COPERO
9 scenarios · roughly 2 minutes
Take the 9-question football position quiz. Choose what feels natural in match and training scenarios, then receive an explained position, an alternate role and your Career DNA. It is free, needs no account and takes roughly two minutes.
There are no trick answers. Choose the action you would want to take, not the one you think a coach expects.
Your football position
— a suggestion only.
The career setup will preselect only your position. You can change it, and you still control name, nationality, foot, number and pace. Prefer no prefill? Open the normal setup.
01 / THE METHOD
Answer nine scenarios by choosing what you would really do in a match or training session: move after winning the ball, attack a cross, stop a wide break, take responsibility at a set piece or protect a late lead. There are no ideal answers; the useful choice is the one that best matches how you want to play.
Your result gives you a main position and an alternate position worth trying. If you suit a wide role, you can also choose the left or right side. Read both recommendations as practical starting points for your next game or practice. Compare where you receive the ball, which direction you naturally face and whether you enjoy finishing moves, connecting play or stopping attacks. The alternate role is useful when a formation, teammate or match situation asks you to solve a different problem.
Career DNA gives a plain-language summary of how your choices show up on the pitch, such as taking initiative, creating for others, protecting space or organizing the team. It describes a football tendency, not your personality.
The result also highlights strengths, a growth area and a training experiment. Try the recommended role in a small-sided game or drill, notice which actions feel natural, then compare that evidence with feedback from a coach or teammate. Repeat the experiment in more than one session, record the moments that felt comfortable or difficult, and test the alternate position under the same conditions. A useful recommendation should help you ask better football questions, not close off other roles.
02 / EIGHT ROLES
A useful position answer should explain the work, not just print a label. These summaries show why each group can fit and give you one small experiment to try at training.
Strikers turn movement into decisive chances. They threaten behind defenders, arrive at useful moments and finish attacks. Try ten curved runs across a defender’s blind side, then attack a first-time finish instead of waiting flat in front of goal.
Wingers stretch the pitch and create uncertainty in one-against-one situations. They decide whether to drive, pass or cross. In a practice game, alternate one take-on with one early release so your speed becomes less predictable.
Attacking midfielders find pockets between lines and connect possession to the final action. Vision matters only when scanning creates time. Before every receive-between-lines repetition, check both shoulders and identify the next pass before the ball arrives.
Central midfielders manage tempo, support angles and transitions. They are often the teammate who keeps another move possible. Begin a small-sided game with a two-touch restriction, then notice when an extra touch genuinely improves the attack.
Defensive midfielders protect central space while keeping the team balanced. Interceptions and positioning can stop danger before a tackle is needed. Receive facing both centre-backs, scan forward and attempt one controlled line-breaking pass after securing possession.
Full-backs combine recovery defending with width in possession. The hard skill is timing: advancing too early exposes the flank, while staying too deep removes support. Rehearse one overlap, one underlap and one deliberate hold in the same pattern.
Centre-backs read danger, win duels and organize the line. Good defending also begins the next attack. After each duel drill, make the first safe forward pass before resetting, so composure follows the defensive action.
Goalkeepers react, command the box and make last-line decisions. Distribution and communication shape the whole team. Before every practice restart, call the defensive shape clearly, scan both sides and choose a target rather than clearing automatically.
03 / TEST THE ANSWER
Your best real-world role can change with the formation. A winger in a 4-3-3 may become a wing-back in another system. A central midfielder can play higher when a teammate provides cover, or deeper when the team needs someone to receive from the centre-backs. Even the same position can have different instructions from one coach to another.
Physical profile matters, but it does not write the answer alone. Height may help in some aerial situations, yet timing and positioning can matter more. Speed can support wide play, but decision quality often determines whether that speed helps the team. Age, confidence and training can also change what feels natural.
Use the recommendation as a hypothesis. Try the training experiment, ask a coach what they observe and notice which actions you want to repeat. If the alternate position feels better, test that too. Many players grow by learning two related roles rather than defending one label.
For beginners, the most helpful position is often the one with clear instructions and enough involvement to learn. A supportive environment matters more than chasing the supposedly easiest role. Your first useful answer should open a conversation with teammates and coaches, not end it.
04 / PLAY THE ROLE
Continue to the English Copero career setup and your recommended position will already be selected. You can change it before starting, and the game will not begin automatically.
You still decide the player’s name, nationality, preferred foot, shirt number and career pace. Review the setup, make it yours and start only when you are ready.
Open the career simulator05 / QUESTIONS
Start with the role that matches the actions you naturally notice and enjoy, then test it in training. This quiz compares attacking movement, creation, protection and organization to suggest a starting position.
It is a fun tactical-preference recommendation, not a scientific, fitness or scouting assessment. A coach watching you play can include physical, technical and team factors the quiz cannot measure.
No. Height can influence how a coach uses you, but anticipation, technique, speed, confidence, teammates and formation also matter.
Yes. The result includes an alternate role because many football skills transfer between nearby positions and different formations change each role.
A winger usually begins higher and focuses on stretching or beating the defence. A full-back starts deeper, protects the flank and chooses when to support attacks.
No. Soccer and association football are names for the same sport, so the positions and tactical ideas are the same.
There is no universal beginner position. A clear role with simple instructions, enough touches and supportive teammates is usually more useful than one fixed label.
Yes. Start this career preselects only the recommended position in Copero setup. You still choose every other field and explicitly start the career.