The FIFA-EA Sports FC cover has hosted the best football players over the years. EA Sports FC is a football video game franchise developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania and published by EA Sports. It serves as the direct successor to their former FIFA series
Ever since the first FIFA video game launched in 1993, football fans across the globe get the chance to play as as their favorite superstars or for their favorite clubs.
The FIFA-EA Sports FC cover often recognizes the trending football hero of the time.
Let us have a look at the list of football players who featured in the FIFA-EA Sports FC Cover till date.
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FIFA-EA Sports FC Cover Athletes (1993–2025)
| Year | Game Title | Cover Athlete(s) |
| 1993 | FIFA International Soccer | David Platt, Piotr Świerczewski |
| 1994 | FIFA Soccer 95 | Erik Thorstvedt |
| 1995 | FIFA Soccer 96 | Frank de Boer, Jason McAteer |
| 1996 | FIFA 97 | David Ginola |
| 1997 | FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 | David Beckham |
| 1998 | FIFA 99 | Dennis Bergkamp |
| 1999 | FIFA 2000 | Sol Campbell |
| 2000 | FIFA 2001 | Paul Scholes (UK), Gaizka Mendieta (Spain), Ben Olsen (US) |
| 2001 | FIFA Football 2002 | Thierry Henry, Roberto Carlos, Gaizka Mendieta |
| 2002 | FIFA Football 2003 | Roberto Carlos, Ryan Giggs, Edgar Davids |
| 2003 | FIFA Football 2004 | Thierry Henry, Alessandro Del Piero, Ronaldinho |
| 2004 | FIFA Football 2005 | Patrick Vieira, Fernando Morientes, Andriy Shevchenko |
| 2005 | FIFA 06 | Wayne Rooney, Ronaldinho |
| 2006 | FIFA 07 | Wayne Rooney, Ronaldinho |
| 2007 | FIFA 08 | Wayne Rooney, Ronaldinho |
| 2008 | FIFA 09 | Wayne Rooney, Ronaldinho |
| 2009 | FIFA 10 | Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard, Theo Walcott (UK cover) |
| 2010 | FIFA 11 | Kaka, Wayne Rooney |
| 2011 | FIFA 12 | Wayne Rooney, Jack Wilshere |
| 2012 | FIFA 13 | Lionel Messi |
| 2013 | FIFA 14 | Lionel Messi |
| 2014 | FIFA 15 | Lionel Messi (global), various regional additions |
| 2015 | FIFA 16 | Lionel Messi, Alex Morgan (US), Christine Sinclair (Canada) |
| 2016 | FIFA 17 | Marco Reus |
| 2017 | FIFA 18 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2018 | FIFA 19 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Standard), Ronaldo, Neymar, De Bruyne, Dybala (Champions) |
| 2019 | FIFA 20 | Eden Hazard (Standard), Virgil van Dijk (Champions), Zidane (Ultimate) |
| 2020 | FIFA 21 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 2021 | FIFA 22 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 2022 | FIFA 23 | Kylian Mbappé, Sam Kerr (Ultimate) |
| 2023 | EA Sports FC 24 | Erling Haaland |
| 2024 | EA Sports FC 25 | Jude Bellingham (Standard), Bellingham, Bonmatí, Beckham, Zidane, Buffon (Ultimate) |
| 2025 | EA Sports FC 26 | Jamal Musiala, Jude Bellingham |
