Career Through Time

Suggestion for EA Sports FC – “Career Through Time” Mode

Hello EA Team,

My name is Marcus Petersen, and I’ve been a dedicated FIFA player since FIFA 15, with over 7000 hours played. I want to share an idea for the career mode that I believe many fans would love and that would be quite straightforward to implement.

The idea:
Allow players to start their career mode in previous seasons (for example, 2009/10, 2014/15, 2018/19, etc.) and then play forward through time. Each year, young talents that actually appeared in real life during that season would be added to their authentic clubs (for example, Mbappé at Monaco, Bellingham at Birmingham, Yamal at Barcelona). Player ratings would be based on the year you start your career, and development would progress dynamically based on in-game performance, just like the current career mode.

Why it’s simple and smart:

EA already has all the data from previous FIFA titles, including players, squads, ratings, and kits from those years.

All that’s needed is an option to select a starting season, which loads the correct squads and ratings from that year.

New talents can be dynamically added in the season they belong to, rather than generating random AI players.

Player development can continue as normal, based on playtime and form, without needing to rework ratings every season.

Updating kits and jerseys every year would be nice, but it’s not required for the feature to work.

What this achieves:

A more authentic and living career mode where players don’t just disappear after a few seasons, and where you can follow the real career progression of talents.

The chance to experience and play through football history — for example, starting in 2009 and witnessing Ronaldo, Messi, Benzema, Mbappé, and Yamal develop as time passes.

A game mode that appeals both to hardcore and casual fans by combining realism with familiar gameplay.

I hope you will consider adding this feature in future editions, such as EA FC 26. Many fans share similar wishes, and I believe this could be a major success since it’s a simple, practical idea that would make career mode feel much more alive.

Thank you for your time and the great work you do!

Best regards,
Marcus Petersen