Uruguayan forward Maxi Gomez made a name for himself in his home country early on in his career. In three seasons at Defensor Sporting, he scored 29 goals with 12 assists in 52 appearances before Celta Vigo snapped him up for just €4.3m last summer.

Since transferring to Spain, the 22-year-old has made quite the impact, solidifying himself as one of La Liga’s most prolific strikers with a record of 22 goals and 8 assists in 43 games. Quite remarkable considering Celta finished 13th last campaign.

This season, only Lionel Messi has been involved in more La Liga goals, with Gomez and his strike partner Iago Aspas scoring a combined 9 goals in 7 matches.

There’s no doubting his predatory instincts in front of goal, but if he can continue to improve on the rest of his game, Uruguay could be blessed with yet another world class front man to fill the sacred boots of Luis Suarez.