Yurii Sadykov

Towering over attackers with an incredible leap, this friendly Uzbek wall pairs elite jockeying with a ferocious intensity that defies his composed nature. After a career-threatening shoulder injury from a freak kite-surfing accident, he channeled that downtime into an obsessive mastery of defensive positioning. While his habit of occasionally mistiming simple headers keeps things spicy, his recovery pace and reading of the game make him an almost impenetrable force.