FootLife beginner’s guide: start your football career
Start your FootLife career with six steps covering positions, academy choices, training, fatigue, match decisions and transfers, plus seeds and save backups.
01 / Create your player
Your name, nationality and position define the starting point. Nationality affects domestic leagues and national-team opportunities, while your specific position sets the weights for overall ability. Strikers focus on shooting, wingers on pace and dribbling, and midfielders on passing and vision.
02 / Childhood and youth football
Complete the childhood choices, then choose a youth team. Training resources, playing time and competition each have trade-offs. If your abilities are still developing, regular appearances can be a valuable route to growth.
03 / Balance training and rest
Each season runs through preseason, midseason and season end. Training sessions offer different ability gains and fatigue costs. Allocate points for your position and watch form, fatigue and manager trust. More intense training is not always the right choice.
04 / Handle the decisive moments
Read the event, success chance and possible costs before choosing a pass, dribble or another action. A probability is not a guarantee. Abilities, fatigue and past decisions can change how the same event unfolds.
05 / Contracts and transfers
Once you turn professional, compare team quality, competition, your role and development opportunities. Salary is not the only consideration. Playing time, loans and a suitable league can all change your career.
06 / Look back and save your next starting point
Review milestones, achievements and past lives, and keep seeds you want to revisit. Download JSON backups regularly, especially before changing devices or clearing browser data. After retirement, try a new nationality or position.
Next: choose a playing style
Want to compare different approaches? Read the playing style guide or browse the FAQ.