Bug Report – Outfield Player Becomes Goalkeeper in FC24 (with Video)

Hello EA Sports Team,

As a professional automation test specialist and a dedicated fan of your games, I recently encountered a serious gameplay bug in FC24 that I believe deserves your attention.

https://www.xbox.com/play/media/3gZjP8xKAV

During a match, a defender passes the ball back to the goalkeeper, and while the goalkeeper has possession and is about to start the play, the opponent makes a quick tactical change using gameplan shortcuts. This seems to cause a glitch where the right back suddenly becomes the goalkeeper (without a uniform change), and the original goalkeeper moves up the pitch as a libero.

After I intercepted the ball and took a shot, the right back – now acting as a goalkeeper – used his hand to save the ball, despite still wearing an outfield kit. From that point on, he continued behaving as the keeper. I recorded this moment via gameplay capture.

My theory on how it happens:
If a tactical change is made while the goalkeeper is in possession and preparing to distribute the ball, the game might lose track of the assigned keeper, reassigning that role to another player (usually the right back). Meanwhile, the real goalkeeper becomes an outfield player.

And I’d also like to clarify something important:
I am not reporting this to blame or expose any individual player. I have no way of knowing if the behavior was intentional or not, and it’s not my place to judge. My goal is simply to help improve the game we all enjoy. After all, isn’t that what we’re all here for?

 

A video of this situation is available via Xbox capture. I hope this helps and contributes to a better experience in FC25.

Best regards,
Metin Emre Şen

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