Azamat Nurgaliev

Towering over attackers with explosive speed, this Kazakh wall returned from a gruesome bicep-shattering impact by dedicating every waking hour to perfecting his aggressive slide tackles. While his defensive positioning occasionally suffers from his own restless, high-octane energy, he remains an absolute force in the air and on the ground. His resilience turned a painful setback into the fuel that drives his relentless, iron-willed command of the backline.