The new iteration of the Electronic Arts football video game is finally available on the market, and among the many new features of this year - of which you can find a summary in our review of FIFA 23 - the developers have kept one of the most popular mechanics almost unchanged : that of Skill Moves.
In this guide you will find all the skills that can be done in FIFA 23, divided by the degree of difficulty. Before continuing, we remind you that every virtual player will be able to perform Skill Moves that require a number of stars equal or lower to that reported in the player's statistics sheet.
1 Star Skill Moves
- Bridge – double tap R1 (Playstation) / double tap RB (Xbox)
- Directional Nutmeg - hold L1 & R1 + aim R3 (Playstation) / hold LB & RB + aim R (Xbox)
- Juggler – press L2 + R1 (Playstation) / press LT + RB (Xbox)
- False left – hold L1 + Square or press Circle + X and flick R3 left (Playstation) / hold LB + X or press B+A and flick R left (Xbox)
- False Right – hold L1 + Square or press Circle + X and flick R3 right (Playstation) / hold LB + X or press B+A and flick R left (Xbox)
- Move up - hold L1 + R3 (Playstation) / hold LB + R (Xbox)
2 Star skill moves
- Feint forward and turn – flick R3 down 2x (Playstation) / flick RS down 2x (Xbox)
- Body Feint Right – Flick R3 Right (Playstation) / Flick R Right (Xbox)
- Body Feint Left – Flick R3 Left (Playstation) / Flick R Left (Xbox)
- Pass Right – R3 up then flick right (Playstation) / R up then flick right (Xbox)
- Pass Left – R3 up then flick left (Playstation) / R up then flick left (Xbox)
- Reverse Pass Right – R3 right then flick up (Playstation) / R right then flick up (Xbox)
- Reverse Pass Left – R3 left then flick up (Playstation) / R left then flick up (Xbox)
- Ball Roll Right - hold R3 right (Playstation) / hold R right (Xbox)
- Ball Roll Left - Hold R3 Left (Playstation) / Hold R Left (Xbox)
- Drag Back – L2+R2 and flick R3 down (Playstation) / LT+RT and flick RS down (Xbox)
3 Star skill moves
- Backheel – flick R3 up then down (Playstation) / flick R up then down (Xbox)
- Roulette Right – R3 down, then rotate R3 270° right (Playstation) / R down, then rotate R 270° right (Xbox)
- Roulette Left - R3 down then rotate R3 left 270° (Playstation) / R down then rotate R left 270° (Xbox)
- Feint right then left – R3 right, then rotate R3 left from below (Playstation) / R right, then rotate R left from below (Xbox)
- Feint left then go right – R3 left, then rotate R3 right from below (Playstation) / R left, then rotate R right from below (Xbox)
- Heel forward, right (while running) - hold L2 + press Square, or press Circle, then press X + hold R3 right (Playstation) / hold LT + press X, or press B, then press A + hold RS a right (Xbox)
- Heel forward, left (while running) - hold L2 + press Square, or press Circle, then press X + hold R3 left (Playstation) / hold LT + press X, or press B, then press A + hold RS a left (xbox)
4-star skill moves
- Ball Jump - hold L1 + press R3 (Playstation) / hold LB + press R (Xbox)
- Heel to heel - flick R3 up then down (Playstation) / flick RS up then down (Xbox)
- Simple Rainbow - flick R3 down then up 2x (Playstation) / flick RS down then up 2x (Xbox)
- Turn right – move R3 45° right 2 times (Playstation) / move RS 45° right 2 times (Xbox)
- Turn left – flick R3 45° left 2 times (Playstation) / flick RS 45° left 2 times (Xbox)
- Stop and turn right (while running) - flick R3 up + flick R3 right (Playstation) / flick RS up + flick RS right (Xbox)
- Stop and turn left (while running) - flick R3 up + flick R3 left (Playstation) / flick RS up + flick RS left (Xbox)
- Ball Roll Changed Right - hold R3 left + hold R3 right (Playstation) / hold R S left + hold RS right (Xbox)
- Ball Roll changed left - hold R3 right + hold R3 left (Playstation) / hold RS right + hold RS right (Xbox)
- Mock Pass – hold R2 + press Square, or press Circle + press X (Playstation) / hold RT + press X, or press B + press A (Xbox)
- Right Exit Dummy Pass - hold R2 + press Square, or press Circle + press X + flick R3 up right (Playstation) / hold RT + press X, or press B + press A + flick RS up right ( Xboxes)
- Dummy Pass Exit Left – hold R2 + press Square, or press Circle + press X + flick R3 up left (Playstation) / hold RT + press X, or press B + press A + flick RS up left ( Xboxes)
- Fast ball rolls – hold R3 down (Playstation) / hold RS down (Xbox)
- Heel Drag - press L1 + flick R3 down then left or right (Playstation) / press LB + flick RS down then left or right (Xbox)
- Right Lane Switch - hold L1 + hold R3 right (Playstation) / hold LB + hold R right (Xbox)
- Left Lane Switch - hold L1 + hold R3 left (Playstation) / hold LB + hold R left (Xbox)
- Three-tap roulette right – hold L2 + flick R3 down then right (Playstation) / hold LT + flick RS down then right (Xbox)
- Three-tap roulette left - hold L2 + flick R3 down then left (Playstation) / hold LT + flick RS down then left (Xbox)
- Swipe back right – flick R3 down then right (Playstation) / flick RS down then right (Xbox)
- Swipe back left – flick R3 down then left (Playstation) / flick RS down then left (Xbox)
5 Star skill moves
- Rubber Band – flick R3 right then flick left from bottom (Playstation) / flick R right then flick left from bottom (Xbox)
- Reverse Elastic - flick R3 left then flick right from bottom (Playstation) / flick R left then flick right from bottom (Xbox)
- Advanced Rainbow – flick R3 down, then hold R3 up + flick R3 up (Playstation) / flick RS down, then hold RS up + flick RS up.
