How does the Future Stars Academy Evolution work in EA Sports FC 26?

How does the Future Stars Academy Evolution work in EA FC 26? Complete guide that touches on player eligibility, the complete upgrade paths, possible PlayStyles and how you can get 2 FS Academy Evolutions this year.

How does the Future Stars Academy Evolution work in EA Sports FC 26?
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Future Stars Academy Evolution works by turning any U21 player (born on/after Jan 30, 2004, max 84 OVR) into a 90-Rated club legend via a 5-step chain: pick player → Academy Contract (rarity) → Debut (86 OVR path) → First XI (88 OVR) → Club Legend (90 OVR DEF/MID/ATK), with Scouting Report objectives for PlayStyle+/Skill Moves/Weak Foot customization; with the entire chain being repeatable twice.

For more details on the Future Stars Academy evo and the Future Stars promo you can check out the official release from EA on their website here.

What players qualify for Future Stars Academy Evolution?

Any U21 player born on/after January 30, 2004 (max 84 OVR) qualifies after the Future Stars Academy Contract Evolution grants rarity and full-position chemistry. You can also start with 11-player Future Stars Academy Pack players. Check all players' eligibility on FUT.GG Evolutions. Don't change the rarity once you start or you'll lock out later stages.

Here are the players available in the Future Stars Academy Pack:

Future Stars Academy Katie Reid Full Stats and PlayStyles

How do the 5 stages of Future Stars Academy work?

  1. Future Stars Academy Contract (live now): Use the evo to get the rarity
  2. Future Stars Academy Debut (DEF/MID/ATK): Upgrade to 86 OVR.
  3. PlayStyles/Roles++ Evos: Apply the ones you need for each position
  4. Future Stars Academy First XI: Upgrade to 88 OVR
  5. Future Stars Club Legend (DEF/MID/ATK): Upgrade to 90 OVR

The second Future Stars Academy Contract evo will be available next week through an objective so each stage is repeatable TWICE.

Stage Release Date Upgrade
Academy Contract
Grants Future Stars rarity + chemistry
Jan 30 Future Stars Rarity
Debut (DEF/MID/ATK)
First Position-Specific Evos
Jan 30 →86 OVR
PlayStyle/Roles++
Scouting Reports and Role++ evos
Jan 30-Feb 1 Custom PS/PS+/Roles++
First XI
General Upgrades
Post-Debut →88 OVR
Club Legend
Final DEF/MID/ATK transformation
Feb 6 →90 OVR

What are the Scouting Reports objectives for Future Stars Academy?

The Scouting Report objectives give you the evolutions you need to add base PlayStyles and upgrades to Skill Moves and Weak Foot to your Future Stars Academy player.

There are two sets of objectives, Standard Scouting Reports and Advanced Scouting Reports.

Here are the upgrades you can add to your FS Academy player through these scouting reports:

Base PlayStyles

Future Stars Academy Evolution Base PlayStyles

You can apply any 6 of these for your player.

First PlayStyle+ (Academy PS+ Pack 1)

Second PlayStyle+ (Academy PS+ Pack 2)

Future Stars Academy Evolution PlayStyles+

What rewards do I get from the Standard Scouting Report objective?

Here are the rewards you get from the Standard Scouting Report objective:

  • Skill Moves Upgrade (Capped at 4-Star)
  • Weak Foot Upgrade (Capped at 4-Star)
  • Scouting Report Base PlayStyles Pack
  • Scouting Report PlayStyle+ Pack 1

What rewards do I get from the Advanced Scouting Report objective?

Here are the rewards you get from the Advanced Scouting Report objective:

  • Skill Moves Upgrade
  • Weak Foot Upgrade
  • Scouting Report PlayStyle+ Pack 2

What upgrades does the Future Stars Academy evo give?

The complete upgrade for a Future Stars Academy evolution will include major position specific stat boosts, all player roles++ for their positions, full chemistry in position, 90 Overall Rating, 5-Star Skill Moves and Weak Foot with a custom selection of 2 PlayStyles+ and 6 base PlayStyles.

Future Stars Academy Evolution in FUT GG Evo Lab

You can check out the exact upgrades by going to the FUT GG Evo Lab with all the released evos.


Which prospect are you signing first? What PlayStyles combos look appealing right now? Share your Academy builds below!

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