In EA FC 25, Player Roles will have a telling impact on how footballers operate in the game. With the introduction of FC IQ, EA Sports will aim to change several systems from how they operate in EA FC 24.
Player Roles will determine whether a certain footballer is familiar with a specific role, and they will perform accordingly on the field. At launch, there will be a total of 31 roles and 52 unique combinations.
Complete list of EA FC 25 Player Roles
In an official pitch note, EA Sports has confirmed all the Player Roles that will be present at launch. Do note that more options could be added ahead of release.
- GK
- Goalkeeper – Defend | Balanced
- Sweeper Keeper – Balanced
- RB | LB
- Fullback – Defend | Balanced
- Wingback – Balanced
- Falseback – Defend | Balanced
- Attacking Winback – Balanced | Attack
- CB
- Defender – Defend | Balanced
- Stopper – Balanced
- Ball-Playing Defender – Defend | Build-Up
- CDM
- Holding – Defend | Roaming
- Centre-Half – Defend
- Deep-Lying Playmaker – Defend | Roaming
- CM
- Box-to-Box – Balanced
- Holding – Defend
- Deep-Lying Playmaker – Defend
- Playmaker – Attack | Roaming
- Half-Winger – Balanced | Attack
- RM | LM
- Winger – Balanced | Attack
- Wide Midfielder – Defend | Balanced
- Wide Playmaker – Attack
- Inside Forward – Balanced | Attack
- CAM
- Playmaker – Balanced | Roaming
- Shadow Striker – Attack
- Half-Winger – Balanced | Attack
- RW | LW
- Winger – Balanced | Attack
- Inside Forward – Balanced | Attack | Roaming
- Wide Playmaker – Attack
- ST
- Advance Forward – Attack | Complete
- Poacher – Attack
- False 9 – Build-Up
- Target Forward – Balanced | Attack | Wide
How will Player Roles work in EA FC 25?
Every player will have four different familiarities in terms of roles:
- Exclamation mark: Out of position
- Role: Player can play in that role
- Role+: Player has mastered the role.
- Role++: Player is world-class in the role.
Every player in EA FC 24 will have at least one Role+.
Let’s take Vinicius Jr. as an example. The Brazilian is Role++ when it comes to Insider Forward, but the same won’t apply if you want to use him as a Winger. This is different from EA FC 24, where there’s no reliance on the role. How you operate depends on your playstyle. In EA FC 25, you’ll have to pay attention to roles to ensure that you’re getting the best out of your players.
