EA SPORTS FC 27 first introduced Hall of FUT with five players on July 23, then revealed the full inaugural class of 21 on September 1. The new Player Item type brings back names closely associated with Ultimate Team history, including familiar pace threats, physical forwards and technical attackers from earlier FUT eras.
For an early FUT squad, though, nostalgia is only part of the decision. The 21 revealed cards range from 84 to 85 OVR and all have a PlayStyle+, but their strengths are spread very differently across positions and stats. Some are built around extreme Pace, others offer Physicality, finishing or more balanced midfield and defensive profiles, so the better pick depends on what your starting XI is actually missing. FC 27 Early Access begins September 18 before the worldwide launch on September 25, which means these comparisons are based on the confirmed card data rather than a settled live-game meta.
What Is Hall of FUT in FC 27?
The easiest way to read Hall of FUT is not as a simple 84-versus-85 rating ladder. These cards are designed around recognizable FUT identities, and that shows in how heavily some of their stats are pushed. Akinfenwa gets the Physicality-heavy profile you would expect, Rémy and Elia lean toward Pace, while dos Santos trades strength for better speed and Dribbling.
That makes squad fit more useful than OVR when comparing them. If the attack already has enough speed, adding another Rapid+ winger may do less for the XI than filling a weak midfield or defensive slot. A lower-rated card can also make more sense when its strongest stats line up with the exact role you need.
Doumbia is a good example: 84 OVR matters less when the striker slot specifically needs his 93 PAC and 84 SHO. Guarín approaches the problem from midfield instead, combining 85 SHO, 82 PAS, 83 DRI and 88 PHY despite the same 84 rating. The overall rating still helps describe the card, but it should come after the more practical question: does this player actually improve a position in your squad?
All 21 Hall of FUT Players, Ratings and PlayStyles+
The lineup is noticeably attack-heavy. Seven cards are listed at striker and another eight at LW, RW or RM, while David Luiz is the only natural CB and Fellaini and Guarín are the only listed CMs. That matters once Gallery Tokens enter the picture, because collecting several similar attackers can leave much bigger gaps elsewhere in the XI.
| Player | OVR | Position | PlayStyle+ | PAC | SHO | PAS | DRI | DEF | PHY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hulk | 85 | RW | Power Shot+ | 89 | 86 | 81 | 86 | 46 | 87 |
| Mario Balotelli | 85 | ST | Low Driven Shot+ | 85 | 87 | 71 | 84 | 34 | 81 |
| Jakub Błaszczykowski | 85 | RM | Rapid+ | 93 | 78 | 78 | 84 | 58 | 76 |
| Marouane Fellaini | 85 | CM | Precision Header+ | 74 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 90 |
| David Luiz | 85 | CB | Block+ | 79 | 69 | 78 | 75 | 84 | 83 |
| Alexandre Pato | 85 | ST | Quick Step+ | 90 | 85 | 71 | 86 | 33 | 73 |
| Micah Richards | 85 | RB | Bruiser+ | 86 | 57 | 73 | 76 | 84 | 89 |
| Antonio Valencia | 85 | RM | Rapid+ | 90 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 87 |
| Theo Walcott | 85 | RW | Rapid+ | 96 | 79 | 74 | 85 | 39 | 65 |
| Adebayo Akinfenwa | 84 | ST | Enforcer+ | 72 | 80 | 61 | 74 | 36 | 88 |
| Giovani dos Santos | 84 | ST | Technical+ | 87 | 83 | 75 | 88 | 32 | 58 |
| Seydou Doumbia | 84 | ST | Quick Step+ | 93 | 84 | 68 | 83 | 43 | 75 |
| Eljero Elia | 84 | LW | Rapid+ | 91 | 74 | 77 | 87 | 34 | 68 |
| Emmanuel Emenike | 84 | ST | Enforcer+ | 88 | 82 | 62 | 80 | 29 | 85 |
| Alessandro Florenzi | 84 | RB | Relentless+ | 86 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 78 | 77 |
| Gervinho | 84 | LW | Rapid+ | 94 | 76 | 78 | 86 | 40 | 70 |
| Fredy Guarín | 84 | CM | Power Shot+ | 79 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 75 | 88 |
| Víctor Ibarbo | 84 | RW | Quick Step+ | 93 | 81 | 71 | 84 | 42 | 82 |
| Miguel Layún | 84 | LB | Whipped Pass+ | 86 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 74 |
| Aiden McGeady | 84 | RM | Trickster+ | 89 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 42 | 65 |
| Loïc Rémy | 84 | ST | Low Driven Shot+ | 91 | 84 | 70 | 78 | 37 | 72 |
Pace jumps off the table first. Walcott leads the class at 96 PAC, Gervinho follows at 94, and Błaszczykowski, Doumbia and Ibarbo all reach 93. If all you need is someone to stretch the pitch, there is no shortage of candidates.
