Thomas Sorensen, Stoke City, Denmark

Thomas Sorensen has been Stoke’s rock in goal throughout the club’s most successful Barclays Premier League season. Arriving in England aged just 22, after signing for Sunderland, before a successful spell in the Midlands saw him make over 150 appearances for Aston Villa. But, having signed for Stoke three years ago, it’s the heart of the Potteries he now calls home