Andrés IniestaAge:Appearences:Goals:Club:

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10Barcelona

“He displayed his impressive attributes throughout Euro 2012, picking up 3 Man of the Match awards to equal Andrea Pirlo's count.”

Another outstanding player to come through La Masia, Iniesta is one of the World's best, and one of the most influen-tial players in the Spanish line-up. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he showed his worth on the biggest stage possible, scor-ing the wining goal in the final for Spain against the Netherlands. Iniesta plays an almost identical role for his National team to his function at Barcelona, much like team mate Xavi. Small but fearless, Ini-esta is blessed with balance, agility and immense ball control - combine this with his work ethic and inventiveness, he's a player del Bosque describes as "the complete footballer". He displayed his impressive attributes through-out Euro 2012, picking up 3 Man of the Match awards to equal Andrea Pirlo's count.

He notably won one of the awards in the final against Italy, where Spain were vic-torious. Iniesta drifted across the pitch, playing with such finesse and control, and the Italians simply couldn't cope. He played a fantastic pass which cut through the Italian defence in the build upup to the first Spanish goal, and con-stantly pressed the Italian midfield, showing such remarkable energy. Andrés once again proved that if you have enough ability size does not matter. Iniesta was chosen as the Euro 2012 Player of the Tournament.