The more interesting choices appear when you stop sorting by Pace. Fellaini reaches 90 PHY, Richards has 89, while Akinfenwa and Guarín both sit at 88. A winger with 93 PAC solves a very different problem from a midfielder with 88 PHY or a right-back with 84 DEF and 89 PHY, which is why the right Hall of FUT card will depend much more on the slot you are filling than on who has the flashiest face stat.
Which Cards Look Strongest Before FC 27 Launches?
A fixed launch ranking would be premature. The face stats tell us plenty, but they do not tell us everything that can affect how a card performs once FC 27 is playable. Detailed attributes, body type, Roles, usable positions and the balance of the finished game can all move a card up or down once squads actually hit the pitch.
What you can do now is narrow the list to cards whose revealed profiles have fewer obvious compromises. That is more useful than declaring one universal "best" Hall of FUT player before the live game gives enough context to support it.
Hulk and Pato Offer the Cleanest Attacking Profiles
Hulk is one of the easiest attackers to justify if you want several jobs covered by one card. His 89 PAC is already high enough to avoid building the entire choice around speed, while 86 SHO and 86 DRI keep the attacking side balanced. The part that separates him from many of the faster wide cards is 87 PHY, so you are not taking the usual physical drop just to get Pace and Dribbling.
Power Shot+ also lines up naturally with his 86 SHO. Nothing about the revealed profile suggests that one strong face stat is carrying several weak ones underneath it. If your right side needs an attacker rather than simply the fastest runner available, Hulk is one of the first names worth checking.
Pato gives up some of Hulk's physical strength but fits a cleaner striker job. With 90 PAC, 85 SHO and 86 DRI, there is no obvious need to choose between getting into space and having enough finishing threat once he gets there. Quick Step+ fits that direct profile as well. For a squad that still needs its main striker, Pato is easier to slot in on paper than some of the more specialised options farther down the list.
Balotelli and dos Santos Solve Different Attacking Problems
Balotelli makes more sense when the striker slot needs finishing first and raw Pace second. His 87 SHO is the highest Shooting rating in the entire Hall of FUT class, while 85 PAC, 84 DRI and 81 PHY keep the rest of the card from becoming too one-dimensional. Low Driven Shot+ pushes the same way: this is a forward built around getting a good chance and making the shot matter.
Dos Santos is almost the opposite type of choice. His 88 DRI is the highest Dribbling rating among all 21 players, backed by 87 PAC, 83 SHO and Technical+. If you want the attacker to carry the ball and work in tighter spaces, that profile has a clear purpose. The trade-off is 58 PHY, so choosing him means accepting that his strengths are technical rather than physical.
That difference is more useful than simply saying one is better. Balotelli gives up some speed for Shooting and strength; dos Santos gives up strength for Dribbling and mobility. Which one helps more depends on what the rest of the attack already does well.
Richards and Valencia Bring More Than Raw Speed
Defensive Hall of FUT options are limited enough that Richards deserves attention even before discussing how he compares with the attackers. His 86 PAC, 84 DEF and 89 PHY give him three useful numbers in the areas you would immediately look at for an RB, while Bruiser+ reinforces the physical side of the card. If right-back is the weak point in the squad, spending resources on Richards may solve a more important problem than adding a fifth fast attacker.
David Luiz reaches the same 84 DEF and is the only natural CB in the class, so he becomes the more obvious consideration when the middle of the back line is the issue. Richards has the edge in Pace and Physicality from the revealed face stats, but they are filling different positions rather than competing for the exact same job.
