--- title: "Your players' personalities" description: "Your players' personalities" url: https://support.goalunited.org/en/articles/22-your-players-personalities collection: "The players" updated: 2026-10-31 language: en alternates: [de, tr, fr, pl, it, es] --- # Your players' personalities Your players' personalities Every player in goalunited has a personality. You can find a player's personality in the player details. There are **18 different types of personalities** and each has a different effect. Most of them have a positive and also a negative effect on your team.

Personality	Bonus	Penalty
aggressive	Bonus for high and very high engagement	Penalty for low and very low engagement; More fouls
ambitious	Loses less energy; higher experience gain	Form goes down when missing competitive matches
confident	Bonus in away matches Bonus as penalty kicker	-
diligent	better performance in training; not active if more than 3 in team	lower regeneration of energy (about 85%-90%)
fair	fewer fouls	-
flexible	only small penalty on untrained positions	-
inflexible	Bonus on the main position (except for Goalkeepers since they don't have sub-positions)	higher penalty on non-trained positions
introverted	Bonus for low and very low engagement	Penalty for high and very high engagement; Not suitable as team captain
charismatic	great captain	-
popular	Slightly increases spectator turnout and team spirit	-
reliable	Low form fluctuations	-
spirited	Bonus in home matches	higher chances for red cards
phantom	+5% bonus on main skill value in matches	-
guardian (Keepers only)	gives boost to defenders' performance when he plays (+2% skills bonus for defenders in line up)	- no effect when repositioned
cold-blooded (Keepers only)	boosts Keeper's main skill ability by 7% during matches.	- no effect when repositioned
Motivator	25% less morale loss in case of negative impact Reduced Morale loss for players not playing in matches by 2.5% (except for Motivator personality) 25% chance that Motivator boosts Morale of one random player in the line up to the maximum, during an official match	-
Trickster	can generate boosts in certain sectors of your lineup, depending on their position	slight drawbacks in terms of their own constitution
Determined	Bonus for Very high and Extremely High engagement (150%+) Higher XP gain	Higher Morale loss if benched 2+ matches in a row Higher energy consumption

**Phantom personality limits and restrictions** - Phantom personality is unlocked if you own the [GU Phantom's Obelisk special building](https://support.goalunited.org/articles/64) - Max. 2 "Phantoms" can be active in best 11 line up - If more than 2 are placed, no bonus is given - Scouted Youth players can get the new Phantom personality (max. 1 time a season) - Phantom personality is possible through the change personality upgrade - Phantom personality can be assigned max. 1 time a season in the main squad through the card "Change personality" - Maximum 3 Phantoms can be in the squad in total in youth or main squad or combined - The Change Personality card can't assign Phantom personality if a limit of 3 is reached (youth + main squad) - When sold "Phantoms" get a random personality assigned **Guardian personality limits and restrictions** - Guardian personality is unlocked if you own the [Ice Keeper Guardian special building](https://support.goalunited.org/articles/64) - The effect is disabled if the player is repositioned - Scouted Youth GK players can get the new personality - Max. 1 time a season - 15% chance - Change personality upgrade in the youth team can discover this personality - The card "Change personality" can assign the new personality max. 1 time a season in the main squad - Maximum 3 Guardians can be in the squad in total (in youth or main squad or combined) - Personality card can't assign Guardian personality if the limit of 3 is reached (youth + main squad) - When sold, "Guardian" gets a random personality assigned - Guardian personality can be assigned only to Keeper position **Cold-blooded personality limits and restrictions** - Cold-blooded personality is unlocked if you own the [Ice Keeper Cold-blooded special building](https://support.goalunited.org/articles/64) - The effect is disabled if the player is repositioned - Scouted Youth GK players can get the new personality - Max. 1 time a season - 15% chance - Change personality upgrade in the youth team can discover this personality - The card "Change personality" can assign the new personality max. 1 time a season in the main squad - Maximum 3 Cold-blooded keepers can be in the squad in total (in youth or main squad or combined) - Personality card can't assign Cold-blooded personality if the limit of 3 is reached (youth + main squad) - When sold, "Cold-blooded" gets a random personality assigned - Cold-blooded personality can be assigned only to Keeper position **Motivator personality limits and restrictions** - Motivator personality is unlocked if you own the [Unity Torch](https://support.goalunited.org/articles/64) special building - A maximum of 2 Motivators can be in the squad at the same time - If you have two Motivators in the squad, Morale loss is reduced by 5% for players not playing in matches - With two Motivators in the squad, there is a chance of 50% that one random player in the line-up gets Morale boosted to max during an official match (no effect if the player already had the Morale value at maximum) - In the Youth squad, there is a 15% chance that a scouted youth player gets Motivator personality and a 15% chance when using the Change Personality upgrade (max 1 time a season) - In the main squad, you can change the personality of a player to Motivator using the Change personality card (max. 1 time a season) - When sold "Motivator" get a random personality assigned **Trickster personality limits and restrictions** - Trickster personality is unlocked if you own the [Trickster’s Haunted House](https://support.goalunited.org/articles/64) - A maximum of 3x Trickster can be in the squad at the same time - Max. 1 Trickster can have an effect in the lineup - Goalkeepers cannot have Trickster personality - In the Youth squad, there is a 15% chance that a scouted youth player gets Trickster personality and a 15% chance when using the Change Personality upgrade (max 1 time a season) - In the main squad, you can change the personality of a player to Trickster using the Change personality card (max. 1 time a season) - When sold "Trickster" get a random personality assigned **Determined personality limits and restrictions** - Determined personality can be unlocked if you own all 5 [Garden of Youth buildings](https://support.goalunited.org/articles/64) - Max. 2 players with this personality can be active in the line-up - Max. 4 can be in the whole club (youth and main squad combined) - In the main team, you can select this personality using the Change Talent card (max. 1 per season) - There is a 15% chance to get this personality in the youth team with regular scouting cards or with Change personality upgrade (max. one time a season) - When sold "Determined" get a random personality assigned - Determined personality bonus is also enabled if the determined player enters at halftime, as long as the effort is at least 150% and there are no more than 2 determined players on the field. > **Info:** Along with the XP, the personality of the captain in a match plays an important role. > The captain bonus is applied to all 9 field sectors. > > Example: _A charismatic captain with XP 100 is 35% better than a captain with a different personality (except for introverted player) and the same XP value._ > **Warning:** It is important to pay attention to your player's personalities because they should fit your formation and engagement. They can be the deciding factor for winning or losing matches!