FC 26 Playstyles Explained: From Finishing to Passing, Check Out the Full List

Finesse Shot

Players with this PlayStyle or PlayStyle+ will excel on performing fast and accurate finesse shots on the virtual field.

Chip Shot

Footballers with this certain PlayStyle can perform better chip shots, with increased chances of beating the goalie in an 1v1 scenario.

Power Shot

Players with this particular PlayStyle can beat goalies with power shot with better accuracy and speed, especially from outside of the box.

Dead Ball

Provides increased set piece accuracy, speed, and curve, helping them channel their inner Lionel Messi/Roberto Carlos.

Precision Header

Footballers can perform great headers with better accuracy and speed with increased chances of scoring goals from set pieces (direct or indirect).

Acrobatic

Talk about half volleys or volleys, this playstyle helps footballers perform acrobatic shots with better precision.

Low Driven Shot

Players with this PlayStyle can shoot the ball precisely with better accuracy by keeping it low.

Gamechanger

Footballers can utilize their fancy shots, such as Rabona or Trivela with better accuracy.

Incisive Pass

Footballers can provide through and swerve passes with maximum precision, and those who have the Playmaker role can be benefited by it mostly.

Pinged Pass

Players featuring Pinged Pass PlayStyle can provide fast grounded pass to teammates without them having the difficulty of recieving.

Long Ball Pass

Footballers, especially the midfielders (deep-lying playmakers) possess the ability to provide accurate lofted pass on a long distance. The opponent's surely face a hard time intercepting this pass.

Tiki Taka

Evolved from Johan Cruyff's ideology, and popularized by Pep Guardiola, Tiki Taka is one of the staggering passing concept in Football. Players with this particular PlayStyle excels in providing accurte ground passes first-time, helping team pose threat on the opponent\s final third area.

Whipped Pass

Footballers, especially the wingers are full backs benefit the most from Whipped Pass PlayStyle. Players can provide accurate crossses which has better reach and curve.

Inventive

Footballers with this PlayStyle can channel their inner creativity and provide fancy trivela passses with better accuracy, ensuring its reaching the targeted reciever.

Technical

Footballers, especially attackers can showcase great speed during controlled runs, helping them dribble past top-notch defenders on the virtual field.

Rapid

Players reach their highest speed during dribbling, helping them beat multiple defenders at once.

First Touch

Even if your footballer is surrounded with multiple defenders or midfielder, having the First Touch PlayStyle helps the individual to control the ball by trapping it into their field. It also reduces the chances of performing an error during pivotal moments.

Trickster

Trickster PlayStyle helps your footballer showcase unique skill by channeling their inner Neymar or Ronaldinho. Similar to other ball control styles, it helps avoid any complicated 1v1 scenarios against your opponenets.

Press Proven

Having Press Proven PlayStyle basically helps your player keeping the ball possession in favor of your side by shielding or dribbling the ball more effectively.

Jockey

Footballers with Jockey Play Style will feature increased sprint jockey speed, helping them defend the ball in 1v1 situations.

Block

Talk about tracking the ball and preventing it from entering the net, Block PlayStyle is all about that. Players possess increased chances of blocking.

Intercept

Footballers with this PlayStyle have increased reach and have the ability to retain possession by intercepting the ball from the opponent player.

Anticipate

Players, especially individuals defending their final third area will have increased chances of performing standing tackles. This will prevent top-notch strikers from entering any deadly spots to secure a goal.

Slide Tackle

Defenders with Slide Tackle PlayStyle features increased chances of snatch the ball directly from the attacker's feet without performing any foul.

Aerial Fortress

The Aerial Fortress PlayStyle will be benificial for defenders who has exceptional height advantage, helping them clear the ball from set pieces. They can perform higher jumps and showcase physical presence to clear the ball from their final third area.

Quick Step

Footballers with Quick Step PlayStyle will be faster while exploiting the Explosive Sprint ability. This will help them beat defenders, espeically during counter-attacking scenarios.

Relentless

Relentless Play Style can easily be exploited by top-notch central midfielders. This will help them cover a greater area of field by reducing fatigue, and it also adds recovery during the halftime phase.

Long Throw

Footballers with Long Throw PlayStyle can throw the ball with great power, helping them cover a long range compared to other players.

Bruiser

Footballers with Bruiser PlayStyle gets physical advatange, helping them snatch the ball from the opponent players.

Enforcer

Much like Bruiser, players with Enforcer PlayStyle have the increased chances of shielding the ball during crucial moments. It can be exploited during the last minutes of the game when you don't want to give away the ball easily to your opponents.

Far Throw

Goalies can throw the ball accurately to one of their teammates in a long distance, especially during counter attacks. Those who feature the BAG (Be a Goalkeeper) trait can utilize this even more.

Footwork

Footwork PlayStyle works best during 1v1 scenarios, helping goalies to improve their footwork and perform incredible saves.

Cross Claimer

Goalkeepers with this PlayStyle has an improved chances of claim the aerial ball, espcially from a cross/set pieces by utilzing their reflexes.

Rush Out

Goalkeepers become more aggresive with this PlayStyle helping them clear the ball inside/outside the D box.

Far Reach

BAG players can save the long-range screamers, especially from the strikers or attacking midfielders with this particular PlayStyle.

Deflector

Deflector PlayStyle helps goalies to save the deflected balls with greater control and speed, ensuring that they don't concede no goals are from it.