All FC 25 skill moves and how to do them

From the simple fake shot to the flashiest rainbow flick, FC 25 has a seemingly endless list of skill moves for you to use in matches. Some of them are incredibly useful while others are more for showboating than actually beating a defender, but it’s worth having a few in your locker to pull out when you need them.

That’s why we’ve put together a list of all the different skill moves in FC 25, their star requirements and the inputs to use them. If you’re after a particular skill move, you’ll be able to find out below exactly how to perform it – let’s get into it.

1-Star skill moves

Here are all of the 1-Star skill moves and how to do them:

Skill Move	PlayStation Input	Xbox Input
Directional Nutmeg	Hold L1 + R1 + RS direction	Hold LB + RB + RS direction
Standing Ball Juggle	Hold L2 + press R1	Hold LT + press RB
Open Up Fake Shot	Hold L1 + press Square/Circle, then press X and move LS	Hold LB + press X/B, then press A and move LS
Flick Up	Press R3	Press R3
First Time Feint Turn	Hold L1 + R1 + flick LS down	Hold LB + RB + flick LS down

2-Star skill moves

Here are all of the 2-Star skill moves and how to do them:

Skill Move	PlayStation Input	Xbox Input
Feint Forward and Turn	Flick RS down twice	Flick RS down twice
Body Feint	Flick RS right/left	Flick RS right/left
Stepover	Roll RS from front to right/left	Roll RS from front to right/left
Reverse Stepover	Roll RS from right/left to front	Roll RS from right/left to front
Ball Roll	Hold RS right/left	Hold RS right/left
Drag Back	L1 + R1 + LS flick down	LB + RB + LS flick down
Big Feint	Hold L2 + flick RS left/right (Move LS in direction to exit)	Hold LT + flick RS left/right (Move LS in direction to exit)
Stop and Go	Hold L2 + RS back and then forward	Hold LT + RS back and then forward

3-Star skill moves

Here are all of the 3-Star skill moves and how to do them:

Skill Move	PlayStation Input	Xbox Input
Heel Flick	Flick RS up and then down	Flick RS up and then down
Roulette Left	Roll RS anticlockwise from bottom to left	Roll RS anticlockwise from bottom to left
Roulette Right	Roll RS clockwise from bottom to right	Roll RS clockwise from bottom to right
Fake Left & Go Right	Roll RS anticlockwise from left to right	Roll RS anticlockwise from left to right
Fake Right & Go Left	Roll RS clockwise from right to left	Roll RS clockwise from right to left
Hell Chop	Hold L2 + Square/Circle then press X + hold LS right/left	Hold LT + X/B then press A + hold LS right/left
Stutter Feint	Hold L2 + flick RS left then left/left then right	Hold LT + flick RS left then right/right then left
Feint Left & Exit Right	Roll RS anticlockwise from left to right	Roll RS anticlockwise from left to right
Feint Right & Exit Left	Roll RS clockwise from right to left	Roll RS clockwise from right to left

4-Star skill moves

Here are all of the 4-Star skill moves and how to do them:

Skill Move	PlayStation Input	Xbox Input
Ball Hop (while standing)	Hold L1 + press R3	Hold LB + press R3
Ball Roll Drag	Hold L1 + flick RS up then left/right	Hold LB + flick RS up then left/right
Drag Back Turn	Hold L2 + hold RS down	Hold LB + hold RS down
Flair Nutmegs	Hold L1 + R1 and flick RS	Hold LB + RB and flick RS
Heel To Heel Flick	Flick RS up then down	Flick RS up then down
Simple Rainbow	Flick RS down once then up twice	Flick RS down once then up twice
Spin Left	Hold R1 + roll RS anticlockwise from bottom to left	Hold RB + roll RS clockwise from bottom to left
Spin Right	Hold R1 + roll RS clockwise from bottom to right	Hold RB + roll clockwise from bottom to right
Stop and Turn (while running)	Flick RS up then left/right	Flick RS up then left/right
Ball Roll Cut Right	Hold RS left + hold LS right	Hold RS left + hold LS right
Ball Roll Cut Left	Hold RS right + hold LS left	Hold RS right + hold LS left
Fake Pass (while standing)	Hold R2 + press Square/Circle then X	Hold RT + press X/B then A
Fake Pass Exit Right/Left (while standing)	Hold R2 + press Square/Circle then X	Hold RT + press X/B then A
Quick Ball Rolls	Hold RS down	Hold RS down
Drag To Heel	Hold L1 + flick RS down then left/right	Hold LB + flick RS down then left/right
Lane Change	Hold L1 + hold RS left/right	Hold LB + hold RS left/right
Three Touch Roulette	Hold L2 + flick RS down then left/right	Hold LB + flick RS down then left/right
Drag Back Spin	Hold L2 + flick RS forward then left/right	Hold LB + flick RS forward then left/right
Heel to Ball Roll	Hold L1 + flick RS up then down	Hold LB + flick RS up then down
Ball Roll Cut	Hold L1 + flick RS down then up	Hold LB + flick RS down then up
Explosive Fake Shot	Fake Shot + flick LS while running	Fake Shot + flick LS while running
Step Over Ball	Hold L1 + flick RS forward then left/right	Hold LB + flick RS forward then left/right