Valencia is less straightforward, which is part of what makes him interesting. His 90 PAC comes with 81 PAS, 83 DRI, 79 DEF and 87 PHY, leaving 75 SHO as the only face stat below 79. That gives him one of the broadest profiles in the group. The catch is that his full value will depend on which Roles and positions are actually usable in FC 27, so it is better to treat him as a flexible-looking RM for now rather than assume a defensive role the revealed information does not confirm.
Guarín and Fellaini Make OVR Less Useful as a Shortcut
Guarín is the card that most clearly punishes anyone sorting the list by OVR and stopping there. His 84 rating sits next to 85 SHO, 82 PAS, 83 DRI, 75 DEF and 88 PHY. The 79 PAC is obviously lower than the Hall of FUT speedsters, but central midfield does not ask for the same stat profile as RW or ST.
That makes him appealing when you need a midfielder who can contribute in several phases instead of another specialist. Power Shot+ also has an obvious connection to the 85 Shooting rather than feeling detached from the rest of the card. If his eventual Gallery Token cost is reasonable, he is exactly the kind of 84 that could be more useful to a developing squad than a higher-rated attacker occupying an already strong position.
Fellaini approaches the same midfield slot from another direction. His 90 PHY is the highest in the class, and he pairs it with 81 SHO, 78 PAS and 78 DEF. Precision Header+ also leans into that physical identity. The number you have to accept is 74 PAC.
If your midfield needs mobility above everything else, Guarín's 79 PAC is easier to work with from the revealed stats. If you care more about size, strength and the physical side of midfield play, Fellaini offers something no other player in the 1-of-5 Ultimate Plus Pick can really copy. Neither decision needs to start with the 85-versus-84 badge.
Walcott, Gervinho and Ibarbo Are the Pace-First Choices
Walcott is the cleanest answer if the squad simply needs maximum Pace on the right. His 96 PAC leads the entire class by three points over the 93-Pace group, and Rapid+ makes the intention of the item fairly obvious. The 85 DRI helps him avoid being nothing more than a speed card, but 79 SHO is also the reason not to automatically treat him as the strongest attacker in the class.
Gervinho pushes even harder toward carrying the ball and stretching a defence. He has 94 PAC and 86 DRI with Rapid+, but his 76 SHO is much lower than the finishing numbers on Pato, Balotelli, Doumbia or Rémy. If the winger's job is to create space and move the ball rather than finish most of the chances, that trade makes more sense.
Ibarbo is the more physical version of the same pace-first idea. At 93 PAC, he gives up very little raw speed while adding 81 SHO, 84 DRI and 82 PHY with Quick Step+. Doumbia belongs in the same conversation at striker: 93 PAC and 84 SHO give his 84 OVR a much more dangerous attacking profile than the rating alone suggests.
Can Any Hall of FUT Card Be Called a Budget Pick Yet?
Not yet. Calling an 84-rated Hall of FUT player a "budget" pick would assume that lower OVR also means a lower Gallery Token cost, and that has not been established. EA has confirmed that base Hall of FUT Special Player Items will be available through the Gallery Store, but the revealed information does not give a Token price for every card.
What you can do before launch is build a value shortlist instead of a budget ranking. Guarín has one of the broadest midfield profiles in the class, Doumbia pairs 93 PAC with 84 SHO, Ibarbo combines 93 PAC and 82 PHY on the wing, and dos Santos owns the best Dribbling face stat at 88. None of that makes them automatically cheap. It simply gives you a reason to check their costs before spending more Tokens on an 85 because the OVR looks better.
Once prices are visible, the comparison becomes much more practical: how many Tokens does the card cost, what position does it replace, and how large is the upgrade over the player already in your XI? Until those three pieces line up, "budget" is just a label.
How Do You Unlock Hall of FUT Players?
Hall of FUT is tied to FUT Gallery rather than functioning as a separate collection menu with no connection to the rest of Ultimate Team. Gallery Sets are built around themes such as leagues, nations, clubs and campaigns. Completing those Sets and improving their grades can award Gallery Tokens, with stronger grades able to unlock additional rewards.
Those Tokens are what matter when you are actually trying to turn collection progress into a Hall of FUT card. They can be spent in the Gallery Token Store, where EA says base Hall of FUT Special Player Items will be available. So the practical loop is not complicated: complete Gallery Sets, improve them where it makes sense, collect Tokens, then decide whether the available Hall of FUT reward fixes something your squad actually needs.
