eFootball Glossary: Every Term Explained

eFootball: Konami free-to-play football game, the successor to Pro Evolution Soccer (PES), available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC (Steam and Xbox on PC), iOS and Android.
PES: Pro Evolution Soccer, the name of Konami football series before it became eFootball in 2021.
eFootball account: A player profile in eFootball that holds your squad, players, managers, coins and GP. Accounts can be linked to a Konami ID, Google Play, Apple ID / Game Center, PSN or Xbox.
Konami ID: Konami own login. On mobile, linking to a Konami ID lets you move the same game data between iOS and Android (eFootball Coins stay on the original OS). Data cannot be moved between the mobile and console versions.
Team strength: A single number that summarises how strong your lineup is. The accounts listed on eFootball Market in October 2026 ranged from 2,000 to 3,308, with a median of 3,188.
Overall rating: The headline rating of a player card at its current level.
Potential: The rating a card reaches when it is fully trained with level-up points.
Level cap: The maximum level a player card can be trained to. Higher levels give more progression points.
Progression points: Points earned as a player levels up, spent on stat categories such as shooting, passing or speed to train the card.
Epic card: A card celebrating the defining season of a big name, past or present, with a higher progression ceiling than a Legendary card (Konami card types).
Legendary card: A card based on a specific season in which a player had a stellar performance, including retired players with brilliant careers.
Trending card: A card based on a specific match or week of strong form in the current season. Trending cards cannot be developed.
Highlight card: A hand-picked card of a player who has put in exceptional performances in the current season, with a higher progression ceiling than a Featured card.
Featured card: A hand-picked card of a player, based on their performance during the current season.
Standard card: The regular version of a player, based on their performance in the current season, signed from the Standard Player List.
eFootball Coins: The premium currency, used to sign players and buy in-game items. Earned in-game or bought in the Shop.
eFootball Points: Points used to sign players and exchange in-game items, earned in-game and through out-of-game campaigns.
GP: Game Points, the currency earned by playing, used to sign players and managers. GP cannot be bought with eFootball Coins.
Manager: The coach of your squad. Each manager has a proficiency for each Team Playstyle, and Konami recommends one with high proficiency in the playstyle you use. Some managers also have Link-up Plays.
Link-up Play: A combination play tied to a manager that activates when the lineup meets its conditions, built around a Centre Piece and a Key Man.
Team playstyle: The tactical style set in Game Plan: Possession Game, Quick Counter, Long Ball Counter, Out Wide, Long Ball, or Overload (added in the v6.0.0 update).
Player playing style: How a player behaves off the ball, such as Goal Poacher, Fox in the Box, Box-to-Box, Creative Playmaker, Orchestrator, The Destroyer or Build Up. Since v6.0.0 they are split into Attacking and Defensive Playing Styles.
Skills: Special abilities on a card such as Double Touch, One-touch Pass, Long Range Shooting or Man Marking that unlock moves or improve actions.
AI playing styles: Behaviours used when the computer controls the player, such as Trickster, Mazing Run, Speeding Bullet, Incisive Run, Early Cross and Long Ranger.
Weak foot: How often (usage) and how well (accuracy) a player uses their weaker foot, each rated from 1 to 4.
Form / condition: A player current form, shown as arrows from A (best) to E (worst), which raises or lowers ratings in matches.
Injury resistance: A player attribute with three levels (low, medium, high) in the game data.
Contract: The menu where you sign players and managers. Contract items such as Chance Deal, Nominating Contract and Selection Contract sign players; they are not renewals.
Division: The tiers of eFootball League, from Division 10 up to Division 1. Each Phase lasts about 28 days, and your starting Division in a new Phase depends on the highest one you reached.
Dream Team: The mode where you build your own squad from player cards and play other people or the computer.
Campaign: A limited-time event with objectives that reward coins, GP, players or items.
Pack: A set of items such as players, managers and strips, signed with eFootball Coins, GP or eFootball Points.
Squad builder: A tool to plan a formation and place players before using them in the game. eFootball Market has a free one at /player-analytics/squad-builder.
Escrow: A payment held by a third party until both sides finish a deal. On eFootball Market the buyer money is held until the buyer confirms the account.
Account linking: Connecting an eFootball account to a login such as a Konami ID or Google so it can be restored on another device.
Meta: The formations, tactics and players that are strongest in the current version of the game.
Formation: The arrangement of your players on the pitch, such as 4-3-3, 4-2-1-3 or 4-2-2-2.
CF: Centre Forward: the main striker who leads the line.
SS: Second Striker: a forward who plays just behind or alongside the centre forward.
LWF / RWF: Left and Right Wing Forward: wide attackers.
AMF: Attacking Midfielder: the playmaker behind the strikers.
CMF: Central Midfielder: links defence and attack in the middle.
DMF: Defensive Midfielder: shields the defence and breaks up attacks.
LMF / RMF: Left and Right Midfielder: wide midfielders.
CB: Centre Back: central defender.
LB / RB: Left and Right Back: full backs on the sides of the defence.
GK: Goalkeeper.

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