Even if not as mandatory as FC 26‘s PlayStyles, having the right set of skills can help even F2P players compete with the meta in eFootball 2026. After all, they can both open a new world of possibilities and add a few handy moves to a card’s repertoire.
But thanks to their large number, it’s a little too much to ask you to memorize each, right? Here’s what all non-AI player skills do in eFootball 2026.
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All eFootball 2026 Player Skills & What They Do
At the time of writing, eFootball features over 40 different regular player skills, divided into six categories: Shooting, Passing, Dribbling, Defending, Goalkeeping, and Other. Multiple skills, like Weighted Pass and Aerial Superiority, can also be found on multiple of the above. You can check out an overview of each skill below, as well as a look at all Showtime Skills by heading further down.
All Shooting Player Skills
- Long Range Curler: Allows players to perform Controller Shots with increased accuracy and a heavy curl when far from the goal.
- Chip Shot Control: Allows players to perform accurate Chip Shots, even while moving at high speed.
- Knuckle Shot: Allows players to perform Knuckle Shots. To do so, perform a Stunning Shot with 50-60% power.
- Dipping Shot: Allows players to perform Dipping Shots (65-95% power Stunning Shot).
- Rising Shot: Allows players to perform Rising Shots (65-95% power Stunning Shot).
- Long Range Shooting: Boosts the accuracy of shots performed when outside of the box.
- Acrobatic Finishing: Allows players to finish by performing acrobatic volleys/shots.
- One-time Shot: Improves a player’s ability to perform one-time shots.
- Penalty Specialist: Improves the accuracy of penalty kicks.
All Passing Player Skills
- Heel Trick: Allows players to perform heel passes.
- One Touch Pass: Improves the power and precision of one-time passes.
- Through Passing: Allows players to perform more precise through passes. Also boosts the success rate of those featuring tricky trajectories.
- Weighted Pass: Allows players to perform lofted and fly-through passes with heavy backspins.
- Pinpoint Crossing: Allows players to perform sharper/more accurate crosses.
- Outside Curler: Players with the skill can perform precise outside spinning shots and passes, no matter the range.
- Rabona: Allows players to perform rabona passes/shots.
- No Look Pass: Allows players to perform no-look passes.
- Low Lofted Pass: Allows players to perform low-trajectory lofted passes, no matter the distance.
All Dribbling Player Skills
- Scissors Feint: Increases the speed of Scissor Feints.
- Double Touch: Increases the speed of Double Touches.
- Flip Flap: Allows players to perform the Flip Flap (aka the Elastico).
- Merseille Turn: Increases the speed of Merseille Turns.
- Sombrero: Allows players to perform both Flick and Sombrero Turns when tapping the ball. Increases the accuracy of flicks.
- Chop Turn: Allows players to perform faster Chop Turn dribbles.
- Cut Behind & Turn: Allows players to perform a Cut Behind with a special tapping motion.
- Inside Bounce: Allows players to perform Inside Bounces.
- Sole Control: Players with the skill can perform faster and more precise feints/turns.
All Defending Player Skills
- Weighted Pass: Allows players to perform lofted and fly-through passes with heavy backspins.
- Man Marking: Makes players harder to get rid of when man marking, while also improving their reaction speed.
- Track Back: Improves a player’s ability to apply aggressive pressure.
- Interception: Boosts your player’s ability to react and intercept passes.
- Blocker: Limits the number of rebounds and boosts a player’s ability to react to/block passes.
- Aerial Superiority: Boosts a player’s ability to win aerial duels.
- Sliding Tackle: Boosts the speed and accuracy of sliding tackles. Your player will also win the ball more often.
- Acrobatic Clearance: Allows players to clear the ball with their feet, even when out of balance or in the air.
All Other Player Skills
- Heading: Improves the accuracy of headers. Players with the skill also perform downward headers more often.
- Long Throws: Allows players to perform longer throws.
- Gamesmanship: Allows players to win fouls more easily when in possession.
- Aerial Superiority: Boosts a player’s ability to win aerial duels.
- Captaincy: Allows your player to reduce the whole team’s fatigue.
- Super-Sub: Boosts a player’s overall ability after being subbed in on the second half.
- Fighting Spirit: Players with the skill will lose less kicking/heading accuracy while under pressure. Also reduces fatigue effects.
All GK Exclusive Skills
To avoid repeating multiple entries, we decided to only include the Goakeeper exclusive regular skills here. The category also features Fighting Spirit, One-touch Pass, Through Passing, Weighted Passing, and Low Lofted Pass.
- GK High Punt: Allows players to perform more accurate high-trajectory punt kicks.
- GK Low Punt: Allows players to perform more accurate low-trajectory punt kicks.
- GK Long Throws: Improves the distance of throws.
- GK Penalty Saver: Boosts goalkeeping reactions against penalty kicks.
All Showtime Player Skills in eFootball 2026, Explained
Only available for select Epic, Showtime, and Big Time players, Special (or Showtime) Skills are the cream of the crop in eFootball, with most being able to turn players into unstoppable machines. For example, a defender with Long Reach Tackle feels impregnable, while a Blitz Curler striker can score from pretty much everywhere. Here’s an overview of the effects of all Showtime Skills:
- Aerial Fort: Further boosts your aerial prowess.
- Acceleration Burst: Allows players to get a higher acceleration boost off the dribble.
- Attack Trigger (NEW): Allows players to increase the Attacking Awareness of all teammates when with the ball.
- Blitz Curler: Adds more accuracy and an ever-sharper curve to Controlled Shots (50%+ power).
- Bullet Header: Boosts the accuracy and power of headers.
- Edged Crossing: Boosts the accuracy of crosses.
- Fortress: Increases a player’s defensive and physical performance if leading at the start of the second half.
- Game-Changing Pass: Boosts the accuracy of passes if losing at halftime.
- GK Directing Defense: Increases the defensive abilities of your defenders.
- GK Spirit Roar: Boosts the physicality of your defenders.
- Long Reach Tackle: Massively improves a player’s range and success rate when performing standing tackles.
- Low Screamer: Allows players to perform powerful low screamers. To do so, perform a Stunning Shot with under 50% power.
- Magnetic Feet: Increases your player’s ability to keep control of the ball while heavily marked.
- Momentum Dribbling: Allows players to keep tight control of the ball when dribbling, which translates into faster ball speed and quicker transitions between moves.
- Phenomenal Finishing: Massively boosts a player’s ability to finish with all shot types.
- Phenomenal Pass: Boosts the accuracy/speed of all passes.
- Willpower: Continuously boosts a player’s shooting ability the more shots they take.
- Visionary Pass: Allows players to temporarily boost the first-time ball control and one-touch shots/passes of receivers following a pass.
Now that you know how all player skills work in eFootball, make sure to also take a look at our Ultimate eFootball 2026 F2P Guide.
