Dasha Tolkacheva
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Dasha Tolkacheva, nicknamed "Dash", made her international debut in the first game of World Cup 26 Qualifying, where she scored against Dagabom. In the return match, six games later, Dash bagged a hat-trick in a 5-1 win, which also included goals from Giovanni Lopez and Georges Blanc.
She also became the first Starblaydi to score a hat-trick in World Cup Finals by netting all three in a 3-0 win over Casari on Matchday Two of World Cup 26 in Commerce Heights. She was also Starblaydia's top scorer in that Cup, despite only playing 10 games - many as substitute - scoring 9 goals along the way. She edged out Raphaelo, who had 8 goals that campaign, to take Starblaydia's internal 'golden boot'.
Dash's nickname is well-earned, as she had lightning-fast pace and ability on the ball, something which defenders the world over are always scared of. Surely a move away from Liga Ipsilon would not be too far away, and during the Draggonni Inviyatii Pre-World Cup 27 Showcase tournament in Andossa Se Mitrin Vega she signed a dream deal with Starblaydia's most famous club - Iskara Daii. Dash was Starblaydia's top-scorer with 5 goals in the tournament as the team finished in 3rd place over Casari, behind Sarzonia and Tadjikistan.
Dasha went to World Cups 27 and 28 as the proud owner of the Number 10 shirt, worn by such greats as Simeone Di Bradini. During the World Cup 27 campaign she scored a record number of goals across the campaign - 16 - smashing the old record of 13 set by Zhorin Tumunzahar during World Cup 24. World Cup 28, however, was where her career reached a peak. Scoring 11 goals in the campaign, Dasha helped lead Starblaydia to their second world title, and one of the country's best-ever strikers had a World Championship to her name. She finished that final on a total tally of 43 goals, just one behind the two other famous holders of the Number 10 shirt - Di Bradini and Tumunzahar.
AOCAF15, where Starblaydia attempted to defend their title, saw Dash not only break but completely smash the record haul of 44 international goals. Including a hat-trick over Pacitalia, Dash scored 9 goals - equalling SDB's record for an AOCAF campaign - as Starblaydia took third place.
She finished her career as perhaps the greatest striker in the world, never mind in just Starblaydia.
