Ronald Desjardins

This lightning-fast and cocky Canadian center-back is an impenetrable wall whose spectacular blocks were born from rehab following a freak forearm fracture sustained while trying to catch a falling maple syrup barrel. His swagger on the pitch is matched only by his ferocity in sliding tackles, though he frequently ignores his lapses in interception timing. He is an unrelenting athlete who turned an absurd injury into the driving force to become elite.