Best defensive players from Mexico

The best defensive players from Mexico, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

S. Giménez of AC Milan is the standout for raw talent across players from Mexico, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.1, and A. González has been the form player this season, grading 59.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Gómez has improved his Season rating most, up +39.2 on last season, while E. Álvarez's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Giménez of AC Milan is the most valuable name in this group at 122.3.

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	O. Pineda Central midfielder	AEK Athens FC	30	16	45129.9%	27±0%
2	B. González Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	23	14	45	62
3	A. Rodríguez Goalkeeper	Club Tijuana	34	13	36	21
4	J. Rangel Goalkeeper	Guadalajara Chivas	26	12	34	50
5	I. Tona Defensive midfielder	Club Tijuana	26	12	29	48
6	D. Lainez Attacking midfielder	Tigres UANL	26	11	33432.3%	5017.5%
7	J. Castillo Full-back	Guadalajara Chivas	24	11	37	54
8	R. Fernández Full-back	Club Tijuana	25	11	49	51
9	K. Castañeda Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	26	11	53	52
10	D. Campillo Centre-back	Guadalajara Chivas	24	10	39	53
11	A. González Centre-forward	Guadalajara Chivas	23	10	59	58
12	L. Romo Centre-back	Guadalajara Chivas	31	10	39	27
13	E. Álvarez Central midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	24	10	30	5446.1%
14	C. Moreno Goalkeeper	CF Pachuca	28	10	20	43
15	C. Rodríguez Central midfielder	Cruz Azul	29	10	43	40
16	A. Gómez Centre-back	Club Tijuana	24	10	44890.9%	506%
17	R. González Central midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	32	9	26	23
18	R. Alvarado Attacking midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	27	9	25	45
19	O. Govea Central midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	30	9	26424%	3035.9%
20	I. Reyes Full-back	Club America	26	9	32	48
21	É. Lira Defensive midfielder	Cruz Azul	26	9	20	48
22	M. Ruiz Defensive midfielder	Toluca	25	9	39	52
23	J. Angulo Attacking midfielder	Toluca	29	9	31	36
24	J. Gallardo Full-back	Toluca	31	9	31	29
25	R. Árciga Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	21	9	30	57
26	L. Malagón Goalkeeper	Club America	29	8	21	34
27	G. Arteaga Full-back	Monterrey	27	8	25179.8%	4116.9%
28	B. García Full-back	CF Pachuca	28	8	26	41
29	E. López Centre-back	Toluca	21	8	27	52
30	D. Barbosa Full-back	Toluca	29	8	34	33
31	R. López Full-back	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	24	8	23	54
32	K. Álvarez Full-back	Club America	27	8	27	41
33	J. Vega Full-back	Club Tijuana	26	8	31	47
34	A. Rocha Defensive midfielder	Atlas	33	8	30	21
35	G. Aguirre Full-back	Atlas	30	8	38	32
36	J. Vásquez Full-back	Genoa	27	8	4121.9%	6714.2%
37	M. Benítez Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	30	7	24	24
38	J. Angulo Centre-back	Tigres UANL	28	7	25	35
39	O. Herrera Attacking midfielder	Tigres UANL	25	7	26	49
40	J. Aquino Full-back	Tigres UANL	36	7	27	15
41	A. Sánchez Goalkeeper	Atletico San Luis	28	7	14	40
42	R. Chávez Full-back	Monterrey	31	7	31	26
43	J. Márquez Full-back	Cruz Azul	26	7	23	47
44	H. González Goalkeeper	Toluca	35	7	17	15
45	P. Bennevendo Full-back	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	26	7	30	46
46	É. Sánchez Central midfielder	Club America	26	7	24	45
47	H. Lozano Winger	San Diego	30	7	45227.9%	2830.2%
48	J. Carrillo Central midfielder	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	24	6	30	542.2%
49	Paulo Ramírez Attacking midfielder	Atlas	23	6	10	50
50	D. Reyes Centre-back	Club Queretaro	33	6	27	19