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| Position | Player | Key Stats | Why they work | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Obafemi Martins (Newcastle) | 95 Pace, 82 Shot | The fastest gold striker in the game behind Agbonlahor. | | ST | Darius Vassell (Man City) | 91 Pace, 4* WF | Cheap pace. Links with England. | | CAM | Jô (Man City) | 88 Strength, 6'2" | Hold-up play. Shield the ball, turn, finesse. | | LM | Matías Fernández (Villarreal) | 88 Curve, 5* Skills | Left-footed finesse from the right side of the box. | | RM | Hatem Ben Arfa (Marseille) | 89 Agility, 4* Skills | Glides through defenders. | | CDM | Michael Essien (Chelsea) | 95 Stamina, 92 Tackling | The best pure destroyer in the game. Expensive but worth saving for. | | LB | Gareth Bale (Spurs) | 89 Pace, 74 Crossing | Silver card that plays like gold. | | CB | Sébastien Bassong (Newcastle) | 78 Pace, 82 Strength | Silver pace merchant. | | CB | David Wheater (Middlesbrough) | 6'5", 85 Heading | Dominates corners. | | RB | Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) | 85 Pace, 88 Stand Tackle | Solid. | | GK | Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg) | 6'4", 87 Reflexes | Height is broken in FIFA 09. | Fifa 09 Squad Builder
If you were building an elite squad in 2009, these were the highest-rated base cards to look for: FIFA 09 PACKS WERE INSANE! Happy building, and enjoy the nostalgia of the
In 2024, while children tap "Build Best Squad" on a mobile app and get a 193-rated team in 3 seconds, the true connoisseurs are loading up FIFA 09, listening to the Kings of Leon soundtrack, and manually sliding Fernando Torres next to Steven Gerrard, just to watch that chemistry number tick from 92 to 93. Links with England
The concept holds a legendary place in gaming history as the origin point for what would become the world's most popular sports game mode: FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) . Released as a paid DLC on March 19, 2009, for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, it introduced the revolutionary idea of using a card-based system to build, manage, and compete with a custom "dream team".