Learn English – What’s the word for a sportsperson who always makes his team win

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For many years I have tried to describe the great cricketer Ian Botham ("Beefy" Botham) to other people in my international language school. I try to think of a word to describe someone who always makes his team win even when other people team are not very good. I want this word to describe "Beefy" or maybe Michael Jordan in basketball, or Ronaldo in football. Can you help me please?

Best Answer

Some possible ideas for you:

A go-to player:

She's the team's go-to player [=she is the player that the team relies on] when they need to score late in the game.

You can also simply state that X is a most important player (MIP) or most valuable player (MVP) for the team.

The teams that rely heavily on one man to win a match are called one-man teams:

With Neymar gone, suddenly Brazil’s ‘one-man team’ lacks a man. (source)

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