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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 F. Gorriarán has been the form player this season, grading 29.5, and J. Esquivel leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Echeverría has improved his Season rating most, up +8.7 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 12.7.

Best talent
V. Arteaga47.3RTG
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
In form
F. Gorriarán29.5SsN
Tigres UANL
Rising potential
J. dos Santos+1.2RTG
Club America · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Echeverría+8.7SsN
Leon · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
J. Esquivel1goals
Mazatlán
Most valuable
Carlo Adriano12.7val
Club Queretaro
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PlayerTeam
1Carlo AdrianoDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro2512.715±0%415.5%
2V. ArteagaDefensive midfielderU.N.A.M. - Pumas2212.41±0%479.7%
3S. HernándezDefensive midfielderAtlas2211.722±0%4511.1%
4S. MariscalDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna2311.712±0%406.1%
5A. GarcíaDefensive midfielderCruz Azul2411.67±0%3913.3%
6A. OrganistaDefensive midfielderPuebla2611.427±0%3811.6%
7I. TonaDefensive midfielderClub Tijuana2611.327±0%4016.1%
8V. RíosDefensive midfielderAtlas2211.331±0%4513.2%
9R. OrquinDefensive midfielderCruz Azul2311295%4425%
10A. RamírezDefensive midfielderPuebla2510.811±0%396.7%
11J. PérezDefensive midfielderGuadalajara Chivas2310.712±0%402.6%
12Á. ZapataDefensive midfielderClub Tijuana2510.618±0%417.2%
13I. LunaDefensive midfielderU.N.A.M. - Pumas2410.42±0%396%
14É. DueñasDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro2210.42±0%4114%
15S. Pérez BouquetDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis2310.316±0%3918.6%
16J. CaicedoDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis2210.3232.7%4054.3%
17J. ManchaDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna2210.2040
18A. PerezDefensive midfielderClub Tijuana2210.24±0%44±0%
19S. TrigosDefensive midfielderU.N.A.M. - Pumas2410.27±0%4011.5%
20K. VelázquezDefensive midfielderCruz Azul2110.1142
21B. ParraDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro2110.110±0%4111.6%
22L. SilvaDefensive midfielderFC Juarez22100±0%393.7%
23J. ArellanoDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro219.9041
24A. ArroyoDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca249.9242.1%28±0%
25D. MedinaDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna259.86±0%367.2%
26Iker Jareth Fimbres OchoaDefensive midfielderMonterrey219.814±0%447.6%
27Jesús SerratoDefensive midfielderAtlas209.70±0%441.2%
28R. CortézDefensive midfielderNecaxa229.73±0%401.5%
29B. GaldamesDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis259.626±0%3723%
30S. SanabriaDefensive midfielderPuebla279.6734
31C. ReyesDefensive midfielderMonterrey209.13±0%476.4%
32S. RodriguezDefensive midfielderMonterrey198.8145
33C. VargasDefensive midfielderNecaxa278.8132
34L. CalderonDefensive midfielderGuadalajara Chivas188.8245
35N. CedilloDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna188.7241
36SimeoneDefensive midfielderTigres UANL188.20±0%415.5%
37Ulises MartinezDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca188.1142
38J. MartinezDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro167.5143
39J. EsquivelDefensive midfielderMazatlán285.42117.3%3118.9%
40F. GorriaránDefensive midfielderTigres UANL314.730±0%1928.9%
41P. PérezDefensive midfielderToluca284.621±0%2818.7%
42C. RiveraDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca30425±0%2146.5%
43R. GonzálezDefensive midfielderGuadalajara Chivas323.824±0%1535.2%
44C. RotondiDefensive midfielderCruz Azul293.633±0%2436.2%
45É. AguirreDefensive midfielderMonterrey293.39±0%296.6%
46R. EcheverríaDefensive midfielderLeon312.727±0%1837.1%
47B. MolinaDefensive midfielderFC Juarez02.3118
48J. dos SantosDefensive midfielderClub America362.21975.9%139.8%