All eFootball Playing Styles

All eFootball Playing Styles Explained: Complete Player Playstyle Guide

Shubhrajit Goswami

Published - Jan 21, 2026, 11:14 AM

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All eFootball Playing Style
eFootball Forward Playing Styles
eFootball Midfielders Playing Styles
eFootball Defenders Playing Styles
eFootball Goalkeepers Playing Styles

There are multiple playing styles in eFootball that can be used to exploit the spaces in your opponent's formation. If you wish to build a compact dream team that is equally good in offence and defence, you need to put the players with the correct playing styles at correct positions. Confused about how and where to use the 'Dummy Runner' or an 'Extra Frontman' player in your dream team? Don't worry, as we have explained the details of all eFootball playing styles in this article, along with their special attributes and positions where they can be played.

All eFootball Playing Style

There are a total of 21 playing styles in eFootball, distributed across all playing positions. The distinct playing styles for each position operate differently, and you need to utilise them in conjunction to build the best dream team.

There are 3 main types of playing positions in eFootball: Forwards, Midfielders, and Defenders. Each position houses many players who operate differently. For example, for the position of CMF (Central midfielder), player A may operate as a fierce presser who constantly tries to steal the ball, whereas another Player B holds the ball and plays precise passes. Using the right balance of players with different playing styles in your dream team will help it make it compact and robust.

In order to build the best dream team, you first need to know all eFootball playing styles and how to use them in formation. You can check these details below:

eFootball Forward Playing Styles

There are 7 eFootball forward playing styles, each of which operates differently from the others. You can check the details of each playing style below:

Playing Style	Position	Attributes	Description
Goal Poacher	CF	Offensive Awarness, Finishing	A kind of Centre Forward who lurks on the backs of opposition's last defender and makes linebreaking offensive runs creating goal scoring chances.
Dummy Runner	CF, SS	Offensive Awarness	A type of Centre Forward who opens spaces for other attackers of your team in the opposition final third by attarcting the defenders via their unusual runs and positioning.
Fox in the Box	CF	Offensive Awarness, Finishing	The finishing forward who is always active in the opposition's 18 yard box with his positioning and buries all the chances.
Deep-Lying Forward	CF, SS, AMF	Offensive Awarness, Passing, Finishing	These type of centre forwards drop in the midfield to recieve and provide passes. They are not just finishers but also help build up play.
Target Man	CF	Heading, Physical Contact, Jumping	The big build centre forwards who uses their physicality to hold and shield the ball and keeps the defenders of opposition hooked to themselves.
Prolific Winger	LWF, RWF	Speed, Dribbling, Ball Control, Passing, Crosssing	These forwards stick to the touchlines on the flanks to recieve and provide passes and crosses and very rarely cut into central spaces.
Roaming Flank	LWF, RWF, RMF, LMF	Speed, Offensive Awareness, Acceleration	These forwards always cut into central areas from either wing to create scoring chances.

eFootball Forward Playing Styles

We suggest using one ‘Goal Poacher’ for formations with only one CF and a combination of a ‘Goal Poacher’ with any other playing style in a 2 strikers setup. You can check the best CFs in eFootball to know who to pick in your dream team.

eFootball Midfielders Playing Styles

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There are 8 eFootball midfielder playing styles, each of which is unique. You can check the details of each playing style below:

