Baboucar Kobor

This Senegalese defensive midfielder is a master in the air, whose positional sense and slide tackles leave strikers frustrated, though he occasionally fumbles simple passes. He locks into his pre-match focus by eating exactly seven roasted almonds in the locker room while remaining in total silence, a ritual that amuses his teammates but which no one dares to interrupt. With endless stamina, he dominates the pitch as if gravity simply doesn't apply to him.