Barry van Der Kolk

Despite a career-threatening shoulder injury from a bizarre skydiving mishap, he transformed his rehabilitation into a relentless obsession with refining his blistering pace and lethal long-range shooting. This reserved Dutch winger moves with such terrifying agility that he makes defenders look like they are standing still, though his occasionally erratic first touch proves that even brilliance has its quirks. His quiet, focused intensity on the pitch is the final piece of a winger who has climbed back from physical despair to reach elite heights.