5-Star skill moves

Here are all of the 5-Star skill moves and how to do them:

Skill Move	PlayStation Input	Xbox Input
Elastico	Roll RS clockwise from right to left	Roll RS clockwise from right to left
Reverse Elastico	Roll RS anticlockwise from left to right	Roll RS anticlockwise from left to right
Antony Spin (when receiving pass)	Press L1 + R2 simultaneously	Press LB + RB simultaneously
Advanced Rainbow	Flick RS down, hold up and then flick up	Flick RS down, hold up and then flick up
Hocus Pocus	Roll RS from down to left, and then back to right	Roll RS from down to left, and then back to right
Triple Elastico	Roll RS from down to right, and then back to left	Roll RS from down to right, and then back to left
Ball Roll & Flick (while running)	Hold RS right/left then flick up	Hold RS right/left then flick up
Heel Flick Turn	Hold R1 + R2 and flick RS up then down	Hold RB + RT and flick RS up then down
Sombrero Flick (while standing)	Flick RS up twice, then down	Flick RS up twice, then down
Turn and Spin	Flick RS up then right/left	Flick RS up then right/left
Ball Roll Fake (while standing)	Hold RS left/right then flick left/right	Hold RS left/right then flick left/right
Ball Roll Fake Turn	Hold L2 + flick RS up then flick left/right	Hold LT + flick RS up then flick left/right
Elastico Chop Left	Hold R1 + R2 + roll RS clockwise from right to left	Hold RB + RT + roll RS clockwise from right to left
Elastico Chop Right	Hold R1 + R2 + roll RS anticlockwise from left to right	Hold RB + RT + roll RS anticlockwise from left to right
Spin Flick	Hold R1 + R2 and flick RS up then left/right	Hold RB + RT and flick RS up then left/right
Flick Over	Hold RS up	Hold RS up
Tornado Spin	Hold L1 + L2 and flick RS up then left/right	Hold LB + LT and flick RS up then left/right
Rabona Fake (while jogging)	Hold L2 + press Square/Circle then X + hold LS down	Hold LT + press X/B then A + hold LS down
Heel Fake	Hold L2 and flick RS left then right	Hold LT and flick RS left then right
Flair Rainbow	Hold L1 and flick RS down then up	Hold L1 and flick RS down then up
Toe Drag Stepover	Hold L1 and rotate RS right, back, left / left, back, right	Hold LB and rotate RS right, back, left / left, back, right

5-Star juggling tricks

Here are all the 5-Star juggling tricks and how to do them:

Skill Move	PlayStation Input	Xbox Input
Sombrero Flick Backwards/Left/Right	Hold L2 + R1 + RS down/left/right	Hold LT + RB + RS down/left/right
Around The World	Hold L2 + roll RS 360 degrees clockwise or anticlockwise	Hold LT + roll RS 360 degrees clockwise or anticlockwise
In Air Elastico	Hold L2 + flick RS left then right	Hold LB + flick RS left then right
Reverse In Air Elastico	Hold L2 + flick RS left then right	Hold LB + flick RS left then right
Flick Up For Volley	Hold LS up	Hold LS up
Chest Flick	Hold L2 and press R3 twice	Hold LT and press L3 twice
T. Around The World	Hold L2 + roll RS 360 clockwise then flick RS up	Hold LT + roll RS 360 clockwise then flick RS up