How do FC Pro Live players upgrade in EA Sports FC 26?

November 25, 2025

Nofil Khan

The excitement is growing for the FC Pro Open tournament with the FC Pro Live players gearing up for their upgrades based on their attached players and their performances.

Let's take a look at everything we know about how FC Pro Live players upgrade in FC 26:

What are all the possible upgrades for FC Pro Live players?

Here are all the possible upgrades for FC Pro Live players with the needed conditions in FC Pro Open:

Condition	Upgrade
Pro earns 3 points	+1 Skill Move or Weak Foot Upgrade
Pro earns 10 points	+1 Overall Rating Upgrade
Pro earns 16 points	+1 Overall Rating Upgrade
Pro qualifies for the FC Pro Open Knockout Rounds	+1 Overall Rating Upgrade AND 1 of 3 PlayStyle+
Pro reaches the Top 4 in the FC Pro Open Knockout Rounds	+1 Alternate Position with a Role++
Pro wins the FC Pro Open	+1 Overall Upgrade AND +1 Skill Move or Weak Foot Upgrade

Note: The PlayStyle+ upgrade for reaching the Konckouts will be a unique set of 3 PlayStyles for each player and it will be selected by the Pro Player linked with the item in game.

Which PlayStyle+ can FC Pro Live players get through upgrades?

Here is a list of FC Pro Live players and the list of PlayStyles+ their linked players can choose from if they meet the upgrade requirements:

FC Pro Live Item	PlayStyles+
Darwin Núñez	Trickster \| Tiki Taka \| Enforcer
Alejandro Garnacho	First Touch \| Pinged Pass \| Trickster
Fabian Ruiz	Pinged Pass \| Tiki Taka \| Intercept
Stephan El Shaarawy	Long Ball Pass \| Pinged Pass \| Game Changer
Olivier Giroud	Incisive Pass \| Tiki Taka \| Chip Shot
Bremer	Pinged Pass \| Slide Tackle \| Relentless
Sandro Tonali	Inventive \| Block \| Long Ball Pass
Matthias Ginter	Jockey \| Intercept \| Pinged Pass
Nuno Tavares	Jockey \| Intercept \| Pinged Pass
Joshua Zirkzee	Tiki Taka \| Incisive Pass \| Finesse Shot
Lukas Klostermann	Whipped Pass \| Pinged Pass \| Long Ball Pass
Fábio Vieira	Technical \| Finesse Shot \| Pinged Pass
Federico Chiesa	Low Driven Shot \| Technical \| Whipped Pass
Daniel James	Incisive Pass \| Press Proven \| Inventive
Timo Werner	Tiki Taka \| Press Proven \| Incisive Pass
Savinho	Chip Shot \| Press Proven \| Trickster
Maximiliano Caufriez	Slide Tackle \| Bruiser \| Pinged Pass
Franck Honorat	Pinged Pass \| Low Driven Shot \| Quick Step
Georginio Wijnaldum	Tiki Taka \| Technical \| Low Driven Shot
Thiago Martins	Bruiser \| Long Ball Pass \| Intercept
Billy Gilmour	Pinged Pass \| Jockey \| Press Proven
Ahmed Hegazi	Slide Tackle \| Rapid \| Anticipate
Jordan Teze	Jockey \| Intercept \| Bruiser
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	Chip Shot \| Finesse Shot \| First Touch

When will the FC Pro Live players be upgraded in FC 26?

Here is when the FC Pro Live players will receive their upgrades in FC 26:

Pro earns 3/10/16 points: Upgraded the same week as pro reaches the milestone
Pro qualifies for the FC Pro Open Knockout Rounds: January 23rd, after the Group Stages are completed
Pro reaches the Top 4 in the FC Pro Open Knockout Rounds: January 24th, Day 1 of FC Pro Finals
Pro wins the FC Pro Open: January 25th, after Day 2 of FC Pro Finals

This is everything we know about the FC Pro Live player upgrades. Do you have any more questions? Let us know below!