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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Liga MX 26/27

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Liga MX in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

V. Arteaga of U.N.A.M. - Pumas is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 47.3, and D. García has been the form player this season, grading 39.9, and A. Palavecino leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. García has improved his Season rating most, up +19.4 on last season, while J. dos Santos's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Carlo Adriano of Club Queretaro is the most valuable name in this group at 12.2.

Best talent
V. Arteaga47.3RTG
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
In form
D. García39.9SsN
FC Juarez
Rising potential
J. dos Santos+1.2RTG
Club America · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
D. García+19.4SsN
FC Juarez · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
A. Palavecino1goals
Cruz Azul
Most valuable
Carlo Adriano12.2val
Club Queretaro
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PlayerTeam
1Carlo AdrianoDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro2512.215±0%415.5%
2P. ViteDefensive midfielderU.N.A.M. - Pumas2411.934±0%4417.8%
3V. ArteagaDefensive midfielderU.N.A.M. - Pumas2211.91±0%479.7%
4Cesar Garza CantuDefensive midfielderMonterrey2111.5639%4924.6%
5R. OrquinDefensive midfielderClub America2311.4295%4425%
6A. GarcíaDefensive midfielderCruz Azul2411.37±0%3913.3%
7D. GarcíaDefensive midfielderFC Juarez2311.340±0%4122.7%
8S. HernándezDefensive midfielderAtlas221122±0%4511.1%
9S. MariscalDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna231112±0%406.1%
10N. FonsecaDefensive midfielderLeon2710.9116%3621.6%
11A. OrganistaDefensive midfielderPuebla2610.927±0%3811.6%
12V. RíosDefensive midfielderAtlas2210.931±0%4513.2%
13I. TonaDefensive midfielderClub Tijuana2610.527±0%4016.1%
14E. GuerraDefensive midfielderLeon2510.522±0%3917.3%
15C. AraújoDefensive midfielderTigres UANL2510.428±0%386.8%
16I. LunaDefensive midfielderU.N.A.M. - Pumas2410.22±0%396%
17J. CaicedoDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis2210.2232.7%4054.3%
18S. TrigosDefensive midfielderU.N.A.M. - Pumas2410.27±0%4011.5%
19S. Pérez BouquetDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis2310.116±0%3918.6%
20K. VelázquezDefensive midfielderCruz Azul2110.1142
21J. ArellanoDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro2110041
22A. PerezDefensive midfielderClub Tijuana219.94±0%442%
23R. CortézDefensive midfielderNecaxa229.93±0%401.5%
24Iker Jareth Fimbres OchoaDefensive midfielderMonterrey219.814±0%447.6%
25B. GaldamesDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis259.526±0%3723%
26R. SordoDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna269.419±0%3515.8%
27D. MedinaDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna259.36±0%367.2%
28J. ManchaDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna219.3040
29Jesús SerratoDefensive midfielderAtlas209.30±0%441.2%
30S. SanabriaDefensive midfielderPuebla279.1734
31E. LópezDefensive midfielderFC Juarez208.97±0%433.8%
32S. RodriguezDefensive midfielderMonterrey198.8145
33C. VargasDefensive midfielderNecaxa278.4132
34SimeoneDefensive midfielderTigres UANL188.20±0%415.5%
35N. CedilloDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna188.2241
36R. MerazDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis277.717±0%3015.9%
37J. MartinezDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro167.5143
38J. EsquivelDefensive midfielderMazatlán285.42117.3%3118.9%
39A. PalavecinoDefensive midfielderCruz Azul294.634±0%2633.6%
40C. RotondiDefensive midfielderCruz Azul293.633±0%2436.2%
41C. RiveraDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca303.225±0%2146.5%
42Óliver TorresDefensive midfielderMonterrey313.142±0%2022.4%
43R. EcheverríaDefensive midfielderLeon312.427±0%1837.1%
44L. A. CarmonaDefensive midfielderFC Juarez02.3018
45É. GutiérrezDefensive midfielderToluca312.110±0%1810%
46J. dos SantosDefensive midfielderClub America362.11975.9%139.8%
47C. GruezoDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna311.912±0%1616.2%
48Rodrigo DouradoDefensive midfielderFC Juarez321.529±0%1248.1%