Best defensive midfielders in Liga MX

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Liga MX, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

B. González of Guadalajara Chivas is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Óliver Torres has improved his Season rating most, up +25.7 on last season, while B. Gutiérrez's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. González of Guadalajara Chivas is the most valuable name in this group at 44.4.

Guadalajara Chivas · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Óliver Torres+25.7SsN

Monterrey · 23/24→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	B. González Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	23	45	62
2	A. Domínguez Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	21	22	54
3	D. García Defensive midfielder	FC Juarez	22	40	53
4	M. Ruiz Defensive midfielder	Toluca	25	39	52
5	R. Ledezma Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	25	2728.5%	5224.4%
6	B. Gutiérrez Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	23	1364%	499.2%
7	F. Ambríz Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	23	26	48
8	F. Romero Defensive midfielder	Toluca	26	3284%	4813.5%
9	I. Tona Defensive midfielder	Club Tijuana	26	29	48
10	É. Lira Defensive midfielder	Cruz Azul	26	20	48
11	Iker Jareth Fimbres Ochoa Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	21	13	48
12	L. Rey Defensive midfielder	Puebla	23	29	47
13	Á. Zapata Defensive midfielder	Club Queretaro	25	19	45
14	A. López Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	26	34	43
15	C. Araújo Defensive midfielder	Tigres UANL	25	971.1%	435.5%
16	A. Ramírez Defensive midfielder	Puebla	24	13	4324.3%
17	S. Mariscal Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	23	14	43
18	P. Pedraza Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	26	10	41
19	Monchu Defensive midfielder	FC Juarez	26	1153.4%	376.5%
20	N. Fonseca Defensive midfielder	Leon	27	1244.3%	3626.3%
21	J. Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Necaxa	30	27	30
22	F. Arce Defensive midfielder	Toluca	29	12	29
23	J. Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	30	2432.7%	2741.3%
24	C. Rivera Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	30	22	27
25	Óliver Torres Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	31	44142.8%	2749.1%
26	F. Gorriarán Defensive midfielder	Tigres UANL	31	30	27
27	V. Guzmán Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	31	33	26
28	A. Rocha Defensive midfielder	Atlas	33	30	21
29	C. Dájome Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	32	2749.7%	1921.3%
30	J. Güémez Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	34	29	17