FIFA Mobile – Controls

FIFA Mobile Controls

FIFA Mobile controls and buttons. The complete controls guide for EA Sports FIFA Mobile (version 2022-2023).

Movement


Actions Buttons Gesture
Move Player Move the Virtual Stick
Sprint Hold ‘SPRINT & SKILL’
Skill Move (Unlocks at level 7) Tap or Swipe ‘SPRINT & SKILL’ to any direction
Face Up Dribble Double Tap and Hold the Virtual Stick

Passing


Actions Buttons Gesture
Ground Pass Press or Hold ‘PASS’ Tap into or behind one of your players
Pass and Go Press or Hold ‘PASS’ and swipe down
Lob Pass Press or Hold ‘PASS’ and swipe up Double tap into or behind one of your players
Ground Through Pass Press or Hold ‘THROUGH’ Tap in front of one of your players
Lob Through Pass Press or Hold ‘THROUGH’ and swipe up Double tap in front of one of your players
Cross In the crossing zone, press or Hold ‘PASS’ and swipe up In the crossing zone, double tap into near or far post
Low Cross In the crossing zone, press or Hold ‘PASS’ and swipe right
Ground Cross In the crossing zone, press or Hold ‘PASS’ and swipe left

*Elevation precision in gesture passes needs enabling "Tap/double-tap gesture passes" in "Settings" > "Preferences"

Advanced Passing


Actions Buttons Gesture
Dinked Ground Pass Double Tap ‘PASS’
Dinked Through Pass Double Tap ‘THROUGH’
Driven Ground Pass Press or Hold ‘PASS’ and swipe right
Driven Lob Pass Press or Hold ‘PASS’ and swipe left
Trigger Run Press or Hold "THROUGH" and swipe up

*Requires enabling "Advanced Passing" in "Settings" > "Preferences"

Shooting


Actions Buttons Gesture
Shot/Volley/Header Press or Hold ‘SHOOT’ Swipe in a straight line towards the goal
Finesse Shot Press or Hold ‘SHOOT’ and swipe down Swipe in a curved line towards the goal
Chip Shot Press or Hold ‘SHOOT’ and swipe up Tap on the goal
Fake Shot Press or Hold ‘SHOOT’ and swipe left

Defending


Actions Buttons Gesture
Press Mark When close to the opponent, hold ‘SPRINT & TACKLE’ Tap the opponent ball carrier
Contain Move the Virtual Stick
Manual Stand Tackle When between opponent and your goal, Tap ‘SPRINT & TACKLE’
Push and Pull When chasing, Tap ‘SPRINT & TACKLE’
Slide Tackle Press ‘SLIDE’ When out of possession in your own half, Swipe
Clearance Press ‘CLEAR’ When in possession in your own half, Swipe
Second Defender Press ‘2nd Def’ Double tap on the field
GK Rush Press ‘2nd Def’ and swipe down Tap on your your GK
Player Switching Press ‘SWITCH’* Tap on your teammate

*You can select between full auto switching, manual switching, or only in air balls on Preferences screen.

FIFA Mobile Controls
FIFA Mobile Preferences (Home screen > Settings > Preferences)

Comments (43)

43 thoughts on “FIFA Mobile – Controls

  1. Alan says:

    How to make a header happen at will only header

  2. Ty says:

    The control is annoying

  3. Mher says:

    Can anyone explain how to score penalty with panenka?

  4. Jo says:

    How do I make keeper rush out on fifa mobile 22 ?

    1. bigmo says:

      you have to hold the second defender button and swipe downwards to the arrow.

    2. Cade says:

      I am so good at this game.

  5. How do I move my goalkeeper towards opposite strikers,I'm just stucked when they advance towards me. says:

    How do I move my goalkeeper towards opposite strikers, I’m just stucked when they are on the attack towards my goal post.

    1. Omar says:

      You can use gk rush by holding the second defender button and swiping down

      1. Larry says:

        And how do you stop him?

  6. Joh says:

    I pressed and hold the shot button followed by 3 quick taps then i saw a low strong shot. I wonder if there are any other hidden tricks.

  7. lucifer says:

    in fifa mobile u should make us to choose the skills !

  8. FFF says:

    What’s with the flick up before shooting!!! and sometimes before passing!! its so stupid! Does anyone know why it does that?

  9. Ibrahim says:

    Why doesn’t my offence move forward why they just stand at one place when I dribble with different player

  10. Denis says:

    how to push ball forward on a fastbreak?

  11. Jerry Farmer says:

    Is there no such thing as a through lob anymore?! I’ve tried engaging the through button, tapping into space, etc. and I still keep passing on the ground! Has anyone had success with through lobs?!

    1. CyberSlayer says:

      Yes, you swipe the through button.

      1. Ibrahim says:

        Can I lob in gestures only

      2. Omar says:

        You can swipe up the pass button to”lob” and the through button to “through lob”

    2. Eugene says:

      Just swipe the through button upwards

  12. Margret Hightower says:

    appreciate it a great deal this website will be formal and laid-back

  13. Screw china says:

    No mention of the through lob?

    Poor research from the poster.

    1. Lobber says:

      What happened to the lob pass? How do you lob pass without the on-screen buttons? What is the gesture?

  14. Peace says:

    How come other player run faster than mine everytime their got the ball even though my player overall n speed are higher? Shit. Somebody tell me why everytime I sprint, defenders keep catching up

    1. Saravana says:

      Buy players who have good acceleration and sprint speed

      1. De says:

        Why don’t my players move around on offense. It takes time to start when having to force move players into position.

    2. victor says:

      my players does the same thing. my team ovr is 107 and when playing against ovr95 they are faster than mine. so frustrating. my players are slow

    3. Omar says:

      Press and hold the sprint and skill button to sprint with your players

  15. RedDevil says:

    Weird controls.. When i want my player to kick or pass ball ahead, instead it passes behind.. This annoying thing has happened twice in front of open goal… This stupjs controls had made me lose 6-7 games in row..even to low ranked teams….. SO ANNOYING

    1. CyberSlayer says:

      Which you want to pass move your virtual stick there and pass

  16. Pozo says:

    How do I turn off auto dribble? Cause my player always do it in front of the keeper and I lose my chance of goal

  17. Alex says:

    Hey guys I need some help with the England Part 3 I’m stuck at mission 1 “Avoid Opponents” does anyone know how to trick the goalkeeper? And get the ball in the Goal without shooting?

    1. Dave Godspeed says:

      I also had the same problem all u have to do is swipe towards the goalie

    2. chris morgan says:

      why do you want to score without shooting ? while playing this you cannot use the buttons you can only swipe.
      if you want to score you have to swipe thats it

      1. Niv says:

        How can i move my gk out on attack players?
        (Rush) i only have one big circle on skill button,in my fifa 20 mobile version….
        Is there an option to do it?

        1. L10 says:

          I also cant its just a skill button idk maybe they removed other ones or smth

  18. Răzvan says:

    Controler ps4 for FIFA 20 mobile ????

  19. neslihan says:

    açılmıyor ki

  20. pathetic says:

    WORST CONTROLS EVER.

  21. gorki says:

    no more rainbow flick?

    1. Zayan says:

      WHY CANT YOU DO SWIPE SKILL MOVES

  22. Shiva says:

    How to make second defense active with gesture control

    1. . says:

      دو بار کلیک کن رو بازیکن

  23. Eslam says:

    Mohamed salah