FC 26 PlayStyles
Optimised by real-world Opta, PlayStyles dimensionalise athletes, going beyond overall ratings to bring to life the on-pitch abilities that make players special. Each PlayStyle affects gameplay, giving players unique capabilities you’ll see and feel that make their way of playing more authentic. PlayStyles+ enhance those signature abilities to a world-class standard—think Haaland’s Power Shot, or Sam Kerr’s Finesse Shot—reflecting elite players’ abilities to play at a level that few others can reach.
Scoring
Finesse Shot
A player who is known to try and place the ball when shooting at goal.
PlayStyle
Performs finesse shots faster with additional curve and improved accuracy.
PlayStyle+
Performs finesse shots significantly faster with maximum curve and exceptional accuracy.
Chip Shot
A player who is known to often try to chip the goalkeeper when shooting at goal.
PlayStyle
Performs chip shots faster and with greater accuracy.
PlayStyle+
Performs chip shots more quickly with exceptional accuracy.
Power Shot
A player who is known for taking powerful shots from outside the box.
PlayStyle
Performs power shots faster and with increased speed.
PlayStyle+
Performs power shots much faster and with a signifcant increase in speed.
Dead Ball
A player who is known for being a specialist at taking set pieces.
PlayStyle
Set pieces are delivered with increased speed, curve, and accuracy. Ball trajectory preview line is somewhat longer.
PlayStyle+
Set pieces are delivered with exceptional speed, curve, and accuracy. Ball trajectory preview line is at maximum length.
Precision Header
An offensive player who specializes in controlled, accurate headers, rather than just raw power towards the goal. Refined from the former Power Header PlayStyle, with more focus on aerial battles and heading accuracy.
PlayStyle
Performs headers with increased accuracy and has access to Precision Header animations.
PlayStyle+
Performs headers with even greater accuracy and has access to unique Precision Header animations.
Passing
Acrobatic
A player who is known for making defence splitting passes for a teammate to run onto.
PlayStyle
Performs volleys with improved accuracy and has access to acrobatic volley animations.
PlayStyle+
Performs volleys with significantly improved accuracy and has access to unique acrobatic volley animations.
Low Driven Shot
A player who is known for making high speed ground passes.
PlayStyle
Enhances a player's ability to execute low driven shots with increased accuracy, faster ball travel, and quicker shot execution.
PlayStyle+
Enhances a player's ability to perform low driven shots with significantly increased accuracy, even faster ball travel, and quicker shot execution.
Gamechanger
A player who is known for extraordinary and unconventional finishes, combining and refining from the former Flair and Trivela PlayStyles.
PlayStyle
Enables a player to perform Trivela shots. Fancy shots are performed with higher accuracy. Performs Gamechanger animations when contextually appropriate.
PlayStyle+
Enables a player to perform Trivela shots. Fancy shots are performed with even higher accuracy. Performs Gamechanger animations when contextually appropriate.
Defending
Long Ball Pass
A player who is known for performing lobbed long passes to teammates.
PlayStyle
Lob and Lofted Through Passes are more accurate, travel faster and are more difficult to intercept.
PlayStyle+
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.
PlayStyle
Executes difficult first-time Ground Passes with high accuracy, using backheels when contextually appropriate. Short distance Ground Passes are highly accurate.
PlayStyle+
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.
PlayStyle
All crosses are highly accurate, travel faster and with more curve.
PlayStyle+
All crosses are highly accurate, travel faster and with more curve. Performs driven crosses with exceptional power.
Inventive
A player specializing in creative passing, combining and refining the former Flair and Trivela PlayStyles.
PlayStyle
Fancy passes, including outside-of-the-foot passes, are performed with improved accuracy. Performs Inventive animations when contextually appropriate.
PlayStyle+
Fancy passes, including outside-of-the-foot passes, are performed with even greater accuracy. Performs Inventive animations when contextually appropriate.
Jockey
A player who is known for being successful in 1v1 situations.
PlayStyle
Increased max speed of Sprint Jockey and improved transition speed from jockey to sprint.
PlayStyle+
Increased max speed of Sprint Jockey and greatly improves transition speed from jockey to sprint.
Block
A player who is known for performing elastic and overreaching blocks.
PlayStyle
Increased reach when performing blocks and improved ability to make a successful block.
PlayStyle+
Even greater reach when performing blocks and improved ability to make a successful block.
Ball Control
Intercept
A player who is known for performing interceptions and keeping ball possession.
PlayStyle
Increased reach and improved chances of retaining possession of the ball when performing interceptions.
PlayStyle+
Even greater reach and improved chances of retaining possession of the ball when performing interceptions.
Anticipate
A player who is known for having a high success rate getting ball possession on tackles with a low fouling rate.
PlayStyle
Improved chances of standing tackle success and grants the ability to stop the ball directly at their feet when performing a standing tackle.
