Name | Icon | Who Has It | Gameplay effects – PlayStyle | Gameplay effects – PlayStyle+ | Category |
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Power Shot | A player who is known for taking powerful shots from outside the box. | Performs power shots faster and with increased speed. | Performs power shots much faster and with a significant increase in speed. | Scoring | |
Dead Ball | A player who is known for being a specialist at taking set pieces. | Set pieces are delivered with increased speed, curve, and accuracy. Ball trajectory preview line is longer. | Set pieces are delivered with exceptional speed, curve, and accuracy. Ball trajectory preview line is at maximum length. | Scoring | |
Chip Shot | A player who is known to often try to chip the goalkeeper when shooting at goal. | Performs chip shots faster and with greater accuracy. | Performs chip shots more quickly with exceptional accuracy. | Scoring | |
Finesse Shot | A player who is known to try and place the ball when shooting at goal. | Performs finesse shots faster with additional curve and improved accuracy. | Performs finesse shots significantly faster with maximum curve and exceptional accuracy. | Scoring | |
Power Header | A player who is known to strike with power when heading towards goal. | Performs headers with increased power and accuracy. | Performs headers with maximum power and accuracy. | Scoring | |
Incisive Pass | A player who is known for making defence splitting passes for a teammate to run onto. | Through Passes are more accurate, Swerve Passes are delivered with more curve, and Precision Passes travel faster to the destination. | Through Passes are far more accurate, Swerve Passes are delivered with maximum curve, and Precision Passes travel at top speed to the destination. | Passing | |
Pinged Pass | A player who is known for making high speed ground passes. | Passes travel faster along the ground without impacting the trapping difficulty of the receiver. | Passes travel much faster along the ground without impacting the trapping difficulty of the receiver. | Passing | |
Long Ball Pass | A player who is known for performing lobbed long passes to teammates. | Lob and Lofted Through Passes are more accurate, travel faster and are more difficult to intercept. | Lob and Lofted Through Passes are even more accurate, travel faster than ever, and are far more difficult to intercept. | Passing | |
Tiki Taka | A player who is known for making first-time accurate and short passes. | Executes difficult first-time Ground Passes with high accuracy, using backheels when contextually appropriate. Short distance Ground Passes are highly accurate. | Executes difficult first-time Ground Passes with even greater accuracy, using backheels when contextually appropriate. Short distance Ground Passes are exceptionally accurate. | Passing | |
Whipped Pass | A player who is known for making high speed whipped crosses into the box. | All crosses are highly accurate, travel faster and with more curve. | All crosses are highly accurate, travel faster and with more curve. Performs driven crosses with exceptional power. | Passing | |
First Touch | A player who is known for accurate first touch control in difficult situations. | Has reduced error when trapping the ball and is able to transition to dribbling faster with greater control. | Has minimal error when trapping the ball and is able to transition to dribbling much faster with greater control. | Ball Control | |
Flair | A player who is known to try flamboyant moves (traps, passes, and shots). | Fancy passes and shots are performed with improved accuracy. Performs Flair animations when contextually appropriate. | Fancy passes and shots are performed with even greater accuracy. Performs Flair animations when contextually appropriate. | Ball Control | |
Press Proven | A player who is known for keeping ball possession under physical pressure from the opponent. | Keeps close control of the ball while dribbling at jog speed and can shield the ball more effectively from stronger opponents. | Keeps exceptionally close control of the ball while dribbling at jog speed. Can shield the ball much more effectively from stronger opponents. | Ball Control | |
Rapid | A player who is known to use speed and knock the ball ahead of their opponent to beat them whilst dribbling. | Reaches a higher sprint speed while dribbling and has reduced chance of an error when sprinting or performing knock-ons. | Reaches even higher sprint speed while dribbling and has greatly reduced chance of an error when sprinting or performing knock-ons. | Ball Control | |
Technical | A player who regularly tries to beat an opponent by using technical dribbling ability (with little to no use of skill moves or little to no physical contact). | Reaches a higher speed when performing Controlled Sprint and performs wide turns while dribbling with more precision. | Reaches even higher speed when performing Controlled Sprint and performs wide turns while dribbling with greater precision. | Ball Control | |
Trickster | A player who is known for being able to perform skill moves in 1v1 situations. | Grants the ability to perform unique flick Skill Moves. | Grants the ability to perform more unique ground and flick Skill Moves. Is significantly more agile when strafe dribbling. | Ball Control | |
