Nelly Verbeke

Towering at 184cm with electric pace, this flamboyant Belgian defender turns every match into a personal stage of defensive mastery. After shattering her wrist in a freak skateboarding accident, she transformed that pain into an obsessive defensive IQ and wall-like blocking ability that mocks strikers. Her slide tackling may be clumsy, but she reigns over the backline with an intensity that demands to be watched.