FC 26 SKILL MOVES
FC 26 skill moves is the ability a player has to outmaneuver his opponent.
Skill Moves List
In the real world, professional footballers use special tricks to outmaneuver their opponents, and you can replicate these moves in FC 26.
The game features a variety of skill moves, divided into five categories. Each player has an individual Skill Moves (SM) rating, which determines how many tricks they can perform. Only players with a 5-star skills rating can execute all available moves.
To pull off these skill moves, it’s essential to know the correct button combinations. This page offers a complete guide to the controls for FC 26 skill moves on PlayStation, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (gamepad and keyboard).
New Skill Moves
Every year, Electronic Arts introduces new skill moves in the game, replicating how real-world players have innovated in the last year.
| ▲ Flair Rainbow |
| ▼ Advanced Heel Flick |
| ▼ Big Feint |
| ▼ Drag to Chop |
| ▼ Elastico Variation |
| ▼ Explosive Stepover |
| ▼ Flair Rainbow |
| ▼ Stop and Go |
Frequently Asked Questions
Skill moves can be performed anytime during a match by pressing a specific combination of buttons.
It’s not important which skill moves you will use, but it’s recommended to master very well two or three skills. They don’t need to be 5-star skill moves. You will be OK with 3-star skills.
This page shows you all FC 26 skill moves available and its buttons for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
All skill moves and the respective buttons are published on this page. Look at the following images to know what the buttons correspond to.
No. Since FIFA 14 that you don’t need to hold L2/LT to perform skill moves.
Open Up Fake Shot, Reverse Stepover, Ball Roll Cut Left, Drag Back, Heel Flick, and Four Touch Turn are some of the most effective FC 25 skill moves.
Just like in real life, timing is very important and you need to be able to read the situation carefully. Certain situations call for different tricks.
FC 26 features a few changes in Skill Moves:
- Adjusted Lane Change to be faster and not push the ball forward at the end of the animation.
- Adjusted jog variation of Drag Back to be 10% more effective.
- Closer ball control when doing a Skill Move while sprinting.
- Reduced skill move error across all skill moves.
- Adjusted Fake Shot to Stops to transition to dribble faster.
- Enabled goalkeepers to do more skill moves such as Ball Rolls, Body Feints, and Roulette.
- Fixed unresponsive skill moves and increased responsiveness in some instances to be more consistent.
With Simplified Skill Moves, players can access a contextually appropriate Skill Move with a simple flick of the right stick in any cardinal direction.
They can be enabled in the Accessibility menu or triggered in-game by pressing the right stick in any of four directions, with the move and its speed or accuracy determined by a player’s skill star rating (higher stars mean greater accuracy and faster execution) but for balancing, these moves animate slower than conventional skills, are harder to chain (with a max of three consecutive), and are slightly more error prone.
They can be enabled in the Accessibility menu or triggered in-game by pressing the right stick in any of four directions, with the move and its speed or accuracy determined by a player’s skill star rating (higher stars mean greater accuracy and faster execution) but for balancing, these moves animate slower than conventional skills, are harder to chain (with a max of three consecutive), and are slightly more error prone.
- 1 – 2 stars
Right Stick Forward – Low Skill Roulette
Right Stick Left / Right – Ball Roll
Right Stick Back – Feint Forward and Turn - 3 – 4 stars
Right Stick Forward – Roulette
Right Stick Left / Right – Stop and Turn
Right Stick Back – Feint Forward and Exit - 5 stars
Right Stick Forward – 3 Touch Roulette
Right Stick Left / Right – Drag Turn
Right Stick Back – Flair Nutmeg 180
Stepovers are handy to keep in mind. As the game’s meta progresses, occasionally, using simpler inputs could catch your opponent off guard.
Heel Chop helps create space in the penalty area and confuses any defenders hoping to put in a block.
The best way to train and improve your skills is in the practice arena.
A great skill move to begin with is the Body Feint. This is a 2-star trick, meaning almost any player in the game can perform it. When you find your player facing directly towards the goal in the arena, simply flick the Right Stick Left or Right. If your player executes a Body Feint, you’ve successfully performed the move. However, if your player ends up rolling the ball with their foot, it indicates that you held the Right Stick for too long. Try releasing it sooner for a cleaner execution.
Skill moves play a crucial role in distinguishing between decent and exceptional players in Football Club 26. In evenly matched games, a player’s skill in outmaneuvering opponents often becomes the deciding factor in the score. Skill moves are the most effective means to outplay your adversaries, allowing you to surprise them and execute offensive plays before they comprehend the situation.
