EA FC 25 skill moves list: All tricks & how to do them

EA FC 25 features over 70 skill moves for players to learn and master. Here is everything you need to know about each trick and how to perform them.

EA made a few significant dribbling changes in FC 25. This includes improvements to turning angles and new animations when dribbling or receiving a pass. In addition, the development team reworked Effort Dribbling to be more responsive and added new animations for the First Touch PlayStyle.

Next, Orbit Dribbling was removed, and players will start the let-ball run animation sooner on passes. And finally, FC 25 introduces four new skill moves that can be used to get past defenders.

New skill moves

SKILL MOVE	STAR REQUIREMENT	PLAYSTATION INPUTS	XBOX INPUTS
Big Feint	2 Star	Hold L2 + Flick RS left/Right (+ LS Direction to Exit)	Hold LT + Flick RS left/Right (+ LS Direction to Exit)
Stop and Go	2 Star	Hold L2 + RS Back, Forward (Cancellable)	Hold LT + RS Back, Forward (Cancellable)
Step Over Ball	4 Star	Hold L1 + Flick RS Forward, Left/Right *(Cancellable)	Hold LB + Flick RS Forward, Left/Right (Cancellable)
Toe Drag Stepover	5 Star	Hold L1 + Rotate RS Right, Back, Left / Rotate RS Left, Back, Right	Hold LB + Rotate RS Right, Back, Left / Rotate RS Left, Back, Right

1-star skill moves in EA FC 24

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Any player can perform 1-star skill moves. And as such, each input is rather simple and easy to pull off in-game.

SKILL MOVE	PLAYSTATION INPUTS	XBOX INPUTS
First-Time Feint Turn (first touch only)	Hold L1+R1+flick LS down	Hold LB+RB+flick LS down
Bridge Skill	Double tap R1	Double tap RB
Directional Nutmeg	Hold L1+R1+RS in any direction	Hold LB+RB+RS in any direction
Ball Juggle (while standing)	L2+tap R1	LT+tap RB
Open Up Fake Shot Left	Hold L1+Square or Circle then tap X+LS top left diagonally	Hold LB+X or B then tap A+LS top left diagonally
Open Up Fake Shot Right	Hold L1+Square or Circle then tap X+LS top right diagonally	Hold LB+X or B then tap A+LS top right diagonally
Flick Up for volley	Hold R1+click RS	Hold RB+click RS

2-star skill moves

As with 1-star skill moves, 2-star skill moves are easy to pull off, and you don’t necessarily need a superstar to add these tricks to your arsenal.

SKILL MOVE	PLAYSTATION INPUTS	XBOX INPUTS
Feint Forward and Turn	Flick RS down twice	Flick RS down twice
Body Feint right/left	Flick RS right/left	Flick RS right/left
Stepover right/left	Roll RS from the top of the stick to the right/left	Roll RS from the top of the stick to the right/left
Reverse Stepover right/left	Roll RS from the right/left to the top of the stick	Roll RS from the right/left to the top of the stick
Ball Roll right/left	Hold RS right/left	Hold RS right/left
Drag Back	L1+R1+flick LS down	LB+RB+flick LS down

3-star skill moves

This is where we begin to separate talented players from the rest of the pack. 3-star skill moves are by no means impossible to pull off on a regular basis, but they require more precision and time to perfect.

SKILL MOVE	PLAYSTATION INPUTS	XBOX INPUTS
Stutter Feint	Hold L2+flick RS left then right (or right then left)	Hold LT+flick RS left then right (or right then left)
Heel Flick	Flick RS up and then down	Flick RS up and then down
Roulette right	Roll RS from the bottom and clockwise to the right	Roll RS from the bottom and clockwise to the right
Roulette left	Roll RS from the bottom and anti-clockwise to the left	Roll RS from the bottom and anti-clockwise to the left
Fake left and go right	Roll RS from the left anti-clockwise to the right	Roll RS from the left anti-clockwise to the right
Fake right and go left	Roll RS from the right clockwise to the left	Roll RS from the right clockwise to the left
Heel Chop right/left (while running)	Hold L2+Square or Circle then X+hold LS right/left	Hold LT+X or B then A+hold LS right/left

4-star skill moves

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When you are trying to make a decisive move in the final third to create that little bit of space to score a goal, these skills you want to know like the back of your hand. Each move has its own special time to use and takes time to perfect, but it can be lethal when used correctly.

