Emina Sjöholm

This reserved Swedish fullback explodes like a cannonball, using her extraordinary vertical leap and blistering pace to stifle any winger bold enough to challenge her flank. Fuelled by the stinging memory of an childhood parrot that constantly ridiculed her ambition, she turned that frustration into an relentless, aggressive defensive style, even if her positional awareness occasionally falls flat. She dominates physically, yet she remains a quiet powerhouse who lets her imposing challenges do all the talking.