KONAMI’s eFootball 2026 keeps adding new Epic, Big Time, and Show Time players at a rapid pace, making it harder than ever for us to decide which cards are actually worth chasing. With every update bringing fresh packs and some returning legends, not every high-rated card performs the same way in real matches.
To make things easier, this guide breaks down eFootball 2026’s special cards into a tier list. I’ve categorized it into four aspects: Forwards, Midfielders, Defenders, and Goalkeepers in this eFootball 2026 Epic, Big Time, and Show Time Player Tier List.
eFootball 2026 Player Tier List
This tier list only consists of players who have been released in eFootball 2026, and is categorized into Forwards, Midfielders, Defenders, and Goalkeepers.
Epic, Big Time, and Show Time Forwards Ranked
Here are the rankings updated for the Forwards.
| Tier | Epic | Big Time | Show Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSS (Endgame) | Marco van Basten Pele Romario Andriy Shevchenko Luis Suárez Kylian Mbappe Johan Cruyff | Lionel Messi Zlatan Ibrahimovic George Best | NA |
| SS (Excellent) | Wesley Sneijder Samuel Eto’o Didier Drogba Alessandro Del Piero Christian Vieri Luís Figo Ronaldinho Gaúcho Wayne Rooney Diego Forlán Franck Ribéry Ferenc Puskas Jan Koller Neymar Jr Raúl Gabriel Batistuta Eric Cantona Michael Owen | Ousmane Dembélé Sadio Mané | Vinicius Junior Erling Haaland Romelu Lukaku Lautaro Martínez Bukayo Saka Ademola Lookman |
| S (Strong) | Ruud van Nistelrooij Fernando Torres Carlos Tevez Lorenzo Insigne Fernando Morientes Dennis Bergkamp | NA | Jérémy Doku Alexander Isak Ayase Ueda Hugo Ekitike Antoine Semenyo Nick Woltemade |
| A (Good) | Lamine Yamal Lionel Messi Dimitar Berbatov | NA | Brahim Diaz |
| B (Average) | NA | NA | NA |
| C (Below Average) | NA | NA | NA |
Epic, Big Time, and Show Time Midfielders Ranked
Here are the rankings for the Midfielders.
| Tier | Epic | Big Time | Show Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSS (Endgame) | Frank Rijkaard Claude Makélélé (Chelsea) Edmílson Zico Pavel Nedvěd Michel Platini Francesco Totti Ruud Gullit Patrick Vieira David Beckham Kaká | NA | NA |
| SS (Excellent) | Frank Lampard Steven Gerrard Rivaldo Lamine Yamal Vitinha Marco Reus Andrés Iniesta Yaya Toure Guti Gennaro Gattuso Rui Costa Eden Hazard Paul Scholes Roberto Baggio Juan Sebastián Verón Clarence Seedorf Hidetoshi Nakata Edgar Davids Bryan Robson Claude Makélélé (Madrid) | NA | Rodri Federico Valverde Moisés Caicedo Declan Rice Aurélien Tchouaméni Pedri Jude Bellingham Eberechi Eze |
| S (Strong) | Mark van Bommel Darren Fletcher Tomáš Rosický Shinji Kagawa Pep Guardiola Thiago Alcantara Takefusa Kubo John O’Shea Philip Cocu | NA | Kaoru Mitoma Nicolò Barella Rayan Cherki João Neves Matthaus Cunha Pedro Neto Dominik Szoboszlai Morgan Rogers Arda Guler Hamdi Fathy Steve McManaman |
| A (Good) | NA | NA | Junya Ito |
| B (Average) | NA | NA | NA |
| C (Below Average) | NA | NA | NA |
Epic, Big Time, and Show Time Defenders Ranked
Here is the ranking for defenders in eFootball 2026.
| Tier | Epic | Big Time | Show Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSS (Endgame) | Alessandro Nesta Giuseppe Bergomi Lilian Thuram Rio Ferdinand Paolo Maldini | NA | William Saliba |
| SS (Excellent) | Leonardo Bonucci Fabio Cannavaro A. Costacurta Roberto Carlos Carles Puyol Giorgio Chiellini Christian Panucci Gareth Bale Philipp Lahm Pepe Marcel Desailly Franco Baresi Cafu Gerard Piqué Denis Irwin | NA | Micky van de Ven Ibrahima Konaté |
| S (Strong) | Mikael Silvestre Yuto Nagatomo Maicon Sergi Berjuan Massimo Oddo Ronald Koeman Massimo Ambrosini | NA | Pau Cubarsí Joško Gvardiol Riccardo Calafiori Marc Cucurella |
| A (Good) | NA | NA | NA |
| B (Average) | NA | NA | NA |
| C (Below Average) | NA | NA | NA |
Epic, Big Time, and Show Time Goalkeepers Ranked
Here is the tier list for Goalkeepers.
| Tier | Epic | Big Time | Show Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSS (Endgame) | Peter Cech Edwin van der Sar Peter Schmeichel | NA | Gianluigi Donnarumma Thibaut Courtois |
| SS (Excellent) | Dida | NA | Alisson Becker |
| S (Strong) | Christian Abbiati Oliver Kahn | NA | Zion Suzuki Yassine Bounou |
| A (Good) | Iker Casillas | NA | NA |
| B (Average) | NA | NA | NA |
| C (Below Average) | NA | NA | NA |
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- eFootball 2026: A guide to Live Update Rating, Player Form and Conditioning
- eFootball 2026: A complete guide to Manager Link-Up Play
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