All skill moves & how to do them

Skill moves are a great way to create chances in EA FC 26, as they can send defenders the wrong way and make space in tight situations. However, there is a lot to master, and not all players can pull off every trick.

Here’s a breakdown of every skill move in FC 26, as well as every five-star skill player who’s capable of the flashiest moves.

1-star

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Directional Nutmeg	Hold L1 + R1 + R Direction	Hold LB + RB + R Direction
Ball Juggle (while standing)	L2 + R1 Tap	LT + RB Tap
Open Up Fake Shot Left	Hold L1 + Square or Circle then X + L left	Hold LB + X or B then Y + L left
Open Up Fake Shot Right	Hold L1 + Square or Circle then X + L right	Hold LB + X or B then Y + L right
Flick Up	R3	R3
First Time Feint Turn	Hold L1 + R1 + L down	Hold LB + RB + L down

2-star

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Feint Forward and Turn	Flick R down twice	Flick R down twice
Body Feint Right	Flick R right	Flick R right
Body Feint Left	Flick R left	Flick R left
Stepover Right	R rotate up and right	R rotate up and right
Stepover Left	R rotate up and left	R rotate up and left
Reverse Stepover Right	R rotate right and up	R rotate right and up
Reverse Stepover Left	R rotate left and up	R rotate left and up
Ball Roll Left	Hold R left	Hold R left
Ball Roll Right	Hold R right	Hold R right
Drag Back	L2 + R2 + L flick down	LT + RT + L flick down

3-star

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Heel Flick	Flick R up and down	Flick R up and down
Roulette Right	R rotate up and right	R rotate up and right
Roulette Left	R rotate up and left	R rotate up and left
Fake Left & Go Right	R rotate down from left to right	R rotate down from left to right
Fake Right & Go Left	R rotate down from right to left	R rotate down from right to left
Heel Chop Left (running)	Hold L2 + Square or Circle then X + L left	Hold LT + X or B then Y + L left
Heel Chop Right (running)	Hold L2 + Square or Circle then X + L right	Hold LT + X or B then Y + L right
Feint Left & Exit Right	R rotate down from right to left	RR rotate down from right to left
Feint Right & Exit Left	R rotate down from right to left	R rotate down from right to left
Shutter Feint	Hold L2 + Square or Circle then R left and right or right and left	Hold LT + X or B then then R left and right or right and left

4-star

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Ball Hop (standing)	Hold L1 + R3	Hold LB + R3
Ball Roll Drag	Hold L1 + flick R up then left or right	Hold L1 + flick R up then left or right
Drag Back Turn	Hold L2 + hold R down	Hold LT + hold R down
Heel to Heel	Flick R up then down	Flick R up then down
Simple Rainbow	Flick R down then up	Flick R down then up
Spin Left	Hold R2+R1 + rotate R from down to the right	Hold RT+RB + rotate R from down to the right
Spin Right	Hold R2+R1 + rotate R from down to the left	Hold RT+RB + rotate R from down to the left
Stop & Turn Left	Flick R up then left	Flick R up then left
Stop & Turn Right	Flick R up then right	Flick R up then right
Ball Roll Cut Right	Hold R left and L right	Hold R left and L right
Ball Roll Cut Left	Hold R right and L left	Hold R right and L left
Fake Pass (while standing)	Hold R2 + Square or Circle then X	Hold RT + X or B then Y
Fake Pass Exit Left (while standing)	Hold R2 + Square or Circle then X + L up and left	Hold RT + X or B then Y + L up and left
Fake Pass Exit Right (while standing)	Hold R2 + Square or Circle then X + L up and right	Hold RT + X or B then Y + L up and right
Quick Ball Rolls	Hold R down	Hold R down
Lane Change Left	Hold L1 + Hold R Left	Hold LB + Hold R left
Lane Change Right	Hold L1 + Hold R right	Hold LB + Hold R right
Three Touch Roulette Left	Hold L2 + flick R down then left	Hold LT + flick R down then left
Three Touch Roulette Right	Hold L2 + flick R down then right	Hold LT + flick R down then right
Drag Back Spin Left	Flick R down then left	Flick R down then left
Drag Back Spin Right	Flick R down then right	Flick R down then right
Drag to Heel	Hold L1 + flick R down then left or right	LB + flick R down then left or right
Heel to Ball Roll	Hold L1 + flick R up then down	LB + flick R up then down
Ball Roll Cut	Hold L1 + flick R down twice	Hold LB + flick R down twice

