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Most Improved defenders in Liga MX 26/27

The most improved defenders in Liga MX in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

D. Espinoza of Club America is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.6, and J. Romaña has been the form player this season, grading 54.7, and B. Amione leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Porozo has improved his Season rating most, up +35.6 on last season, while N. Díaz's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Pereira of Toluca is the most valuable name in this group at 19.5.

Best talent
D. Espinoza50.6RTG
Club America
In form
J. Romaña54.7SsN
Leon
Rising potential
N. Díaz+4.9RTG
Puebla · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
J. Porozo+35.6SsN
Club Tijuana · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
B. Amione3goals
Santos Laguna
Most valuable
F. Pereira19.5val
Toluca
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1J. PorozoCentre-backClub Tijuana26+35.6
24/25→25/26
48±0%4115.8%
2R. FernándezCentre-backClub Tijuana26+29.8
24/25→25/26
49±0%4015.3%
3N. DíazCentre-backPuebla27+23.9
24/25→25/26
30379.4%4512.1%
4Juan José Guevara PossuCentre-backLeon25+23.9
24/25→25/26
43±0%4125.6%
5I. MorenoCentre-backLeon28+23.2
24/25→25/26
35±0%2922.2%
6M. CapassoCentre-backAtlas30+21.7
23/24→25/26
27±0%2510.5%
7RômuloCentre-backTigres UANL26+20.4
24/25→25/26
41±0%3624.8%
8L. RomoCentre-backGuadalajara Chivas31+19.9
24/25→25/26
39±0%1927.9%
9A. GómezCentre-backClub Tijuana24+16.9
24/25→25/26
40±0%468.6%
10R. ChávezFull-backMonterrey31+16.2
24/25→25/26
31±0%2021.7%
11S. BarretoFull-backCF Pachuca27+15.6
24/25→25/26
29±0%3327.2%
12E. LópezFull-backToluca21+14.9
24/25→25/26
27±0%496%
13B. AmioneCentre-backSantos Laguna24+13.7
24/25→25/26
2895.8%498.4%
14Eduardo BauermannCentre-backCF Pachuca30+13.6
24/25→25/26
32±0%2234.9%
15F. MonárrezFull-backPuebla27+12.6
24/25→25/26
16±0%374.7%
16D. CampilloCentre-backGuadalajara Chivas25+12.4
24/25→25/26
39±0%4220.8%
17J. RomañaFull-backLeon28+10.9
24/25→25/26
5510%423.2%
18NicolasCentre-backClub America29+9.6
23/24→25/26
14213.3%3728.2%
19F. VenegasCentre-backCF Pachuca28+7.9
23/24→25/26
21±0%2820.7%
20R. LópezFull-backU.N.A.M. - Pumas24+6.8
24/25→25/26
24±0%4612.8%
21D. ReyesCentre-backClub Queretaro34+6.3
24/25→25/26
22±0%1225%
22A. FrancoCentre-backTigres UANL30+3.5
24/25→25/26
33±0%2343.4%
23B. MéndezFull-backToluca27+2.4
24/25→25/26
27±0%385%
24D. EspinozaFull-backClub America22+2
24/25→25/26
8±0%5110.7%
25Felipe SánchezFull-backSantos Laguna22+1.6
24/25→25/26
20±0%4424.5%
26V. GuzmánCentre-backMonterrey24+1.1
24/25→25/26
22±0%446.5%
27R. MartínezCentre-backNecaxa23+1
24/25→25/26
10±0%425%
28E. ÁguilaCentre-backAtletico San Luis24+0.6
24/25→25/26
26±0%4216.8%
29F. AlmadaCentre-backPuebla28+0.4
24/25→25/26
20±0%3219.6%
30O. CamposFull-backCruz Azul24-0.1
24/25→25/26
21±0%4116.4%
31M. CuevasFull-backSantos Laguna23-0.4
24/25→25/26
63.8%374.1%
32L. MerollaFull-backMazatlán31-2.5
24/25→25/26
2011%2319.7%
33A. MayorgaFull-backFC Juarez29-2.8
24/25→25/26
22±0%2528.4%
34G. ArteagaFull-backMonterrey28-4.6
24/25→25/26
25±0%356.7%
35J. GallardoFull-backToluca32-6.5
24/25→25/26
31±0%1635.7%
36M. TapiasFull-backGuadalajara Chivas29-6.6
24/25→25/26
1138.6%2720%
37M. ValenzuelaCentre-backAtlas28-6.7
21/22→25/26
5±0%306.7%
38F. PereiraCentre-backToluca26-7.1
24/25→25/26
32±0%3917.1%
39Nathan SilvaCentre-backU.N.A.M. - Pumas29-7.6
24/25→25/26
35±0%2730.3%
40Rubén DuarteCentre-backU.N.A.M. - Pumas31-10.7
24/25→25/26
30±0%2316%
41J. MárquezFull-backCruz Azul26-12.4
24/25→25/26
34±0%4113.4%
42JoaquimFull-backTigres UANL27-12.8
24/25→25/26
34±0%3515.8%
43W. DittaCentre-backCruz Azul29-13
24/25→25/26
39±0%2536.1%
44J. DíazCentre-backPuebla28-14.1
24/25→25/26
1253.8%3719.6%
45A. OliverosCentre-backNecaxa28-14.7
24/25→25/26
12±0%2820.2%
46A. CruzCentre-backAtletico San Luis29-14.9
24/25→25/26
9±0%272.3%
47O. MendozaCentre-backClub Queretaro37-15.9
24/25→25/26
674.3%758.1%
48J. MurilloCentre-backFC Juarez32-16
24/25→25/26
14±0%1433.3%
49D. de BuenFull-backNecaxa35-16.5
24/25→25/26
673.3%1140.4%
50J. AnguloCentre-backTigres UANL28-21.7
24/25→25/26
2546.7%3334.1%