Hamzeh Rostami

This friendly Iranian defensive midfielder is an impenetrable wall who masters the art of jockeying with prodigious anticipation. After a gruesome shoulder dislocation caused by a collision with a giraffe on safari, he channeled that pain to become an elite, relentless athlete in the tackle. While he sometimes lacks the gas to last ninety minutes, his aerial tenacity and physicality make him the ultimate guardian of the midfield.