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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

N. Fonseca of Leon is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 35.6, and J. Esquivel has been the form player this season, grading 21.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. dos Santos has improved his Season rating most, up +8.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Cesar Garza Cantu of Monterrey is the most valuable name in this group at 11.5.

Best talent
N. Fonseca35.6RTG
Leon
In form
J. Esquivel21SsN
Mazatlán
Rising potential
J. dos Santos+1.2RTG
Club America · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
J. dos Santos+8.2SsN
Club America · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
J. Esquivel1goals
Mazatlán
Most valuable
Cesar Garza Cantu11.5val
Monterrey
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PlayerTeam
1Cesar Garza CantuDefensive midfielderMonterrey2111.5639%4924.6%
2R. OrquinDefensive midfielderClub America2311.5295%4425%
3P. ViteDefensive midfielderU.N.A.M. - Pumas2411.234±0%4417.8%
4S. HernándezDefensive midfielderAtlas2211.222±0%4511.1%
5V. RíosDefensive midfielderAtlas2211.231±0%4513.2%
6N. FonsecaDefensive midfielderLeon2710.8116%3621.6%
7D. GarcíaDefensive midfielderFC Juarez2310.740±0%4122.7%
8I. LunaDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca2410.52±0%396%
9E. GuerraDefensive midfielderLeon2510.422±0%3917.3%
10F. RomeroDefensive midfielderToluca2610.432±0%3918.8%
11A. RamírezDefensive midfielderPuebla2510.411±0%396.7%
12C. AraújoDefensive midfielderTigres UANL2510.228±0%386.8%
13A. GarcíaDefensive midfielderCruz Azul2410.27±0%3913.3%
14Alán Ernesto Bautista GutiérrezDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca2410.228±0%3925.1%
15S. TrigosDefensive midfielderU.N.A.M. - Pumas2410.27±0%4011.5%
16I. TonaDefensive midfielderClub Tijuana2610.127±0%4016.1%
17M. TomásDefensive midfielderPuebla2510.1122.4%3410.5%
18R. CortézDefensive midfielderNecaxa22103±0%401.5%
19J. CaicedoDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis229.9232.7%4054.3%
20A. PerezDefensive midfielderClub Tijuana219.94±0%442%
21S. RodríguezDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca229.8140
22K. VelázquezDefensive midfielderCruz Azul219.7142
23J. ArellanoDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro219.7041
24B. GaldamesDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis259.526±0%3723%
25Lucas CamiloDefensive midfielderPuebla209.5043
26G. AdameDefensive midfielderMazatlán219.3090.9%407%
27M. RodríguezDefensive midfielderMonterrey269.3122.2%369.5%
28D. MedinaDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna259.36±0%367.2%
29J. ManchaDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna219.3040
30R. GonzalezDefensive midfielderCruz Azul209.20423.9%
31R. SordoDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna269.119±0%3515.8%
32S. SanabriaDefensive midfielderPuebla279734
33S. RodriguezDefensive midfielderMonterrey188.6145
34C. VargasDefensive midfielderNecaxa278.5132
35N. CedilloDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna188.2241
36R. MerazDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis277.717±0%3015.9%
37J. MartinezDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro167.3143
38J. EsquivelDefensive midfielderMazatlán285.42117.3%3118.9%
39Ó. MacíasDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis284.621±0%2916.2%
40Adonis PreciadoDefensive midfielderClub Tijuana293.930±0%2815.2%
41C. RiveraDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca302.825±0%2146.5%
42L. A. CarmonaDefensive midfielderFC Juarez02.3018
43J. dos SantosDefensive midfielderClub America362.21975.9%139.8%
44R. EcheverríaDefensive midfielderLeon312.227±0%1837.1%
45É. GutiérrezDefensive midfielderToluca312.110±0%1810%
46C. GruezoDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna311.912±0%1616.2%
47Rodrigo DouradoDefensive midfielderFC Juarez321.329±0%1248.1%