EA FC 25 Ballon d'Or Winner Rodri Evolution guide: Best players to use, all upgrades, requirements, and more

EA Sports has released the EA FC 25 Ballon d'Or Winner Rodri Evolution in Ultimate Team, allowing gamers to upgrade their midfielders in Ultimate Team and make their abilities resemble those of the Spanish maestro Rodri. The Manchester City superstar secured the Ballon d'Or award recently, and the latest paid EVO in EA FC 25 is named in his honor, offering exceptional boosts at the cost of 80,000 coins or 1,100 FC Points.

This is a similar addition to the previously released Ballon d'Or Winner Bonmati EVO, which was aimed at replicating the abilities of the female winner of the award. While the price of the EA FC 25 Ballon d'Or Winner Rodri Evolution is high as well, the upgrades on offer are extremely tempting.

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All requirements of the EA FC 25 Ballon d'Or Winner Rodri Evolution

Emre Can is eligible (Image via EA Sports)

A player must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the upgrades offered by the EA FC 25 Ballon d'Or Winner Rodri Evolution:

• Overall: Max 83
• Physical: Max 87
• PlayStyle+: Max one
• PlayStyles: Max six
• Position: CDM
• Total positions: Max three

These requirements allow plenty of amazing players to be used in this EVO.

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Best players to use in the EA FC 25 Ballon d'Or winner Rodri Evolution

These are some of the best players in the game who meet these requirements and can be upgraded via the EVO:

• Eduardo Camavinga: 83
• Ismael Bennacer: 83
• Leon Goretzka: 83
• Konrad Laimer: 83
• Pierre Emil Hojberg: 83
• Emre Can: 82
• Enzo Fernandez: 82
• Warren Zaire-Emery: 80
• Kobbie Mainoo: 77

All these players will become amazing playmaking midfielders under the new FC IQ system with the boosts on offer.

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All upgrades and challenges of the EA FC 25 Ballon d'Or Winner Rodri Evolution

The EVO has three levels (Image via EA Sports)

Similar to the recently released The One Hundred Club EVO, the EA FC 25 Ballon d'Or winner Rodri Evolution also has three levels. These are the boosts offered by each level:

Level 1 upgrades:

• Pace +5 (Max 80)
• Dribbling +9 (Max 82)
• Physical +5 (Max 86)
• PlayStyle Long ball pass
• Position CM

Level 2 upgrades:

• Shooting +8 (Max 80)
• Defending +10 (Max 86)
• Physical +5 (Max 86)
• PlayStyle Bruiser
• Deep Lying Playmaker+

Level 3 upgrades:

• Pace +7 (Max 80)
• Passing +8 (Max 84)
• Defending +5 (Max 86)
• Physical +5 (Max 86)
• PlayStyle+ Tiki Taka

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These are the challenges gamers have to complete in Rivals or the brand-new Rush game mode to obtain these boosts:

Level 1 challenges:

• Win three matches in Rush or Rivals using your active EVO player.
• Play four matches in Rush or Rivals using your active EVO player.

Level 2 challenges:

• Assist four goals in Rush or Rivals using your active EVO player.
• Play four matches in Rush or Rivals using your active EVO player.

Level 3 challenges:

• Score five goals in Rush or Rivals using your active EVO player.
• Win three matches in Rush or Rivals using your active EVO player.
• Play four matches in Rush or Rivals using your active EVO player.

Overall, the EVO is certainly worth completing due to the amazing boosts on offer.