The EA FC 26 Ultimate Team cycle is in full swing, and with this season’s power curve being on the slower side, cheap beasts are in fashion once again. At a time when 82-rated gold cards are fetching upwards of 20,000 coins in the Transfer Market, finding cheap players that feel good to use on the pitch is harder than ever. Ratings don’t necessarily translate to performance either, as a player item with meta PlayStyles and Roles is likely to outperform a high-rated card low on pace and other crucial attributes. This only complicates things, causing players to spend hours looking for good players on a budget. To save you all that trouble, we’ve put together all the best cheap players in EA FC 26 Ultimate Team.
Best EA FC 26 Cheap Players in Every Position
Below, you’ll find our picks for the best cheap players in EA FC 26 Ultimate Team for every position. Every item we’ve picked costs less than 15,000 coins, and any players that are priced above 10k more than warrant that price.
Strikers
Player Name
Team
Rating
Price
Lautaro Martinez
Lombardia FC
88
17,250
Ewa Pajor
Barcelona Femini
88
15,250
Tabitha Chawinga
Lyon
85
11,000
Alessia Russo
Arsenal
89
15,000
Victor Osimhen
Galatasaray
87
9,900
Marie Katoto
Lyon
88
8,900
Serhour Guirassy
Borussia Dortmund
87
6,600
Pernille Harder
Bayern Munich
84
4,500
Karim Benzema
Al Ittihad
85
4,300
Mohamed Amoura
Werder Bremen
80
1,900
Wingers
Player Name
Positions
Team
Rating
Price
Lauren Hemp
LW
Manchester City
87
11,250
Tabitha Chawinga
LW
Lyon
85
11,000
Heung Min Son
LW
LA FC
85
8,800
Beth Mead
RW
Arsenal
87
6,500
Moussa Diaby
RW
Al Ittihad
84
6,200
Linda Caicedo
LW
Real Madrid
85
3,400
Racheal Kundananji
LW
Bay FC
82
1,700
Kingsley Coman
LW
Al Nassr
83
1,500
Lineth Beerensteyn
LW
Werder Bremen
84
1,200
Takefusa Kubo
RW
Real Sociedad
82
800
Midfielders
Player Name
Position
Team
Rating
Price
Guro Reiten
CAM, LM
Chelsea
88
14,250
Felix Nmecha
CDM, CM
Borussia Dortmund
82
9,300
Khephren Thuram
CM, CDM
Juventus
81
6,400
Hakan Calhanoglu
CDM, CM
Lombardia FC
86
4,900
Leon Goretzka
CM, CDM
Bayern Munich
82
4,900
Bruno Guimaraes
CM
Newcastle United
86
4,700
Erin Cuthbert
CDM
Chelsea
85
2,800
Yuri Hasegawa
CDM, CM
Manchester City
85
2,800
Georgia Stanaway
CDM
Bayern Munich
85
2,800
Emre Can
CDM
Borussia Dortmund
80
1,000
Centerbacks
Player Name
Team
Rating
Price
Alessandro Bastoni
Lombarida FC
87
15,000
Josko Gvardiol
Manchester City
84
7,200
Nico Schlotterbeck
Borussia Dortmund
85
7,100
Jonathan Tah
Bayern Munich
87
6,600
Davidson Sanchez
Galatasaray
82
3,600
Moise Bambito
Nice
76
2,300
David Hancko
Athletico Madrid
83
1,400
Emre Can
Borussia Dortmund
80
1,000
Ousmane Diomande
Sporting
80
700
Wilfried Singo
Galatasaray
80
700
Fullbacks
Player Name
Position
Team
Rating
Price
Josko Gvardiol
LB
Manchester City
84
7,200
Dani Carvajal
RB
Real Madrid
85
6,000
Antonee Robinson
LB
Fulham
82
3,900
Denzel Dumfries
RB
Lombardia FC
84
3,400
Destiny Udogie
LB
Tottenham Hotspur
80
4,100
Ola Aina
RB
Nottingham Forest
80
2,800
Fridoline Rolfo
LB
Manchester United
84
2,400
Olga Carmona
LB
PSG
84
1,400
Joao Cancelo
RB
Al Hilal
84
1,300
Djed Spence
RB
Tottenham Hotspur
78
900
Goalkeeper
Player Name
Team
Rating
Price
Jan Oblak
Athletico Madrid
88
10,000
Marc Andre ter Stegen
Barcelona
86
8,500
David De Gea
Fiorentina
85
8,200
Manuel Neuer
Bayern Munich
84
4,200
Gregor Kobel
Borussia Dortmund
86
4,800
Ederson
Fenerbahce
85
3,800
Wojciech Szczęsny
Barcelona
84
2,600
Marco Carnesecchi
Lombardia FC
84
2,100
Lucas Chevalier
PSG
83
1,400
Alex Remiro
Real Sociedad
83
1,000
And that wraps up our guide on the best cheap players in EA FC 26 Ultimate Team. Let us know if we missed out on a bargain player in the comments.
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