Yes, skill moves are available in all game modes, but the players that can perform them may vary in Ultimate Team game mode due to special item upgrades.
Each trick has a star rating based on how difficult it is to perform in real life. 1 star is the lowest and 5 stars the highest. Some players like Ronaldo are skillful and can do even the most advanced tricks, whereas less skillful players like goalkeepers and defenders can’t.
Only a few dozens players can perform the most complex skill moves.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe are among the players with a five-star skill rating in Football Club 26.
1-Star Skill Moves
These skill moves are so basic that any player, including goalkeepers, can perform them.
Ball Juggle and Foot Fake can only be performed while standing.
| Directional Nutmeg | L1 (hold) + R1 (hold) +  (direction) |
| Ball Juggle While standing |
L2 + R1 (tap) |
| Open Up Fake Shot Left | L1 (hold) +
 or
 then +
 ,  |
| Open Up Fake Shot Right | L1 (hold) +
or
then +
 , |
| Flick Up for Volley | R3 |
| First Time Feint Turn | L1 (hold) + R1 +  (flick) |
| Directional Nutmeg | LB (hold) + RB (hold) + (direction) |
| Ball Juggle While standing |
LT + RB (tap) |
| Open Up Fake Shot Left | LB (hold) +
 or
 then +
, |
| Open Up Fake Shot Right | LB (hold) +
or
then +
, |
| Flick Up for Volley | R3 |
| First Time Feint Turn | LB (hold) + RB + (flick) |
| Skill Move Modifier |  (hold) |
| Ball Juggle While standing |
W + D (tap) |
| Flick Up for Volley | T |
| Skill Move Modifier | (hold) |
| Ball Juggle While standing |
W + D (tap) |
| Flick Up for Volley | T |
| Skill Move Modifier | (hold) |
| Ball Juggle While standing |
W + D (tap) |
| Flick Up for Volley | T |
2-Star Skill Moves
More complex than 1-star skills, moves like body feints and stepovers are still easy enough for almost everyone.
| Feint Forward And Turn |  , (flick) |
| Body Feint Right |  (flick) |
| Body Feint Left |  (flick) |
| Stepover Right |  , (rotate) |
| Stepover Left | , (rotate) |
| Reverse Stepover Right | , (rotate) |
| Reverse Stepover Left | , (rotate) |
| Ball Roll Left | (hold) |
| Ball Roll Right | (hold) |
| Drag Back | L1 + R1 + (flick) |
| Feint Forward And Turn | , (flick) |
| Body Feint Right | (flick) |
| Body Feint Left | (flick) |
| Stepover Right | , (rotate) |
| Stepover Left | , (rotate) |
| Reverse Stepover Right | , (rotate) |
| Reverse Stepover Left | , (rotate) |
| Ball Roll Left | (hold) |
| Ball Roll Right | (hold) |
| Drag Back | LB + RB + (flick) |
| Body Feint Right |  (flick) |
| Body Feint Left |  (flick) |
| Stepover Right |  , (rotate) |
| Stepover Left | , (rotate) |
| Reverse Stepover Right | , (rotate) |
| Reverse Stepover Left | , (rotate) |
| Ball Roll Left | |
| Ball Roll Right | |
| Body Feint Right | (flick) |
| Body Feint Left | (flick) |
| Stepover Right | , (rotate) |
| Stepover Left | , (rotate) |
| Reverse Stepover Right | , (rotate) |
| Reverse Stepover Left | , (rotate) |
| Ball Roll Left | |
| Ball Roll Right | |
| Body Feint Right | (flick) |
| Body Feint Left | (flick) |
| Stepover Right | , (rotate) |
| Stepover Left | , (rotate) |
| Reverse Stepover Right | , (rotate) |
| Reverse Stepover Left | , (rotate) |
| Ball Roll Left | |
| Ball Roll Right | |
3-Star Skill Moves
You don’t need to make the most complex moves to easily beat defenders and clear a way to the goal. Most players can perform these, so you should start with them.
