If you’ve ever daydreamed about lacing up your boots, walking out to a packed stadium, and carving out your own legacy as a world-famous footballer, eFootball’s Become a Legend mode is made for you. Unlike the fast-paced, team-focused online matches, this career mode lets you control just one player from their youth team debut all the way to their retirement ceremony. This guide breaks down exactly how to play become a legend efootball 2023, with tips I’ve picked up across 4 full career playthroughs where I’ve hit 97 overall, won 3 Ballon d’Ors, and led my national team to back-to-back World Cup wins. I’ve made every mistake you can think of in this mode, so you don’t have to waste hours resetting your player or getting benched for no reason.
How to Play Become a Legend in eFootball 2023: First Steps to Build Your Ideal Player
Your first big choice in Become a Legend is building your player, and this step makes or breaks your first 10 hours of play. A lot of new players spend 30 minutes customizing their player’s face, hair, and tattoos, then rush through the attribute distribution without thinking. That’s a huge mistake, because your starting stats determine how easy it is to get good match ratings and earn XP early on. The most important rule here is to never spread your starting attribute points thin across every stat. Instead, focus on core position-specific attributes that will let you contribute to matches right away. For example, if you’re making a striker, dumping points into crossing or defensive awareness is a waste, because you’ll almost never use those skills in your first season. Your playing style is another critical choice: pick a style that matches how you actually play the game, not what you think sounds cool. If you prefer sitting back and playing through balls instead of dribbling past defenders, pick a false 9 style instead of a dribbling-focused poacher. To make it easier, here are the non-negotiable stats you should prioritize for the most popular positions:
- Striker: Finishing (min 75 at start), sprint speed, off the ball awareness to get into goalscoring positions without wasting energy
- Central Midfielder: Short pass accuracy, stamina to cover the full pitch for 90 minutes, and ball control to avoid giving away possession under pressure
- Central Defender: Jumping to win aerial duels, defensive awareness to intercept passes before they reach opposition strikers, and physical contact to win 50/50 challenges
- Winger: Acceleration to blow past full backs, dribbling to hold onto the ball in tight spaces, and cross accuracy to set up goals for your strikers
Once you’ve locked in your stats, you can go back and tweak your player’s appearance all you want. You can even change your player’s name and kit number later on, so don’t get stuck on those small details before you’ve nailed your build.
Nail Your Early Career Matches to Earn Faster Upgrades
After you finish building your player, you’ll start your career either in your club’s youth academy or as a backup player for a low-tier league team. It’s normal to feel frustrated early on, because your player will be slow, clumsy, and get tired after 60 minutes of play. The worst thing you can do here is try to carry every match by dribbling past the entire opposition team every time you get the ball. That will lead to lost possession, low match ratings, and you getting benched after a few bad games. Complete the match objectives every single game, because those give you 2 to 3 times more XP than you get from scoring a random goal. Objectives are usually tailored to your position, so if you’re a defender, you might get an objective to win 2 aerial duels or make 1 interception, and completing that will give you a huge XP boost even if you don’t get any goals or assists. Your post-match rating is also tied directly to how well you stick to your position’s role. If you’re a left back, don’t run all the way to the opposition penalty area every time your team attacks, because you’ll get marked down for leaving your defensive position open for counterattacks. I learned this the hard way during my first playthrough as a CDM: I kept running forward to try to score long-range goals, and my average match rating was 6.2 for my first 15 matches. I got benched for 4 weeks straight, and my manager almost released me from the club. Once I started focusing on my defensive duties first – winning tackles, intercepting passes, and playing simple passes to more attacking players – my average rating jumped to 7.8, and I got called up to my national team 2 months earlier than I expected. Don't skip training sessions even if they feel repetitive and boring. The mini training drills give you bonus attribute points that you can’t earn from matches alone, especially for hard-to-grind stats like weak foot accuracy and skill move levels. Spending 2 minutes completing a passing drill once a week can give you +1 to your short pass accuracy in half the time it would take to earn that from matches.
Navigate Transfers and Contract Negotiations to Play for Top Teams
Once you’re averaging 7.5+ match ratings for 10+ matches in a row, you’ll start getting transfer offers from bigger clubs. It’s really tempting to jump at the first offer you get from a Champions League-level club, but that’s one of the most common mistakes new players make. Before you accept any transfer offer, check the playing time guarantee first, not the salary or the club’s reputation. Always prioritize playing time over club reputation for your first 2 to 3 transfers. For example, a mid-table Premier League club offering you guaranteed starter status is way better than a club like Manchester City offering you “rotation player” status when you’re 78 overall. If you accept a rotation or backup role at a big club, you’ll spend most of your season coming on as a late substitute, which means you get way less match time to earn XP and upgrade your stats. I made this mistake during my second playthrough as a 20-year-old winger: I accepted a 200k a week offer from PSG, but I only got 10 to 15 minutes of play per match for 3 months. My XP gain slowed to a crawl, and I missed out on a call-up to the World Cup because I wasn’t playing enough club matches. I had to request a transfer to a lower-table Premier League club to get regular playing time, which set my progress back almost a full season. When you’re negotiating contracts, don’t just ask for the highest possible salary. Salary only matters if you want to buy cosmetic items for your player, so you’re better off negotiating for other perks that help your progression. Ask for higher release clause values if you don’t want to be sold against your will when a bigger club comes calling, or higher bonus payouts for goals, assists, or clean sheets to earn extra coins to buy skill boosts later on. You can also negotiate for a higher role in the squad after 6 months of good performances, so you don’t have to wait for a new contract to get more playing time.
Unlock Endgame Content to Solidify Your Legend Status
Once you hit 85+ overall and are a regular starter for a top-tier club, you’ll move into the endgame part of Become a Legend, where you can chase the biggest milestones in the sport. This is where the mode gets really fun, because you can start setting your own goals instead of just following your manager’s orders. You can chase a Ballon d’Or award by scoring 30+ goals and getting 15+ assists in a single season, or lead your national team to a World Cup win by carrying your squad through the knockout stages. You can also unlock special traits and skill moves once you hit certain milestones. For example, if you score 5 hat-tricks in a single season, you unlock the “clinical finisher” trait, which makes your shots more accurate when you’re in the penalty area. If you play 10 full seasons for the same club, you’ll get a special pre-match tribute from the fans, and you’ll even get a statue outside the stadium when you retire. A lot of players get bored once they hit 90+ overall, but there’s still tons of content to explore if you set your own challenges. You can request to switch positions later in your career if you want a new challenge, for example moving from a striker to an attacking midfielder once you lose some of your sprint speed as you get older. You can also try to break all-time records for most goals in a league season, most Champions League wins, or most caps for your national team. I’m currently on my 17th season in my latest playthrough as a striker, and I’m still having fun trying to beat the all-time goal record for my national team.
Learning how to play become a legend efootball 2023 isn’t about having the perfect meta build or winning every single match. It’s about creating your own unique story as a professional footballer, and enjoying the small wins along the way, whether that’s your first senior goal, your first call-up to the national team, or your first Champions League trophy. Don’t get discouraged if you get benched or have a run of bad matches, even the best real-life footballers have slumps. Try out different positions and playstyles to find what works best for you, and you’ll be earning your legendary status before you know it.