Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Liga MX 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Liga MX in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
V. Arteaga of U.N.A.M. - Pumas is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 47.3, and F. Gorriarán has been the form player this season, grading 29.5, and J. Esquivel leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Echeverría has improved his Season rating most, up +8.7 on last season, while J. dos Santos's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Carlo Adriano of Club Queretaro is the most valuable name in this group at 12.7.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. ArteagaDefensive midfielder |  U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 22 | 1±0% | 479.7% |
| 2 | Carlo AdrianoDefensive midfielder |  Club Queretaro | 25 | 15±0% | 415.5% |
| 3 | I. TonaDefensive midfielder |  Club Tijuana | 26 | 27±0% | 4016.1% |
| 4 | A. OrganistaDefensive midfielder |  Puebla | 26 | 27±0% | 3811.6% |
| 5 | S. SanabriaDefensive midfielder | Puebla | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | J. EsquivelDefensive midfielder |  Mazatlán | 28 | 2117.3% | 3118.9% |
| 7 | C. RiveraDefensive midfielder |  CF Pachuca | 30 | 25±0% | 2146.5% |
| 8 | F. GorriaránDefensive midfielder |  Tigres UANL | 31 | 30±0% | 1928.9% |
| 9 | R. EcheverríaDefensive midfielder |  Leon | 31 | 27±0% | 1837.1% |
| 10 | R. GonzálezDefensive midfielder |  Guadalajara Chivas | 32 | 24±0% | 1535.2% |
| 11 | J. dos SantosDefensive midfielder |  Club America | 36 | 1975.9% | 139.8% |