Best defensive U23 players from Mexico

The best defensive U23 players from Mexico, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Chávez of AZ Alkmaar is the standout for raw talent across U23 players from Mexico, with a Field Insider Rating of 67.1, and A. González has been the form player this season, grading 59.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Pérez has improved his Season rating most, up +11.9 on last season, while O. Campos'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, Fernando Sámano Salgado of Cruz Azul is the most valuable name in this group at 132.8.

Cruz Azul · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Pérez+11.9SsN

Nashville SC · 24/25→25/26

Fernando Sámano Salgado132.8val

Cruz Azul

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	B. González Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	23	14	45	62
2	A. González Centre-forward	Guadalajara Chivas	23	10	59	58
3	R. Árciga Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	21	9	30	57
4	E. López Centre-back	Toluca	21	8	27	52
5	Paulo Ramírez Attacking midfielder	Atlas	23	6	10	50
6	R. Torres Full-back	Atletico San Luis	21	6	25	53
7	F. Ambríz Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	23	6	26	48
8	O. Campos Full-back	Cruz Azul	23	6	210.5%	5017.6%
9	S. Hernández Attacking midfielder	Atlas	22	6	8	50
10	V. RÃos Attacking midfielder	Atlas	22	6	7	51
11	A. Ávila Centre-forward	Club Queretaro	22	5	38	54
12	Ó. García Goalkeeper	Leon	23	5	9	52
13	Á. Azuaje Centre-back	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	21	5	17	50
14	G. Mora Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	17	5	21	53
15	E. Lozano Centre-forward	Puebla	23	5	17	4814.3%
16	L. Rey Defensive midfielder	Puebla	23	4	29	47
17	Eduardo Navarro Centre-back	Puebla	22	4	26	48
18	M. Flores Attacking midfielder	Tigres UANL	22	4	1296.6%	4821.6%
19	A. Domínguez Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	21	4	22	54
20	E. Montiel Attacking midfielder	CF Pachuca	20	4	16	54
21	Owen de Jesús González Ojeda Centre-forward	Puebla	22	4	6	45
22	I. Moreno Full-back	Puebla	22	3	16	46
23	B. Parra Central midfielder	Tigres UANL	21	3	10	47
24	M. Gómez Full-back	Guadalajara Chivas	23	3	13	48
25	S. Pérez Bouquet Attacking midfielder	Atletico San Luis	23	3	15	47
26	Iker Jareth Fimbres Ochoa Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	21	3	13	48
27	M. Vázquez Centre-back	Club America	22	3	11	45
28	P. Salas Centre-forward	Club America	22	3	13	48
29	E. EcheverrÃa Full-back	Santos Laguna	22	3	13	46
30	I. Violante Full-back	Club America	22	3	10	50
31	D. García Defensive midfielder	FC Juarez	22	3	40	53
32	Cesar Garza Cantu Defensive midfielder	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	21	2	639.1%	4718.8%
33	M. Chávez Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	22	2	24	67
34	J. Pérez Defensive midfielder	Nashville SC	23	2	14626.3%	4011.5%
35	K. Picón Full-back	Santos Laguna	22	2	10	43
36	D. Sánchez Attacking midfielder	Tigres UANL	21	2	13	50
37	S. Santos Full-back	Mazatlán	23	2	17	47
38	J. Berlanga Centre-back	CF Pachuca	22	2	7	46
39	A. Morales Attacking midfielder	Cruz Azul	20	2	5	49
40	S. Mariscal Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	23	2	14	43
41	D. Espinoza Centre-back	Club America	22	2	7	46
42	J. Pachuca Full-back	Puebla	20	2	13	45
43	J. Rivas Centre-back	Puebla	23	2	9	43
44	F. Rossano Central midfielder	Necaxa	20	2	25	50
45	J. Suárez Full-back	Atletico San Luis	20	2	12	45
46	R. Martínez Full-back	Necaxa	23	2	10	44
47	R. Huescas Full-back	FC Copenhagen	22	2	1734.7%	453.9%
48	T. Leone Centre-back	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	22	1	4	45
49	S. Muñóz Winger	Atletico San Luis	23	1	5	42
50	S. Carrillo Centre-forward	Feyenoord	20	1	0	613%