Tatiana van Essen

Towering over the midfield with an unmatched aerial dominance, she plays with a cocky flair that demands the ball at her feet despite her sluggish dribbling when in full stride. A brutal career-threatening neck injury once nearly sidelined her forever, but she turned that fear into a ruthless engine of pure determination. She dictates the tempo with graceful touches and relentless intensity, proving time and again that she is the undisputed master of the pitch.