Sakiko Kawauchi

Towering over the pitch with a smirk, this elite center-back uses her unmatched defensive IQ to bait strikers before snatching the ball with arrogant precision. While she moves with the heavy gait of a player who relies on pure dominance rather than recovery speed, she remains untouchable in a duel. Don't look for her to help on set-piece headers, though, because she is far too busy celebrating her own brilliance to worry about aerial duels.