Best defensive U23 players in Liga MX

The best defensive U23 players in Liga MX, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

B. González of Guadalajara Chivas is the standout for raw talent across U23 players in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.7, and A. González has been the form player this season, grading 59.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Homenchenko has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season, while D. Leyva's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.9 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	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	D. González Attacking midfielder	Atlas	23	8	37	58
6	Paulo Ramírez Attacking midfielder	Atlas	23	6	10	50
7	R. Torres Full-back	Atletico San Luis	21	6	25	53
8	S. Homenchenko Central midfielder	Club Queretaro	22	6	481050%	557.8%
9	F. Ambríz Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	23	6	26	48
10	O. Campos Full-back	Cruz Azul	23	6	210.5%	5017.6%
11	S. Hernández Attacking midfielder	Atlas	22	6	8	50
12	V. RÃos Attacking midfielder	Atlas	22	6	7	51
13	A. Ávila Centre-forward	Club Queretaro	22	5	38	54
14	Ó. García Goalkeeper	Leon	23	5	9	52
15	Á. Azuaje Centre-back	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	21	5	17	50
16	G. Mora Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	17	5	21	53
17	E. Lozano Centre-forward	Puebla	23	5	17	4814.3%
18	L. Rey Defensive midfielder	Puebla	23	4	29	47
19	B. Gutiérrez Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	23	4	1364%	499.2%
20	Eduardo Navarro Centre-back	Puebla	22	4	26	48
21	M. Flores Attacking midfielder	Tigres UANL	22	4	1296.6%	4821.6%
22	A. Domínguez Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	21	4	22	54
23	E. Montiel Attacking midfielder	CF Pachuca	20	4	16	54
24	L. Romero Central midfielder	Cruz Azul	21	4	18	5321.5%
25	Owen de Jesús González Ojeda Centre-forward	Puebla	22	4	6	45
26	I. Moreno Full-back	Puebla	22	3	16	46
27	B. Parra Central midfielder	Tigres UANL	21	3	10	47
28	M. Gómez Full-back	Guadalajara Chivas	23	3	13	48
29	S. Pérez Bouquet Attacking midfielder	Atletico San Luis	23	3	15	47
30	Iker Jareth Fimbres Ochoa Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	21	3	13	48
31	M. Vázquez Centre-back	Club America	22	3	11	45
32	P. Salas Centre-forward	Club America	22	3	13	48
33	E. EcheverrÃa Full-back	Santos Laguna	22	3	13	46
34	I. Violante Full-back	Club America	22	3	10	50
35	D. García Defensive midfielder	FC Juarez	22	3	40	53
36	V. Gauthier Centre-back	Leon	22	2	13	46
37	D. Abreu Centre-forward	Club Tijuana	22	2	10	48
38	Cesar Garza Cantu Defensive midfielder	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	21	2	639.1%	4718.8%
39	D. Leyva Central midfielder	Necaxa	23	2	20765.2%	4726.9%
40	A. Gamarra Attacking midfielder	Puebla	23	2	0100%	4315.1%
41	J. Unjanque Central midfielder	Club Queretaro	20	2	7	48
42	K. Picón Full-back	Santos Laguna	22	2	10	43
43	D. Sánchez Attacking midfielder	Tigres UANL	21	2	13	50
44	C. Cowell Winger	Guadalajara Chivas	22	2	825.9%	4912%
45	S. Santos Full-back	Mazatlán	23	2	17	47
46	J. Berlanga Centre-back	CF Pachuca	22	2	7	46
47	A. Morales Attacking midfielder	Cruz Azul	20	2	5	49
48	S. Mariscal Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	23	2	14	43
49	D. Espinoza Centre-back	Club America	22	2	7	46
50	J. Pachuca Full-back	Puebla	20	2	13	45