Playing Style	Position	Attributes	Description
Classic No. 10	AMF, SS	Ball control, Passing, Dribbling Finishing, Offensive Awareness	This type of midfielder stays near the opposition's penalty area to create and bury chances. They try to save their stamina so never track back.
Creative Playmaker	AMF, SS, RWF, LWF, RMF, LMF	Ball control, Passing, Finishing, Offensive Awareness	The midfielders with this playing style exploits the slightest openings in opposition's defence with their precise passes, through balls or occasional runs
Hole Player	AMF, SS, CMF, LMF, RMF	Speed, Stamina, Passing, Ball Control	This playing style makes the midfielders make offensive runs towards opposition's box when the team holds posession
Box-to-Box	CMF, DMF, LMF, RMF	Defensive Awareness, Defensive Engagement, Tackling, Passing	This playing style turns the midfielder into a workhorse making them cover every inch on the pitch for all 90 minutes. They attack, defend and build play as needed.
Destroyer	CMF, DMF	Defensive Awareness, Defensive Engagement, Tackling, Physical Contact	This play style turns the player into a bully who relentlessly press the opposition and try to win duels with their tackling.
Orchestrator	CMF, DMF	Defensive Awareness, Defensive Engagement, Tackling, Passing	This playing style allows the midfielder to orchestrate attacks from deeper parts of the midfield all while performing defensive duties.
Anchor Man	DMF	Defensive Awareness, Defensive Engagement, Tackling, Passing	This playstyle is for the midfielders who position themselves just ahead of the defenders to protect your backline.
Cross Specialist	LMF, RMF	Speed, Acceleration, Crossing, Passing, Curl	This playstyle is for the midfielders who can give pin-point crosses to the CFs from either flank.

eFootball Midfielders Playing Styles

We suggest using one ‘Anchor Man’ DMF along with one ‘Box-to-Box’ CMF and a ‘Hole Player’ AMF. You can check the best AMFs in eFootball to know who to pick in your dream team

eFootball Defenders Playing Styles

There are 5 eFootball defenders playing styles, each of which is unique. You can check the details of each playing style below

Playing Style	Position	Attributes	Description
Build Up	CB	Defensive Awareness, Defensive Engagement, Aggression, Tackling, Jumping, Physical Contact, Passing	This playing style keeps the defenders close to your box as they sit back, defend and build attacks using long passes.
Destroyer	CB	Defensive Awareness, Defensive Engagement, Aggression, Tackling, Jumping, Physical Contact	The defenders with this playing style relentlessly press the opposition and try to win duels with their tackling.
Extra Frontman	CB	Defensive Awareness, Defensive Engagement, Aggression, Tackling, Jumping, Physical Contact, Passing	The defenders with this playing style are attacking minded and try to join attacks whenever possible.
Offensive Fullback	LB, RB	Defensive Awareness, Offensive Awareness, Passing, Tackling	This playing stayle makes your fullbacks join attacks as they continuosuly push forward and make overloading runs on the flanks.
Defensive Fullback	LB, RB	Defensive Awareness, Defensive Engagement, Aggression, Tackling	This playing stayle makes your fullbacks more defence oriented as they sit back to intercept passes, block lines and make clearences.
Fullback Finisher	LB, RB	Defensive Awareness, Offensive Awareness, Passing, Tackling, Finishing	This playing gets your fullbacks into offensive areas in the central spaces, join attacks and take goal scoring positions

eFootball Defenders Playing Styles

We suggest using a combination of a ‘Build Up’ CB, one ‘Destroyer’ CB, and two defensive full-backs to solidify your backline. You can check the best CBs in eFootball to know who to pick in your dream team

eFootball Goalkeepers Playing Styles

There are 2 eFootball goalkeeping playing styles, each of which is unique. You can check the details of each playing style below

Playing Style	Position	Attributes	Description
Offensive Goalkeeper	GK	GK Awareness, GK Reflexes, GK Reach, Jumping	This playing style turns the goal keeper into a sweeper who clears dangerous balls behind the defence lines.
Defensive Goalkeeper	GK	GK Awareness, GK Reflexes, GK Reach, Jumping	This playing style makes the goal keeper hug the goal line and stop shots.

eFootball Goalkeepers Playing Styles

If you run an offside trap, then it's best to play an ‘offensive goalkeeper’ because of the high line your team usually keeps. If your defence sits back, then a defensive goalkeeper will be your best resource. To know about the meta goalkeepers, you can check the best GK in eFootball.

The playing styles solely determine the AI behaviour of your team's players when you don't control them. It plays a significant role in running a specific formation in the game, but it all comes down to the individual skills that will help you win division matches. Fixing your formation with the players having usable play styles will only assist you in getting better in the game.