--- title: "Everything about talents" description: "Everything about talents" url: https://support.goalunited.org/en/articles/14-everything-about-talents collection: "The players" updated: 2026-10-27 language: en alternates: [de, tr, fr, pl, it, es] --- # Everything about talents Everything about talents ## **What are talents?** Every player in goalunited has the ability to learn a specific talent. When a player is created it is set which kind of talent the player can develop, but it is up to the manager to find and promote it. You can see your player's talents in your player list, each talent has a specific icon indicating what it does. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/6830216aaf89f3506edf0699/20250602123026_6950.png) The quality of talent is measured by the number of talent slots a player has. A player can have **up to 5 talent slots** for his talent (indicated by 5 icons in the list). If you own all [5 Winter Dome decoration](https://support.goalunited.org/articles/64)s, there is a chance that one random player from your squad gets the 6th talent slot (if he already has 5 fully trained). > **Info:** If you own all 5 Legacy Towers, there is a chance that your player get 6th talent slot or 7th talent slot, depending on how many talents they currently have. Each slot that is added for a player starts out 'empty'. The talent then has to be trained so that the slots fill up. The more fully trained talent slots a player has, the better. Talents do not only help your team during the matches, they also raise the sales value of the players. Players with good talents are always in high demand on the transfer market. > **Warning:** 6th and/or 7th talent slots obtained through the special buildings are removed when the player is sold on the transfer market! ## **The talents** There are three different types of talents: ### **Goalkeepers**

	Penalty saver	Increases the chance of defending a penalty
	Incredible reflexes	Increases the chance for hard-to-get saves
	Field player	Joins the players on the field in the right situations

### **Field players**

	Endurance champ	Can keep up full power longer than other players
	Dribbling	Creates chances with good dribbling
	Crossing	Chance for exceptional crosses
	Creativity	Great ideas can lead to extra goal chances
	Header	Higher chance to jump to a successful header
	Speed	Long sprints and quick moves can create extra chances
	Shooting power	Higher chance to score from a distance
	Prolific scorer	A good eye for the perfect position in front of the goal

### **Special talents**

	Penalty	Increased chance for a perfect shot
	Free kick	Creates more dangerous free kicks
	Corner kick	More accurate corner kicks
	Master of Feints	exceptional skill in performing deceptive moves, like body feints, step-overs, or sudden changes of direction, which can create opportunities for your team
	Predator	always ready to step up in key moments and provide an extra offensive spark when in the starting lineup.
	Rivalry Instinct	Has a chance to negatively impact the performance of one player in the opposing team during the match

> **Warning:** The Master of Feints talent cannot be assigned to goalkeepers. > > Master of Feints talent is unlocked only if you own the [Monument of Feints](https://support.goalunited.org/articles/64) special building. If you have this building, there is a chance for it in the youth team when scouting a new player or if you use the Change Talent upgrade. In the main team, you can get this talent through the Change Talent card. > > If a player with the Master of Feints talent is sold, his talent is switched to a random talent suitable for this position > **Info:** Predator talent is unlocked when you own the [Hunter’s Eye Monument](https://support.goalunited.org/en/articles/64-decorations.md#heading-45-hunter-s-eye-monument) special building. If you have this building, there is a chance for it in the youth team when scouting a new player or if you use the Change Talent upgrade. In the main team, you can get this talent through the Change Talent card. > > Goalkeepers in the youth team cannot get this talent, however it can be assigned to a goalkeeper in the main team using the Change Talent card. > > If a player with the Predator talent is sold, his talent is switched to a random talent suitable for this position. > > There is no limit on how many Predator talents can be in a team or lineup, however, only one of them can have an impact. > **Warning:** Rivalry Instinct talent is unlocked when you own the [GU Rivals Monument](https://support.goalunited.org/en/articles/64-decorations.md#heading-47-gu-rivals-monument) special building. If you have this building, there is a chance for it to appear in the youth team when scouting a new player or if you use the Change Talent upgrade. In the main team, you can get this talent through the Change Talent card. > > Maximum 2 players can have this talent in the whole squad. > > If 2 players in the line-up have this talent, then 2 players from the opposing team can have their performance potentially impacted during the match (applicable in official and non-handicap matches) > > If the negatively impacted player is injured, substituted, or sent off, the impact won’t be switched to another player during that match > > The impacted player from the opposing team will have an icon (**sad face emoji)** next to their name in the live ticker section and in the match reports > > Impact on the opposition player is dynamic and depends on talent slot level, this means that the higher the trained slots count, the higher the potential impact > > Impact appearance is not guaranteed; the higher the slots level, the higher the chance > > Players with Rivalry Instinct talent in the lineup cannot be negatively impacted by a player with the same talent in the opposing team Some of these talents may appear less frequently in the live ticker; however, they can still influence match calculations and talent triggering during matches. Other talents are triggered quite obviously. The talents lead to actions in the match that are clearly recognisable in the live ticker. The actions are coloured green and show talent. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/6830216aaf89f3506edf0699/20250602123026_7600.png) The more talent slots are filled, the better. For talents that trigger actions during matches, the possibility of an event goes up, but it does not guarantee an activation in a particular match. Talent activations are not determined by which team is considered better, and stronger players or different talents do not all have the same activation probability. One team may have several activations while the other has none. ## **Adding talent slots** To add a talent slot go to the player list and hit the 'Play card' button on the bottom right. On the opening screen, you can then play a 'Talent slot' trading card. A new and empty talent slot is added instantly. For players without talent, the first slot reveals which talent the player is 'born with'. There are three different cards: - Talent slot common adds slots 1 and 2 - Talent slot rare adds slots 3 and 4 - Talent slot ultra-rare ads 5th slot **See how to play talent slot card** ## **Talent training** ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/6830216aaf89f3506edf0699/20250602123026_9053.gif) To fill a talent slot and with that make the talent active, you have to train it. You can do that by either selecting the **'talent training'** for your general training or by playing an 'improve talent' trading card directly on a player. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/6830216aaf89f3506edf0699/20250602123026_1316.png) Both of those methods slowly fill up the slot until it reaches 100%. The first talent slots fill up very quickly, as only very few training points are needed. Each additional slot requires more training points to fill up. Be aware though: Talent training program only affects one player at a time! Talent training only takes effect if a player has a talent slot that is not fully trained. If the player has no talent slots at all or all slots are fully trained, a new talent slot has to be added first. > **Success:** Talent slot improvement is also possible if you achieve victory in a match against Top Team "Stars of London", the talent of one of your players will be improved (possible up to 30 times per season).