FIFA 21 five-star skills: Neymar, Mbappe and every player with highest rating

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar lead the list of players that have been given five-star skills in the latest edition of EA Sports' FIFA series.

The trio are once again among the top players in FIFA 21, with the two PSG stars and the Juventus, or Piemonte Calcio in-game, forward being recognised among the game's best skillers as well.

Every year, the list of players recognised with five-star skills are among the most desired in the game as they possess an arsenal of skill moves that make them among the most dangerous, and fun to use, players in the game.

The list usually includes players near the top of the game, like Ronaldo, Mbappe and Neymar, as well as highly-regarded dribblers like Alan Saint-Maximin, Stephen El Sharaawy, Vinicius Junior and Yannick Bolasie.

Some major names near the ends of their respective careers are also included, with Franck Ribery, Nani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic all still regarded as some of the top dribblers in FIFA 21.

Here are all the players who have been graded as having five-star skill ability in the most recent edition of the game, and as such are capable of pulling off the most brilliant moves – if their user is capable of doing so.

Player Club Rating
Cristiano Ronaldo Piemonte Calcio 92
Neymar Jr PSG 91
Kylian Mbappe PSG 90
Angel Di Maria PSG 87
Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund 87
Roberto Firmino Liverpool 87
Paul Pogba Manchester United 86
Thiago Bayern Munich 85
Riyad Mahrez Manchester City 85
Memphis Depay Lyon 85
Hakim Ziyech Chelsea 85
Marcus Rashford Manchester United 85
Douglas Costa Piemonte Calcio 84
Zlatan Ibrahimovic AC Milan 83
Marcelo Real Madrid 83
Wilfried Zaha Crystal Palace 83
Martin Odegaard Real Madrid 83
Philippe Coutinho Bayern Munich 83
Ousmane Demebele Barcelona 83
Quincy Promes Ajax 82
Marlos Shakhtar Donetsk 81
Eduardo Salvio Boca Juniors 81
Joao Felix Atletico Madrid 81
Xherdan Shaqiri Liverpool 81
Juan Cuadrado Piemonte Calcio 81
Franck Ribery Fiorentina 81
Nani Orlando City 80
Vinicius Jr. Real Madrid 80
David Neres Ajax 80
Federico Bernardeschi Piemonte Calcio 80
Allan Saint-Maximin Newcastle 80
Gelson Martins Monaco 80
Stephen El Sharaawy Shanghai Shanhua 79
Ignacio Piatti San Lorenzo 78
Ricardo Centurion Velez Sarsfield 77
Amine Harit Schalke 77
Hernani Levante 76
Yannick Bolasie Everton 75
Marcelino Moreno Lanus 75
Evander Midtjylland 74
Matias Fernandes Colo-Colo 73
Luciano Acosta Atlas 73
Jorge Carrascal Nunez 73
Chanathip Songkrasin Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 73
Alexandru Maxim Gaziantep 72
Farid Boulaya FC Metz 72
Aidan McGeady Sunderland 71
Silas Wamangituka Stuttgart 70
Juan Diego Rojas Delfin SC 69
Gary Mackay-Steven NYCFC 69
Ilsinho Philadelphia Union 68
Rayan Cherki Lyon 67

What are the 5-star skill moves in FIFA 21?

There are plenty of tricks unique to 5-star skillers in FIFA 20, including the sombrero flick, the triple elastico, the advanced rainbow and the tornado spin left and right.

These are the most spectacular dribbling moves in the game and are capable of bamboozling any opponent, so are worthwhile honing if you favour a side that has a high technical level.

This year's game has seen the addition of three new skill moves: the Feint Forward and Turn, the Drag to Heel and the Ball Roll Fake Turn.

