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Contents hide How to complete Icon Upgrade Evolution Best players for Icon Upgrade Evolution Socrates (89 OVR) Bastian Schweinsteiger (88 OVR) Robin van Persie (88 OVR) Which cards can be used in the Icon Upgrade Evolution?

Another Evolution has come in FUT 24, this time letting you upgrade an Icon! This guide looks at the Icon Upgrade Evolution in FC 24 Ultimate Team. 

Initially leaked by @Rickth21 on X (formerly Twitter), all the requirements aside from a PlayStyles restriction proved to be correct! Take a look at our guide to the Icon Upgrade Evolution in FC 24 Ultimate Team below.

Want to find out other top players to use in the EVOs? Then check out our FC 24 Best Evolution players page!

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How to complete Icon Upgrade Evolution

Completing the Icon Upgrade Evolution in FC 24 Ultimate Team will take a minimum of 9 matches. There are three levels to the Evolution, each with its own upgrade. The Evolution will cost 200,000 Coins or 1,000 FP to unlock.

Level 1 – Overall +1, Shooting +2, Passing +1, Dribbling +1, Defending +1, Physical +1

  • Win 3 Squad Battles (or Rivals/Champions) matches on min. Semi-Pro using your active EVO player in game.
  • Win 2 Squad Battles (or Rivals/Champions) match by at least 2 goals on min. Semi-Pro using your active EVO player in game.

Level2 – Pace +1, Passing +1, Defending +1, Physicality +2, Tika Taka PlayStyle

  • Play 3 Rivals or Champions match using your active EVO player in game.
  • Win 3 Squad Battles (or Rivals/Champions) matches on min. Semi-Pro using your active EVO player in game.
  • Assist 5 goals using your active EVO player in Squad Battles (or Rivals/Champions) on min. Semi-Pro.

Level3 – Overall +1, Pace +2, Shooting +2, Passing +1, Dribbling +2, First Touch PlayStyle

  • Win 3 Rivals or Champions match using your active EVO player in game.
  • Score 5 goals using your active EVO player in Squad Battles (or Rivals/Champions) on min. Semi-Pro.
  • Win 3 Squad Battles (or Rivals/Champions) match by at least 2 goals on min. Semi-Pro using your active EVO player in game.

Expiry Date: February 13

Best players for Icon Upgrade Evolution

The player you pick for this upgrade must fit the following criteria:

Attribute CategoryRequirementsOverallMaximum 89PaceMaximum 86ShootingMinimum 78PassingMaximum 91PhysicalityMaximum 87RarityBase IconPlayStylesMaximum 8

Take a look at who we recommend below.

Socrates (89 OVR)

One of the four 89-rated players you can use in the Icon Upgrade Evolution in FC 24, Socrates is definitely the pick of the bunch. At 6’4″, he is a big man, which is unusual to see as a CAM. Although he does have poor balance, his other dribbling stats are impressive. Add a Hunter to him and he will have 93 PAC and 98 SHO, with a 91.8 Meta Rating!

Bastian Schweinsteiger (88 OVR)

EasySBC tells us that German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is the best player to upgrade in this EVO, coming out the other side with a 92.7 Meta Rating. A Shadow sorts out his low pace issue, and adding one after the upgrade will see his stats read as 87 PAC, 87 SHO, 89 PAS, 86 DRI, 91 DEF, and 86 PHY. Definitely a true box-to-box player!

Robin van Persie (88 OVR)

We weren’t too sold on using Robin van Persie in the Icon Upgrade Evolution, but soon changed our mind after seeing the stats he would gain in FC 24 Ultimate Team! We thought he would be too slow to compete up top, however, with a Hunter he will have 95 PAC! Combine that with 99 SHO and 90 DRI and he could be your new deadly forward.

Which cards can be used in the Icon Upgrade Evolution?

The following cards are eligible for the Icon Upgrade Evolution:

PlayerNationPositionOverallGary LinekerEnglandST89Alan ShearerEnglandST89SocratesBrazilCAM89Ruud van NistelrooyNetherlandsST89Steven GerrardEnglandCM88Gheorghe HagiRomaniaCAM88Miroslav KloseGermanyST88Ronald KoemanNetherlandsCB88Michael LaudrupDenmarkCAM88Pavel NedvedCzech RepublicLM88RiquelmeArgentinaCAM88Paul ScholesEnglandCM88Bastian SchweinsteigerGermanyCM88Andriy ShevchenkoUkraineST88Robin van PersieNetherlandsST88Michael BallackGermanyCM87Patrick KluivertNetherlandsST87Frank LampardEnglandCM87Robert PiresFranceLM87Ian RushWalesST87Clarence SeedorfNetherlandsCAM87Davor SukerCroatiaST87David TrezeguetFranceST87Gianfranco ZolaItalyCF87Hernan CrespoArgentinaST86Juan Sebastian VeronArgentinaCM86

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David Luff

David Luff is a Sports Games Writer for VideoGamer. He loves football, started playing FIFA 99 on the PC with a joystick, and has stuck with the series ever since.

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