Table 8. List of criteria and their definitions

Attributes Definition
Acceleration How fast a player can reach his/her maximum speed.
Aggression A player’s attitude in terms of playing mentality. An aggressive player will look to be more involved in every incident and get stuck in.
Agility A player's ability to start, stop, and move in different directions at varying levels of speed.
Balance A player's ability to stay on his/her feet under pressure.
Ball control A player's ability to take control of the ball and put it into an useful position, no matter how much pressure there is from the opposite team.
Composure A player's steadiness of mind and ability, particularly with the ball.
Crossing A player's proficiency at crossing the ball from wide into the penalty box.
Curve A player’s ability to curve the flight of the ball into the net by imparting a spin to the ball.
Diving A goalkeeper’s ability to fly in out of nowhere to keep the ball from hitting the net.
Dribbling A player’s ability to dribble the ball.
Finishing A player's ability to put the ball in the back of the net when presented with a chance.
Free kick accuracy Accuracy of a free kick.
Handling How securely the goalkeeper holds on to the ball when making a save or retrieving a loose ball.
Heading accuracy A player’s ability to head the ball in all aerial situations.
Interceptions A player’s ability to intentionally intercepts a pass by moving into
the line of the intended ball.
Jumping How good a player is at reaching the ball in the air.
Kicking A goalkeeper’s physical ability to kick the ball. This purely defines the distance that the player can reach.
Long passing A player’s ability to pass the ball for long distances.
Long shots A player's prowess at shooting from a distance, such as from outside the penalty area.
Marking A player’s ability to mark the opposite player.
Penalties A player’s ability to score a goal from a penalty kick.
Positioning A player’s ability to read situations and position himself/herself in the best possible manner to deal with unfolding events.
Reactions A player’s ability to react to a given situation.
Reflexes How good the goalkeeper is at making instinctive reaction saves.
Short passing A player’s ability to pass the ball for short distances.
Shot power A player’s ability of strength shooting.
Sliding tackle A player’s ability to take the ball away from the opponent using the feet.
Sprint speed A player's top speed.
Stamina How well a player can endure high-level physical activity for a longer period of time.
Standing tackle A player’s ability to take the ball away from the opponent using the feet.
Strength A player’s ability to exert his/her physical force on an opponent to his/her benefit.
Vision A player’s ability to see potential passes.
Volleys A player’s ability to do an air-borne strike.