FIFA 23: Which FUT Icons will be in the new game?

Kieran Francis

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With the new FIFA 23 almost upon us, it's time to get excited about which Icons will be in the Ultimate Team part of the game.

While the full list of Icons is yet to revealed, EA Sports have teased with the release of three new ones.

The Sporting News has all the latest information on Icons - both new and old - in FIFA 23.

Which FUT Icons will be in FIFA 23?

EA Sports have been tight-lipped about the full list Icons in FIFA 23's Ultimate Team game mode - with only three new ones being announced so far.

There is expected to be a number of Icon additions, while others will be removed from the game.

These announcements will come as we get closer to the release of the game on September 27.

The three new Icons revealed for FIFA 23 currently are Gerd Muller, Jairzinho and Xabi Alonso.

Gerd Muller

Muller was a legendary prolific striker for Bayern Munich and West Germany through the 1960s and 70s.

He still holds many Bundesliga scoring records including most goals, most hat-tricks, most seasons as top scorer and most goals in a season.

Muller also scored an incredible 68 goals in just 62 games for West Germany, including 10 at the 1970 World Cup, while he scored the winner in the final at the 1974 World Cup on home soil.

Jairzinho

Right winger Jairzinho has a World Cup achievement that no other player has.

He scored in every match from group stage to the final at the 1970 World Cup as Brazil won the tournament for a third time.

Jairzinho was called 'The Hurricane' because of the incredible power and speed he possessed.

Xabi Alonso

Alonso became a superstar during his stints at Real Madrid, Liverpool and Bayern Munich, winning the Champions League with the Reds and Madrid, while also lifting four league titles across those clubs.

With Spain, he won a World Cup in 2010 and two European Championships in 2008 and 2012 during his 114 caps.

Alonso was the midfield general for all of this teams, controlling the game and breaking it open with a defence-splitting pass.

Which FUT Icons were in FIFA 22?

Goalkeepers

  • Petr Cech (86/ 88/ 91/ 92)
  • Peter Schmeichel (86/ 90/ 92/ 93)
  • Edwin Van der Sar (87/ 89/ 91/ 92)
  • Lewy Yashin (89/ 91/ 94/ 95)
  • Iker Casillas (87/ 89/ 92/ 93)

Defenders

  • Cafu (RB, 88/ RB, 90/ RWB, 93/ RWB 94)
  • Franco Baresi (CB, 88/ CB, 91/ CB, 93/ CB 94)
  • Laurent Blanc (CAM, 85/ CB, 89/ CB, 91/ CB 92)
  • Sol Campbell (CB, 85/ CB, 87/ CB, 89/ CB 90)
  • Fabio Cannavaro (CB, 87/ CB, 89/ CB, 91/ CB 93)
  • Carlos Alberto (CB, 87/ RB, 90/ RB, 93/ RB 94)
  • Nemanja Vidic (CB, 85/ RB, 88/ RB, 90/ CB 91)
  • Ashley Cole (LB, 85/ LB, 87/ LB, 89/ LB 90)
  • Marcel Desailly (CB, 87/ CB, 88/ CB, 91/ CB 92)
  • Rio Ferdinand (CB, 85/ CB, 88/ CB, 90/ CB 91)
  • Fernando Hierro (CB, 86/ CB, 89/ CB, 91/ CB 92)
  • Ronald Koeman (CB, 85/ CB, 88/ CB, 91/ CB 93)
  • Philipp Lahm (LB, 87/ RB, 89/ CDM, 91/ CDM 92)
  • Paolo Maldini (LB, 88/ CB, 92/ CB, 94/ CB 95)
  • Bobby Moore (CB, 87/ CB, 89/ CB, 92/ CB 93)
  • Alessandro Nesta (CB, 88/ CB, 90/ CB, 92/ CB 93)
  • Carles Puyol (RB, 86/ CB, 90/ CB, 92/ CB 94)
  • Roberto Carlos (LB, 86/ LB, 88/ LB, 91/ LB 92)
  • Gianluca Zambrotta (RWB, 86/ LB, 87/ RB, 89/ RB 91)
  • Javier Zanetti (LB, 87/ RB, 88/ RB, 92/ RB 93)

