Cristina Gomez

Towering at 181cm, this charismatic Ecuadorian anchor reads the game like a grandmaster, though her occasional lapses in jockeying can leave her exposed. After shattering her wrist in a bizarre rhythmic gymnastics accident, she channeled that frustration into becoming a relentless force in the air and a master of the crunching tackle. She now dominates the midfield with a fearless tenacity that leaves attackers trembling in her wake.