EA is testing a brand-new rarity for FC 27 called Hall of Fame, and the first leaked roster runs 15 names deep. The class is built around cult-favourite players who carried defining moments but never quite earned ICON or Hero status: Alexandre Pato, Mario Balotelli, Daniel Sturridge, Marouane Fellaini, Hatem Ben Arfa, and ten more. The rarity is leaked to slot below Heroes in the card-tier hierarchy, which gives EA a third legendary bucket for nostalgia-driven content without diluting the existing ICON ladder. Here's the full FC 27 Hall of Fame leak, what the new rarity means for the card pool, and how it lines up against the wider FC 27 leak picture.
All leaked FC 27 Hall of Fame players
Fifteen names have surfaced from the same leakers who called the FC 27 ICON debut class accurately back in May. The full leaked pool, grouped loosely by their career era:
Premier League cult heroes
Daniel Sturridge
Marouane Fellaini
Michael Carrick
Adebayo Akinfenwa
Aiden McGeady
Maverick attackers and flair players
Mario Balotelli
Hatem Ben Arfa
Adel Taarabt
Alexandre Pato
André Schürrle
Defenders and physical specialists
Kostas Manolas
Jakub Błaszczykowski
Jan Koller
Power and tempo midfielders
Hulk
Fredy Guarín
Every name on the list has the same shape in the FUT brain: a player you remember for a goal, a moment, or a presence rather than for a trophy cabinet. Akinfenwa shows up because of his cult physicality, Sturridge for the 2013–14 Liverpool season, Balotelli for a half-decade of headline moments, Pato for the early-2010s Milan run, Carrick for the Manchester United midfield he held together for a decade. None of these careers would justify a full ICON treatment, which is exactly the slot EA appears to be carving out.
These are leaks, not confirmed cards. The same source crew also called the FC 27 ICON debut class ahead of any official announcement, so confidence is high on the overall direction, but individual names can still drop or be reshuffled before EA's full reveal.
What Hall of Fame means as a rarity
The leaked positioning is straightforward: Hall of Fame sits below Heroes in the legend hierarchy. The expected stack, from top to bottom:
ICONs: pantheon-tier careers (Pelé, Maldini, Zidane, R9). Stats run from 87 to 95+ across Base/Mid/Prime/Moments variants.
Heroes: major-league standouts with one or two iconic seasons (Crouch, Ribéry, Eto'o). Stats typically 86 to 93.
Hall of Fame (new): cult and moment-defined players. Expected base range 84 to 91, with chemistry behaviour matching Heroes (single-nation, single-league chem boost).
That tier placement is the key reason the rarity exists. Heroes have ballooned over the past four cycles, and EA has run out of headroom to keep adding mid-tier legends without pushing the rarity into territory it wasn't designed for. Hall of Fame gives the design team a clean place to land names that don't fit the Hero brief but still carry enough recognition to drive pack openings and SBC chases.
For the wider FC 27 picture, this is one of several rarity changes already leaked alongside Open World, the return of the Collection Book, point-based SBCs, and a fresh Alex Hunter campaign. The card-economy implications matter more than the cosmetic ones: a third legendary rarity pushes price points down across the board for the budget end of the SBC market.
If you want context on how the existing ICON pool already gets distributed through the SBC pipeline, the Base ICON Matchday Pick SBC guide covers the player-pick mechanic that Hall of Fame cards are likely to inherit at launch.
Why this leak matters for FC 26 spend right now
FC 27 launches in late September on the EA cycle. That's roughly three months from this leak, which puts most FC 26 holders in the awkward late-cycle window where every coin spent on a TOTS or Festival of Football SBC is a coin not carried into FC 27 through the Pre-Season pipeline. The Hall of Fame leak shifts that calculus: if EA does ship a 15-name new rarity at launch, FC 27 day-one packs will pull from a pool that's roughly 15% larger than FC 26 launch was. Pre-Season packs that drop in the August window will be worth proportionally more on launch day.
This is the same "save for the spike weeks" framing that ran in our FC 26 promo schedule before FC 27: the late-cycle calendar leans toward holding fodder rather than burning it on six-week-old promo SBCs. If you'd rather lock in coin balance for the FC 27 launch packs instead of grinding the closing FC 26 promos, you can pick up FC 26 coins for PS5 and roll the balance into launch-day SBCs.
FAQ
What is the new Hall of Fame rarity in FC 27?
A new tier of legendary cards leaked to sit below Heroes in the FC 27 card hierarchy. It covers cult-favourite players remembered for specific moments rather than full-career trophy hauls.
Who are the leaked Hall of Fame players in FC 27?
The current 15-name leak includes Alexandre Pato, Mario Balotelli, Marouane Fellaini, Daniel Sturridge, Hatem Ben Arfa, Adel Taarabt, Adebayo Akinfenwa, Michael Carrick, Hulk, André Schürrle, Kostas Manolas, Aiden McGeady, Fredy Guarín, Jakub Błaszczykowski, and Jan Koller.
How are Hall of Fame cards different from ICONs and Heroes?
Hall of Fame sits below Heroes in card quality and is built around cult-status players. ICONs cover all-time greats with international careers; Heroes cover league-level standouts; Hall of Fame fills the gap for memorable players who don't fit either.
Will Mario Balotelli be in FC 27?
Balotelli is on the leaked Hall of Fame test list. Leaks are not confirmation, but the source has called recent FC 27 ICON additions accurately.
When does FC 27 release?
The standard EA release window puts FC 27 in late September 2026, with the full reveal expected roughly six weeks before launch.
Final word
The FC 27 Hall of Fame leak adds a third legendary rarity to the FUT ecosystem and reshuffles the price floor for budget-tier legend SBCs. Fifteen names is the first wave; expect that list to grow before the full reveal, and expect the rarity to launch with its own SBC pipeline distinct from the ICON and Hero tracks.
If you're stockpiling fodder for FC 27 day one rather than burning it on the closing FC 26 promos, visit FUTCOIN to grab FC 26 coins and lock in the Pre-Season packs that pay out on launch.
