FUT have announced that they have completed the signing of G2 benched AWPer Álvaro "SunPayus" García, confirming a September 16 report by HLTV. The 27-year-old will replace Nikita "cmtry" Samolotov, ending the Ukrainian's long tenure with the roster.
SunPayus has been out of action since the Cologne Major, with G2 benching him in the summer break — a move that paved the way for the arrival of Artem "r1nkle" Moroz from Ninjas in Pyjamas.
The Spaniard brings a wealth of experience to a young team that had an average age of 20.3 years. He should act as a secondary caller, bringing a considerable upgrade over cmtry with the AWP, albeit at the cost of significantly weaker rifling production.
cmtry came through Natus Vincere's academy, playing for NAVI Youth first and then for NAVI Junior before the core of the roster was sold to FUT in August 2025. Drin "makazze" Shaqiri was the only player on the team who didn't join the Turkish organization; instead, he was promoted to Natus Vincere's main team.
cmtry played a key role as FUT won PGL Bucharest in April 2026, picking up his first MVP award. But he has struggled for consistency in 2026, averaging just a 1.00 rating on LAN.
SunPayus will have approximately three weeks to settle in with his new teammates, as FUT have no tournaments scheduled until PGL Masters Bucharest, which starts on October 24.
FUT are now:
Dmytro "dem0n" Myroshnychenko Aulon "Krabeni" Fazlija Džiugas "dziugss" Steponavičius Yasin "xfl0ud" Koç Álvaro "SunPayus" García
András "coolio" Fercsák (coach)
Laurențiu "lauNX" Țârlea (benched) Nikita "cmtry" Samolotov (benched)
Džiugas 'dziugss' SteponavičiusPast 3 months
NAVI Junior
Dmytro 'dem0n' Myroshnychenko
Aulon 'Krabeni' Fazlija
Nikita 'cmtry' Samolotov
Džiugas 'dziugss' Steponavičius
Drin 'makazze' Shaqiri
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Martin 'stavn' Lund
Rasmus 'sjuush' Beck
Karim 'Krimbo' Moussa
Adam 'adamb' Ångström
Kacper 'xKacpersky' Gabara
Richard 'Xizt' Landström
Dmytro 'dem0n' MyroshnychenkoPast 3 months
FUT
Dmytro 'dem0n' Myroshnychenko
Aulon 'Krabeni' Fazlija
Nikita 'cmtry' Samolotov
Džiugas 'dziugss' Steponavičius
Laurențiu 'lauNX' Țârlea
Artem 'r1nkle' MorozPast 3 months
Natus Vincere
Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Mihai 'iM' Ivan
Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy
Ihor 'w0nderful' Zhdanov
Drin 'makazze' Shaqiri
Andrey 'B1ad3' Gorodenskiy
FUT
Yasin 'xfl0ud' Koç
Dmytro 'dem0n' Myroshnychenko
Aulon 'Krabeni' Fazlija
Nikita 'cmtry' Samolotov
Džiugas 'dziugss' Steponavičius
András 'coolio' Fercsák
Drin 'makazze' ShaqiriPast 3 months
Nikita 'cmtry' SamolotovPast 3 months
Yasin 'xfl0ud' KoçPast 3 months
NAVI Youth
G2
Nemanja 'huNter-' Kovač
Guy 'NertZ' Iluz
Artem 'r1nkle' Moroz
Nikita 'HeavyGod' Martynenko
Matúš 'MATYS' Šimko
Eetu 'sAw' Saha
Laurențiu 'lauNX' ȚârleaPast 3 months
András 'coolio' Fercsák
Aulon 'Krabeni' FazlijaPast 3 months
Álvaro 'SunPayus' GarcíaPast 3 months