FIFA 22 FUT Birthday predictions, leaks, expected content and confirmed start date

The FUT Birthday promo is coming to FIFA 22 very soon, marking the 13th birthday of the Ultimate Team game mode.

The FUT Birthday promo is a beloved yearly event in FIFA, celebrating the anniversary of FIFA Ultimate Team which was released in 2009. FIFA 22 will celebrate the 13th anniversary of FUT, with the first major launch of the event arriving in FIFA 14 to celebrate 'Five Years of FUT'.

FUT Birthday has become a favourite within the FIFA community, largely due to the special player items which are released during the event, with around 30 stat-boosted player items added to FUT with skill moves and weak foot upgrades, and there have been some crazy position changes in the past too.

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FUT Birthday promo content often features two squads that go into packs, as well as themed Squad Building Challenges and Objectives. In the FIFA 21 FUT Birthday event, the promo featured players like Luka Modric, Raheem Sterling, Thiago, Jamie Vardy, Leroy Sane, Ferland Mendy, Adama Traore and Marco Reus.

So, what can we expect from the FUT 22 FUT Birthday Promo? Check out Mirror Football's FIFA 22 FUT Birthday predictions, the 'leaked' players so far, expected content and the confirmed start date.

FIFA 22 FUT Birthday confirmed start date

Since the promo's first appearance in FIFA 14, the FUT Birthday event has launched yearly in mid to late March, but this year, the promo is set to hit FUT a couple of weeks earlier than in the past.

With the current Silver Stars promo set to end at 17:59 GMT on Friday, March 4, 2022, the FIFA 22 FUT Birthday promo will launch on Friday, March 4, 2022 at 18:00 PM GMT. This has been confirmed by a new loading screen on FIFA 22 when entering Ultimate Team, showing the brand-new card design with the release date teased on the bottom.

The FIFA 22 FUT Birthday promo will launch on Friday, March 4, 2022 at 18:00 PM GMT (EA SPORTS FIFA)

Players can potentially expect to see two promo squads, each containing 11 players, with the first expected to be released on Friday, March 4, 2022 and the second coming Friday, March 11, 2022, with a potential 'mini release' falling in-between, a common theme with promos in FUT 22.

A further 20 FUT Birthday items were released as SBCs and objectives in FUT 21 including five 74-rated Silver Items, so expect to see something similar this year with the event following the Silver Stars Promo.

FIFA 22 FUT Birthday 'leaks'

Ahead of the launch of the upcoming FIFA 22FUT Birthday promo, various social media accounts including the reliable @FutSheriff claim to have leaked some of the players who will feature, including Newcastle United's January signing, Bruno Guimaraes.

Just to reiterate, none of these players have been confirmed during this promo by EA Sports, and are only 'leaked' players at the moment, so players will have to wait for the official reveal.

• Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United)

• Silas Katompa Mvumpa (Stuttgart)

• Tammy Abraham (AS Roma)

It has also been reported that every player in the FIFA 22 FUT Birthday promo will feature one of a five-star weak foot upgrade or a five-star skill moves upgrade, which follows on from previous FUT Birthday promos.

FIFA 22 FUT Birthday predictions

So which players could we expect to see in the FIFA 22 FUT Birthday promo event?

Check out the Mirror Football FIFA 22 FUT Birthday predictions below, which includes 30 players that we would like to see included in this upcoming promo.

The below list is purely a FIFA 22 FUT Birthday prediction and there is no guarantee that the players listed below will be included in the promo.

• Paolo Dybala (Juventus)
• Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
• Nabil Fekir (Real Betis)
• Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle)
• Tammy Abraham (AS Roma)
• Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid)
• Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City)

• Silas Katompa Mvumpa (Stuttgart)

• Ben Godfrey (Everton)

• Ryan Kent (Rangers)

• Jurrien Timber (Ajax)

• Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal)

• Edouard Camavinga (Real Madrid)

• Jesus Corona (Sevilla)

• Alphonso Areola (West Ham United)

• Carlos Vela (LAFC)

• Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa

• Alex Grimaldo (Benfica)

• Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich

• Jeremy Doku (Rennes)

• Heung-Min Son (Spurs)

• Marek Hamsik ( Trabzonspor)

• Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United)

• Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan)

• Christian Eriksen (Brentford)

• Jack Grealish (Manchester City)

• Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan)

• Andre Silva (RB Leipzig)

What do you think we'll see in the FIFA 22 FUT Birthday promo? Let us know in the comments!