| Heel Flick | , (flick) |
| Roulette Right | , (rotate 270°) |
| Roulette Left | , (rotate 270°) |
| Fake Left and Go Right | , (rotate 180°) |
| Fake Right and Go Left | , (rotate 180°) |
| Heel Chop Left While running |
L2 (hold) + or , + (hold) |
| Heel Chop Right While running |
L2 (hold) + or , + (hold) |
| Feint Left and Exit Right While running |
, (rotate 180°) |
| Feint Right and Exit Left While running |
, (rotate 180°) |
| Stutter Feint | L2 (hold) + (flick), (flick) or L2 (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Heel Flick | , (flick) |
| Roulette Right | , (rotate 270°) |
| Roulette Left | , (rotate 270°) |
| Fake Left and Go Right | , (rotate 180°) |
| Fake Right and Go Left | , (rotate 180°) |
| Heel Chop Left While running |
LT (hold) + or , + (hold) |
| Heel Chop Right While running |
LT (hold) + or , + (hold) |
| Feint Left and Exit Right | , (rotate 180°) |
| Feint Right and Exit Left | , (rotate 180°) |
| Stutter Feint | LT (hold) + (flick), (flick) or LT (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Heel Flick | (flick),  |
| Flick Up | (flick), , |
| Roulette Right | , (rotate 270°) |
| Roulette Left | , (rotate 270°) |
| Fake Left and Go Right | , (rotate 180°) |
| Fake Right and Go Left | , (rotate 180°) |
| Heel Chop Left | , (twice) |
| Heel Chop Right | , (twice) |
| Feint Left and Exit Right While running |
, (rotate 180°) |
| Feint Right and Exit Left While running |
, (rotate 180°) |
| Stutter Feint | (hold) + (flick), (flick) or (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Heel Flick | (flick), |
| Flick Up | (flick), , |
| Roulette Right | , (rotate 270°) |
| Roulette Left | , (rotate 270°) |
| Fake Left and Go Right | , (rotate 180°) |
| Fake Right and Go Left | , (rotate 180°) |
| Heel Chop Left While running |
, (twice) |
| Heel Chop Right While running |
, (twice) |
| Feint Left and Exit Right | , (rotate 180°) |
| Feint Right and Exit Left | , (rotate 180°) |
| Stutter Feint | (hold) + (flick), (flick) or (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Heel Flick | (flick), |
| Flick Up | (flick), , |
| Roulette Right | , (rotate 270°) |
| Roulette Left | , (rotate 270°) |
| Fake Left and Go Right | , (rotate 180°) |
| Fake Right and Go Left | , (rotate 180°) |
| Heel Chop Left While running |
, (twice) |
| Heel Chop Right While running |
, (twice) |
| Feint Left and Exit Right | , (rotate 180°) |
| Feint Right and Exit Left | , (rotate 180°) |
| Stutter Feint | (hold) + (flick), (flick) or (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
4-Star Skill Moves
Once you get to the four-star moves, you’ll have to break each skill down into parts. It will take a little more to master them, but it will pay off.
| Ball Hop While standing |
L1 (hold) + R3 |
| Ball Roll Drag | L1 + , , (flick) |
| Drag Back Turn | L2 (hold) + (hold) |
| Flair Nutmegs | L1 (hold) + R1 + (flick) |
| Heel to Heel Flick | , (flick) |
| Simple Rainbow | , (flick) |
| Spin Left | R1 (hold) + , (rotate 270°) |
| Spin Right | R1 (hold) + , (rotate 270°) |
| Stop and Turn Left While standing |
(flick), (flick) |
| Stop and Turn Right While standing |
(flick), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Cut Right | (hold), (hold) |
| Ball Roll Cut Left | (hold), (hold) |
| Fake Pass While standing |
R2 (hold) +
or ,
|
| Fake Pass Exit Left While standing |
R2 (hold) + or , + , |
| Fake Pass Exit Right While standing |
R2 (hold) + or , + , |
| Quick Ball Rolls | (hold) |
| Lane Change Left | L1 (hold) + (hold) |
| Lane Change Right | L1 (hold) + (hold) |
| Three Touch Roulette Left | L2 (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Three Touch Roulette Right | L2 (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Drag Back Spin Left | L2 (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Drag Back Spin Right | L2 (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Drag to Heel | L1 (hold) + (flick), or (flick) |
| Heel to Ball Roll | L1 (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Cut | L1 (hold) +
(flick), (flick) |
| Ball Hop While standing |
LB (hold) + R3 |
| Ball Roll Drag | LB + , , (flick) |
| Drag Back Turn | LT (hold) + (hold) |
| Flair Nutmegs | LB (hold) + RB + (flick) |
