Paul Salifou

After spending his youth perfecting his lightning acceleration and silky footwork amidst the uneven, dust-filled streets of Benin, he transformed the memory of his childhood poverty into an unstoppable hunger for goal-scoring excellence. His movement on the pitch is lethal and fluid, though his heavy-footed struggles in the air leave him looking clumsy whenever he ventures near a set-piece. Quiet and brooding, he lets his world-class dribbling and clinical finishing do all the talking against opposing backlines.