Most Improved defenders in Liga MX 26/27
The most improved defenders in Liga MX in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
V. Gauthier of Leon is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.5, and Unai Bilbao has been the form player this season, grading 35.3, and B. Amione leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Díaz has improved his Season rating most, up +23.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, V. Gauthier of Leon is the most valuable name in this group at 13.3.
17 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. DíazCentre-back |  Puebla | 27 | +23.9 24/25→25/26 | 30379.4% | 4512.1% |
| 2 | B. AmioneCentre-back |  Santos Laguna | 24 | +13.7 24/25→25/26 | 2895.8% | 498.4% |
| 3 | Á. AzuajeCentre-back |  U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 21 | +13.7 24/25→25/26 | 17489.3% | 4910.2% |
| 4 | NicolasCentre-back | Club America | 29 | +9.6 23/24→25/26 | 14213.3% | 3728.2% |
| 5 | Unai BilbaoCentre-back |  Club Tijuana | 32 | +7.2 24/25→25/26 | 3525.6% | 2323.8% |
| 6 | JuanpeCentre-back |  Atletico San Luis | 35 | +6 24/25→25/26 | 1663.2% | 1517.9% |
| 7 | A. MoraCentre-back |  Atlas | 29 | +1.1 24/25→25/26 | 177% | 3119.3% |
| 8 | M. CuevasCentre-back | Santos Laguna | 23 | -0.6 24/25→25/26 | 5±0% | 416.2% |
| 9 | L. MerollaFull-back |  Mazatlán | 31 | -2.5 24/25→25/26 | 2011% | 2319.7% |
| 10 | M. TapiasFull-back |  Guadalajara Chivas | 29 | -6.6 24/25→25/26 | 1138.6% | 2720% |
| 11 | É. AguirreFull-back |  Monterrey | 29 | -6.7 24/25→25/26 | 942.1% | 2921% |
| 12 | J. DíazCentre-back | Puebla | 28 | -14.1 24/25→25/26 | 1253.8% | 3719.6% |
| 13 | O. MendozaCentre-back |  Club Queretaro | 37 | -15.9 24/25→25/26 | 674.3% | 758.1% |
| 14 | D. de BuenFull-back |  Necaxa | 35 | -16.5 24/25→25/26 | 673.3% | 1140.4% |
| 15 | J. RivasCentre-back | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 23 | -20.6 24/25→25/26 | 969.6% | 470.6% |
| 16 | J. AnguloCentre-back |  Tigres UANL | 28 | -21.7 24/25→25/26 | 2546.7% | 3334.1% |
| 17 | T. OstchegaFull-back |  Club America | 28 | -38.4 24/25→25/26 | 1316.5% | 3715% |