Nargiza Filimonova

After clawing her way back from a dramatic thigh injury sustained in a bizarre ice-fishing accident, she has turned her calm playing style into an unstoppable weapon. With blistering acceleration and surgical precision in front of goal, she dominates the pitch, even if her occasionally shaky first touch reminds us she is human after all. Her journey from the rehab room to the pinnacle of the sport has forged a steely resolve that makes her one of the most feared strikers in the world.