Here's the complete list of skill moves in this year's game:

Move PS Xbox
Elastico R to right then rotate through bottom to left R to right then rotate through bottom to left
Reverse Elastico R to left then rotate through bottom to right R to left then rotate through bottom to right
Advanced Rainbow RS ⬇ (flick), ⬆ (hold), ⬆ (flick) RS ⬇ (flick), ⬆ (hold), ⬆ (flick)
Hocus Pocus RS to bottom, rotate through bottom to left, then rotate from left through bottom to right RS to bottom, rotate through bottom to left, then rotate from left through bottom to right
Triple Elastico RS to bottom, rotate through bottom to right, then rotate from right through bottom to left RS to bottom, rotate through bottom to right, then rotate from right through bottom to left
Ball Roll & Flick Right RS ⬅ (hold), ⬆ (flick) RS ⬅ (hold), ⬆ (flick)
Ball Roll & Flick Left RS ➡ (hold), ⬆ (flick) RS ➡ (hold), ⬆ (flick)
Flick Turn R1 (hold) + RS ⬆ (flick), ⬇ (flick) RB (hold) + RS ⬆ (flick), ⬇ (flick)
Ball Roll & Fake Right RS ➡ (hold), ⬅ (flick) RS ➡ (hold), ⬅ (flick)
Ball Roll & Fake Left RS ⬅ (hold), ➡ (flick) RS ⬅ (hold), ➡ (flick)
Sombrero Flick RS ⬆, ⬆, ⬇ (flick RS ⬆, ⬆, ⬇ (flick)
Turn & Spin Right RS ⬆, ➡ (flick) RS ⬆, ➡ (flick)
Turn & Spin Left RS ⬆, ⬅ (flick) RS ⬆, ⬅ (flick)
Rabona Fake L2 + ▢ / ◯, X + LS ⬇ LT + X / B, A + LS ⬇
Elastico Chop Left R1 (hold) + RS ➡, ⬇, ⬅ (flick) RB (hold) + RS ➡, ⬇, ⬅ (flick)
Elastico Chop Right R1 (hold) + RS ⬅, ⬇, ➡ (flick) RB (hold) + RS ⬆ (flick), ⬅ (flick)
Spin Flick Left R1 (hold) + RS ⬆ (flick), ⬅ (flick) RB (hold) + RS ⬆ (flick), ⬅ (flick)
Spin Flick Right R1 (hold) + RS ⬆ (flick), ➡ (flick) RB (hold) + RS ⬆ (flick), ➡ (flick)
Flick Over RS ⬆ (hold) RS ⬆ (hold)
Tornado Spin Left L1 (hold) + RS ⬆ (flick), ⬅ (flick) LB (hold) + RS ⬆ (flick), ⬅ (flick)
Tornado Spin Right L1 (hold) + RS ⬆ (flick), ➡ (flick) LB (hold) + RS ⬆ (flick), ➡ (flick)
Laces Flick Up L2 + R1 (hold) LT + RB (hold)
Sombrero Flick Backwards L (hold) L (hold)
Sombrero Flick Right L (hold) L (hold)
Sombrero Flick Left L (hold) L (hold)
Around The World R spin around (clockwise or anti-clockwise) R spin around (clockwise or anti-clockwise)
Air Elastico RS ➡, ⬅ (flick) RS ➡, ⬅ (flick)
Reverse Air Elastico RS ⬅, ➡ (flick) RS ⬅, ➡ (flick)
Flick Up For Volley L (hold) L (hold)
Chest Flick L to up Hold press L3 Tap R3 x3 L to up Hold press L3 Tap R x3
T. Around the World Rotate RS clockwise then RS ⬆ (flick) Rotate RS clockwise then RS ⬆ (flick)
DragBack Sombrero R1 (hold), LS Backward (flick), R3 RB (hold), LS Backward (flick), RS (press)
Feint Forward and Turn RS ⬇+ RS ⬇ RS ⬇+ RS ⬇
Drag to Heel L1 + RS ⬇then RS ⬅, ➡ LB + RS ⬇then RS ⬅, ➡
Ball Roll Fake Turn hold L2 + RS ⬆ then RS ⬅, ➡ hold LT+ RS ⬆ then RS ⬅, ➡

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