FIFA 22 FUT Birthday: Release date, token swaps, Team 2 players

Luca Di Marzo
FIFA 22 FUT Birthday

FIFA 22 Ultimate Team fans are enjoying FUT Birthday as the current promo and here’s everything you need to know about the special cards up for grabs.

After the Silver Stars Series failed to generate excitement amongst FIFA 22 players, there was a lot riding on the next Ultimate Team promo. Luckily, fans of the franchise welcomed FUT Birthday with open arms.

FUT Birthday was designed to celebrate the birthday of Ultimate Team with a set of dynamic cards available in packs and SBCs.

Here’s everything you need to know about FIFA 22’s FUT Birthday promo including the release date, token swaps information, Team 1 featured players, and Team 2 featured players.

FIFA 22 FUT Birthday release date

Players have been celebrating the birthday of Ultimate Team as the FUT Birthday promo arrived on Friday, March 4. While FUT Birthday Team 2 hit Ultimate Team one week later on March 11.

As with most EA promos in FUT, players can expect to get their hands on these new cards at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM GMT / 7 PM CET.

Ultimate Team FUT Birthday explained

FUT Birthday loading screen

With FUT Birthday, EA focuses on the cream of the crop players that dominated previous years of Ultimate Team and brings them back with significant upgrades. As you can see from FUT Birthday’s loading screen, the promo brings a ton of personality and color to the game.

FIFA 22 players have truly taken to the token system after its inclusion in Winter Wildcards and Future Stars. FUT Birthday offers a similar program and you can trade in FUT Birthday tokens for some valuable rewards.

The second is the fact that the promo focuses on 5* skills and 5* weak foot, meaning the players involved will have one or the other.

FIFA 22 FUT Birthday Team 1

FUT Birthday Team 1

There are some truly exciting players up for grabs in Team 1 of FUT Birthday. For Premier League fanatics, Jack Grealish is sure to make a valuable addition at LW and of course, Cristiano Ronaldo ensures that both halves of Manchester are well represented.

Meanwhile, Nuno Mendes is certainly one of the best LBs available for players who opt for Ligue 1 teams.

Here’s a complete list of Team 1 featured players including their upgrades.

  • Nuno Mendes – PSG – LWB (5* SM)
  • Giovanni Di Lorenzo – Napoli – RB (5* SM)
  • Allan – Everton – CDM (5* WF)
  • Toni Kroos – Real Madrid – CM (5* SM)
  • Jeremy Doku – Rennes – RW (5* WF)
  • Lucas Torreira – Fiorentina – CDM (5* SM)
  • Jack Grealish – Macnhester City – LW (5* WF)
  • Luis Suarez – Atletico Madrid – ST (5* SM)
  • Daichi Kamada – Eintracht Frankfurt – CAM (5* SM)
  • Ihlas Bebou – Hoffenheim – ST (5* WF)
  • Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United – ST (5* WF)

FIFA 22 FUT Birthday Team 2

FUT Birthday Team 2

While some may be disappointed to see the rumored Lionel Messi not make the cut there are certainly some high-profile names involved in FUT Birthday Team 2.

Standouts include Barcelona’s Dani Alves, Lyon’s Lucas Paquetá, and of course the prolific Argentinian forward Paulo Dybala.

Here’s a list of the FUT Birthday Team 2 players alongside their respective upgrades:

  • Nabil Fekir – Real Betis – CAM (5* SM)
  • Alexander Djiku– Strasbourg – CB (5* SM)
  • Lucas Paquetá – Lyon – CM (5* SM + 5* WF)
  • Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich – GK (5* SM)
  • Roberto Firmino – Liverpool – CF (5* WF)
  • Davinson Sanchez – Tottenham Hotspur – CB (5* SM)
  • Yuri Berchiche Athletic Bilbao – LB (5* SM)
  • Wilfred Ndidi – Leicester City – CDM (5* SM)
  • Silas Katompa Mvumpa – Stuttgart – RM (5* WF)
  • Dani Alves – Barcelona – RB (5* SM + 5* WF)
  • Paulo Dybala – Piemonte Calcio (Juventus) – CF (5* WF)

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Image Credit: EA Sports

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Luca is an Associate Editor at CharlieIntel. An accomplished, writer with interests in sports and gaming alike, Luca is focused on Call of Duty and FIFA as a content creator. After earning his BA in English Literature at Concordia University, he began writing for Gamelevate, OddsShark, and H4X. Luca joined CharlieIntel in 2021. You can reach Luca at [email protected], or via X @TheLucaDiMarzo.