FIFA 22 skill moves list: New skills and best 5-star players

In FIFA 22, it’s sometimes tough to break down those stubborn defenses. Throwing in some skills can be the perfect way to open up space and look impressive while doing it. Here’s a full guide on all the skill moves in FIFA 22 and the ones you need to learn.

Defending in FIFA 22 has seen a bit of a revamp, and players are much keener to stay in formation and make life difficult for the attacking team. This means it can be difficult to create chances for your strikers.

Skills are a vital weapon in your FIFA arsenal and can be the secret to unlocking those tightly packed defenses. There’s plenty of flicks and tricks to choose from in FIFA 22, so here’s every single one – as well the ones you should learn first.

It’s worth noting that the directions in each input relate to which way the player is facing.

Table of contents

• New skills in FIFA 22
• 1-star skill moves
• 2-star skill moves
• 3-star skill moves
• 4-star skill moves
• 5-star skill moves
• 5-star juggling skills
• Best 5-star skill players

FIFA 22 new skills

Every year, EA throws some new fancy skills into the mix to keep cocky full-backs on their toes. For FIFA 22, four more have been added and they’re all on the more advanced side of the scale.

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Surely you’ve seen these show up in plenty of FUT Champions games throughout the course of the season.

• Skilled Bridge (4-star): Hold L2/LT + Double Tap R1/RB
• Four Touch Turn (4-star): Hold L2/LT + Flick RS Back + Flick RS Back
• Scoop Turn Fake (4-star): Hold LS the opposite way after doing a forward Scoop Turn (see 4-star skills)
• First Time Spin (5-star): Hold L1/LB + R1/RB as the ball comes towards the player

FIFA 22 1-star skill moves

These are the basic selection of skills that can be pulled off by any player on the pitch all the way down to the goalkeepers.

While none of these are revolutionary, the Bridge, in particular, is still a great way to quickly get around an unsuspecting defender.

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Bridge	Tap R1 twice	Tap RB twice
Directional Nutmeg	Hold L1 + R1 + Flick RS	Hold LB + R1 + Flick RS
Flick Up	Hold L1 + Click R3	Hold LT + Click RS
Open Up Fake Shot	Hold L1 + Tap shoot then tap pass and move LS up then left or right	Hold LB + Tap shoot then tap pass and move LS up then left or right
Standing Ball Juggle	Hold L2 + Tap R1	Hold LT + Tap RB

FIFA 22 2-star skill moves

The tricks in the next rank-up are still relatively easy to perform and can be used by nearly every player in the game with the exception of keepers.

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Skills like Stepovers might not be the most glamorous, but they’re still handy to keep in mind. In fact, as the game’s meta progresses, occasionally using simpler inputs could catch your opponent off guard.

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Ball Roll	Hold RS left or right	Hold RS left or right
Body Feint	Flick RS left or right	Flick RS left or right
Drag Back	Hold L1 + R1 + Flick LS down	Hold LB + RB + Flick LS down
Feint Forward and Turn	Flick RS down twice	Flick RS down twice
Reverse Stepover	Roll RS from left or right to forward	Roll RS from left or right to forward
Stepover	Roll RS from forward to left or right	Roll RS from forward to left or right

FIFA 22 3-star skill moves

Now we’re getting to the much more useful commands. The Roulette is particularly useful in the middle park for quickly breaking through the lines and bypassing the opponent’s midfielders.

The Heel Chop helps create space in the penalty area and confuses any defenders hoping to put in a block.

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Fake Left and Go Right	Roll RS down from left to right	Roll RS down from left to right
Fake Right and Go Left	Roll RS down from right to left	Roll RS down from right to left
Heel Chop	Hold L2 + shoot, then Tap pass and roll left stick from right to left	Hold LT + shoot, then Tap pass and roll left stick from right to left
Heel Flick	Flick RS up then down	Flick RS up then down
Roulette Left	Roll RS clockwise from bottom to left	Roll RS clockwise from bottom to left
Roulette Right	Roll RS clockwise from bottom to right	Roll RS clockwise from bottom to right

FIFA 22 4-star skill moves

With 4-star skills, you’re starting to hit the more advanced moves that only the more gifted players can pull off.

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These can usually be used by wide players or attacking midfielders who are known to be good on the ball.

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Ball Hop	Hold L1 + Click R3 (while stood still)	Hold LB + Click RS (while stood still)
Ball Roll Cut Left	Hold RS right + Hold LS left	Hold RS right + Hold LS left
Ball Roll Cut Right	Hold RS left + Hold LS right	Hold RS left + Hold LS right
Drag Back Spin	Flick RS down then left or right	Flick RS down then left or right
Drag to Heel	Hold L1 + flick RS down then left or right	Hold LB + flick RS down then left or right
Fake Pass	Hold R2 + Tap shoot then pass (while stood still)	Hold RT + Tap shoot then pass (while stood still)
Fake Pass Exit	Hold R2 + Tap shoot then pass + Hold LS left or right (while stood still)	Hold RT + Tap shoot then pass + Hold LS left or right (while stood still)
Four Touch Turn	Hold L2 + Flick RS Back twice	Hold LT + Flick RS Back twice
Heel to Heel Flick	Flick RS down then up	Flick RS down then up
Lane Change	Hold L1 + RS right or left	Hold LB + RS right or left
Quick Ball Rolls	Click + Hold R3	Click + Hold RS
Scoop Turn Fake	Tap shoot then pass and hold LS up diagonally, then flick to other side	Tap shoot then pass and hold LS up diagonally, then flick to other side
Simple Rainbow	Flick RS down then up twice	Flick RS down then up twice
Skilled Bridge	Hold L2 + Tap R1 twice	Hold L2 + Tap R1 twice
Spin Left	Hold R1 + Roll RS from bottom to left	Hold RB + Roll RS from bottom to left
Spin Right	Hold R1 + Roll RS from bottom to right	Hold RB + Roll RS from bottom to right
Stop and Turn	Flick RS up then left or right (while running)	Flick RS up then left or right (while running)
Three Touch Roulette	Hold L2 + Flick RS down then right or left	Hold LT + Flick RS down then right or left

