Johana Escalona

With an unparalleled willingness to dive into slide tackles, this Venezuelan defensive rock commands the pitch with charismatic intensity, even if she is so slow she almost needs a GPS to track back on a counterattack. The legend of the time she headed a ball with such force that it landed directly in a spectator's dessert remains a local classic. Her aerial dominance is formidable, but do not count on her winning a footrace against a pacy forward.