Browse our network 8

FIFA 23: Cheapest 88-Rated Players in Ultimate Team

share to other networks share to twitter share to facebook
fifa 23 cheapest 88-rated players keylor navas

As the Team of the Season campaign takes us through the end of the FIFA 23 Ultimate Team cycle, plenty of Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) are being released for top-tier players.

SBCs are a key part of Ultimate Team, and recently some of the challenges have required players of a certain rating.

To complete these specific SBCs, you'll need the right items in your club. So, check out the cheapest 88-rated players in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team below.

Cheapest 88-Rated Gold Players

A couple of the cheapest 88-rated players in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team have two gold versions in the game, due to mid-season moves.

Make sure you get hold of the correct version when picking up Joan Cancelo (Manchester City & Bayern Munich) and Keylor Navas (PSG & Nottingham Forest), not just because one version will be cheaper than the other, but also because it may be vital to other SBC requirements!

cheapest 88-rated players fifa 23 joao cancelo
click to enlarge
ON THE MOVE - Make sure you get the right card version for certain players

Man City pair Bernardo Silva and Ruben Dias are also among the cheapest 88 OVR players, and their perfect chemistry links could prove vital in certain situations.

Top 10 cheapest 88-rated players in FUT 23:

  • Joao Cancelo (Bayern Munich) - 16,500 coins
  • Keylor Navas (Nottingham Forest) - 16,500 coins
  • Bernardo Silva - 16,500 coins
  • Ruben Dias - 16,750 coins
  • Erling Haaland - 16,750 coins
  • Toni Kroos - 17,000 coins
  • Marc-Andre ter Stegen - 17,000 coins
  • Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) - 17,250 coins
  • Gianluigi Donnarumma - 17,750 coins
  • Marquinhos - 18,500 coins

Cheapest 88-Rated Special Items

The higher up the ratings you go, the fewer gold players are around to invest in, so you will have to start turning to special items.

There are plenty of Team of the Week cards to get hold of, often costing a similar amount to the gold items.

cheapest 88-rated players fifa 23 fut hero carvalho
click to enlarge
SPECIAL OFFER - Make sure to check out FUT Heroes and promo items for cheap prices

Lesser used FUT Heroes and promo cards can also be picked up for a bargain price, so it is worth looking around before investing!

Top 10 cheapest 88-rated special items in FUT 23:

  • Viktor Tsygankov (IF) - 16,500 coins
  • Mario Gomez (FUT Hero) - 17,000 coins
  • Douglas Luiz (IF) - 17,000 coins
  • David Soria (IF) - 17,000 coins
  • Edmond Tapsoba (MOTM) - 17,250 coins
  • Rodri (IF) - 17,750 coins
  • Carlos Vela (IF) - 17,750 coins
  • Ricardo Carvalho (FUT Hero) - 18,000 coins
  • Parejo (IF) - 18,000 coins
  • Omer Toprak (Fantasy FUT) - 18,000 coins

FIFA 23 SBCs

An SBC - or Squad Building Challenge - is one of the playable game modes within Ultimate Team.

You are tasked with building teams using players from your club, but with specific requirements.

SBC requirements regularly include a minimum overall squad rating amongst other things.

FIFA SBCs
click to enlarge
MASTER THE BASICS - SBCs offer a regular way you can claim rewards in FUT

So, in order to hit the minimum squad rating, you will need 'SBC fodder'.

SBC fodder refers to high-rated cards that are cheap in price due to either their on-pitch performance or their underrated value in the market but are useful in SBCs because of their high OVR rating.

In many cases, it can be more economical to include an 87 OVR or 88 OVR card in SBCs that require a lower-rated squad, such as an 84 or 85 squad rating, as it can significantly bump up the overall rating of the squad.