FIFA 22 5-star skill moves

These are the most complex skills that can only be carried out by the most notoriously tricky players in world football, like Neymar Jr or Jadon Sancho.

If you’re hoping to hunt for the top rewards in FUT Champs or play Career Mode on the hardest difficulty, then you’ll need to have a mastery of most of these skills.

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Advanced Rainbow	Flick RS down then hold RS up then flick RS up	Flick RS down then hold RS up then flick RS up
Ball Roll and Flick	Hold RS right or left then flick up (while running)	Hold RS right or left then flick up (while running)
Ball Roll Fake	Hold RS left or right then flick in opposite direction (while stood still)	Hold RS left or right then flick in opposite direction (while stood still)
Ball Roll Fake Turn	Hold L2 + Roll RS up then left or right	Hold LT + Roll RS up then left or right
Elastico	Roll RS on bottom from right to left	Roll RS on bottom from right to left
Elastico Chop Right	Hold R1 + Roll RS across bottom from left to right	Hold RB + Roll RS across bottom from left to right
First Time Turn	Hold L1 + R1 (when taking first touch)	Hold LB + RB (when taking first touch)
Flick Over	Hold L1 + RS up	Hold LB + RS up
Heel Flick Turn	Hold R1 + Flick RS up then down	Hold RB + Flick RS up then down
Hocus Pocus	Roll RS from bottom to left then right	Roll RS from bottom to left then right
Rabona Fake	Hold L2 + shoot then Tap pass and Flick LS down (while jogging)	Hold LT + shoot then Tap pass and Flick LS down (while jogging)
Reverse Elastico	Roll RS on bottom from left to right	Roll RS on bottom from left to right
Sombrero Flick	Flick RS up, up, then down (while stood still)	Flick RS up, up, then down (while stood still)
Spin Flick	Hold R1 + Roll RS up then left or right	Hold RB + Roll RS up then left or right
Tornado Spin	Hold L1 + Flick RS up then left or right	Hold LB + Flick RS up then left or right
Triple Elastico	Roll RS from bottom to right then left	Roll RS from bottom to right then left
Turn and Spin	Flick RS up then right or left	Flick RS up then right or left

FIFA 22 5-star juggling skills

In FIFA 22 skills do have plenty of practical uses, but sometimes we just want to show off, right?

That’s where juggling tricks come in. They’re not the most efficient way of going past a defender, but they’re definitely the most satisfying.

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Standard kick-ups can be started by any player by holding L2/LT and repeatedly tapping R1/RB when stood still.

Skill Move	PlayStation	Xbox
Around the World	Rotate RS 360 degrees	Rotate RS 360 degrees
Chest Flick	Hold L2 + Click R3 twice	Hold LT + Click RS twice
Flick Up for Volley	Hold LS up	Hold LS up
In Air Elastico	Flick RS right then left	Flick RS right then left
Laces Flick Up	Press L2 + R3, then Press R2 + Flick LS up	Press LT + RB, then Press RT + Flick LS up
Reverse In Air Elastico	Flick RS left then right	Flick RS left then right
Sombrero Flick Backwards	Hold LS down, right, or left	Hold LS down, right, or left
T.Around the World	Rotate RS 360 degrees then flick RS up	Rotate RS 360 degrees then flick RS up

FIFA 22 best 5-star skill players

As we mentioned earlier, the most advanced skill can only be done by players with the precious 5-star skills stat.

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There are just over 70 players that have been awarded this status, some of which are ICONS, and many that are playing in lower leagues that won’t be used as often.

With that in mind, we’ve picked out the best 5-star skill players you should consider adding to your team.

Player	Team	Position	Rating
Kylian Mbappe	Paris Saint-Germain	ST	91
Neymar Jr	Paris Saint-Germain	LW	91
Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	ST	91
Angel Di Maria	Paris Saint-Germain	RW	87
Paul Pogba	Manchester United	CM	87
Jadon Sancho	Manchester United	RM	87
Riyad Mahrez	Manchester City	RW	86
Roberto Firmino	Liverpool	CF	85
Memphis Depay	Barcelona	CF	85
Juan Cuadrado	Piemonte Calcio	RB	83
Ousmane Dembele	Barcelona	RW	83
Vinicius Jr	Real Madrid	LW	80
Allan Saint-Maximin	Newcastle United	LM	79

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That was our extensive guide on how to pull off every skill move in FIFA 22. Be aware that some of these take a lot of practice to master, so head into the arena rather than risk practicing them in a competitive match.

For more on FIFA 22, be sure to check out our FUT promotion calendar with every Ultimate Team promo set to hit FIFA.

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