Where is career mode in FIFA Mobile?
The first thing FIFA Mobile fans need to know is that career mode is not actually available in the current version of the mobile game. So if you‘re eager for that deep single-player management experience where you control a team across multiple seasons or guide a pro player through their full career, unfortunately you won‘t find it in FIFA Mobile.
Game modes in FIFA Mobile
With no career mode in the mobile version, what options do FIFA fans on mobile have? Let‘s take a look at modes that offer a similar style of play:
Manager Mode
- Added to FIFA Mobile in August 2022 update
- Fully control your club as the manager
- Make key decisions around tactics, transfers, youth development
- Customize formations, assign scout tasks, manage contracts
- Trade, sign, and upgrade players to build your dream squad
"The new Manager Mode lets players experience that exhilarating challenge of steering a club to glory. It captures so much of what makes the management sim genre special – that ruthless, high stakes decision making where every transfer or lineup tweak could tip the scales."
– Blake Howard, FIFA Mobile lead designer
Getting started with Manager Mode
When first launching Manager Mode you can choose to:
- Take control of your favorite real world club
- Manage a generic starter squad and build it up yourself
From there, dig into transfers to shape the squad to your playstyle. Run the training sessions best suited to your players and tactics. Send scouts out to uncover future talent. Experiment to find the right balance of risk and stability when making lineup decisions before big games.
It takes time to get a feel for the management side – expect some early struggles as you learn the ropes! But win or lose, Manager Mode delivers that can‘t-put-it-down addictiveness that defines the very best mobile sports experiences.
Seasons
- Play full seasons with real clubs from over 30 leagues
- Guide your club to domestic glory and cup runs
- Rise through 8 divisions on route to higher prestige
"I find Seasons mode excellent for getting your management feet wet before jumping into Manager Mode. Work out your favored tactics and formations while guiding bonafide elite squads."
– u/Fifamobilefan96 on Reddit
When launching Seasons, you‘ll pick both:
- A real world team
- A starting division – options range from Division 8 up to Division 1
The higher you place in your starting division at the end of the season, the better rewards you‘ll earn. String together consecutive successful seasons to push up through multiple divisions and manage one of the giants of Europe!
The streamlined approach makes Seasons mode a more biteized management challenge. Offering quicker games and progress than Manager Mode. Ideal for trying new approaches or killing time on your commute.
Career mode in FIFA 23 console & PC
Now let‘s explore the hugely popular career mode experience that players on console and PC have access to in the full FIFA 23 package!
Player Career
- Create your own player or control an existing professional
- Play matches while also completing training sessions
- Growth is based on your decisions and performance
- Retire your player or continue as a manager post-retirement
"I live for that gritty Player Career story – beginning as a scrappy unknown in League Two, earning every bit of recognition through determined play and hours on the training pitch. 200+ matches later holding the Champions League trophy as an elite difference maker at the peak of your abilities. An unmatched rush!"
– Steve Stratton, FIFA content creator
Player Career mode delivers that sporting fantasy we‘ve all dreamed of from childhood – pulling on your boots and controlling your own pro player. Craft your creative maestro playmaker in the mold of Modric. Maybe channel the fiery relentless spirit of someone like Vidal in midfield. Or blast down the wings as the next Neymar terrorizing defenses with your silky skills and blistering pace!
Progress by getting scanner reports of your play after every match, with specific details on areas you excel at and deficiencies needing work. Take those to training and drill the aspects requiring improvement – whether that finishing prowess, short passing in tight spaces, vision to pick out lethal through balls, positional awareness or composure.
Making tangible growth through dedicated training pays off hugely when 35 yard screamers start rifling into the top corner, defense-splitting assists become your trademark, and even the slightest sniff of goal has keepers clambering as you confidently round them 1v1!
Manager Career
Over 500 clubs included from more than 30 leagues around the world. At the helm, it‘s down to you to steer every aspect of your club to glory:
- Scout future talent and build through the youth academy
- Sign top superstars at the peak of their powers
- Develop strategies around formations, tactics and player growth
- Make ruthless decisions on outgoing transfers
- Manage budgets and negotiate contracts
"This is the mode that keeps me coming back year after year – the thrill of taking that midtable club with modest resources and molding them over multiple seasons into an elite powerhouse by nurturing youth prospects into world beaters and constructing a philosophy the squad buys into fully. The ultimate slow burn satisfaction!"
– Steve Stratton, FIFA content creator
Youth development
With a plethora of real Politano, Mount, Saka and Foden breaking onto the scene. The extensive youth scouting and academy setup allows you to uncover those rough diamonds early and give them the minutes and training to elevate them into the next Bruno Fernandes, Vinicius Jr or Pedri.
- Send scouts to different countries on intensive or broad searches to scout youth talent
- Sign promising teenagers to develop in your youth squads
- Monitor their growth monthly and promote standouts to occasional first team action
- Over 3-5 seasons you could have supremely talented homegrown prospects blossoming across your squad
Career mode guiding tips
For both Player and Manager Careers, here are 5 key tips for new players from avid FIFA gamer Matt Dougherty:
- Pick a team suited to your experience – Managing PSG straight off the bat likely won‘t end well! Go for a side with quality but also room for improvement.
- Define your vision – Decide what kind of football you want to implement early. Possession play? Route one counters? Gegenpress? Establish a philosophy.
- Maximize training focus – Customize sessions to prioritize your players‘ weakest attributes displayed via growth scans.
- Trust in youth – Resist splashing cash on big names and invest in wonderkids under 20 with 90+ potential!
- Stick it out – Success often comes after season 3-4 once you shape the squad balance and establish leader figures.
| Career Path | Key Features | Player Ratings Boost Example |
| Player | – Live out your pro football dream controlling just your Virtual Pro player – Growth based on play time and training performance | 65 OVR at 18 yrs old 79 OVR by 23 yrs old after focused training |
| Manager | – Total control of your chosen club – Youth scouting network and academy – Manage transfers and contracts – Set training routines | Brought in 16 yr old youth prospect with 65 POT Now a key player for club at 22 yrs old with 83 OVR |
Covering over 15 seasons of football, FIFA‘s lauded career mode offers perhaps the most immersive and complete single-player experience in modern sports gaming. Whether embarking down the player or manager path, expect hundreds of hours going by in a flash on your quest for glory!
So in summary – no genuine career mode in FIFA Mobile yet. But alternatives do exist! Manager Mode and Seasons capture elements of that management sim experience on mobile. And the full fat career delivers in spades on console and PC.
Hope this guide helps provide an overview of the current FIFA Mobile offerings together with a deep dive into career mode details that fans on console can look forward to! Feel free to hit me up on Twitter @ultimatefifaguy for any other FIFA related questions.
