FIFA 21 Marco Reus Birthday SBC: Cheapest solutions, rewards, stats

At 31 years old, it can often feel like Marco Reus never quite fulfilled his potential and in a pure trophy haul he perhaps comes up short, arriving the season after Dortmund's back-to-back Bundesliga wins.

His first season would also see him, and Dortmund, fall short in their quest for the Champions League, losing to Bayern Munich in an all-Germany final.

But that would just be to look at major silverware because by every other metric Marco Reus has always been a world-class player and has rightly been lauded as one. Three times Bundesliga Player of the Season, five times Team of the Season.

He's also been a favourite of many in FIFA games, and as part of FIFA 21's Birthday promo EA Sports has been looking back to legends of Ultimate Team's of the past and for FIFA 14, you know who it is.

EA SPORTS FIFA on TwitterIconic hair, then and now. 💇‍♂️ Stats aren't half bad either. 📈A new #FUTBirthday Squad Building Challenge is live in #FIFA21. pic.twitter.com/iOsnxU92IQ— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) March 31, 2021EA SPORTS FIFATwitter

Available through a limited-time SBC Marco Reus' Birthday card features boosted stats and a permanent 5* Skill Move upgrade. Here is how you can get him into your team for as cheap as possible.

Marco Reus Birthday SBC - cheapest solutions

Getting Reus will mean building three squads at a combined cost of 566-720k coins, depending on the platform.

Here are the requirements, rewards and cheapest solutions for each.

Note: All prices are courtesy of FUTBIN and subject to change.

Borussia Dortmund SBC

• # of players from Dortmund: Min 1
• Squad Rating: Min 84
• Team Chemistry: Min 70
• # of players in the Squad: 11

Reward: 1 Jumbo Premium Gold Pack

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This squad will cost you between 83-101k coins depending on the platform.

National Duty SBC

• # of players from Germany: Min 1
• IF Players: Min 1
• Squad Rating: Min 85
• Team Chemistry: Min 65
• # of players in the Squad: 11

Reward: 1 Prime Electrum Pack

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This squad will cost you between 158-200k coins depending on the platform.

Bundesliga SBC

• # of players from Bundesliga: Min 1
• Squad Rating: Min 87
• Team Chemistry: Min 50
• # of players in the Squad: 11

Reward: 1 Rare Electrum Pack

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This squad will cost you between 298-379k coins depending on the platform.

Marco Reus Birthday - stats

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A good player just got better, at 91 OVR, six higher than his base, Reus' Birthday card is an absolute beast with huge increases to his Physicality (+20) and Pace (+11) that make him a truly meta pick.

He also moves from CAM to LW and he will be an electrifying prospect on that position, with his pace underling phenomenal technical stats.

At well over half a million coins he is hardly the cheapest but if you run a Bundesliga team then there are few better in his position.

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Players have until 15 days, or until the 15th of April to complete the SBCs. So if you are undecided you have some time, but don't wait around.