EA FC 25 best starter squads for Ultimate Team: 10k, 20k & 50k budgets

Regardless of your budget for a starter team in EA FC 25 Ultimate Team, there are plenty of options to put you in an excellent position to succeed.

Building a starter team in Ultimate Team is a challenging task. Players start their journey with nothing besides the cards collected from starter packs and potentially other pre-order bonuses. It also doesn’t help that the transfer market is highly volatile at the start of new titles.

In most cases, low-rated meta cards that are expensive at first plummet in price as promo cards and other better cards get released. So, we recommend players avoid those overpriced cards and save their coins.

However, you are still going to need a strong starting 11, so here are the best budget teams to build that can compete in Division Rivals, Squad Battles, or FUT Champs.

Best 10k starter squad

Dexerto

Serie A players fly under the radar in Ultimate Team, but the league has plenty of excellent cheap options at every position. This squad, in particular, has a well-rounded midfield and good center-backs.

Check out our 10k start squad in EA FC 25.

POSITION	PLAYER	OVR
ST	Noah Okafor	78
LM	Stephan El Shaarawy	79
CAM	Lorenzo Pellegrini	83
RM	Samuel Chukwueze	80
CDM	Yunus Musah	75
CDM	Ismael Bennacer	83
LB	Davide Zappacosta	79
LCB	Odilon Kossounou	81
RCB	Danilo	82
RB	Giovanni Di Lorenzo	82
GK	Marco Carnesecchi	82

Best 20k starter squad

Dexerto

Our 20,000 squad combines some of the best starter cards from La Liga and Serie A. Iago Aspas and Artem Dovbyk provide a lethal one-two punch up top, and the center midfield pairing of Rodrigo De Paul and Lorenzo Pellegrini will dominate the middle of the field.

Here’s the best 20k starter squad.

POSITION	PLAYER	OVR
ST	Iago Aspas	84
ST	Arten Dovbyk	84
LM	Stephan El Shaarawy	79
CM	Rodrigo De Paul	84
CM	Lorenzo Pellegrini	83
RM	Viktor Tsygankov	83
LB	Reinildo	80
LCB	Pierre Kalulu	78
RCB	Benjamin Pavard	84
RB	Nahuel Molina	82
GK	Alejandro Remiro Gargallo	84

Best 50k starter squad

Dexerto

Selma Bacha was arguably one of the best left-backs and overall cards in FC 24, and she is back and better than ever in this title. Meanwhile, Marie Katoto is extremely underpriced for what offers upfront and there are several other cheap beasts in this squad too that won’t break the bank.

Here’s the best 50k starter squad.

POSITION	PLAYER	OVR
ST	Marie Katoto	88
ST	Melchie Dumornay	83
LM	Tabitha Chawinga	84
CM	Amel Majri	84
CM	Warren Zaire-Emery	80
RM	Clara Mateo	85
LB	Selma Bacha	86
LCB	Jean-Clair Todibo	80
RCB	Benjamin Pavard	84
RB	Malo Gusto	80
GK	Brice Samba	82

Best Premier League starter squad

Dexerto

Many players like to start with a Premier League team in Ultimate Team, and it’s stronger than ever in EA FC 25. Nunez and Cunha make for a deadly and pacey striker partnership, while Kudus and Werner provide the width without costing too many coins.

POSITION	PLAYER	OVR
ST	Darwin Nunez	82
ST	Matheus Cunha	79
LM	Timo Werner	80
CM	Moises Caicedo	82
CM	Alexis Mac Allister	86
RM	Mohammed Kudus	82
LB	Kadioglu	81
LCB	Nathan Ake	84
RCB	Pau Torres	84
RB	Diogo Dalot	80
GK	Bernd Leno	82

Best LaLiga starter squad

Dexerto

There’s a big gap in price between the mid and meta cards in LaLiga, but you can still put together a deadly starter team. The costliest player here is Eduardo Camavinga, but he’s a great all-rounder who more than justifies his price tag.

POSITION	PLAYER	OVR
ST	Inaki Williams	82
LW	Ferran Torres	80
RW	Lamine Yamal	81
CAM	Dani Olmo	84
CM	De Paul	84
CM	Eduardo Camavinga	84
LB	Alfonso Espino	78
LCB	David Alaba	85
RCB	Jose Gimenez	83
RB	Nahuel Molina	82
GK	Alex Remiro	84

Best Bundesliga starter team

Dexerto

You’ll need to invest more coins if you want to start in the German league, but it’s well worth doing as there are some top-tier cards on offer. Lois Openda and Manuel Neuer will set you back around 30k and 20k respectively, but they’re arguably the best value-for-money players in the entire league.

POSITION	PLAYER	OVR
ST	Lois Openda	85
LM	Karim Adeyemi	79
RM	Leroy Sane	85
CAM	Xavi Simmons	83
CDM	Konrad Laimer	83
CDM	Emre Can	82
LB	David Raum	81
LCB	Edmond Tapsoba	83
RCB	Niklas Sule	82
RB	Sacha Boey	79
GK	Manuel Neuer	86

Best Serie A starter squad

Dexerto

Although many of the top-rated cards can be found elsewhere, the Serie A is a great place to start in EA FC 25. The pace of Ademola Lookman and Samuel Chukwueze will help you breeze past defenders, while Federico Dimarco and Benjamin Pavard keep things tight at the back.

POSITION	PLAYER	OVR
ST	Ademola Lookman	82
LM	Mattia Zaccagni	83
CAM	Paulo Dybala	87
RM	Samuel Chukwueze	80
CDM	Hakan Calhanoglu	86
CDM	Tijjani Reijnders	82
LB	Federico Dimarco	84
LCB	Odilon Kossounou	81
RCB	Benjamin Pavard	84
RB	Giovanni Di Lorenzo	82
GK	Ivan Provedel	83

For more on FC 25 Ultimate Team, check out our guides on the best formations and Road to the Knockouts promo.