Best Players for FC 26 Net Breaker Evolution (ST, OVR ≤ 93, PAC ≤ 94)

Net Breaker EVO landed in EA FC 26 on June 28 and it's the cleanest striker glow-up of the Festival of Football wave. You feed in a Striker capped at 93 OVR / 94 PAC / 10 PS / 3 PS+, sit through five Squad Battles matches, and out comes a 95-rated finishing machine with Power Shot, Quick Step+, Finesse Shot+ and Low Driven+. The whole thing closes in 11 days. Below are the four bases worth burning the EVO slot on, plus the budget pick if your fodder is gone.

Net Breaker EVO requirements (the gate)

Unlock via the Net Breaker EVO SBC — submit an 85, 86 or 87 rated squad (your choice). Standard objective grind, no clean-sheet or win requirement on the levels themselves.

Five-level upgrade summary

The total +390 stat boost is front-loaded into shooting and movement, which is exactly what a meta ST wants:

• Level 1: +25 OVR, +20 Accel / Sprint Speed, +40 Finishing, +30 Stamina, Low Driven+
• Level 2: +30 Dribbling / Ball Control, +25 Short Pass, Finesse Shot+, Pinged Pass
• Level 3: +3 Weak Foot, +30 Composure, +40 Long Shots, +40 Shot Power, Press Proven
• Level 4: +30 Balance / Agility, +40 Penalties / Volleys, Quick Step+, Power Shot
• Level 5: +3 Skill Moves, +30 Jumping, +40 Positioning, +30 Reactions, +25 Vision, Enforcer+

Final card sits at 95 OVR with 4 PS+ (Quick Step+, Finesse Shot+, Low Driven+, Enforcer+) and 5★ WF / 4★ SM. That's elite SBC striker territory for the cost of one match per level.

Top picks (verified base cards)

1. Ermedin Demirović — Showdown (92 OVR, PAC 94)

Hits every cap at the ceiling — 92 OVR, exactly 94 PAC, ST. Base shooting 93 SHO and 89 PHY means after Level 5 he ends up around 97 SHO / 96 Finishing / 94 PAC / 89 PHY with the +30 Jumping and Enforcer+ on top. The Showdown card is loyalty-pure (already untradeable for most) so it's a guilt-free EVO slot. If you have him from the Showdown SBC, this is the build.

2. Endrick — Fantasy FC (91 OVR, PAC 94)

Brazilian wonderkid, perfect Festival of Football synergy. PAC 94 / SHO 91 / DRI 91 / PHY 85 — the agility and balance bumps in Level 4 plus the +3 skills in Level 5 turn him into a 5★ SM trickster striker. He'll close as the most fun card on the list, not the most "meta", but objectively the most rewarding to use.

3. Rasmus Højlund — TOTS (91 OVR, PAC 94)

If you've kept the EPL TOTS untradeable, this is your EVO. 91 SHO base + Level 5's +40 Positioning fixes his only real weakness (sometimes ghosts the box). Ends near 96 SHO / 94 PAC / 89 PHY with Quick Step+ and Power Shot — basically a free ladder up from "good" to "first-choice meta ST" for Champs.

4. Lautaro Martínez — TOTY Honourable Mention (91 OVR, PAC 86)

PAC 86 is low for the meta but the +20 Acceleration / Sprint Speed on Level 1 fixes it (lands at PAC ~88-90, perfect Engine chemstyle territory). 92 SHO base + Composure 95 / Finesse Shot+ / Power Shot stacking makes him the clinical box striker. Pick him if your team is already pacey and you want a true finisher.

5. Ollie Watkins — FUT Birthday (90 OVR, PAC 87)

The cheapest "go now" pick from the list. 90 OVR, PAC 87 → ends ~PAC 90 after Level 1. Already comes with strong shooting (90 SHO) and the Power Shot + Quick Step+ added by the EVO finally let him brute-force defenders. Solid if you don't have Demirović / Hojlund / Lautaro in the club.

Budget option — Ermedin Demirović (Normal, 80 OVR)

Base 80 PAC 72 SHO 81 PHY 78. After all 5 levels: Demirović ends ~95 OVR / 93 PAC / 92 Finishing / 84 PHY with 4 PS+. Costs ~700 coins as fodder, easier than scrolling the market. Won't outshine the Showdown version but it's a 250-coin SBC striker that punches at TOTS-tier output.

Which one to actually pick

Bottom line

Net Breaker is one of the better EVOs of FoF — five matches for a +390 boost and 4 PS+ on a ST that already has the right shape is straight value. Demirović Showdown is the no-brain meta pick. Endrick is the fun pick. Budget? Run Demirović Normal and you'll still end with a 95-rated PS+ striker for under a thousand coins.