Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Liga MX 26/27

The best defensive players in Liga MX in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Best defensive goalkeepers in Liga MX Best defensive defenders in Liga MX Best defensive midfielders in Liga MX Best defensive attackers in Liga MX Best players in Liga MX Most in-form players in Liga MX

At a glance

M. Ruiz of Toluca is the standout for raw talent across players in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.5, and J. Galvão has been the form player this season, grading 71.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Galvão has improved his Season rating most, up +47.7 on last season, while N. Díaz's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Ruiz of Toluca is the most valuable name in this group at 21.9.

Atletico San Luis · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Rômulo Centre-back	Tigres UANL	26	40.8	41±0%	3624.8%
2	L. Romo Centre-back	Guadalajara Chivas	31	39	39±0%	1927.9%
3	F. Pardo Centre-back	Santos Laguna	29	38.5	39±0%	2527.8%
4	Nathan Silva Centre-back	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	29	35.2	35±0%	2730.3%
5	J. Márquez Full-back	Cruz Azul	26	34.3	34±0%	4113.4%
6	Joaquim Full-back	Tigres UANL	27	33.9	34±0%	3515.8%
7	N. Díaz Centre-back	Puebla	27	30.2	30379.4%	4512.1%
8	Rubén Duarte Centre-back	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	30	30.2	30±0%	2326%
9	R. Schlegel Centre-back	Atlas	29	29.5	30±0%	289.5%
10	S. Barreto Centre-back	CF Pachuca	27	28.9	29±0%	3327.2%
11	B. Amione Centre-back	Santos Laguna	24	28	2895.8%	498.4%
12	M. Capasso Centre-back	Atlas	30	26.5	27±0%	2510.5%
13	E. Águila Centre-back	Atletico San Luis	24	25.7	26±0%	4216.8%
14	V. Gauthier Centre-back	Leon	23	25.1	25	51
15	J. Angulo Centre-back	Tigres UANL	28	24.8	2546.7%	3334.1%
16	R. López Full-back	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	24	23.5	24±0%	4612.8%
17	D. Reyes Centre-back	Club Queretaro	33	21.8	22±0%	1234.1%
18	L. Merolla Full-back	Mazatlán	31	20.2	2011%	2319.7%
19	F. Almada Centre-back	Puebla	28	20.1	20±0%	3219.6%
20	Felipe Sánchez Full-back	Santos Laguna	22	19.7	20±0%	4424.5%
21	Juanpe Centre-back	Atletico San Luis	35	15.5	1663.2%	1517.9%
22	J. Murillo Centre-back	FC Juarez	32	13.9	14±0%	1433.3%
23	D. Parra Full-back	Club Queretaro	27	13.6	14±0%	341.7%
24	T. Ostchega Full-back	Club America	28	13.2	1316.5%	3715%
25	J. Díaz Centre-back	Puebla	28	12.1	1253.8%	3719.6%
26	J. Vargas Full-back	Puebla	31	12	1221.2%	195.4%
27	J. Orozco Centre-back	Cruz Azul	24	11.7	12±0%	418%
28	M. Tapias Full-back	Guadalajara Chivas	29	10.5	1138.6%	2720%
29	D. de Buen Full-back	Necaxa	35	6	673.3%	1140.4%
30	D. Ochoa Centre-back	Necaxa	21	5.7	65600%	4610.2%
31	M. Cuevas Centre-back	Santos Laguna	23	5.5	63.8%	374.1%
32	O. Mendoza Centre-back	Club Queretaro	37	5.5	674.3%	758.1%