Whether you want to create space in tight areas, or just humiliate your mates, skill moves have always been a vital part of FIFA gaming.
Mastering skill moves is important; being able to beat a man with skill could be the difference between winning or losing. Check out our full list of skill move controls below and hit the arena for some practice.
1 Star Skill Moves
Skill | PS4 Controls | Xbox One controls |
|---|---|---|
Ball juggle (while standing) | L2 + R1 (tap) | LT + RB (tap) |
Foot fake (while standing) | R1 (hold) | RB (hold) |
Open up fake shot left | L1 (hold) + ▢ / O + X and L direction | LB (hold) + X / B then A and L direction |
Open up fake shot right | L1 (hold) + ▢ / O + X and L direction | LB (hold) + X / B then A and L direction |
Flick up for volley | click R3 | click R stick |
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2 Star Skill Moves
Skill | PS4 Controls | Xbox One controls |
|---|---|---|
Body feint left | flick R left | flick R left |
Body feint right | flick R right | flick R right |
Stepover left | Rotate R 12 o’clock to 9 o’clock anti-clockwise | Rotate R 12 o’clock to 9 o’clock anti-clockwise |
Stepover right | Rotate R 12 o’clock to 3 o’clock clockwise | Rotate R 12 o’clock to 3 o’clock clockwise |
Reverse stepover left | Rotate R 3 o’clock to 12 o’clock anti-clockwise | Rotate R 3 o’clock to 12 o’clock anti-clockwise |
Reverse stepover right | Rotate R 9 o’clock to 12 o’clock anti-clockwise | Rotate R 9 o’clock to 12 o’clock anti-clockwise |
Ball roll left | Hold R left | Hold R left |
Ball roll right | Hold R right | Hold R right |
Drag back | R1 + flick L down | RB + flick L down |
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3 Star Skill Moves
Skill | PS4 Controls | Xbox One controls |
|---|---|---|
Heel flick | Flick R up then down | Flick R up then down |
Roulette left | Rotate R 6 o’clock to 9 o’clock anti-clockwise | Rotate R 6 o’clock to 9 o’clock anti-clockwise |
Roulette right | Rotate R 6 o’clock to 3 o’clock clockwise | Rotate R 6 o’clock to 3 o’clock clockwise |
Fake left and go right | Rotate R 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock anti-clockwise | Rotate R 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock anti-clockwise |
Fake right and go left | Rotate R 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock clockwise | Rotate R 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock clockwise |
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4 Star Skill Moves
Skill | PS4 Controls | Xbox One controls |
|---|---|---|
Ball hop (while standing) | L2 (hold) + click R3 | LT (hold) + click R stick |
Heel to heel flick | Flick R up then down | Flick R up then down |
Simple rainbow | Flick R down, up then up | Flick R down, up then up |
Feint left and exit right | Rotate R 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock anti-clockwise | Rotate R 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock anti-clockwise |
Feint right and exit left | Rotate R 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock clockwise | Rotate R 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock clockwise |
Spin left | Flick R down diagonally to the left | Flick R down diagonally to the left |
Spin right | Flick R down diagonally to the right | Flick R down diagonally to the right |
Stop and turn left (while running) | Flick R up then left | Flick R up then left |
Stop and turn right (while running) | Flick R up then right | Flick R up then right |
Ball roll cut left | Hold R right then hold L left | Hold R right then hold L left |
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5 Star Skill Moves
Skill | PS4 Controls | Xbox One controls |
|---|---|---|
Elastico | Rotate R 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock clockwise | Rotate R 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock clockwise |
Reverse elastico | Rotate R 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock anti-clockwise | Rotate R 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock anti-clockwise |
Quick ball rolls (while standing) | Hold down R | Hold down R |
Advanced rainbow | Flick R down, then hold up, then flick up | Flick R down, then hold up, then flick up |
Hocus pocus | Rotate R 6 o’clock to 9 o’clock clockwise, then 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock anti-clockwise | Rotate R 6 o’clock to 9 o’clock clockwise, then 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock anti-clockwise |
Triple elastico | Rotate R 6 o’clock to 3 o’clock anti-clockwise, then 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock clockwise | Rotate R 6 o’clock to 3 o’clock anti-clockwise, then 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock clockwise |
Ball roll and flick left | Hold R right then flick up | Hold R right then flick up |
Ball roll and flick right | Hold R left then flick up | Hold R left then flick up |
Sombrero flick (while standing) | Flick R up, up, then down | Flick R up, up, then down |
Turn and spin left | Flick R up then left | Flick R up then left |
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5 Star Juggling Tricks
Skill | PS4 Controls | Xbox One controls |
|---|---|---|
Laces flick up | L2 + hold R1 | LT + hold RB |
Sombrero flick backwards | L2 + R1 then hold L down | LT + RB then hold L down |
Sombrero flick left | L2 + R1 then hold L left | LT + RB then hold L left |
Sombrero flick right | L2 + R1 then hold L right | LT + RB then hold L right |
Around the world | L2 (hold) + Rotate R clockwise or anti-clockwise | LT (hold) + Rotate R clockwise or anti-clockwise |
In air elastico | L2 (hold) + flick R right then left | LT (hold) + flick R right then left |
Reverse in air elastico | L2 (hold) + flick R left then right | LT (hold) + flick R left then right |
Flick up for volley | Hold L up | Hold L up |
Chest flick | L2 (hold) + click L3 then triple click R3 | LT (hold) + click L stick then triple click R stick |
T. around the world | Rotate R clockwise then flick R up | Rotate R clockwise then flick R up |
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