Tecla Gatsi

This imposing center-back dominates the game with vertiginous leaping and raw aggression, though she often sacrifices tactical discipline to flaunt her unshakable, cocky confidence. Legend has it that at age ten, she marched onto a muddy pitch to challenge a group of older boys and dared them to score a single goal before brazenly wiping her muddy cleats on the opposing captain’s kit after the final whistle. She is an unstoppable force of nature with the explosive pace of a sprinter and a ferocity in the tackle that leaves every forward questioning their life choices.