EA Sports FC 25: 8 Best Four-Star Teams For Career Mode
When it comes to choosing what team you want to manage in EA Sports FC 25 career mode, you first need to decide how good of a team you want to control. Do you want to take a struggling team and work your way up? Or start at a team that is already great and win things quickly?
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Posts By Nishant ThakkarA four-star team is the best of both worlds, as they’re already pretty good, but there’s room for improvement. So, you can build them into a great team, and it won’t take many, many years to do so. However, before you do that, you must pick which four-star team to be, as there are many options. These are the most fun teams to control.
The teams have been chosen based on how enjoyable and interesting they are to manage in career mode.
8 Leicester City
Country
England
League
Premier League
Starting Transfer Budget
$45.9 million
There are several four-star teams in the English Premier League. Most of them are standard mid-table sides. Yet, Leicester is an interesting one because it was newly promoted to the league.
So, the first season should be about staying in the league. Then, you can start to build with the ultimate goal of winning the Premier League again, like the club famously did in 2016. It won't be easy since the Premier League has some exceptional teams in it. That challenge, plus the fact you have the lovable Jaime Vardy on your team, means it's an enjoyable career mode.
7 VfB Stuttgart
Country
Germany
League
Bundesliga
Starting Transfer Budget
$24.4 million
Because Leverkusen went undefeated in the 2023-2024 league season, Stuttgart's achievements went under the radar a little bit. They finished second that season above Bayern Munich. A career mode as them is about trying to keep up with the more traditional big boys and even winning a title yourself.
The starting squad has a few decent players that will help you do that, but you will certainly need to invest in the team. Maybe you should think about bringing some quick players in, as there is a lack of pace in Stuttgart's attacking areas at the moment.
6 Ajax
Country
Netherlands
League
Eredivisie
Starting Transfer Budget
$31.4 million
An Ajax save in EA Sports FC 25 is a classic rebuild career mode, as the 2023-2024 season wasn't great for the Dutch team. They finished fifth, which is really poor for them. Therefore, the challenge with this one is making your way back to the top of the Eredivisie.
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Posts By Andrew ScariatiHowever, you can try to take it further than that. After all, Ajax used to be one of the best clubs in Europe and won multiple Champions Leagues. You could try to achieve that again. That may take some time, though, as you don't have a great starting squad. At least you have the Jorrel Hato, though, who has a lot of potential.
5 FC Porto
Country
Portugal
League
Liga Portugal
Starting Transfer Budget
$35.7 million
The Portuguese league is an interesting one to manage in because Porto, Benfica, and Sporting all have a similar level of quality. Porto, in particular, has some fun players to control.
Galeno and Pepe are incredibly quick, and having Fabio Vieira on loan from Arsenal at the start means you have someone with the ability to play balls through for them. Also, you have a good transfer budget for the Portuguese league, meaning you can strengthen even further and pull away from Benfica and Sporting.
4 Al Nassr
Country
Saudi Arabia
League
ROSHN Saudi League
Starting Transfer Budget
$67.4 million
Al Nassr is most famous for being the club that Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays for. That is the main reason why it's a fun career mode. After all, who knows how much longer Ronaldo will feature in these games, especially with a good overall rating? Despite his age, he's still fun to control, has decent pace, and has excellent shooting.
Along with him, you have the likes of Sadio Mane, Aymeric Laporte, and Marcelo Brozovic. Also, the fact that Al Nassr has struggled to win the league in recent years gives you something to aim for.
3 Valencia
Country
Spain
League
La Liga EA Sports
Starting Transfer Budget
$65.8 million
When it comes to La Liga, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid are the teams that have typically won titles in recent years. As the manager of Valencia, you could try to change that, though. It will probably take more than one season, however, because the starting squad isn't too great.
It contains an exceptional goalkeeper in Giorgi Mamardashvili, and a solid left-back in Gaya. Beyond that, though, the team is fairly average. That said, you start with a decent transfer budget - more than most other four-star teams in the league - giving you a good starting point to rebuild the team.
2 Besiktas
Country
Turkey
League
Trendyol Super Lig
Starting Transfer Budget
$21.7 million
Besiktas start the career mode with an interesting set of players. You have names like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ciro Immobile, and Joao Mario, who have all been around for some time. Yet, not all of the players are in their 30s.
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Posts By Nishant ThakkarThere is also the very talented Gedson Fernandes and a few young players with very high potential, such as Semih Kilicsoy and Mustafa Erhan Hekimoglu. Also, you have the very quick Rafa, too. So, overall, you have enough quality to attempt to mount a challenge against Galatasaray and Fenerbahce to become the best team in Turkey.
1 Brighton
Country
England
League
Premier League
Starting Transfer Budget
$76.2 million
For several years, Brighton has been one of the most exciting teams to watch in real life, and they're very fun to control in EA Sports FC 25. Their squad is mostly filled with young, entertaining players, including several pacey attackers like Kaoru Mitoma, Simon Adingra, and Yankuba Minteh. They also have a few young players with huge potential.
Succeeding at Brighton is pretty tough, though, due to the fact three of the game's eight five-star teams feature in the Premier League. Finishing above those three and other big teams is the challenge in this one.
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