Not since the days of Hugo Sanchez has a Mexican player made such an impact overseas. Marquez has helped Barcelona to back-to-back Championships and is regarded as an intelligent and athletic defender who can also be deployed as a holding midfielder such is his versatility. Composed in possession and a terrific reader of the game, Marquez is one of the most accomplished defensive players in the modern game. At 24 he was handed the armband for the last World Cup and now shares captaincy duties with goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez.