Yannick Mertens

This tireless Belgian fullback tears down the wing with an explosiveness that leaves opponents reeling, even if his timing on slide tackles is sometimes pure chaos. He still remembers chasing a teammate's escaped dog across three pitches during warm-ups as a youth player, only to make it back in time for kickoff without even losing his breath. His relentless aggression makes him a consistently irritating shadow who simply refuses to stop running.