PlayStyle+
Significantly improved chances of standing tackle success and grants the ability to stop the ball directly at their feet when performing a standing tackle.
Slide Tackle
A player who is known for often performing slide tackles.
PlayStyle
Grants the ability to stop the ball directly at their feet when performing a slide tackle.
PlayStyle+
Greatly improved slide tackle coverage. Also grants the ability to stop the ball directly at their feet when performing a slide tackle.
Aerial Fortress
A defensive player who dominates aerial battles only in defensive scenarios. This reconfigures the former Aerial PlayStyle to give it a more defensive focus.
PlayStyle
Performs higher jumps and has improved defensive aerial presence.
PlayStyle+
Performs even higher jumps and has greatly improved defensive aerial presence.
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).
PlayStyle
Reaches a higher speed when performing Controlled Sprint and performs wide turns while dribbling with more precision.
PlayStyle+
Reaches even higher speed when performing Controlled Sprint and performs wide turns while dribbling with greater precision.
Rapid
A player who is known to use speed and knock the ball ahead of their opponent to beat them whilst dribbling.
PlayStyle
Reaches a higher sprint speed while dribbling and has reduced chance of an error when sprinting or performing knock-ons.
PlayStyle+
Reaches even higher sprint speed while dribbling and has greatly reduced chance of an error when sprinting or performing knock-ons.
Physical
First Touch
A player who is known for accurate first touch control in difficult situations.
PlayStyle
Has reduced error when trapping the ball and is able to transition to dribbling faster with greater control.
PlayStyle+
Has minimal error when trapping the ball and is able to transition to dribbling much faster with greater control.
Trickster
A player who is known for being able to perform skill moves in 1v1 situations.
PlayStyle
Grants the ability to perform unique flick Skill Moves.
PlayStyle+
Grants the ability to perform more unique ground and flick Skill Moves. Is significantly more agile when strafe dribbling.
Press Proven
A player who is known for keeping ball possession under physical pressure from the opponent.
PlayStyle
Keeps close control of the ball while dribbling at jog speed and can shield the ball more effectively from stronger opponents.
PlayStyle+
Keeps exceptionally close control of the ball while dribbling at jog speed. Can shield the ball much more effectively from stronger opponents.
Quick Step
A player who is known to have a quick burst of speed when accelerating on and off the ball.
PlayStyle
Accelerates faster during Explosive Sprint.
PlayStyle+
Accelerates significantly faster during Explosive Sprint.
Relentless
A player who is known for covering a greater area of the field compared to other players in the same position.
PlayStyle
Increases stamina regeneration speed. Increases the duration of teammate contain and partial team press.
PlayStyle+
Significantly increases stamina regeneration speed. Greatly increases the duration of teammate contain and partial team press.
Long Throw
A player who is known to throw the ball further than the average player.
PlayStyle
Performs throw-ins with increased power to cover a greater distance.
PlayStyle+
Performs throw-ins with more power to cover maximum distance.
Goal Keeping
Bruiser
A player who is known for winning possession by physical imposition.
PlayStyle
Greater strength when performing physical tackles.
PlayStyle+
Even greater strength when performing physical tackles.
Enforcer
A physical attacker who takes control through shielding and when initiating contact while dribbling.
PlayStyle
Greater strength when performing shield dribbles.
PlayStyle+
Even greater strength when performing shield dribbles and has access to unique shield dribbling animations.
Far Throw
Goalkeeper can target players further away with thrown passes.
PlayStyle
Unique GK throw animations and increased GK throw max distance.
PlayStyle+
Unique GK throw animations and even greater increase in GK throw max distance.
Footwork
Goalkeeper will perform saves with their feet more frequently.
PlayStyle
Exclusive foot save animations and increased performance against low trajectory shots.
PlayStyle+
Exclusive foot save animations and even better performance against low trajectory shots.
Cross Claimer
Goalkeeper will try to intercept a cross if they can get to it slightly before the opponent.
PlayStyle
Unique punching animations, increased hand strength and ball out speed from punches, prioritization of punch animations in contested ball scenarios, and increased speed for coming out for crosses.
PlayStyle+
Unique punching animations and even greater increases in ball out speed and hand strength.
1v1 Close Down
Goalkeeper is more aggressive when coming out of the box to gather over-the-top balls or long through balls.
PlayStyle
Unique reflex/anticipation save animations, increase in rush speed and improved read of close shot trajectories.
PlayStyle+
Unique reflex/anticipation save animations, even greater increases in rush speed and improved reads of close shot trajectories.
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Far Reach
BAG exclusive
PlayStyle
Unique long diving distance jump animations and increased chances of saving long distance shots.
PlayStyle+
Unique long diving distance jump animations and even greater increase in the chances of saving long distance shots.