FIFA 21 Podolski Birthday SBC: Cheapest solutions, rewards, more

It's been much hyped and it is finally here. The FUT Birthday promo is now live and the first batch of cards is out. 

And because it's the FUT Birthday that means things are a little special with each FUT Birthday player getting either a 5* upgrade to their Skill Move or Weak Foot rating.

It isn't just packs where you can get these promo cards of course, players can also do Squad Building Challenges, with players from the past brought back, they too given that 5* upgrade previously mentioned.

• Read more: FIFA 21 FUT Birthday team 1: Official, SBC, and Objectives player

The first up is, Germany's Lucas Podolski and a card that harks back to his heyday the '09-10 season when he was tearing defences apart for Germany and Bayern Munich.

Here is how you can complete his SBCs as cheap as possible, as well as a look at the stats of his promo card.

Podolski Birthday SBC - cheapest solutions

There are two SBCs to complete to get Lucas Podolski. Here are the requirements of the SBCs, the rewards, and the cheapest solutions we can find.

This squad will cost between 267-330k coins depending on your platform.

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

Bayern München SBC

• # of players from FC Bayern: Min 1
• IF Players: Min 1
• Squad Rating: Min 82
• Team Chemistry: Min 75
• # of players in the Squad: 11

Reward: 1 Gold Pack

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This squad costs between 52k (Xbox) and 60k (PC) depending on the platform.

National Duty SBC

• # of players from FC Bayern: Min 1
  IF Players: Min 1
• Squad Rating: Min 82
• Team Chemistry: Min 75
• # of players in the Squad: 11

Reward: 1 Small Rare Gold Pack

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This squad costs between 192k (Xbox) and 235k (PC) depending on the platform.

Podolski Birthday - stats

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This is Birthday Podolski is certainly the Podolski of old. 90-rated, a huge increase on his base 75 card and granted those 5* Skill Moves.

He was a battering ram of a player at this best and he really is no different here. Extremely quick with 94 Sprint Speed and 85 Aceceleration, strong as an ox boasting 92 Strength, 85 Stamina and 84 Aggression and an unbelievably accurate, and powerful, shot.

Don't belive me? Check out the stats:

• Positioning - 91
• Finishing - 88
• Shot Power - 99(!)
• Long Shots - 89
• Volleys - 99(!)
• Penalties - 99(!)

Add some 80s / low 90s Passing and Dribbling stats and you have an absolute beast of a player on your hands.

If you are interested in getting this card do not wait around. Podolski is only available until the next batch of FUT Birthday cards drop, which will be on the 2nd April.