EA FC 24 Paolo Maldini Icon SBC: Cheapest solutions, How to complete, all tasks, and more

EA Sports has surprised fans by releasing the EA FC 24 Paolo Maldini Icon SBC in Ultimate Team. This Italian athlete is widely regarded as one of the greatest center-backs in football history, and his abilities have been accurately replicated on the virtual pitch. This SBC allows gamers to get their hands on the veteran defender's base version.

Icon Squad Building Challenges have been amazing so far in Ultimate Team. Not only have these inclusions provided fans with promo versions of legends like Zinedine Zidane and Eusebio, they've also offered plenty of overpowered base Icons as SBC items. Paolo Maldini is the best example of the latter. He is an elite-tier defender who will easily keep up with this game's meta. Let's take a look at all the tasks of the EA FC 24 Paolo Maldini Icon SBC.

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All EA FC 24 Paolo Maldini Icon SBC tasks

Task 1: Born Legend

• Rare players: Exactly eleven
• Player Quality: Exactly Bronze

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Rising Star

• Rare players: Exactly eleven
• Player quality: Exactly Silver

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On a Loan

• Team overall rating: Minimum 83

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Il Capitano

• Milan players: Minimum one
• Team overall rating: Minimum 83

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Squadra Azzurra

• Italy players: Minimum one
• Team overall rating: Minimum 86

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League legend

• Serie A TIM players: Minimum one
• Team overall rating: Minimum 87

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Top Notch

• Team of the Week players: Minimum one
• Team overall rating: Minimum 87

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88-rated Squad

• Team overall rating: Minimum 88

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88-rated Squad

• Team overall rating: Minimum 88

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88-rated Squad

• Team overall rating: Minimum 88
• Number of players in the squad: 11

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89-rated Squad

• Team overall rating: Minimum 89
• Number of players in the squad: 11

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How to complete the EA FC 24 Paolo Maldini Icon SBC?

To unlock this 92-rated center-back Icon version of Paulo Maldini in EA FC 24, gamers must complete all 11 tasks in the next 30 days (from January 6, 2023). The EA FC 24 Paolo Maldini Icon SBC's overall expected cost is around 1.1 million coins, which is higher than the price of his card in Ultimate Team's transfer market.

However, the appeal of SBCs is the ability to use untradeables and grind their various tasks over time. With Team of the Year being right around the corner, fans will be able to easily craft the squads for the EA FC 24 Paolo Maldini Icon SBC with various upgrade packs.

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EA FC 24 Paolo Maldini Icon SBC cheapest solutions

Task 1 - Born Legend

• Any 11 Bronze rare cards will work

Cost: 3,600 coins

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Task 2 - Rising Star

• Any 11 Silver Rare cards will work

Cost: 3,800 coins

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Task 3 - On a loan

• Tabea Sellner 83
• Andreas Hoffman 83
• Gavi 83
• Sebastian Haller 83
• Jorginho 83
• Borja Iglesias 83
• Sergio Busquets 83
• Edin Dzeko 83
• Joao Palhinha 83
• Sophie Schmidt 83
• Kodjo Laba 79

Costs: 9,500 coins

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Task 4 - Il-Capitano

• Tabea Sellner 83
• Andreas Hoffman 83
• Gavi 83
• Sebastian Haller 83
• Jorginho 83
• Borja Iglesias 83
• Sergio Busquets 83
• Edin Dzeko 83
• Joao Palhinha 83
• Sophie Schmidt 83
• Rade Krunic 78

Costs: 9,500 coins

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Task 5 - Squadra Azzura

• Memphis Depay 84
• Chiamaka Nnadozie 84
• Stanislav Lobotka 84
• Gianluigi Donnarumma 87
• Gabriel Megalhaes 84
• Panille Harder 84
• Jess Fishlock 84
• Martin Odegaard 87
• Ilkay Gundogan 86
• Gregor Kobel 87
• Luka Modric 87

Costs: 63,000 coins

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Task 6 - League Legend

• Matthias Ginter 84
• Wendie Renard 88
• Bernardo Silva 88
• Koen Casteels 84
• Bruno Fernandes 88
• Christina Endler 88
• Alexandra Popp 88
• Stanislav Lobotka 84
• Lena Oberdorf 87
• Mats Hummels 87
• Laura Freigang 83

Costs: 102,000 coins

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Task 7 - Top-Notch

• Joshua Kimmich 88
• Gianluigi Donnarumma 87
• Luka Modric 87
• Aymeric Laporte 85
• Laura McCabe 85
• Toni Kroos 86
• Bernardo Silva 88
• Radu Dragusin TOTW 86
• Wojciech Szczesny 86
• Jack Grealish 85
• Alexandra Popp 88

Costs: 140,000 coins

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Task 8 - 88-Rated Squad

• Bernardo Silva 88
• Marten Odegaard 87
• Joshua Kimmich 88
• Wojciech Szczesny 86
• Bruno Fernandes 88
• Ada Hegerberg 89
• Lena Oberdorf 87
• Antoine Griezmann 88
• Luka Modric 87
• Alexandra Popp 87
• Irene Paredes 88

Costs: 190,000 coins

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Task 9 - 88-rated Squad

• Bernardo Silva 88
• Marten Odegaard 87
• Joshua Kimmich 88
• Wojciech Szczesny 86
• Bruno Fernandes 88
• Ada Hegerberg 89
• Lena Oberdorf 87
• Antoine Griezmann 88
• Luka Modric 87
• Alexandra Popp 87
• Irene Paredes 88

Costs: 190,000 coins

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Task 10 - 88-rated Squad

• Bernardo Silva 88
• Marten Odegaard 87
• Joshua Kimmich 88
• Wojciech Szczesny 86
• Bruno Fernandes 88
• Ada Hegerberg 89
• Lena Oberdorf 87
• Antoine Griezmann 88
• Luka Modric 87
• Alexandra Popp 87
• Irene Paredes 88

Costs: 190,000 coins

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Task 11 - 89-Rated Squad

• Bernardo Silva 88
• Victor Osimhen 88
• Bruno Fernandes 88
• Ada Hegerberg 89
• Kevin De Bruyne 91
• Sandra Panos 87
• Marten Odegaard 87
• Joshua Kimmich 88
• Antoine Griezmann 88
• Erling Haaland 91
• Mikel Oyarzabal Winter Wildcards 88

Costs: 312,000 coins

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Is EA FC 24 Paolo Maldini Icon SBC worth doing?

The former AC Milan defender is one of the most renowned and decorated players in football history. His defensive abilities and football IQ were second to none, and his Icon versions are always overpowered in Ultimate Team as well. With how overpowered PlayStyles are in EA FC 24, he is once again an elite-tier center-back this year. This makes the EA FC 24 Paolo Maldini Icon SBC worth completing.