Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Liga MX

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

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At a glance

B. González of Guadalajara Chivas is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Óliver Torres has improved his Season rating most, up +28.2 on last season, while B. Gutiérrez's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.1 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 20.7.

Guadalajara Chivas · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Óliver Torres+28.2SsN

Monterrey · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	B. González Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	23	20.7	48	62
2	M. Ruiz Defensive midfielder	Toluca	25	17.2	40	52
3	D. García Defensive midfielder	FC Juarez	22	16.4	40	53
4	A. López Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	26	15.2	35	43
5	F. Romero Defensive midfielder	Toluca	26	13.6	3268.4%	4813.5%
6	R. Ledezma Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	25	13.4	2941.1%	5224.4%
7	A. Domínguez Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	21	12.7	24	54
8	B. Gutiérrez Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	23	12.6	1464.5%	499.2%
9	F. Ambríz Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	23	12.5	25	48
10	L. Rey Defensive midfielder	Puebla	23	12.4	29	47
11	É. Lira Defensive midfielder	Cruz Azul	26	12.4	18	48
12	I. Tona Defensive midfielder	Club Tijuana	26	12.4	27	48
13	Á. Zapata Defensive midfielder	Club Queretaro	25	11.5	18	45
14	C. Araújo Defensive midfielder	Tigres UANL	25	11.1	873.6%	435.5%
15	A. Ramírez Defensive midfielder	Puebla	24	11.1	11	4324.3%
16	Iker Jareth Fimbres Ochoa Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	21	11.1	14	48
17	S. Mariscal Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	23	11.1	12	43
18	Cesar Garza Cantu Defensive midfielder	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	21	10.9	639%	4718.8%
19	I. Luna Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	24	10.9	2	42
20	R. Orquin Defensive midfielder	Club America	23	10.8	2	42
21	P. Pedraza Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	26	10.6	9	41
22	V. Arteaga Defensive midfielder	Toluca	22	10.6	1	43
23	K. Velázquez Defensive midfielder	Cruz Azul	21	10.1	1	43
24	M. Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	25	9.7	1	37
25	D. Gómez Defensive midfielder	Necaxa	22	9.7	0	39
26	Monchu Defensive midfielder	FC Juarez	26	9.6	1155%	376.5%
27	J. Arellano Defensive midfielder	Club Queretaro	21	9.6	0	41
28	N. Fonseca Defensive midfielder	Leon	27	9.3	1144.4%	3626.3%
29	G. Adame Defensive midfielder	Mazatlán	21	9.3	0	40
30	S. Garcia Defensive midfielder	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	19	9.2	0	45
31	S. Rodriguez Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	18	8.2	1	42
32	N. Cedillo Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	18	8	2	41
33	L. A. Carmona Defensive midfielder	FC Juarez	0	6.6	0	42
34	F. Gorriarán Defensive midfielder	Tigres UANL	31	5.2	30	27
35	Óliver Torres Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	31	5.2	46163%	2749.1%
36	J. Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Necaxa	30	5.2	24	30
37	J. Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	30	5	2332%	2741.3%
38	V. Guzmán Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	31	5	37	26
39	C. Rivera Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	30	4.8	22	27
40	F. Arce Defensive midfielder	Toluca	29	4.1	12	29
41	M. Carcelén Defensive midfielder	Club Queretaro	29	3.7	9	26
42	C. Dájome Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	32	3.3	3056.9%	1921.3%
43	A. Rocha Defensive midfielder	Atlas	33	3.1	30	21
44	J. Güémez Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	34	2.2	27	17
45	J. Vigón Defensive midfielder	Tigres UANL	35	0.9	7	9