Midfielders

  • Michael Ballack (CM, 86/ CM, 89/ CM, 91/ CM 92)
  • John Barnes (CAM, 86/ LW, 87/ LW, 89/ LM 90)
  • David Beckham (CM, 87/ RM, 89/ RM, 92/ RM 94)
  • Deco (CAM, 85/ CAM, 87/ CM, 90/ LM 91)
  • Michael Essien (CDM, 85/ CDM, 87/ CDM, 90/ CDM 91)
  • Gennaro Gattuso (CM, 85/ CDM, 87/ CDM, 89/ CDM 90)
  • Steven Gerrad (CDM, 86/ CM, 89/ CM, 91/ CM 92)
  • Ryan Giggs (LM, 87/ LM, 89/ LM, 92/ LM 93)
  • Pep Guardiola (CDM, 85/ CDM, 87/ CDM, 90/ CDM 91)
  • Ruud Gullit (CM, 86/ CM, 90/ CF, 93/ CF 94)
  • Gheorghe Hagi (CAM, 85/ CAM, 89/ CAM, 91/ LM 92)
  • Kaká (CAM, 87/ CAM, 89/ CAM, 91/ CAM 92)
  • Roy Keane (CM, 86/ CM, 88/ CM, 90/ CM 91)
  • Frank Lampard (CM, 86/ CM, 88/ CM, 90/ CM 91)
  • Michael Laudrup (CF, 85/ LW, 89/ CAM, 91/ CAM 92)
  • Jari Litmanen (CF, 85/ CAM, 88/ CAM, 90/ CAM 91)
  • Claude Makélélé (RM, 85/ CDM, 87/ CDM, 90/ CDM 91)
  • Diego Maradona (CAM, 91/ CAM, 95/ CAM, 97/ CAM 98)
  • Lothar Matthäus (CB, 88/ CDM, 91/ CM, 93/ CM 94)
  • Hidetoshi Nakata (CAM, 85/ CAM, 86/ CAM, 88/ CAM 89)
  • Pavel Nedved (LM, 86/ LM, 89/ LM, 91/ CAM 92)
  • Jay-Jay Okocha (RM, 85/ CAM, 87/ RM, 90/ CAM 91)
  • Marc Overmars (LW, 86/ LM, 88/ LW, 90)
  • Emmanuel Petit (LB, 85/ CDM, 88/ CDM, 90/ CDM 91)
  • Roberto Pires (CAM, 85/ LM, 88/ LM, 91/ LM 92)
  • Andrea Pirlo (CM, 88/ CM, 90/ CM, 92/ CM 93)
  • Frank Rijkaard (CDM, 86/ CB, 88/ CDM, 90/ CDM 91)
  • Juan Roman Riquelme (CAM, 87/ CAM, 89/ CAM, 91/ CAM 93)
  • Rui Costa (CAM, 85/ CAM, 88/ CAM, 90/ CAM 91)
  • Paul Scholes (CM, 87/ CM, 89/ CM, 91/ CM 92)
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger (LM, 87/ CM, 89/ CM, 91/ RM 93)
  • Clarence Seedorf (CM, 85/ CM, 88/ CAM, 91/ CM 93)
  • Socrates (CAM, 87/ CAM, 89/ CAM, 91/ CAM 92)
  • Juan Sebastian Veron (CM, 86/ CM, 88/ CM, 90/ CM 91)
  • Patrick Vieira (CM, 86/ CM, 88/ CM, 91/ CM 92)
  • Xavi (CM, 88/ CM, 90/ CM, 93/ CM 94)
  • Zinedine Zidane (CM, 91/ CAM, 94/ CAM, 96, CAM 97)