- Hocus Pocus – R3 down, flick R3 left, then flick R3 right from bottom (Playstation) / RS down, flick RS left, then flick RS right from bottom (Xbox)
- Triple Rubber Band - R3 down, flick R3 right, then flick R3 left from bottom (Playstation) / RS down, flick RS right, then flick RS left from bottom (Xbox)
- Ball roll & flick right – hold R3 left, then flick R3 up (Playstation) / hold RS left, then flick R3 up (Xbox)
- Ball roll & flick left – hold R3 right, then flick R3 up (Playstation) / hold RS right, then flick R3 up (Xbox)
- Backheel Spin - hold R1 + flick R3 up then down (Playstation) / hold RB + flick RS up then down (Xbox)
- Sombrero – flick R3 up then down 2x (Playstation) / flick RS up then down 2x (Xbox)
- Spin right – flick R3 up then right (Playstation) / flick RS up then right (Xbox)
- Spin left - flick R3 up then left (Playstation) / flick RS up then left (Xbox)
- Ball Roll Fake Right - hold R3 right, then flick R3 right (Playstation) / hold RS right, then flick RS right (Xbox)
- Ball Feint Left Roll – hold R3 left, then flick R3 right (Playstation) / hold RS right, then flick RS left (Xbox)
- Ball Roll with Spin Feint – hold L2 + flick R3 up, then left or right (Playstation) / hold LT + flick RS up, then left or right (Xbox)
- Rubber band cut right - flick R3 down then right (Playstation) / flick RS down then right (Xbox)
- Rubber band cut left - flick R3 down then left (Playstation) / flick RS down then left (Xbox)
- Rotate right fast – hold R1 + flick R3 up then right (Playstation) / hold RB + flick RS up then right (Xbox)
- Fast rotate left – hold R1 + flick R3 up then left (Playstation) / hold RB + flick RS up then left (Xbox)
- Dribble – hold L1 + hold R3 up (Playstation) / hold LB + hold RS up (Xbox)
- Back to right – hold L1 + flick R3 up then right (Playstation) / hold L1 + flick RS up then right (Xbox)
- Back to left – hold L1 + flick R3 up then left (Playstation) / hold L1 + flick RS up then left (Xbox)
- Rabona Fake – hold L2 + press Square or press Circle then press X + flick L3 down (Playstation) / hold LT + press X or press B then press A + flick LS down (Xbox)
Juggling Moves (5 Stars)
- Lace Up - L2 + hold R1 (Playstation) / LT + hold RB (Xbox)
- Sombrero backwards - hold L3 down (Playstation) / hold LS down (Xbox)
- Sombrero Right - hold L3 right (Playstation) / hold LS right (Xbox)
- Sombrero Left - hold L3 left (Playstation) / hold LS left (Xbox)
- Around the world - move R3 clockwise or counterclockwise (Playstation) / move RS clockwise or counterclockwise (Xbox)
- Rubber Band in Air - flick R3 right then left (Playstation) / flick RS right then left (Xbox)
- Reverse Air Bungee - flick R3 left then right (Playstation) / flick RS left then right (Xbox)
- Volley - hold L3 up (Playstation) / hold LS up (Xbox)
- Chest Smash – flick L3 up then press L3 3x (Playstation) / flick LS up then press LS 3x (Xbox)
- Dribble & Around the World – rotate R3 clockwise, then flick R3 up (Playstation) / flick RS clockwise, then flick RS up (Xbox)
If you want to become an expert in the game and increase your chances of winning matches, we advise you to consult our guide with tips for scoring in FIFA 23 and the guide with tricks for making perfect passes in FIFA 23.
