Juliana Takemura

Standing at an imposing 192cm, this Japanese wall commands the backline with a preternatural calm that disguises her lethal instinct to erase attacks before they form. She turned a devastating shattered-elbow injury from a freak tumble over an advertising board into the catalyst for her explosive agility and tactical mastery. Though she avoids aerial duels at all costs, her world-class interception ability and clinical slides make her an impenetrable force on the pitch.