Corien Leeuwen

This Curaçaoan striker pairs blistering pace with a rare, quiet humility, even if her close-quarters dribbling occasionally falters under pressure. Before every match, she insists on meticulously scrubbing her teammates' boots with a toothbrush, a quirky ritual that never fails to amuse the locker room. On the pitch, however, her lethal finishing and elite tactical movement make her an indispensable, albeit eccentric, leader.