➤ FIFA 23: guide to dribbling, skill moves and how to do them 🕹

FIFA 23 and its previous iterations rely heavily on the concept of dribbling. For this reason in the game made by Electronic Arts there is a lot of emphasis on this concept. So much so that EA Sports gives a classification to the various skill moves, which they range from 1 to 5 Stars. Here is how they are done.

1 Star Skill Move

Bridge: press R1, RB, R twice
Directional Nutmeg: Hold L1 + R1 (PlayStation), LB + RB (Xbox), L + R (Nintendo Switch) and give a direction with the right stick
Giocoliere: premete L2 + R1 (PlayStation), LT + RB (Xbox). ZL + R (Nintendo Switch)
Fake Left Swipe: Hold L1 + Square (PlayStation), LB + X (Xbox), L + Y (Nintendo Switch) or Circle + X (PlayStation), B + A (Xbox), A + B (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the left
Fake Right: Hold L1 + Square (PlayStation), LB + X (Xbox), L + Y (Nintendo Switch) or Circle + X (PlayStation), B + A (Xbox), A + B (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the right
Move Up: Hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L + right stick

2 Star skill moves

Feint Forward and Turn: Move the right stick down twice
Body feint right: Move the right stick to the right
Body feint left: Move the right stick to the left
Overrun to the right: Move the right stick up and then to the right
Left overrun: Move the right stick up and then left
Reverse overrun to the right: Move the right stick to the right, then up
Reverse overrun left: Move the right stick to the left, then up
Ball Roll Right: Keep the right stick to the right
Roll ball left: Keep the right stick to the left
Drag back: Press L2 + R2 (PlayStation), LT + RT (Xbox), ZL + ZR (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick down

3 Star skill moves

Heel Strike: Move the right stick up, then down
Roulette right: Move the right stick down, then rotate it 270 degrees to the right
Roulette left: Move the right stick down, then rotate it 270 degrees to the left
Feint Right and Go Left: Move the right stick to the right, then rotate it to the left from the bottom
Feint Left and Go Right: Move the right stick to the left, then rotate it to the right from the bottom
Heel forward, right on the run: While sprinting, press Square or Circle (PlayStation), X or B (Xbox), Y or A (Nintendo Switch) and hold the right stick to the right
Heel Forward, Left On The Run: While sprinting, press Square or Circle (PlayStation), X or B (Xbox), Y or A (Nintendo Switch) and hold the right stick to the left

4 Star skill moves

Ball jump: While holding L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch), press the right stick
Heel to Heel: Move the right stick up, then down
Simple Rainbow: Move the right stick down, then up twice
Turn Right: Move the right stick 45 ° to the right 2 times
Turn Left: Move the right stick 45 ° to the left 2 times
Stop and turn right on the run: while sprinting, move the right stick up and then to the right
Stop and turn left on the run: while sprinting, move the right stick up and then to the left
Roll Ball Changed Right: Hold the right stick to the left and then to the right
Roll Ball Changed Right: Hold the right stick to the right and then to the left
Fake Step: Hold R2 (PlayStation), RT (Xbox), ZR (Nintendo Switch) and press Square (PlayStation), X (Xbox), Y (Nintendo Switch)
Fake Right Exit Pass: Hold R2 (PlayStation), RT (Xbox), ZR (Nintendo Switch) and press Square (PlayStation), X (Xbox), Y (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the top right
Fake left exit pass: hold R2 (PlayStation), RT (Xbox), ZR (Nintendo Switch) and press Square (PlayStation), X (Xbox), Y (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the top left
Fast Ball Rolls: Keep the right stick down
Drag on the heel: Press L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick down, then left and then right
Lane Change Right: Hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and hold the right stick to the right
Left lane change: Hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and hold the right stick to the left
Three-Touch Roulette Right: Hold L2 (PlayStation), LT (Xbox), ZL (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick down, then right
Three-Touch Roulette Left: Hold L2 (PlayStation), LT (Xbox), ZL (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick down, then left

5 Star skill moves

Rubber band: Move the right stick to the right, then to the left from the bottom
Rubber band: Move the right stick to the left, then to the right from the bottom
Advanced Rainbow: Move the right stick down, then hold it up
Hocus Pocus: Hold the right stick down, then left and then right from the bottom
Triple Elastic: Move the right stick down, then to the right, then to the left from the bottom
Roll ball and swipe right: hold the right stick to the left, then up
Roll ball and swipe left: hold the right stick to the right, then up
Flip with heel strike: hold R1 (PlayStation), RB (Xbox), R (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick up and then down
Sombrero: Move the right stick up, then down twice
Turn Right: Move the right stick up, then right
Turn left: Move the right stick up, then left
Ball roll with right feint: Hold the right stick to the right, then give a flick to the right
Ball roll with left feint: Hold the right stick to the right, then give a flick to the left
Roll ball with twist feint: holding L2 (PlayStation), LT (Xbox), ZL (Nintendo Switch), move the right stick up, then to the left and then to the right
Elastic cut right: Move the right stick down, then to the right
Elastic cut left: Move the right stick down, then to the left
Quickly Rotate Right: While holding R1 (PlayStation), RB (Xbox), R (Nintendo Switch), move the right stick up, then right
Quickly rotate left: while holding R1 (PlayStation), RB (Xbox), R (Nintendo Switch), move the right stick up, then left
Dribble: Simultaneously hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and the right stick up
Returning to the right: hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the right
Going back to the left: hold L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox), L (Nintendo Switch) and move the right stick to the left
Fake Rabona: Hold L2 (PlayStation), LT (Xbox), ZL (Nintendo Switch) and Square (PlayStation), X (Xbox), Y (Nintendo Switch)

Juggling moves

Laces Up: L2 + hold R1 (PlayStation), LT + hold RB (Xbox)
Sombrero backwards: Hold the right stick down
Sombrero Right: Keep the right stick to the right
Sombrero left: Hold the right stick to the left
Around the World: Move the right stick clockwise or counterclockwise
Rubber band in the air: Move the right stick to the right, then to the left
Contrasting elastic in the air: move the right stick to the left, then to the right
Volleyball: Hold the right stick up
Chest strike: Hold the right stick up, then press the stick 3 times
Dribble and Around the World: Rotate the right stick clockwise, then move it up

But FIFA 23 also gives players other opportunities to discard the opponents and to protect the ball once you have it.

Ball protection

When you are in possession of the ball in FIFA 23, you can try to protect it by holding down the button L2, LT or ZL on PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo Switch respectively.

Dribbling with your head held high

One of the most effective ways to deal with defense: it is done by holding down the L2 + R2, LT + RT or ZL + ZR keys on PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo Switch.

Side Dribbling

It is used to maintain control over the ball in a better way than normal dribbling. It is performed with L1 (PlayStation), LB (Xbox) o L (Nintendo Switch) and giving direction.

Stop

One of the foundations of football. So also in FIFA 23 it has a key to run, in this case it is mapped to R2, RT about ZR su PlayStation, Xbox o Nintendo Switch.

Look fake

Feinting a shot is also very important, and is done by pressing the Circle + X + Direction, B + A + Direction, Y + A + Direction su PlayStation, Xbox o Nintendo Switch.

And here's everything you need to know about dribbling and skill moves implemented in FIFA 23.