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#4 Juan Quintero
Juan Quintero had a point to prove in Russia as he carried the mantle for Colombia. The midfielder was inevitably overshadowed at Brazil 2014 by teammate James Rodriguez and has spent the subsequent four years bouncing around from club to club on loan from Porto trying to prove his worth.
Yet the diminutive playmaker has squished all possible doubts and has made the Portuguese side sit up and take notice with his brilliant group-stage displays.
The 25-year-old played a part in three of his nation’s five goals, setting up Radamel Falcao and Yerry Mina against Poland and Senegal respectively, while he scored the tournament’s cheekiest free-kick in Colombia’s shock 2-1 defeat to Japan. Quintero has finally etched his mark on the world stage and proven his footballing worth.
