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FC 25 Role Familiarity tiers explained
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Before we get to the Player Roles list, you need to understand FC 25 Role Familiarity. The more familiar a player is with their role, the more effective they’ll be, and there are four tiers to get your head around. Here’s how they all work:
Base
A player in your team at one of his or her preferred positions has access to all the Roles at that position on the list below, to a minimum of Base level.
Role+
Every player has at least one Role+. This means they’re better in that role than the other options at their disposal.
Role++
The game’s elite players get two plus symbols in their most productive role. This signifies them being among the best on the planet in that department.
Out Of Position
Deploy a player somewhere that isn’t a preferred position and you’ll see a yellow exclamation mark assigned to them. That means they operate using a simplified version of their current role.
The complete EA FC 25 Player Roles list
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All possible EA FC 25 Player Roles & Focus combinations following the First Frost update are included on the list below. Need gameplay help to go along with it? Be sure to sample ourFC 25 tips,FC 25 metaandFC 25 skill movesguides. Then bust out someFC 25 celebrationsfor good measure.
Swipe to scroll horizontallyPositionRoleFocusGKGoalkeeperDefendGKGoalkeeperBalancedGKSweeper KeeperBalancedGKSweeper KeeperBuild-UpRB / LBFullbackDefendRB / LBFullbackBalancedRB / LBWingbackBalancedRB / LBWingbackSupportRB / LBFalsebackDefendRB / LBFalsebackBalancedRB / LBAttacking WingbackBalancedRB / LBAttacking WingbackAttackCBDefendDefendCBDefendBalancedCBStopperBalancedCBStopperAggressiveCBBall-Playing DefenderDefendCBBall-Playing DefenderBuild-UpCBBall-Playing DefenderAggressiveCDMHoldingDefendCDMHoldingRoamingCDMHoldingBall-WinningCDMCentre-HalfDefendCDMDeep-Lying PlaymakerDefendCDMDeep-Lying PlaymakerRoamingCDMDeep-Lying PlaymakerBuild-UpCDMWide HalfDefendCDMWide HalfBuild-UpCMBox-To-BoxBalancedCMHoldingDefendCMHoldingBall-WinningCMDeep-Lying PlaymakerDefendCMDeep-Lying PlaymakerBuild-UpCMPlaymakerAttackCMPlaymakerRoamingCMHalf-WingerBalancedCMHalf-WingerAttackRM / LMWingerBalancedRM / LMWingerAttackRM / LMWide MidfielderDefendRM / LMWide MidfielderBalancedRM / LMWide PlaymakerAttackRM / LMWide PlaymakerBuild-UpRM / LMInside ForwardBalancedRM / LMInside ForwardAttackCAMPlaymakerBalancedCAMPlaymakerRoamingCAMPlaymakerBuild-UpCAMShadow StrikerAttackCAMHalf-WingerBalancedCAMHalf-WingerAttackCAMClassic 10AttackCAMClassic 10WideRW / LWWingerBalancedRW / LWWingerAttackRW / LWInside ForwardBalancedRW / LWInside ForwardAttackRW / LWInside ForwardRoamingRW / LWWide PlaymakerBuild-UpSTAdvanced ForwardAttackSTAdvanced ForwardCompleteSTAdvanced ForwardSupportSTPoacherAttackSTPoacherSupportSTFalse 9Build-UpSTTarget ForwardBalancedSTTarget ForwardAttackSTTarget ForwardWide
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PositionRoleFocusGKGoalkeeperDefendGKGoalkeeperBalancedGKSweeper KeeperBalancedGKSweeper KeeperBuild-UpRB / LBFullbackDefendRB / LBFullbackBalancedRB / LBWingbackBalancedRB / LBWingbackSupportRB / LBFalsebackDefendRB / LBFalsebackBalancedRB / LBAttacking WingbackBalancedRB / LBAttacking WingbackAttackCBDefendDefendCBDefendBalancedCBStopperBalancedCBStopperAggressiveCBBall-Playing DefenderDefendCBBall-Playing DefenderBuild-UpCBBall-Playing DefenderAggressiveCDMHoldingDefendCDMHoldingRoamingCDMHoldingBall-WinningCDMCentre-HalfDefendCDMDeep-Lying PlaymakerDefendCDMDeep-Lying PlaymakerRoamingCDMDeep-Lying PlaymakerBuild-UpCDMWide HalfDefendCDMWide HalfBuild-UpCMBox-To-BoxBalancedCMHoldingDefendCMHoldingBall-WinningCMDeep-Lying PlaymakerDefendCMDeep-Lying PlaymakerBuild-UpCMPlaymakerAttackCMPlaymakerRoamingCMHalf-WingerBalancedCMHalf-WingerAttackRM / LMWingerBalancedRM / LMWingerAttackRM / LMWide MidfielderDefendRM / LMWide MidfielderBalancedRM / LMWide PlaymakerAttackRM / LMWide PlaymakerBuild-UpRM / LMInside ForwardBalancedRM / LMInside ForwardAttackCAMPlaymakerBalancedCAMPlaymakerRoamingCAMPlaymakerBuild-UpCAMShadow StrikerAttackCAMHalf-WingerBalancedCAMHalf-WingerAttackCAMClassic 10AttackCAMClassic 10WideRW / LWWingerBalancedRW / LWWingerAttackRW / LWInside ForwardBalancedRW / LWInside ForwardAttackRW / LWInside ForwardRoamingRW / LWWide PlaymakerBuild-UpSTAdvanced ForwardAttackSTAdvanced ForwardCompleteSTAdvanced ForwardSupportSTPoacherAttackSTPoacherSupportSTFalse 9Build-UpSTTarget ForwardBalancedSTTarget ForwardAttackSTTarget ForwardWide
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