FUT Birthday is an annual event in FIFA and it is back in FIFA 23. It is a celebration marking the original release of the game’s most popular mode FIFA Ultimate Team which was first implemented on March 19, 2009.
This promotion has been a mainstay ever since FUT 14. It is a fan-favorite event across the community due to the weak foot and skill move boosts for the players selected for the promo squad.
FIFA 23 FUT Birthday Team 2 Release Date
FIFA 23 FUT Birthday Team 2 will release on March 31, 2023, at 10 A.M. PT / 1 P.M. ET/ 6 P.M.
FUT Birthday Team 2 will come out of packs at the end of the event on April 7, 2023, at 10 A.M. PT / 1 P.M. ET/ 6 P.M.
- FUT Birthday will end in:
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FIFA 23 FUT Birthday Team 1
The players chosen for this promo will be given a 5-star weak foot or 5-star skill moves upgrade along with upgrades to their overall stats. Here are all the players released as part of FUT Birthday’s Team 1:
- CAM: Bernardo Silva 88 → 93 (Man City & Portugal)
- CB: Marquinhos 88 → 91 (PSG & Brazil)
- CAM: Thomas Muller 87 → 91 (Bayern Munich & Germany)
- LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko 80 → 90 (Arsenal & Ukraine)
- LW: Darwin Núñez 82 → 89 (Liverpool & Uruguay)
- CF: João Félix 84 → 89 (Chelsea & Portugal)
- GK: Alban Lafont 80 → 89 (Nantes & France)
- CM: Koke 83 → 88 (Atletico Madrid & Spain)
- RWB: Emerson Royal 78 → 88 (Tottenham & Brazil)
- RM: Samuel Chukwueze 79 → 87 (Villarreal & Nigeria)
- CB: Yeray 80 → 86 (Athletic Club & Spain)
- CM: Djibril Sow 80 → 86 (Eintracht Frankfurt & Switzerland)
FUT Birthday ICONs Team 1
Here are all the FUT Birthday ICONs released as part of this promotion:
- CF: Ferenc Puskás – 95 OVR (Hungary)
- CM: Lothar Matthäus – 94 OVR (Germany)
- RW: George Best – 94 OVR (Northern Ireland)
- CF: Eric Cantona – 94 OVR (France)
- LW: Rivaldo – 93 OVR – SBC (Brazil)
- RW: Jairzinho – 93 OVR (Brail)
- ST: Ian Rush – 92 OVR (Wales)
- ST: Alan Shearer – 92 OVR – Swaps Reward (England)
- CB: Ronald Koeman – 92 OVR (The Netherlands)
- CAM: Rui Costa – 91 OVR (Portugal)
FIFA 23 FUT Birthday Team 2 Predictions
Here are some of the players we think could feature as part of FUT 23’s Birthday squad:
- GK: Samir Handandovic (Inter Milan & Slovenia)
- Been consistently one of the most used ‘keepers in various FUT titles.
- RB: Nelson Semedo (Wolves & Portugal)
- He was one of the most popular full-backs in FIFA 20.
- CB: Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid & Germany)
- Throwback to his famous FUT 14 silver item.
- CB: Presnel Kimpembe (PSG & France)
- A very popular center-back in various FIFA games.
- CB: Tiago Djaló (LOSC Lille & Portugal)
- His UCL TOTGS from FUT 22 was one of the best CBs in the game.
- RB: Sean Klaiber (FC Utrecht & Suriname)
- His FUT 21 showdown item was one of the most used RBs in the game.
- LB: Lucas Digne (Aston Villa & France)
- Been a popular “meme” in the FIFA community over the past few years.
- CDM: Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan & France)
- Throwback to his FUT 20 Birthday item.
- CDM: Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig & Austria)
- A popular midfielder at the beginning of FIFA 23.
- CM: Renato Sanches (PSG & Portugal)
- He has been an overpowered midfielder across multiple FIFA titles.
- CM: Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma FC & the Netherlands)
- He has had some very popular items across different FUT years.
- CAM: Julian Draxler (Benfica & Germany)
- One of the most popular players in FUT 17.
- LM: José Morales (Villareal & Spain)
- His FUT 20 item was one of the most used early game cards.
- RM: Karim Bellerabi (Bayer Leverkusen & Germany)
- He has been one of the most popular wingers in FUT 16 & FUT 17.
- LW: Nani (Melbourne Victory & Portugal)
- Fan-favorite item in FUT across many titles.
- CF: Dries Mertens (Galatasaray & Belgium)
- Been a fan-favorite FUT item for many years.
- ST: Arnaut Danjuma (Spurs & the Netherlands)
- His FUT 23 Moments item was a popular SBC.
- ST: Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea & Gabon)
- He was one of the most used FIFA strikers due to his pace.
- ST: Edinson Cavani (Valencia & Uruguay)
- He has had quite a few iconic FUT cards from the past.
- ST: Luis Muriel (Atalanta B.C & Colombia)
- Has had iconic FUT cards stretching back to FUT 13.
- ST: Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt & France)
- Would be a popular item with a 5* weak foot or 5* skill moves.
FUT Birthday Swaps
FUT Birthday Swaps has returned in this promo. The Swaps events in FIFA are extremely popular, and now there is a themed event for FUT Birthday.
Players will have to complete SBCs and Objectives to earn tokens. FUT users can then trade these tokens in for high-value rewards in the Swaps tab in Squad Building Challenges.
Here are the full set of rewards for FUT Birthday Swaps:
- 81+ X11 Rare Players Pack – 1 Token
- World Cup Icon Crespo – 2 Tokens
- FUT Birthday Team 1 Player Pack – 3 Tokens
- 82+ X20 Rare Players Pack – 5 Tokens
- 85+ X10 Rare Players Pack – 10 Tokens
- 87+ RTTF, FUT Fantasy, FUT Fantasy Hero, FUT Birthday Team 1 Player Pick – 15 Tokens
- Prime Icon Rio Ferdinand – 17 Tokens
- Two 84+ X20 Rare Players Pack – 20 Tokens
- FUT Birthday ICON Alan Shearer – 20 Tokens
- 90+ Prime Icon Player Pick – 27 Tokens
Of course to obtain some of these FUT Birthdays Swaps Tokens, you will need to play and win some FUT matches.
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