| Heel to Heel Flick | , (flick) |
| Simple Rainbow | , (flick) |
| Spin Left | RB (hold) + , (rotate 270°) |
| Spin Right | RB (hold) + , (rotate 270°) |
| Stop and Turn Left While standing |
(flick), (flick) |
| Stop and Turn Right While standing |
(flick), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Cut Right | (hold), (hold) |
| Ball Roll Cut Left | (hold), (hold) |
| Fake Pass While standing |
RT (hold) +
or ,
|
| Fake Pass Exit Left While standing |
RT (hold) + or , + , |
| Fake Pass Exit Right While standing |
RT (hold) + or , + , |
| Quick Ball Rolls | (hold) |
| Lane Change Left | LB (hold) + (hold) |
| Lane Change Right | LB (hold) + (hold) |
| Three Touch Roulette Left | LT (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Three Touch Roulette Right | LT (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Drag Back Spin Left | LT (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Drag Back Spin Right | LT (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Drag to Heel | LB (hold) + (flick), or (flick) |
| Heel to Ball Roll | LB (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Cut | LB (hold) +
(flick), (flick) |
| Ball Hop While standing |
LSHIFT (hold) + T |
| Heel to Heel Flick | (flick), |
| Simple Rainbow | (flick), Up, Up |
| Feint Left and Exit Right | , (rotate 180°) |
| Feint Right and Exit Left | , (rotate 180°) |
| Scoop Turn Left | , (twice) |
| Scoop Turn Right | , (twice) |
| Drag Back Spin Left | (flick), Left (flick) |
| Drag Back Spin Right | (flick), Right (flick) |
| Ball Hop While standing |
LSHIFT (hold) + T |
| Heel to Heel Flick | (flick), |
| Simple Rainbow | (flick), Up, Up |
| Feint Left and Exit Right | , (rotate 180°) |
| Feint Right and Exit Left | , (rotate 180°) |
| Scoop Turn Left | , (twice) |
| Scoop Turn Right | , (twice) |
| Drag Back Spin Left | (flick), Left (flick) |
| Drag Back Spin Right | (flick), Right (flick) |
| Ball Hop While standing |
LSHIFT (hold) + T |
| Heel to Heel Flick | (flick), |
| Simple Rainbow | (flick), Up, Up |
| Feint Left and Exit Right | , (rotate 180°) |
| Feint Right and Exit Left | , (rotate 180°) |
| Scoop Turn Left | , (twice) |
| Scoop Turn Right | , (twice) |
| Drag Back Spin Left | (flick), Left (flick) |
| Drag Back Spin Right | (flick), Right (flick) |
5-Star Moves & Combos
You should only pay attention to these if you own in your club, at least one of the few players able to perform it.
| Elastico | , (rotate 180°) |
| Reverse Elastico | , (rotate 180°) |
| Advanced Rainbow While standing |
(flick), (hold), (flick) |
| Hocus Pocus | , (rotate 45°), then (rotate 180°)
|
| Triple Elastico | , (rotate 45°), then (rotate 180°)
|
| Ball Roll & Flick Left While running |
(hold), (flick) |
| Ball Roll & Flick Right While running |
(hold), (flick) |
| Heel Flick Turn | L2 (hold) + R1 (hold) +
, (flick) |
| Sombrero Flick While standing |
(flick), , |
| Turn and Spin Left | (flick), (flick) |
| Turn and Spin Right | (flick), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Left | (hold), then (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Right While standing |
(hold), then (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Turn While standing |
L2 (hold) +
(flick), or (flick) |
| Rabona Fake While jogging |
L2 +
or
,
+ |
| Elastico Chop Left | L2 + R1 (hold) +
, (rotate 180°) |
| Elastico Chop Right | L2 + R1 (hold) +
, (rotate 180°) |
| Spin Flick | L2 + R1 (hold) +
(flick), (flick) |
| Flick Over | (hold) |
| Tornado Spin | L2 (hold) + R1 (hold) +
(flick), (flick) |
| Heel Fake | L2 (hold) + (flick), (flick) or L2 (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Flair Rainbow | L1 (hold) +
(flick) +
(flick) |
| Elastico | , (rotate 180°) |
| Reverse Elastico | , (rotate 180°) |
| Advanced Rainbow While standing |
(flick), (hold), (flick) |
| Hocus Pocus | , (rotate 45°), then (rotate 180°)
|
| Triple Elastico | , (rotate 45°), then (rotate 180°)
|
| Ball Roll & Flick Left While running |
(hold), (flick) |
| Ball Roll & Flick Right While running |
(hold), (flick) |
| Heel Flick Turn | LT (hold) + RB (hold) +
, (flick) |
| Sombrero Flick While standing |
(flick), , |
| Turn and Spin Left | (flick), (flick) |
