89 CAM Brazil
Gary Lineker 89 ST England
Alessandro Nesta 89 CB Italy
Ruud van Nistelrooy 89 ST Netherlands
Carles Puyol 89 CB Spain
Peter Schmeichel 89 GK Denmark
Alan Shearer 89 ST England
Socrates 89 CAM Brazil
Hristo Stoichkov 89 ST Bulgaria
Javier Zanetti 89 RB Argentina
David Beckham 88 RM England
Laurent Blanc 88 CB France
Petr Cech 88 GK Czech Republic
Marcel Desailly 88 CB France
Rio Ferdinand 88 CB England
Steven Gerrard 88 CM England
Gheorghe Hagi 88 CAM Romania
Fernando Hierro 88 CB Spain
Miroslav Klose 88 ST Germany
Ronald Koeman 88 CB Netherlands
Michael Laudrup 88 CAM Denmark
Pavel Nedved 88 LM Czech Republic
Michael Owen 88 ST England
Franck Ribery 88 LM France
Juan Roman Riquelme 88 CAM Argentina
Wayne Rooney 88 ST England
Paul Scholes 88 CM England
Bastian Schweinsteiger 88 CM Germany
Andriy Shevchenko 88 ST Ukraine
Edwin van der Sar 88 GK Netherlands
Robin van Persie 88 ST Netherlands
Patrick Vieira 88 CM France
John Barnes 87 LW England
Patrick Kluivert 87 ST Netherlands
Frank Lampard 87 CM England
Claude Makelele 87 CDM France
Emmanuel Petit 87 CDM France
Robert Pires 87 LM France
Frank Rijkaard 87 CDM Netherlands
Ian Rush 87 ST Wales
Clarence Seedorf 87 CAM Netherlands
Davor Suker 87 ST Croatia
Fernando Torres 87 ST Spain
David Trezeguet 87 ST France
Nemanja Vidic 87 CB Serbia
Ian Wright 87 ST England
Xabi Alonso 87 CDM Spain
Gianfranco Zola 87 CF Italy
Ashley Cole 86 LB England
Sol Campbell 86 CB England
Hernan Crespo 86 ST Argentina
Michael Essien 86 CDM Ghana
Gennaro Gattuso 86 CDM Italy
Luis Hernandez 86 ST Mexico
Roy Keane 86 CM Republic of Ireland
Henrik Larsson 86 ST Sweden
Juan Sebastian Veron 86 CM Argentina
Gianluca Zambrotta 86 RB Italy
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Icon cards in EA Sports FC 24 – women's players
Player Base rating Position Nationality
Mia Hamm 93 ST United States
Birgi Prinz 92 CAM United States
Homare Sawa 91 CM Japan
Camille Abily 90 CM France
Kelly Smith 89 ST England

What are icons cards?

As well as being able to purchase cards of contemporary players in FC 24's Ultimate Team, icon cards feature some of the biggest legends of the game who have retired. More cards are released throughout the year and every new edition of the game brings new icons added to the roster of players available.

Heroes

Rui Costa of AC Milan in action during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between AC Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on November 24, 2004 in Milan, Italy.

Rui Costa of AC Milan is one of several EA Sports FC 24 Heroes cards (Image credit: Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

Which players have Heroes cards in EA Sports FC 24?

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Heroes cards in EA Sports FC 24
Player Card name Base rating Position Nationality
Alex Scott The Accomplished 88 RB England
Gianluca Vialli La Leggenda 91 ST Italy
Carlos Tevez El Guerrero 90 ST Argentina
Wesley Sneijder Supershot 91 CAM Netherlands
Bixente Lizarazu Dynamo 90 LWB France
Nwankwo Kanu King Kanu 87 ST Nigeria
Nadine Kessler The Wolf 90 CM Germany
Ludovic Giuly Spellstrike 88 RM France
John Arne Riise The Arctic Soldier 87 LB Norway
Tomas Rosicky The Conductor 88 CAM Czech Republic
Paulo Futre Fastfuture 89 LW Portugal
Dimitar Berbatov Flashfreeze 88 ST Bulgaria
Sonia Bompastor Bombardier 89 LB France
Jari Litmanen Kuningas 89 CAM Finland
Rui Costa O Maestro 89 CAM Portugal
Vicent Kompany Kaptain Kompany 89 CB Belgium
Steve McManaman Agent Macca 89 RM England
DeMarcus Beasley Trickybeas 86 LM United States
Ramires The Motor 87 CDM Brazil

What are Heroes cards?

Heroes cards are similar to icons, drawing on players who perhaps are more cult heroes for specific seasons or moments. Heroes cards draw on Champions League campaigns, picking stars who had iconic moments within the competition, either on the men's or women's side of the game. 

More EA Sports FC 24 stories

With EA Sports FC 24 out, FFT has the complete guide to football's biggest game along with our big review for FC 24.

We have a guide to the best wonderkids, the best free agents and the best bargains available to sign in Career Mode. We also have lists of the fastest players in the game, the best passers, the best free-kick takers, the best tacklers, the best finishers – and of course, all 5-star weak foot players and all 5-star skill move players.

If you're a player of Ultimate Team, we have a full list of the 100+ stars available as Icon and Heroes cards.

Need help with our best 10 expert tips – or more specifically, attacking tips or defensive tips? We have a complete catalogue on how to do skill moves, including specific looks at stepovers, the heel-to-ball roll, the Elastico, an explosive fake shot, 'the bridge', the ball roll drag, drag back turn, flair nutmegs and the flair rainbow – plus, this is the best formation for beating any opponent.

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