SKILL MOVE	PLAYSTATION INPUTS	XBOX INPUTS
Double touch lane change	Hold L2 + hold RS right or left	Hold LT + hold RS right or left
Ball Roll Drag	Hold L1 + flick RS forward, Left/Right	Hold LB + flick RS forward, Left/Right
Drag Back Turn	Hold L2 + Hold RS Back	Hold LT + Hold RS Back
Heel to ball roll	Hold L1+flick RS up then down	Hold LB+flick RS up then down
Ball Hop (While standing)	Hold L1+click RS	Hold LB+click RS
Heel to Heel Flick	Flick RS up and then down	Flick RS up and then down
Simple rainbow	Flick RS down, then up twice	Flick RS down, then up twice
Spin right	Hold R1+roll RS from bottom clockwise to right	Hold RB+roll RS from bottom clockwise to right
Spin left	Hold R1+roll RS from the bottom anti-clockwise to the left	Hold RB+roll RS from the bottom anti-clockwise to the left
Stop and Turn right/left (while running)	Flick RS up then right/left	Flick RS up then right/left
Ball roll cut right	Hold RS left then hold LS right	Hold RS left then hold LS right
Ball roll cut right	Hold RS right then hold LS left	Hold RS right then hold LS left
Fake pass (while standing)	Hold R2+Square or Circle then X	Hold RT+X or B then A
Fake pass exit right/left	Hold R2+Square or Circle then X+flick LS top right/left diagonally	Hold R2+X or B then A+flick LS top right/left diagonally
Quick ball rolls	Hold RS down	Hold RS down
Drag to Heel	Hold L1+flick RS down, then right or left	Hold LB+flick RS down, then right or left
Lane Change right/left	Hold L1+hold RS right/left	Hold LB+hold RS right/left
Three-touch roulette right/left	Hold L1+flick RS down then right/left	Hold LB+flick RS down then right/left
Drag backspin right/left	Flick RS down then right/left	Flick RS down then right/left

5-star skill moves

Sometimes, you will feel like you are pulling off a combo in a fighting game rather than playing EA FC 24 while using these skill moves. However, 5-star skills are only reserved for the best dribbles in the game, and that special honor comes with the added benefit of ankle-breaking skills.

SKILL MOVE	PLAYSTATION INPUTS	XBOX INPUTS
Heel fake (standing position only)	Hold L2+flick RS left, then right (or right, then left)	Hold LT+flick RS left, then right (or right, then left)
Flair Nutmeg	Hold L1 + R1 + Flick RS Direction	Hold LB + RB + Flick RT Direction
Flair Rainbow	Hold L1 + RS Back, Forward	Hold LB + RS Back, Forward
Elastico	Roll RS from right clockwise to left	Roll RS from right clockwise to left
Reverse Elastico	Roll RS from left anti-clockwise to right	Roll RS from left anti-clockwise to right
Advance Rainbow	Flick RS down, hold up, then flick up	Flick RS down, hold up, then flick up
Hocus Pocus	Roll RS from bottom clockwise to left, then roll anti-clockwise to right	Roll RS from bottom clockwise to left, then roll anti-clockwise to right
Triple Elastico	Roll RS from the bottom anti-clockwise to right, then roll clockwise to the left	Roll RS from the bottom anti-clockwise to right, then roll clockwise to the left
Ball roll and flick right/left	Hold RS right/left then flick up	Hold RS right/left then flick up
Heel flick turn	Hold R1+flick RS up then down	Hold RB+flick RS up then down
Sombrero Flick	Flick RS up twice, then down	Flick RS up twice, then down
Turn and Spin right/left	Flick RS up then right/left	Flick RS up then right/left
Ball Roll fake right (while standing)	Hold RS right then flick RS left	Hold RS right then flick RS left
Ball Roll fake left (while standing)	Hold RS left then flick RS right	Hold RS left then flick RS right
Ball Roll fake turn	Hold L2+flick RS up then flick RS either right or left	Hold LT+flick RS up then flick RS either right or left
Elastico chop right	Hold R1+roll RS from left anti-clockwise to right	Hold RB+roll RS from left anti-clockwise to right
Elastico shop left	Hold R1+roll RS from right clockwise to left	Hold RB+roll RS from right clockwise to left
Spin flick right/left	Hold R1+flick RS up then right/left	Hold RB+flick RS up then right/left
Flick over	Hold L1+hold RS up	Hold LB+hold RS up
Tornado spin right/left	Hold L1+flick RS up then right/left	Hold LB+flick RS up then right/left
Rabona fake (while jogging)	Hold L1+Square or Circle then X+LS down	Hold LB+X or B then A+LS down
Laces flick up	L2+hold R1	LT+hold RB

5-star juggling skills

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Players with 5-star skill moves will also be able to perform exclusive moves while they’re juggling. But you must remember that to execute each of these movements shown below, you need to be constantly juggling the ball, and to do this, you just have to hold L2/LT and repeatedly tap R1/RB when standing

SKILL MOVE	PLAYSTATION INPUTS	XBOX INPUTS
Sombrero flick backwards	Hold LS down	Hold LS down
Sombrero flick right/left	Hold LS right/left	Hold LS right/left
Around the World	Roll RS all the way clockwise or anti-clockwise	Roll RS all the way clockwise or anti-clockwise
In air Elastico	Flick RS right then left	Flick RS right then left
Reverse In Air Elastico	Flick RS left then right	Flick RS left then right
Flick up for volley	Hold LS up	Hold LS up
Chest flick	Hold L2+click RS twice	Hold LT+click RS twice
T. Around the World	Roll RS all the way clockwise from the top then flick RS up	Roll RS all the way clockwise from the top then flick RS up

For more on FC 25, check out our guides on determining if a pack has a walkout and the top 10 kits to wear.