Filip Bilbija

Bilbija's size makes him look, at first glance, like a defensive midfielder built only to break up play. His career tells a different story, a knack for arriving in the box and finishing chances a purely defensive player would never reach. He topped his own team's scoring charts from midfield during a hard relegation season, a record that only happens when a player's attacking instincts truly outgrow his passing reputation.

The open question is whether that goal threat survives a step up into a tougher league, where central midfielders rarely get the same freedom to break forward without leaving gaps behind them. German lower league football rewarded his directness. How a new coach balances that instinct against defensive discipline will likely decide how much of that habit travels with him.