Forwards

  • Wayne Rooney (CAM, 86/ CF, 88/ ST, 91/ ST 93)
  • Robin Van Persie (ST, 87/ ST, 89/ ST, 91/ ST 92)
  • Roberto Baggio (CF, 89/ CAM, 91/ CAM, 93/ CAM 94)
  • Dennis Bergkamp (CF, 87/ CAM, 90/ ST, 92/ CF 93)
  • George Best (RW, 88/ RW, 90/ RW, 93/ RW 94)
  • Emilio Butragueno (ST, 87/ ST, 90/ ST, 92/ ST 93)
  • Eric Cantona (CF, 88/ CF, 90/ ST, 93/ CF 94)
  • Hernan Crespo (ST, 85/ ST, 87/ ST, 90/ ST 91)
  • Johan Cruyff (CF, 89/ CF, 91/ ST, 94/ CF 95)
  • Kenny Dalglish (ST, 87/ CF, 90/ ST, 92/ ST 93)
  • Alessandro Del Piero (CF, 87/ CF 90/ ST, 92/ CF 93)
  • Didier Drogba (ST, 87/ ST, 89/ ST, 91/ ST 92)
  • Samuel Eto’o (ST, 87/ ST, 90/ ST, 92/ ST 93)
  • Eusebio (CF, 89/ CF, 91/ ST, 93/ CF 94)
  • Luis Figo (CAM, 88/ RW, 90/ RW, 92/ RM 93)
  • Garrincha (RW, 90/ RW, 92/ RW, 94/ RW 95)
  • Thierry Henry (LW, 87/ LW, 90/ ST, 93/ ST 94)
  • Luis Hernandez (ST, 85/ ST, 87/ ST, 90/ ST 91)
  • Filipo Inzaghi (ST, 85/ ST, 87/, ST, 90/ ST 91)
  • Miroslav Klose (ST, 87/ ST, 89/ ST, 91/ ST 92)
  • Patrick Kluivert (ST, 86/ ST, 88/ ST, 91/ ST 92)
  • Henrik Larsson (ST, 86/ ST, 87/ ST, 90/ ST 91)
  • Gary Lineker (ST, 87/ ST, 89/ ST, 92/ ST 93)
  • Michael Owen (ST, 86/ ST, 88/ ST, 91/ ST 92)
  • Pele (CF, 91/ CF, 95/ CAM, 98/ CAM 99)
  • Ferenc Puskas (CF, 91/ ST, 92/ ST, 94, ST 95)
  • Raúl (CF, 86/ CF, 88/ ST, 92/ CF 93)
  • Rivaldo (CAM, 87/ CF, 90/ LW, 92/ CAM 93)
  • Ronaldinho (CAM, 89/ CAM, 91/ LW, 94/ LW 95)
  • Ronaldo (ST, 90/ ST, 94/ ST, 96, ST 97)
  • Ian Rush (ST, 87/ ST, 89/ ST, 91/ ST 92)
  • Hugo Sanchez (ST, 87/ ST, 89/ ST, 92/ ST 93)
  • Alan Shearer (ST, 87/ ST, 89/ ST, 91/ ST 92)
  • Andrij Schewtschenko (ST, 86/ ST, 88/ ST, 91/ ST 92)
  • Christo Stoichkov (ST, 87/ LW, 90/ ST, 92/ ST 93)
  • Davor Suker (ST, 85/ ST, 87/ ST, 90/ ST 91)
  • Fernando Torres (ST, 85/ ST, 88/ ST, 91/ ST 92)
  • David Trezeguet (ST, 86/ ST, 89/ST, 91/ ST 92)
  • Marco Van Basten (ST, 89/ ST, 91/ ST, 93/ ST 94)
  • Ruud van Nistelrooy (ST, 86/ ST, 90/ ST, 92/ ST 93)
  • Christian Vieri (ST, 86/ ST, 88/ ST, 90/ ST 92)
  • Ian Wright (ST, 85/ ST, 87/ ST, 89/ ST 90)
  • Gianfranco Zola (CF, 85/ CF, 87/ ST, 90/ CF 91

Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.