FIFA 22: West Ham legend Mark Noble deserves this outstanding End of an Era card in FUT


Mark Noble bid an emotional farewell to West Ham on Sunday as he played his final home game for the club against Manchester City.

After 18 years and 549 appearances for his boyhood team, 'Mr West Ham' was given the send-off he deserved in front of a packed London Stadium.

With the 35-year-old set to retire at the end of the season, we believe Noble deserves recognition in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team in the form of an End of an Era card.

We've seen some awesome End of an Era SBCs released including the FUT legend that is Adebayo Akinfenwa, but the West Ham icon could top the lot.

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No less than one day after we cried out for an End of an Era Mark Noble card in Ultimate Team, FUTZone has reported that it is on its way!

We expect EA to release the End of an Era Noble SBC some time around the final match of the Premier League season, which takes place on Sunday, 22 May.

FUTZone's image for Mark Noble's SBC card backs up our prediction, with a 93 OVR looking likely for the English legend.

Mr West Ham

West Ham fans have many great memories of Mark Noble in the claret and blue shirt.

In his first West Ham game since returning from a loan spell at Ipswich during the first half of the 2006/07 campaign, Noble notched his first senior goal for the club against Brighton in the FA Cup third round, aged just 19 at the time.

Some difficult times in the following years meant West Ham dropped down to the Championship for the 2011/12 season.

But despite being linked with a move to remain in the Premier League, Noble stayed loyal to the East London club and spearheaded their return back to the promised land at the first time of asking.

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CAPTAIN, LEADER, LEGEND - Noble always carried the armband with pride

Possibly one of the few times that could match the emotion of Noble’s final swansong on Sunday was West Ham’s memorable farewell to Upton Park in the 2015-16 season.

Captaining the side for an occasion he will have known the significance of more than most, Noble saw the Hammers bring the curtain down on the ground they called home since 1904 in marvellous style with an epic 3-2 win over Manchester United.

Of Noble’s 62 goals for the club, you will be hard-pressed to find a better one than his stunner against Leicester during the 2017/18 season.

A free-kick into the box was headed clear into the path of Noble, whose technique was perfect to fire home a rasping first-time effort into the far corner from some 25 yards out.

Fitting send-off

Given West Ham have seen their fair share of struggles while Noble has been at the club, it is hard to think of a better season for him to sign off after than the current one.

The East Londoners have enjoyed their maiden Europa League campaign this term, with their club captain with them every step of the way as they reached the semi-final of the competition.

While he was denied the fairytale ending of lifting the trophy for his beloved Hammers, aggregate wins over the likes of Sevilla and Lyon mean it will live long in the memory.

Having featured in every group game as well as those victories, he has ensured what is a significant chapter for the club is also the final one of his glittering career.

End of an Era Mark Noble

Adebayo Akinfenwa recently received a 90 OVR End of an Era SBC card in Ultimate Team, so we don't see why Mark Noble couldn't be handed a 93-rated card or possibly even higher.

The Englishman's End of an Era card could potentially boast incredible stats across the board, including 96 passing, 93 dribbling, 91 defending, 89 physicality, 88 pace and 84 shooting.

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ONE OF A KIND - Mark Noble will be missed by Hammers fans

Noble will provide great links to the large pool of top-tier English and Premier League cards in FUT 22, including Irons teammate and good friend Declan Rice.

Though this SBC could come with a hefty price tag, he would be an absolute must-have for any Hammers fans out there.

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