Block | A player who is known for performing elastic and overreaching blocks. | Increased reach when performing blocks and improved ability to make a successful block. | Even greater reach when performing blocks and improved ability to make a successful block. | Defending | |
Bruiser | A player who is known for winning possession by physical imposition. | Greater strength when performing physical tackles. | Even greater strength when performing physical tackles. | Defending | |
Intercept | A player who is known for performing interceptions and keeping ball possession. | Increased reach and improved chances of retaining possession of the ball when performing interceptions. | Even greater reach and improved chances of retaining possession of the ball when performing interceptions. | Defending | |
Jockey | A player who is known for being successful in 1v1 situations. | Increased max speed of Sprint Jockey and improved transition speed from jockey to sprint. | Increased max speed of Sprint Jockey and greatly improves transition speed from jockey to sprint. | Defending | |
Slide Tackle | A player who is known for often performing slide tackles. | Grants the ability to stop the ball directly at their feet when performing a slide tackle. | Greatly improved slide tackle coverage. Also grants the ability to stop the ball directly at their feet when performing a slide tackle. | Defending | |
Anticipate | A player who is known for having a high success rate getting ball possession on tackles with a low fouling rate. | Improved chances of standing tackle success and grants the ability to stop the ball directly at their feet when performing a standing tackle. | Significantly improved chances of standing tackle success and grants the ability to stop the ball directly at their feet when performing a standing tackle. | Defending | |
Acrobatic | A player who tends to perform acrobatic passes, clearances, and shots. | Performs volleys with improved accuracy and has access to acrobatic volley animations. | Performs volleys with significant accuracy and has access to unique acrobatic volley animations. | Physical | |
Aerial | A player who is known for having a high success rate winning aerial battles in both offence and defence. | Performs higher jumps and has improved aerial physical presence. | Performs even higher jumps and has greatly improved aerial physical presence. | Physical | |
Trivela | A player who is known for passing, crossing and shooting with the outside of the foot. | Contextually triggers "outside of the foot" passes and shots. | Contextually triggers "outside of the foot" of passes and shots. Reduced error on “outside the foot” passes. | Physical | |
Relentless | A player who is known for covering a greater area of the field compared to other players in the same position. | Reduces fatigue loss during play and increases fatigue recovery during half time. | Greatly reduces the long term fatigue effects on attributes, reaction time, and defensive awareness. Reduces fatigue loss during play and significantly increases fatigue recovery during half time. | Physical | |
Quick Step | A player who is known to have a quick burst of speed when accelerating on and off the ball. | Accelerates faster during Explosive Sprint. | Accelerates significantly faster during Explosive Sprint. | Physical | |
Long Throw | A player who is known to throw the ball further than the average player. | Performs throw-ins with increased power to cover a greater distance. | Performs throw-ins with more power to cover maximum distance. | Physical | |
Far Throw | Goalkeeper can target players further away with thrown passes. | BAG (Be a Goalkeeper) players will have increased reach and handling closer to the end of the match. | BAG players will have greatly increased reach and handling closer to the end of the match. | Goalkeeper | |
Footwork | Goalkeeper will perform saves with their feet more frequently. | BAG players will have increased reactions and speed in 1-on-1 situations | BAG players will have greatly increased reactions and speed in 1-on-1 situations | Goalkeeper | |
Cross Claimer | Goalkeeper will try to intercept a cross if they can get to it slightly before the opponent. | BAG players will have increased reflexes and reactions during opposing set pieces. | BAG players will have significantly increased reflexes and reactions during opposing set pieces. | Goalkeeper | |
Rush Out | Goalkeeper is more aggressive when coming out of the box to gather over-the-top balls or long through balls. | BAG players will have increased speed when running. | BAG players will have greatly increased speed when running. | Goalkeeper | |
Far Reach | BAG exclusive | BAG players are more effective at saving shots from outside the box with increased reach and jumping. | BAG players are significantly more effective at saving shots from outside the box with greatly increased reach and jumping. | Goalkeeper | |
Quick Reflexes | BAG exclusive | BAG players have increased reflexes and reactions when saving shots from inside the box. | BAG players have greatly increased reflexes and reactions when saving shots from inside the box. | Goalkeeper |
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