Small balanced boosts across every keeper attribute. The safe default for keepers — right when the keeper has no clear role, a tradeoff the rest of the time.
Basic (GK) boosts every goalkeeper attribute group a little: Diving, Handling, Kicking, Reflexes, Speed, and Positioning. It is the keeper version of Basic: the safe default when the keeper has no standout strength or weakness. Note that goalkeeper styles only apply to goalkeepers — Basic (GK) does nothing on an outfield player. Compare it with the full list in our FC 27 chemistry styles guide before you commit.
The boost is not fixed — it scales with that player's own chemistry points (goalkeeper styles scale exactly the same way):
| Player chemistry | Basic (GK) boost |
|---|---|
| 0 chemistry | No boost at all |
| 1 chemistry | Small boost |
| 2 chemistry | Medium boost |
| 3 chemistry | Maximum boost (small bumps across every keeper group) |
Even at maximum, Basic (GK)'s bumps stay small — that is the point of the style. Use our FC 27 chemistry calculator to get the keeper to 3 chemistry first, then apply the style.
Rule of thumb: Basic (GK) is the "I don't know this keeper's job yet" style. The moment you can describe his role in one sentence, a specialist probably beats it.
Same honest tradeoff as outfield Basic: a specialist keeper style gives about +3 to the groups that matter, while Basic (GK) gives only small bumps everywhere. Basic (GK) never beats a specialist at what the specialist does.
Basic (GK) wins only when you genuinely cannot name the keeper's job — the balanced starter, the backup, the early-game keeper you're still evaluating. If you catch yourself thinking "he really needs better handling", that is your cue to leave Basic (GK) behind.
Say your keeper is solid everywhere with no obvious flaw, and he sits on 3 chemistry. Applying Basic (GK) gives him small bumps across every keeper group — slightly better handling, slightly sharper reflexes, slightly cleaner distribution. Same keeper on 1 chemistry? Barely any boost — fix the chemistry first. Now contrast: if that same keeper were clearly a shot-stopper, Glove would add ~+3 to Handling, Diving, and Positioning instead of small bumps. That's the tradeoff, every time.
Glove, if the keeper has a clear role. A traditional shot-stopper gets about +3 to Handling, Diving, and Positioning from Glove, while Basic (GK) gives only small bumps everywhere. Pick Basic (GK) only when you can't name the keeper's job.
When the keeper has no clear weakness and no clear role — a balanced keeper, a backup you rotate in, or an early-game card whose job you haven't figured out yet. The moment a role emerges, a specialist wins.
No — goalkeeper styles only apply to goalkeepers, and outfield styles only apply to outfield players. Outfield players have their own version, Basic, which gives small balanced boosts to Pace, Shooting, Passing, Dribbling, Defending, and Physical.