Acrobatic: Wesley Sneijder scored the goal of the tournament at Euro 2008 in Holland's historic 3-0 victory over Italy

Caps: 58
Goals: 12
World Cup appearances: 4 (2006)
World Cup 2010 qualification: 5 appearances/0 goals

Club: Inter Milan, Italy
Age: 25
Position: Midfielder

A player of prodigious menace whenever he is given a chance to run with the ball, Sneijder scored arguably the goal of the tournament in Euro 2008, against Italy, when he received a headed ball from Dirk Kuyt and volleyed it with an acrobatic strike past Gianluigi Buffon.

The match finished 3-0 to Holland after a third goal was scored by Giovanni van Bronkhorst thanks to another run by him - it was the biggest defeat Italy had suffered since Sweden beat them by the same margin in 1983.

Sneijder scored another sumptuous goal for the Orange in the group stage against France, displaying the type of dynamism not seen often enough at Real Madrid.

Jose Mourinho has since begun to unlock more of the midfielder's vast potential at Inter Milan.