Best defensive players in Liga MX

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

At a glance

B. González of Guadalajara Chivas is the standout for raw talent across players in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.7, and J. Galvão has been the form player this season, grading 69.4.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Galvão has improved his Season rating most, up +46.2 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, B. González of Guadalajara Chivas is the most valuable name in this group at 44.4.

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	N. Guzmán Goalkeeper	Tigres UANL	40	14	32	17
2	B. González Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	23	14	45	62
3	Á. Correa Attacking midfielder	Tigres UANL	31	13	59263.2%	3231.4%
4	A. Rodríguez Goalkeeper	Club Tijuana	34	13	36	21
5	Rômulo Centre-back	Tigres UANL	26	12	4177.4%	4827.4%
6	J. Brunetta Attacking midfielder	Tigres UANL	29	12	61226.3%	3932%
7	J. Rangel Goalkeeper	Guadalajara Chivas	26	12	34	50
8	W. Ditta Centre-back	Cruz Azul	29	12	3938.2%	3926.7%
9	Nathan Silva Centre-back	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	29	12	35402.9%	3924.9%
10	I. Tona Defensive midfielder	Club Tijuana	26	12	29	48
11	J. Porozo Centre-back	Club Tijuana	25	12	46192.4%	5214.5%
12	K. Navas Goalkeeper	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	39	11	25762.1%	1726.7%
13	D. Lainez Attacking midfielder	Tigres UANL	26	11	33432.3%	5017.5%
14	J. Castillo Full-back	Guadalajara Chivas	24	11	37	54
15	F. Romero Defensive midfielder	Toluca	26	11	3284%	4813.5%
16	R. Fernández Full-back	Club Tijuana	25	11	49	51
17	K. Castañeda Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	26	11	53	52
18	Á. Angulo Full-back	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	29	10	33	39
19	D. Campillo Centre-back	Guadalajara Chivas	24	10	39	53
20	F. Gorriarán Defensive midfielder	Tigres UANL	31	10	30	27
21	A. González Centre-forward	Guadalajara Chivas	23	10	59	58
22	L. Romo Centre-back	Guadalajara Chivas	31	10	39	27
23	E. Álvarez Central midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	24	10	30	5446.1%
24	C. Moreno Goalkeeper	CF Pachuca	28	10	20	43
25	C. Rotondi Central midfielder	Cruz Azul	29	10	47121.5%	3919.7%
26	C. Rodríguez Central midfielder	Cruz Azul	29	10	43	40
27	G. Piovi Centre-back	Cruz Azul	31	10	4122.7%	2932.2%
28	J. Paradela Attacking midfielder	Cruz Azul	27	10	44365.3%	481.8%
29	F. Pereira Centre-back	Toluca	26	10	32	47
30	A. Gómez Centre-back	Club Tijuana	24	10	44890.9%	506%
31	P. Vite Central midfielder	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	24	9	3345.2%	5324%
32	C. Vargas Goalkeeper	Atlas	37	9	22	16
33	Joaquim Centre-back	Tigres UANL	27	9	344.2%	4140.9%
34	R. González Central midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	32	9	26	23
35	R. Ledezma Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	25	9	2728.5%	5224.4%
36	R. Alvarado Attacking midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	27	9	25	45
37	O. Govea Central midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	30	9	26424%	3035.9%
38	I. Reyes Full-back	Club America	26	9	32	48
39	Eduardo Bauermann Centre-back	CF Pachuca	30	9	32602.2%	3422.8%
40	S. Barreto Centre-back	CF Pachuca	27	9	2911.6%	4617.7%
41	É. Lira Defensive midfielder	Cruz Azul	26	9	20	48
42	M. Ruiz Defensive midfielder	Toluca	25	9	39	52
43	Paulinho Centre-forward	Toluca	33	9	5510.3%	2144.1%
44	J. Angulo Attacking midfielder	Toluca	29	9	31	36
45	J. Gallardo Full-back	Toluca	31	9	31	29
46	Rubén Duarte Centre-back	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	30	9	309.8%	3150%
47	A. Carrasquilla Central midfielder	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	27	9	323.6%	462.7%
48	C. Borja Central midfielder	Club America	33	9	3116.2%	2147.5%
49	R. Árciga Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	21	9	30	57
50	Gustavo Ferrareis Full-back	Atlas	30	9	3484.6%	3348.7%