| Turn and Spin Right | (flick), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Left While standing |
(hold), then (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Right While standing |
(hold), then (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Turn | LT (hold) +
(flick), or (flick) |
| Rabona Fake While jogging |
LT +
or
,
+ |
| Elastico Chop Left | L2 + RB (hold) +
, (rotate 180°) |
| Elastico Chop Right | L2 + RB (hold) +
, (rotate 180°) |
| Spin Flick | L2 + RB (hold) +
(flick), (flick) |
| Flick Over | (hold) |
| Tornado Spin | LT (hold) + RB (hold) +
(flick), (flick) |
| Heel Fake | LT (hold) + (flick), (flick) or LT (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Flair Rainbow | LB (hold) +
(flick) +
(flick) |
| Elastico | , (rotate 180°) |
| Advanced Rainbow While standing |
(flick), (move), (flick) |
| Hocus Pocus | , (rotate 45°), (rotate 180°)
|
| Triple Elastico | , (rotate 45°), (rotate 180°)
|
| Ball Roll & Flick Left While running |
, (flick) |
| Ball Roll & Flick Right While running |
, (flick) |
| Sombrero Flick While standing |
(flick), , |
| Turn and Spin Left | (flick), (flick) |
| Turn and Spin Right | (flick), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Left | (move), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Right | (move), (flick) |
| Elastico | , (rotate 180°) |
| Advanced Rainbow While standing |
(flick), (move), (flick) |
| Hocus Pocus | , (rotate 45°), (rotate 180°)
|
| Triple Elastico | , (rotate 45°), (rotate 180°)
|
| Ball Roll & Flick Left While running |
, (flick) |
| Ball Roll & Flick Right While running |
, (flick) |
| Sombrero Flick While standing |
(flick), , |
| Turn and Spin Left | (flick), (flick) |
| Turn and Spin Right | (flick), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Left | (move), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Right | (move), (flick) |
| Elastico | , (rotate 180°) |
| Advanced Rainbow While standing |
(flick), (move), (flick) |
| Hocus Pocus | , (rotate 45°), (rotate 180°)
|
| Triple Elastico | , (rotate 45°), (rotate 180°)
|
| Ball Roll & Flick Left While running |
, (flick) |
| Ball Roll & Flick Right While running |
, (flick) |
| Sombrero Flick While standing |
(flick), , |
| Turn and Spin Left | (flick), (flick) |
| Turn and Spin Right | (flick), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Left | (move), (flick) |
| Ball Roll Fake Right | (move), (flick) |
5-Star Juggling Tricks
Juggling moves are extremely difficult to pull off and require practice, but they are perfect if you want to humiliate your opponents.
| Sombrero Flick Backwards | L2 (hold) + R1 + (hold) |
| Sombrero Flick Left | L2 (hold) + R1 + (hold) |
| Sombrero Flick Right | L2 (hold) + R1 + (hold) |
| Around the World | L2 (hold) +  or  (rotate 360°) |
| In Air Elastico | L2 (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Reverse in Air Elastico | L2 (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Flick Up | (hold) |
| Chest Flick | L2 (hold) + R3 (2x tap) |
| T. Around the World | L2 (hold) + (rotate 360°), (flick) |
| Toe Drag Stepover | L1 (hold) + , |
| Trickster Rainbow | (flick), (flick) |
| Sombrero Flick Backwards | LT (hold) + RB + (hold) |
| Sombrero Flick Left | LT (hold) + RB + (hold) |
| Sombrero Flick Right | LT (hold) + RB + (hold) |
| Around the World | LT (hold) + or (rotate 360°) |
| In Air Elastico | LT (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Reverse in Air Elastico | LT (hold) + (flick), (flick) |
| Flick Up | (hold) |
| Chest Flick | LT (hold) + R3 (2x tap) |
| T. Around the World | LT (hold) + (rotate 360°), (flick) |
| Toe Drag Stepover | LB (hold) + , |
| Trickster Rainbow | (flick), (flick) |
| Around the World |  or  (rotate 360°) |
| Hop the World | R (hold) + (rotate 360°) |
| In Air Elastico | (flick), (flick) |
| T. Around the World | , (flick) |
| Around the World | or (rotate 360°) |
| Hop the World | R (hold) + (rotate 360°) |
| In Air Elastico | (flick), (flick) |
| T. Around the World | , (flick) |
| Around the World | or (rotate 360°) |
| Hop the World | R (hold) + (rotate 360°) |
| In Air Elastico | (flick), (flick) |
| T. Around the World | , (flick) |
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