FC 26 1st POTM Contenders Leaked: All details

EA FC's upcoming iteration of its football simulation game FC 26 shall include a pack consisting of the best-performing players from the month of August. A trusted leaker in the EA FC community has leaked the potential players who shall be included in the Player of the Month pack in EA FC 26. The pack appears stacked with the current heavyweights of the game. This is also leaked to be the first pack of the new game that is set to arrive next month, in September. The leak has revealed some of the players who may appear in the FC 26 POTM Contenders pack.

EA FC 26 is going to be officially released on 22nd September 2026. The developers have already announced many new features that are going to come in the new game, including modes and packs. Leakers are now revealing the first batch of cards and packs that will arrive in EA FC 26. POTM Contenders pack is one of the most sought-after packs that may appear in the new game, if the leaks turn out to be true.

FC 26 1st POTM Contenders Leaked

One of the trusted leakers in the EA FC community, @FIFA22_INFO, took to their official X(formerly Twitter) to announce the possibility of the arrival of POTM Contenders. @FIFA22_INFO posted the tweet on August 18th, 2025, at 9:32 AM UTC.

The tweet also revealed OVR, playstyle and stats of two of the leaked cards from the FC 26 1st POTM Contenders pack. These cards shall appear in the game once it is released.

FC 26 1st POTM Contenders List

FC 26 1st POTM Contenders List consists of the players who performed the best in the month of August, 2025. These players proved their mettle right at the start of the season.nd greatly helped their club's exploits. The leaked list of players consists of 6 young football stars. All these players have registered goal contributions right at the start of the season. The following table shows the details of all the players that may be included in the 1st FC 26 POTM Contenders list.

Should the leaks turn out to be true, these cards could turn out to be very useful. More information about the stats and playstyles of the leaked cards is still awaited, and they may arrive in the upcoming weeks

FC 26 1st POTM Contenders List stats

The leakers have also disclosed the overall stats and play styles of some of these cards. All the cards are speculated to be rated over 82. While Erling Halland is anticipated to receive 90+ OVR, others in the POTM Contenders are leaked to be in the higher 80s category. The following tables show the rumoured stats of all the leaked players who may appear in the POTM Contenders list..

Erling Haaland (91 OVR)

Tijjani Reijnders (87 OVR)

Hugo Ekitike (86 OVR)

Mohammed Kudus (86 OVR)

Richarlison (85 OVR)

Ballard (83 OVR)