- Primary Subject: A comprehensive early-game Ultimate Team starter squad guide for EA Sports FC 27.
- Key Update: Cards like Robert Sánchez, Wesley Fofana, and Ademola Lookman offer great value on a budget for early Ultimate Team days.
- Status: Pre-Launch Ultimate Team Squad Guide.
- Last Verified: September 14, 2026.
- Quick Answer: Building a hybrid Premier League and La Liga squad offers the best balance of low cost, high pace, and flexible chemistry, letting you save coins while building up your club.
The early few weeks of every EA FC title are generally the best period. Everybody is low on stats, and the game has a better balance than it does later on with patches.
EA has said they're making more efforts this time to slow down the power curve in FC 27. On your team sheet, that means Gold cards will remain for a good while before the promo cards start to be outright better.
In the beginning, you won't have much coins to play around with. So, you'll have to look out for relatively good players who are cheap.
Best Starter Squad For FC 27
Below is the best budget-friendly squad in FC 27.
- Goalkeeper: Robert Sánchez
- Center Back: Wesley Fofana, Jorrel Hato
- Fullbacks: Marco Palestra, Antonee Robinson
- Midfielders: Morten Hjulmand, Pablo Barrios, Oihan Sancet
- Wingers: Iñaki Williams, Giuliano Simeone
- Striker: Ademola Lookman
- Manager: US, Premier League
Because of the chemistry, it's best to stick with a couple of leagues and countries to get the best out of your players.
We have made our squad with names from both the Premier League and La Liga, so there is flexibility to swap players once you pack better ones.
For the goalkeeper, we went with Robert Sánchez. Height is important for a goalie, and at 6'6", he is one of the tallest options from the popular leagues.
Another great choice is an even taller Giorgi Mamardashvili, but he may not be cheap given he is a pretty well-known meta choice.
We have gone with two Chelsea center backs in Fofana and Hato. The duo makes for an excellent pairing. One offers pace, while the other is a tall defensive option. Manual defending is said to be important, so Jockey is a key PlayStyle to look out for.
Both of our fullbacks are purely there for the pace they offer. Palestra in particular gets lengthy with the right chemistry. The game won't be as fast in the initial days, so pacy fullbacks will give you an advantage.
Moving on to the midfield, Hjulmand is a pure CDM and has important PlayStyles in Anticipate and Jockey.
Normal interceptions when defending manually have been buffed, so we will have to wait until the game launches to know if the PlayStyles offer a big or marginal advantage.
Oihan Sancet is your attacking midfielder, while Pablo Barrios is a proper box-to-box all-rounder.
Pace is what matters most for wingers, especially in the early days. Both of our picks are some of the fastest players in the game, so they may not be cheap.
Ademola Lookman is an underrated striker and is well-rounded with Low Driven Shot, First Touch, and Quick Step.
Keep in mind this is a pre-launch assessment based on past patterns and market behavior. While not the popular choices, some of these may rise in market value if they're meta for any odd reason.
Likewise, there may be better alternatives or slightly better versions of the cards that you can quickly earn through objectives and other rewards.
We have deliberately avoided listing players with too many PlayStyles or anything else that'll make them super obvious choices and cause them to rise in price. Our listed players also have great Evolution potential.
That's everything you need to know about the best starter squad in FC 27.
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