The hard player: Jonjo Shelvey
Jonjo Shelvey is a midfielder born on 27 February 1992 in Romford, United Kingdom. He started out at Charlton Athletic with 8 goals in 49 matches before joining Liverpool FC, where he scored 7 goals in 69 appearances.
Swansea City was his next stop, yielding 10 goals in 96 matches, but it was Newcastle United that gave him the longest chapter of his career: 18 goals in 202 matches. He rounded things off in Turkey with Çaykur Rizespor, scoring 3 goals in 33 games. With England’s under-17 side, he contributed 1 goal in 7 appearances.
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PlayThe medium player: Alexis Sánchez
Alexis Sánchez was born on 19 December 1988 in Tocopilla, Chile. A versatile attacker capable of playing as a centre-forward, support striker or right winger, he cut his teeth at CD Cobreloa with 12 goals in 50 matches before heading to Europe and Udinese Calcio, where he registered 21 goals in 112 appearances.
FC Barcelona then snapped him up and got 55 goals in 141 games, before Arsenal FC reaped the benefits of his attacking instincts: 80 goals in 166 appearances. Inter Milan rounded off his tour of European giants with 16 goals in 75 matches. For Chile’s under-20 side, he scored 4 goals in 14 games.
The easy player: Mario Balotelli
Mario Balotelli is a centre-forward born on 12 August 1990 in Palermo, Italy. He burst onto the scene at Inter Milan with 28 goals in 86 appearances before crossing the Channel to join Manchester City, where he scored 30 goals in 80 games.
AC Milan then came calling, yielding another 30 goals in 54 matches, before OGC Nice got the most prolific stretch of his French adventure: 43 goals in 76 appearances. He later moved to Turkey with Adana Demirspor, netting 19 times in 35 games. For the Italian national team, he contributed 14 goals across 36 caps.