FIFA 23 PLAYER ROLES

FIFA 23 Player Roles allow you to choose in advance the player you want to be the captain or responsible for taking set-pieces, including penalties, free kicks and corners.
FIFA 23 Player Roles

FIFA 23 Roles


In the same way you can set up your formation, tactics and player instructions, you can also use player roles to specify who is the captain of your team and who will take the set-pieces:

  • Captain;
  • Left Corner;
  • Right Corner;
  • Short Free Kick;
  • Long Free Kick;
  • Penalties;
FIFA 23 player roles are only assigned to the starting eleven players. If you make a substitution, the player who comes in will not follow the role of the player who goes out.

How to Set Up FIFA 23 Player Roles
  1. From the main Ultimate Team screen, press R1/RB twice to select the [Club] tab;
  2. Select [Squad];
  3. Press L2/LT to popup [Squad Actions];
  4. Scroll down to [Custom Tactics];
  5. Press R1/RB to go to [Roles];
  6. Make the desired changes and save.
You can make changes before starting a match by selecting Edit Lineup > Squad Actions > Player Roles. Even after the game starts, you can pause it and make new adjustments.

The game will always save your last configuration, so you don’t have to set it up every time you play. Remember that you can configure a role via game plans and use it from the D-Pad.

If you’re unsure about the roles, just leave the job to the CPU by selecting Auto-Assign and resetting to the default assignments. This feature, which you can find at the bottom of the screen, picks the best player for each role based on their attributes.

Captain

The player who will be the captain by default.

How to Choose
This role does not influence the game. It’s only relevant to some animations that do not affect your team’s performance. Choose a player of your preference freely.

Left Corner / Right Corner

The player who will take lef/right corners by default.

How to Choose
Find the player on your team who is the best in the mentioned attributes (in descending order of importance) and whose preferred foot is the left (for left corners) or right (for right corners). Be careful not to pick someone you need for other roles during this type of set-piece.

Most Importante Attributes
  • Long Passing
    It is used to classify how well a player performs a long pass in the air to his teammate.
  • Short Passing
    It ranks how well a player performs a short / ground pass to his teammate.
  • Curve
    It measures the player’s ability to curve the ball when passing and shooting.
  • Free Kick Accuracy
    It measures the player’s accuracy for taking Free Kicks.
Tip
When selecting a kick taker, the most important stats of the selected player are immediately displayed. Take note that you can always change the game’s kick taker by holding the R2 / RT button when taking a corner.
FIFA 23 Roles

Short Free Kick

The player who will take the short free kicks by default.

How to Choose
Find the player on your team who is the best in the mentioned attributes (in descending order of importance). If the free kick is on the right side of your opponent’s goal and your kick-taker is left-footed, choose another one. The same applies if the free kick is on the left side of your opponent’s goal and your kick-taker is right-footed. Be careful not to pick someone you need for other roles during this type of set-piece.

Most Importante Attributes
  • Free Kick Accuracy
    It measures the player’s accuracy for taking Free Kicks.
  • Shot Power
    It evaluates how hard the player hits the ball when taking a shot at a goal.
  • Curve
    It measures the player’s ability to curve the ball when passing and shooting.
  • Finishing
    It is the accuracy of shots using foot inside the penalty area.

Long Free Kick

The player who will take the long free kicks by default.

How to Choose
Find the player on your team who is the best in the mentioned attributes (in descending order of importance). Be careful not to pick someone you need for other roles during this type of set-piece.

Most Importante Attributes
  • Free Kick Accuracy
    It measures the player’s accuracy for taking Free Kicks.
  • Long Shots
    It measures the accuracy of shots from outside the penalty area.
  • Shot Power
    It evaluates how hard the player hits the ball when taking a shot at a goal.
  • Curve
    It measures the player’s ability to curve the ball when passing and shooting.

Penalties

The player who will take penalty kicks by default.

How to Choose
Find the player on your team who is the best in the mentioned attributes (in descending order of importance) and whose preferred foot is the left. Be careful not to pick someone you need for other roles during this type of set-piece.

Most Importante Attributes
  • Penalty
    It measures the accuracy of shots from inside the penalty area.
  • Shot Power
    It evaluates how hard the player hits the ball when taking a shot at a goal.
  • Finishing
    It is the accuracy of shots using foot inside the penalty area.
  • Free Kick Accuracy
    It measures the player’s accuracy for taking Free Kicks.
Frequently Asked Questions
FIFA 23 Player Roles allow you to choose in advance the player you want to be the captain or set-pieces taker.
There are two ways to set up player roles in FIFA 23:

  1. From the main Ultimate Team screen, press R1/RB twice to select the [Club] tab;
  2. Select [Squad];
  3. Press L2/LT to popup [Squad Actions];
  4. Scroll down to [Custom Tactics];
  5. Press R1/RB to go to [Roles];
  6. Make the desired changes and save.
  1. Before starting a match, select [Edit Lineup];
  2. Select [Squad Actions];
  3. Navigate to [Player Roles];
  4. Make the desired changes and save.
You can change the kick-taker in the middle of a game without pausing the game. Just hold R2 or RT, depending on your console. Contrary to when you select the kick taker on the roles screen, this way, your decision will only affect that particular set piece. In the next set-piece, the player in charge of it will be the one that has been defined in the player’s roles screen.
You don’t have to change the captain unless you want. They have no effect on the gameplay.