Quirino Mazzei

This reserved Italian maestro dances through traffic with supernatural balance before unleashing thunderous long-range strikes that leave keepers rooted to the spot. While his erratic finishing occasionally lets him down, his teammates have learned to ignore his bizarre pre-match ritual of lining up exactly three grains of coarse sea salt on his left boot before entering the pitch. Despite their eye-rolling, nobody argues when his precise shots find the top corner time and again.