MEET the best footballer you've never seen - he has the vision of Xavi, the explosive legs of Cristiano Ronaldo and the imposing height of Peter Crouch.
The world's ultimate player is a Castrol Edge creation - designed to capture all the attributes of the world's most dominant footballers.
The carbon fibre and wax model was sculpted over six months by two former Madame Tussaud's artists.
The 2m-tall Castrol Edge Ultimate Performing Player would have a transfer value of over $450 million based on the fees commanded by the real-life players that constitute him.
Castrol used data from its Castrol Rankings system to analyse the performance of over 2000 players in Europe's top 5 leagues and create a shortlist of 10, who were used to create the ultimate player.
Each player that features was selected based on a unique Castrol Rankings insight - for example, Crouch's height gives him unrivalled aerial supremacy, winning 241 aerial duels last season, over 100 more than his closest rival.
Ivory Coast manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who unveiled the model in London, said this would be a player who would dominate football like no other.
"Within this one player Castrol has included all the attributes, both physical and mental, that a manager looks for in his signings," Eriksson said.
THE ULTIMATE PERFORMING PLAYER
Hair - Carles Puyol (Spain/Barcelona)FC Barcelona's inspirational captain led his team to victory in more than 80 per cent of the games he played in during the 2008-2009 season, a feat unrivalled by any other captain in Europe's top five leagues. It is this shining example of leadership that gains him a place at the head of the Ultimate Performing Player.
Height - Peter Crouch (England/Tottenham Hotspur)Over the last two seasons the towering striker's aerial supremacy helped him to win 241 aerial duels, over 100 more than his closest rival. In the 2008-2009 season alone Crouch's combined jumps equalled the height of over 27 double-decker buses stacked on top of each other.
Eyes - Xavi (Spain/Barcelona)Xavi's ability to pick out an unmarked team-mate is well renowned, and no wonder when the Spaniard's eyes use a peripheral vision equal to that of a fighter pilot. Its this unsurpassed vision that led to 209 scoring opportunities in the past two seasons.
Chin - Paolo Maldini (Italy/AC Milan)A one-club man, Paolo Maldini spent his entire 24-year career at AC Milan, the club he made his debut for as a 16-year old apprentice. He retired at the end of the 2008-2009 season having played an incredible 647 games for Milan. His honours include seven Serie A championships and five Champions League winners medals.
Chest - Michael Ballack (Germany/Chelsea)Germany's powerhouse midfielder Michael Ballack is represented in the model by its chest. During the Euro 2008 campaign, Ballack ran the equivalent of 80 laps around the outside of the Allianz Arena Stadium (home of Bayern Munich) for Germany. Each lap is 854 metres, meaning he covered more than 68km during the competition.
Arms - Rory Delap (Republic of Ireland/Stoke City)Little-known outside of UK, Rory Delap has one of Europe's most powerful throw-ins. Each one has an initial velocity equivalent to that of an Olympic javelin. Delap's long throws are as effective as corners for his Stoke City side - in the last two seasons he's used them to create 21 scoring opportunities - four times more than his closest rival.
Hands - Julio Cesar (Brazil/Inter Milan)Brazilian Cesar's hand-eye reaction speed has enabled him to save 82 per cent of shots on target that he faced during the 2008/09 season, the best ratio for any goal keeper in the top five European leagues.
Legs - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid)Dead-ball accuracy is just one of the reasons Ronaldo became the world's most expensive player; he scored eight direct free kicks in the past two seasons for former team Manchester United, helping them to back to back league titles. On average a free-kick from the Portugal star will accelerate as fast as a Formula 1 car!
Left Foot - Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona)In an average game, Argentine forward Messi makes between 1000 and 1500 twists and turns. His ability to move into space and score spectacular goals is unsurpassed - hitting 28 left-footed goals in the past two seasons, more than any other left-footed player in La Liga.
Right Foot - Thierry Henry (France/Barcelona)
Not only is Henry blessed with unbelievable speed, he has most accurate right foot in European football. During the 2008/09 season he put 64.04 per cent of his shots on target.
