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Manmeer!’s Top 5 of 2022
Top 5 - TPA'22 Female
1. Maddie Musselman (USA)
United States National Team Player. Club: UCLA. Position: Wing
Team USA is a well-oiled machine for years now and sets the standard to which every other country wants to grow. Of all those American top players, Musselman was the very best in 2022. Scored five goals in the World Cup final.
2. Ashleigh Johnson (USA)
United States National Team Player.Club: Ethnikos. Position: Goalkeeper
Undeniably the player who can make the difference for Team USA. If she takes her position in the goal with her enormous jumping power and reach, it can go two ways: either she stops the ball or she forces the opponent to shoot a little sharper than usual. Often too sharp, so that the ball still misses the target.
3. Anni Espar (ESP)
Spain National Team Player. Club: Mataro. Position: Driver
It's always a pleasure to watch Espar play. Dynamic with always an eye for the goal. Led Spain to the gold medal at the European Championship in Split.
4. Rita Keszthelyi (HUN)
Hungary National Team Player. Club: Mataro. Position: Driver
Keszthelyi still deserves a spot in the top 5. Hungary's most consistent player in recent years. She always delivers and is the linchpin of the team that won silver at the World Cup in her home country.
5. Lola Moolhuijzen (NED)
Netherlands National Team Player. Club: Polar Bears Position: Wing
Despite her young age, she was already one of the leading players for The Netherlands at the World Cup in Budapest (bronze). She was only 17 years old at the time! Then you are already a very big one and her future will only look brighter.Top 5 - TPA'22 Male
1. Marko Bijac (CRO)
Netherlands National Team Player. Club: Olympiacos Position: Goalkeeper
The best goalkeeper at the moment. Won gold at the European Championship in his own country in front of a frenzied audience. It can hardly get any better for a passionate sportsman like Bijac. Was the best player at that tournament.
2. Alvaro Granados (ESP)
Spain National Team Player. Club: Novi Beograd. Position: Driver
Fast, sharp, deadly and phlegmatic. Had a wonderful year with a gold medal at the world championships and bronze medal at the European Championships. He excelled at both tournaments. His six goals in the World Cup final were the absolute highlight.
3. Gergo Zalanki (HUN)
Hungary National Team Player. Club: Pro Recco. Position: Wing
Left handers always bring something extra. Zalanki is one of them. Creative and a fantastic shot. If his left arm is on fire, you know Hungary will win.
4. Thomas Vernoux (FRA)
France National Team Player. Club: Marseille. Position: Centre-forward
Still young, but already the absolute superstar of France. The crucial player of the best France in history. Strong in every position. With his sculpted body, he is the 'poster boy' of the French at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.
