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.
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 E. Andrada's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.5 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.
19 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unai BilbaoCentre-back |  Club Tijuana | 32 | 35.3 | 3525.6% | 2323.8% |
| 2 | N. DíazCentre-back |  Puebla | 27 | 30.2 | 30379.4% | 4512.1% |
| 3 | B. AmioneCentre-back |  Santos Laguna | 24 | 28 | 2895.8% | 498.4% |
| 4 | V. GauthierCentre-back |  Leon | 23 | 25.1 | 25 | 51 |
| 5 | J. AnguloCentre-back |  Tigres UANL | 28 | 24.8 | 2546.7% | 3334.1% |
| 6 | L. MerollaFull-back |  Mazatlán | 31 | 20.2 | 2011% | 2319.7% |
| 7 | A. MoraCentre-back |  Atlas | 29 | 16.8 | 177% | 3119.3% |
| 8 | Á. AzuajeCentre-back |  U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 21 | 16.5 | 17489.3% | 4910.2% |
| 9 | JuanpeCentre-back |  Atletico San Luis | 35 | 15.5 | 1663.2% | 1517.9% |
| 10 | NicolasCentre-back | Club America | 29 | 14.1 | 14213.3% | 3728.2% |
| 11 | T. OstchegaFull-back |  Club America | 28 | 13.2 | 1316.5% | 3715% |
| 12 | J. DíazCentre-back | Puebla | 28 | 12.1 | 1253.8% | 3719.6% |
| 13 | M. TapiasFull-back |  Guadalajara Chivas | 29 | 10.5 | 1138.6% | 2720% |
| 14 | É. AguirreFull-back |  Monterrey | 29 | 9.2 | 942.1% | 2921% |
| 15 | J. RivasCentre-back | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 23 | 9 | 969.6% | 470.6% |
| 16 | D. de BuenFull-back |  Necaxa | 35 | 6 | 673.3% | 1140.4% |
| 17 | D. OchoaCentre-back | Necaxa | 21 | 5.7 | 65600% | 4610.2% |
| 18 | O. MendozaCentre-back |  Club Queretaro | 37 | 5.5 | 674.3% | 758.1% |
| 19 | M. CuevasCentre-back | Santos Laguna | 23 | 5.3 | 5±0% | 416.2% |