Every Playstyle in EA Sports FC 25.
EA Sports FC 25 is all about tactics and strategy, and while installments in the FIFA/FC series do not usually see huge changes in gameplay with new installments, Playstyles added in EA FC 24, brought a significant change in tactical variety and strategic depth.
Returning to EA Sports FC 25, Playstyles, replacing Traits from prior games, are talents assigned to a player, and give them unique capabilities on the pitch.
Understanding Playstyles can give you a significant strategic edge and is fundamental to teambuilding in Ultimate Team as well as building and upgrading your player in Career Mode and Clubs.
In this article, we look at the different Playstyles in EA Sports FC 25, what they are, and how they affect your ability on the pitch.
What are Playstyles?
Playstyles give players talents based on their real-life abilities, reflecting how they play and making their way of playing more authentic. For example, Neymar has a Trickster playstyle, which allows him to perform unique Skill Moves as he does in real life.
Players with a Playstyle will be better at a specific thing than players without that Playstyle. For example, players with the Trickster ability are better at performing Skill Moves and in 1v1 situations.
Moreover, Playstyle+ enhances these abilities even more and will take a player’s skills to the most elite level.
There are 34 Playstyles across 6 categories: Scoring, Passing, Ball Control, Physical, and Goalkeeping. Players can have multiple Playstyles and Playstyle+. You can check a player’s playstyles in their bio, where a normal Playstyle will represented with a grey icon, and a Playstyle+ will be represented with a gold icon.
Below is a list of all Playstyles, and the abilities they give.
All Playstyles
Scoring Playstyles
Name | Info | Playstyle | Playstyle+ |
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Passing Playstyles
Name | Info | Playstyle | Playstyle+ |
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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. |
Incisive Pass | A player who is known for making defense-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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Ball Control Playstyles
Name | Info | Playstyle | Playstyle+ |
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Defending Playstyles
Name | Info | Playstyle | Playstyle+ |
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Physical Playstyles
Name | Info | Playstyle | Playstyle+ |
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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. |
Aerial | A player who is known for having a high success rate winning aerial battles in both offense and defense. | Performs higher jumps and has improved aerial physical presence. | Performs even higher jumps and has greatly improved aerial physical presence. |
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” passes and shots. Reduced error on “outside the foot” passes. |
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 halftime. | 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 halftime. |
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. |
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. |
Goalkeeper Playstyles
Name | Info | Playstyle | Playstyle+ |
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Far Throw | Goalkeeper can target players further away with thrown passes. | Be a Goalkeeper players will have increased reach and handling closer to the end of the match. | Be a Goalkeeper players will have greatly increased reach and handling closer to the end of the match. |
Footwork | Goalkeeper will perform saves with their feet more frequently. | Be a Goalkeeper players will have increased reactions and speed in 1-on-1 situations | Be a Goalkeeper players will have greatly increased reactions and speed in 1-on-1 situations |
Cross Claimer | Goalkeeper will try to intercept a cross if they can get to it slightly before the opponent. | Be a Goalkeeper players will have increased reflexes and reactions during opposing set pieces. | Be a Goalkeeper players will have significantly increased reflexes and reactions during opposing set pieces. |
Rush Out | Goalkeeper is more aggressive when coming out of the box to gather over-the-top balls or long through balls. | Be a Goalkeeper players will have increased speed when running. | Be a Goalkeeper players will have greatly increased speed when running. |
Far Reach | A goalkeeper who is known for the ability to cover the net and extend their reach to save challenging shots. | Be a Goalkeeper players are more effective at saving shots from outside the box with increased reach and jumping. | Be a Goalkeeper players are significantly more effective at saving shots from outside the box with greatly increased reach and jumping. |
Deflector | A goalkeeper who is known for having great deflection control to safer spaces. | Performs deflection saves into safer areas with increased ball speed control. | Performs deflection saves into safer areas or towards free teammates with greater ball speed control. |