The card: a Epic CF that reaches 101 at max training
Strengths: Ball Control (#2), Tight Possession (#4), Attacking Awareness (#5)
How to train it: push the strengths further, starting with Ball Control
What this page covers: the Epic version of Ruud van Nistelrooij (this player has 7 cards in total — see the position rankings for how the others compare)
Counting every card in the game, this one sits #36 of 6,239 CF cards and #9 of 1,101 Fox In The Box cards, with a max-level overall of 101. It is currently the strongest Ruud van Nistelrooij card released.
How the rating is decided
SS Top 5 in either the position or the playing-style overall ranking
S Outside the top 5, but a max-level overall of 100 or more
A Overall 98–99
B Overall 95–97
C Overall below 95
Basic info (Epic)
CF
Ruud van Nistelrooij
PositionCF
Preferred footRight
Attacking styleFox In The Box
Defensive styleBasic
Height189 cm
Age30
Max levelLv34
Progression points66
Overall at Lv187
Overall at max level101
Special skillsPhenomenal Finishing · Bullet Header
Available fromNetherlands 2006
Stats (Epic · Lv1)
Attacking
Attacking Awareness82
Ball Control80
Dribbling75
Tight Possession77
Low Pass64
Lofted Pass61
Finishing81
Heading76
Set Piece Taking68
Curl68
Physical
Speed77
Acceleration75
Kicking Power77
Jumping74
Physical Contact78
Balance66
Stamina74
Defending
Defensive Awareness46
Tackling47
Aggression48
Defensive Engagement45
Goalkeeping
GK Awareness40
GK Catching40
GK Parrying40
GK Reflexes40
GK Reach40
Weak foot usageHigh
Weak foot accuracyVery high
Form3
Injury resistanceHigh
Position Proficiency
LWF
LMF
LB
CF
SS
AMF
CMF
DMF
CB
GK
RWF
RMF
RB
Best position (CF) / Also playable (SS)
Not suited
Player skills
Passing
One-touch Pass
Shooting
Heading
Long-range Curler
Long-range Shooting
Acrobatic Finishing
First-time Shot
Phenomenal Finishing
Bullet Header
Defending
Aerial Superiority
Mental
Fighting Spirit
Recommended Additional Skills
If you are adding skills through skill training, these suit a CF.
＋Outside Curlermore shot accuracy
＋Knuckle Shotunpredictable trajectory
＋Heel Trickunlocks tight spaces
＋Through Passingfeeds runners
Player Progression
Spend the progression points, add boosters and pick a manager to see how the stats and the overall change.
Compare with other players
This card is already loaded against Ruud van Nistelrooij (Epic, 99) — the strongest Ruud van Nistelrooij card released so far. Change either side to compare against anyone.
Overall is compared at max level, across every card in the game — Standard, Epic and pack-exclusive alike. Cards on the same overall are ordered by the sum of their stats.
Summary
✓Ruud van Nistelrooij (Epic)
Ruud van Nistelrooij (Epic) caps at Lv34 with a max-level overall of 101
It has 66 progression points to spend
Among the 7 cards of this player it ranks #1 — see the position rankings for how it compares to Epic and pack cards
Mikel is the editor of eFootball LABO. A long-time eFootball player (peak Division 1, peak rating 1,920), he writes from real play and hands-on testing.
