FC 26 · Club

Wellington Phoenix

Australia A-LeagueNew Zealand

Team ratings

• OVROverall62
• ATTAttack63
• MIDMidfield62
• DEFDefence61

Formation

4-4-2

Average age

23.7

Club worth

€5.9M

Squad size

29

Stadium capacity

34,500

Founded

2007

Domestic prestige

4/10

International prestige

1/10

Youth development

5/10

Line-up

Starting XI

Full squad ↓4-4-2

1. GK61J. Oluwayemi, Goalkeeper, overall 61
2. RB63T. Payne, Right Back, overall 63
3. RCB63B. Tuiloma, Right Centre Back, overall 63
4. LCB62I. Hughes, Left Centre Back, overall 62
5. LB58D. Edwards, Left Back, overall 58
6. RM59R. Najjarine, Right Midfielder, overall 59
7. RCM66CA. Rufer, Right Centre Midfielder, overall 66, captain
8. LCM60P. Retre, Left Centre Midfielder, overall 60
9. LM62K. Nagasawa, Left Midfielder, overall 62
10. RS65I. Eze, Right Striker, overall 65
11. LS61C. Piper, Left Striker, overall 61

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Squad

Key people & bench

CaptainAlex RuferRight Centre Midfielder

Starting XI average age27.2

Bench · 12 players

1. RWLuke Brooke-SmithOverall 58
2. LMCarlo ArmientoOverall 64
3. CMSander KartumOverall 64
4. CBManjrekar JamesOverall 62
5. CBLukas Kelly-HealdOverall 58
6. CBMatt SheridanOverall 58
7. GKAlby Kelly-HealdOverall 56
8. RMNikola MileusnićOverall 59
9. RBXuan LokeOverall 56
10. GKEamonn McCarronOverall 53
11. CMFin Roa ConchieOverall 57
12. CBJayden SmithOverall 52

Full squad

Squad · 29 players

By lineAll

SortBy line, best firstOVR, high to lowPOT, high to lowGrowth, high to lowAge, youngest firstName A–ZPositionContract, soonest first

Player	Pos	Age	OVR	POT	Growth	#	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Joshua OluwayemiGK · 24	GK	24	Overall 61	Potential 67	+6	1	2029
Alby Kelly-HealdGK · 20	GK	20	Overall 56	Potential 70	+14	30	2027
Eamonn McCarronGK · 17	GK	17	Overall 53	Potential 70	+17	40	2028
Defenders · 10
Bill TuilomaCB · 30	CB	30	Overall 63	Potential 63	0	28	2028
Tim PayneRB · 31	RB	31	Overall 63	Potential 63	0	6	2028
Isaac HughesCB · 21	CB	21	Overall 62	Potential 71	+9	15	2028
Manjrekar JamesCB · 31	CB	31	Overall 62	Potential 62	0	4	2030
Lukas Kelly-HealdCB · 20	CB	20	Overall 58	Potential 70	+12	18	2027
Matt SheridanCB · 21	CB	21	Overall 58	Potential 66	+8	27	2028
Dan EdwardsLB · 26	LB	26	Overall 58	Potential 59	+1	12	2026
Xuan LokeRB · 20	RB	20	Overall 56	Potential 69	+13	24	2027
Ryan LeeLB · 18	LB	18	Overall 52	Potential 70	+18	31	2028
Jayden SmithCB · 17	CB	17	Overall 52	Potential 69	+17	39	2027
Midfielders · 11
Sarpreet SinghCAM · 26	CAM	26	Overall 68	Potential 69	+1	9	2027
Alex RuferCaptainCDM · 29	CDM	29	Overall 66	Potential 66	0	14	2030
Carlo ArmientoLM · 26	LM	26	Overall 64	Potential 65	+1	11	2029
Sander KartumCM · 29	CM	29	Overall 64	Potential 64	0	16	2026
Kazuki NagasawaCM · 33	CM	33	Overall 62	Potential 62	0	25	2030
Paulo RetreCDM · 32	CDM	32	Overall 60	Potential 60	0	8	2030
Ramy NajjarineCM · 25	CM	25	Overall 59	Potential 62	+3	20	2028
Nikola MileusnićRM · 31	RM	31	Overall 59	Potential 59	0	10	2028
Fin Roa ConchieCM · 21	CM	21	Overall 57	Potential 65	+8	5	2030
Nathan WalkerRM · 19	RM	19	Overall 55	Potential 69	+14	41	2028
Anaru CassidyCDM · 19	CDM	19	Overall 53	Potential 68	+15	37	2027
Forwards · 5
Ifeanyi EzeST · 26	ST	26	Overall 65	Potential 66	+1	7	2028
Corban PiperST · 22	ST	22	Overall 61	Potential 70	+9	3	2027
Luke Brooke-SmithRW · 17	RW	17	Overall 58	Potential 81	+23	29	2027
Gabriel Sloane-RodriguesLW · 17	LW	17	Overall 55	Potential 75	+20	17	2027
Luke SupykST · 19	ST	19	Overall 54	Potential 68	+14	23	2030

Ratings are from the EA SPORTS FC 26 squad file, build 26 Jul 2026 squad. Career Manager is not affiliated with or endorsed by EA or Wellington Phoenix.