5-star

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Elastico	R right then rotate down to the left	R right then rotate down to the left
Reverse Elastico	R left then rotate down to the right	R left then rotate down to the right
Advanced Rainbow	Flick R down twice then up	Flick R down twice then up
Hocus Pocus	Rotate R down and left then back to the right	Rotate R down and left then back to the right
Triple Elastico	Rotate R down and right then back to the left	Rotate R down and right then back to the left
Ball Roll Flick Left	Hold R left then flick up	Hold R left then flick up
Ball Roll Flick Right	Hold R right then flick up	Hold R right then flick up
Heel Flick Turn	Hold L2 + R1 + flick R up then and down	Hold LT + RB + flick R up then and down
Sombrero Flick	Flick R up twice then down	Flick R up twice then down
Turn & Spin Left	Flick R up then left	Flick R up then left
Turn & Spin Right	Flick R up then right	Flick R up then right
Ball Roll Fake Left (while standing)	Hold R left then flick right	Hold R left then flick right
Ball Roll Fake Right (while standing)	Hold R right then flick left	Hold R right then flick left
Ball Roll Fake Turn	Hold L2 + flick up then left or right	Hold LT + flick up then left or right
Rabona Fake	Hold L2 + Square or Circle then X + L down	Hold LT + X or B then A + L down
Elastico Chop Left	Hold L2 + hold R1 + rotate R right and down	Hold LT + hold RB + rotate R right and down
Elastico Chop Right	Hold L2 + hold R1 + rotate R left and down	Hold LT + hold RB + rotate R left and down
Spin Flick	Hold L2+ R1 + flick R up then right or left	Hold LT+ RB + flick R up then right or left
Flick Over	Hold R up	Hold R up
Tornado Spin	Hold L2 + hold R1 + flick R up and left	Hold LT + hold RB + flick R up and left
Heel Fake	Hold L2 + flick R left and right or right and left	Hold LT + flick R left and right or right and left
Flair Rainbow	Hold L1 + flick R down then up	Hold LT + flick R down then up

Juggling skills

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Sombrero Flick Backwards	Hold L2 + R1 + L down	Hold LT + RB + L down
Sombrero Flick Left	Hold L2 + R1 + L left	Hold LT + RB + L left
Sombrero Flick Right	Hold L2 + R1 + L right	Hold LT + RB + L right
Around the World	Hold L2 + rotate R any direction	Hold LT + Rotate R direction
In Air Elastico	Hold L2 + flick R right then left	Hold LT + flick R right then left
Reverse In Air Elastico	Hold L2 + flick R left then right	Hold LT + flick R left then right
Flick Up	Hold L up	Hold L up
Chest Flick	Hold L2 + L3 (x2)	Hold LT + L3 (x2)
T. Around the World	Hold L2 + rotate R clockwise then flick up	Hold LT + rotate R clockwise then flick up

All five-star skill players in EA FC 26

While these are the controls for every skill move, if you want to have access to the full range of flicks and tricks, you need players capable of pulling them off. For the most part, these are tricky wingers and creative midfielders, but there are some surprises in there, too.

So, here are all of the five-star skill move players in FC 26:

Player	Position	Club	Rating
Kylian Mbappe	ST	Real Madrid	91
Alexia Putellas	CM	Barcelona	91
Ousmane Dembele	ST	PSG	90
Caroline Graham Hansen	RW	Barcelona	90
Lamine Yamal	RM	Barcelona	89
Vinicius Jr	LW	Real Madrid	89
Jamal Musiala	CAM	Bayern Munich	88
Debinha	CAM	Kansas City Current	88
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	LW	PSG	87
Beth Mead	RM	Arsena	87
Sakina Karchaoui	CM	PSG	87
Martin Odegaard	CM	Arsenal	87
Paulo Dybala	CAM	Roma	86
Desire Doue	RW	PSG	85
Lauren James	RM	Chelsea	85
Ella Toone	CAM	Man Utd	85
Delphine Cascarino	RM	San Diego Wave	85
Marta	CAM	Orlando Pride	85
Cristiano Ronaldo	ST	Al Nassr	85
Rafael Leao	LW	AC Milan	84
Amel Majri	LW	France	84
Riyad Mahrez	RM	Al Ahli	84
Kingsley Coman	LM	Al Nassr	83
Angel Di Maria	RW	Rosario Central	82
Antony	RW	Real Betis	81
Christopher Nkunku	CAM	AC Milan	81
So Yun Ji	CAM	Sounders Reign	81
Rayan Cherki	RW	Man City	81
Rayan Ait-Nouri	LB	Man City	81
David Neres	LW	Napoli	81
Jadon Sancho	LW	Aston Villa	80
Noa Lang	LW	Napoli	80
Lucas Paqueta	CM	West Ham United	80
Marcus Rashford	LM	Barcelona	80
Joao Felix	CAM	Al Nassr	79
Nuno Santos	LM	Sporting Lisbon	79
Paul Pogba	CM	Monaco	79
Chidera Ejuke	LM	Sevilla	78
Marcelino Moreno	CAM	Lanus	78
Xherdan Shaqiri	CAM	Basel	78
Kevin Wimmer	CAM	Wolfsburg	77
Georginio Rutter	CAM	Brighton	77
Jota	LW	Celtic	77
Wilfried Zaha	LW	Charlotte FC	77
Anis Hadj-Moussa	RW	Feyenoord	76
Osame Sahraoui	LM	Lille	76
Juan Cuadrado	RM	Pisa	76
Eduardo Salvio	RM	Lanus	76
Amine Harit	CAM	Marseille	75
Exequiel Zeballos	RM	Boca Juniors	74
Silas	RM	Stuttgart	74
Cesinha	ST	Daegu FC	74
Kaio Cesar	RM	Al Hilal	73
Angelo Gabriel	RM	Al Nassr	73
Hernan Lopez Munoz	CAM	Argentinos Jrs	73
Elias Saad	LW	Augsburg	72
Julien Duranville	RM	Borussia Dortmund	72
Taha Ali	LM	Malmo	68
Bryan Carvallo	CAM	Union Espanola	66