The last part matters because the Gallery Token Store will evolve over the season. If the current option would only replace another strong winger while your midfield or defence is still weak, spending immediately may not give the account much value. Saving Tokens can make more sense than redeeming a card just because it is available.
For the wider system behind that decision, including Set grading, Tags, Gallery Levels and the other collection mechanics, the FC 27 Ultimate Team FUT Gallery guide covers those features separately.
The Ultimate Plus 1-of-5 Pick Has a Different Decision
Players who secured the limited-time EA SPORTS FC 27 Ultimate Plus Edition before it stopped being available after August 31 have a separate Hall of FUT decision to make. The bonus is a 1-of-5 Direct Player Pick containing Akinfenwa, Fellaini, Rémy, Elia and dos Santos.
You are not choosing from the full 21-player class here, so Pato, Hulk, Walcott, Richards and the rest of the expanded lineup cannot appear in this Pick. The useful question is therefore not which Hall of FUT card is best overall, but which of these five fills the biggest gap in your starting squad.
| Player | Key Profile | Best Fit From Revealed Stats | Main Trade-Off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marouane Fellaini | 85 OVR, 90 PHY, Precision Header+ | Physical CM with shooting and defensive value | 74 PAC |
| Loïc Rémy | 91 PAC, 84 SHO, Low Driven Shot+ | Direct pace-and-finishing striker | 78 DRI and 72 PHY |
| Giovani dos Santos | 88 DRI, 87 PAC, Technical+ | Technical attacker and ball carrier | 58 PHY |
| Eljero Elia | 91 PAC, 87 DRI, Rapid+ | Natural wide speed and dribbling | 74 SHO |
| Adebayo Akinfenwa | 88 PHY, Enforcer+ | Specialised physical striker | 72 PAC |
If your squad has no obvious weakness yet, Fellaini is the easiest default choice to defend from the information available. He is the only 85 OVR player in the five and the only CM, so picking him avoids stacking yet another attacker into a group where four of the five choices are forward-oriented. His 90 PHY also gives him a profile none of the other four really replicates.
If striker is the clear problem, Rémy gives you 91 PAC and 84 SHO with Low Driven Shot+, making him a much more direct attacking option than Akinfenwa's 72 PAC. Dos Santos makes more sense when Dribbling and close control are missing, with 88 DRI alongside 87 PAC and Technical+. Elia is the cleaner wide-speed choice at 91 PAC and 87 DRI with Rapid+.
Akinfenwa is the most specialised option. His 88 PHY and Enforcer+ give him a clear identity, but 72 PAC makes him very different from the other attacking choices in the Pick. Taking him makes the most sense when that physical striker profile is specifically what you want rather than trying to compare him directly with Rémy or dos Santos at their own strengths.
Where Does Hall of FUT Fit in an Early FC 27 Squad?
The easiest way to waste value from Hall of FUT would be to collect the cards as if every position were represented equally. They are not. Fifteen of the 21 revealed players occupy striker or wide attacking positions, so it would be easy to end up with several exciting attackers fighting for the same few slots while the rest of the squad still needs work.
If your front line is already in good shape, Richards, David Luiz, Fellaini, Guarín, Florenzi or Layún may do more for the XI than another 90+ Pace winger. A fresh attack changes the calculation: Pato gives you one of the cleaner striker profiles in the class, Hulk combines attacking stats with unusual Physicality, and Balotelli owns the highest Shooting rating at 87. If raw speed is the missing piece, Walcott, Gervinho, Doumbia and Ibarbo each offer a different version of that job.
Once Gallery Token costs are visible, the choice becomes much easier to make properly. Start with the weak spot in the XI, compare the Hall of FUT card with what you already own, then look at the Token cost. A higher OVR or bigger Pace number only matters if it turns into an upgrade you can actually use.
That is the most useful way to approach the first Hall of FUT class at launch. You do not need all 21 cards, and there is little reason to chase an 85 simply because the number is higher. One squad may get more from Pato at striker, another may need Richards at RB, while another may be better off holding its Gallery Tokens until the Store offers a card that fills a real gap. Once FC 27 is live and Token costs, Roles and gameplay give the cards more context, those choices can become firmer; until then, squad need should come before card rating.
