EA Sports have confirmed the return of Ones to Watch cards for FIFA 23 Ultimate Team.
Celebrating the biggest transfers of the summer, Ones to Watch cards are handed to players involved in the most exciting deals around Europe and have the potential to upgrade all season long, depending on how the real players perform at their new clubs.
Here’s what we know about Ones to Watch cards this year.
The #FIFA23 Ones To Watch window is officially open 1️⃣✌⌚ Every TOTW Performance this season ➡ Player Upgrade in #FUT. @ErlingHaaland, @sterling7, @Darwinn99 and @richarlison97 headline this year’s Ones to Watch 🔥
Pre-order for a OTW player: pic.twitter.com/UqS3uwyrsa
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) September 6, 2022
The first batch of Ones to Watch cards contains some huge names: Erling Haaland, Raheem Sterling, Darwin Nunez and Richarlison.
Haaland has had a ludicrous start to life at Manchester City and will undoubtedly be racking up the special cards as FIFA 23 progresses.
He took the space left behind by Sterling, who has since joined Chelsea, while Nunez and Richarlison are impressing with Liverpool and Tottenham respectively.
Ones to Watch cards will be upgraded every time the player receives a special card in game, such as a Team of the Week of Man of the Match. They will remain in their base position, even if the new special card is a different role.
FIFA 23 will also introduce ‘Wins to Watch’, a one-time upgrade to a player’s stats if their team wins three matches out of their next eight league games, starting from September 30.
Cards will also be upgraded in relation to the World Cup later this year. ‘Nations to Watch’ will see OTW items given a one-off upgrade if their national team wins one game at this winter’s tournament, regardless of whether the player in question scored, played or was even part of the squad.
