Top-Scoring defensive midfielders in Liga MX 26/27
The top-scoring defensive midfielders in Liga MX in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
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.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. PalavecinoDefensive midfielder |  Cruz Azul | 29 | 1 | 34±0% | 2633.6% |
| 2 | P. ViteDefensive midfielder |  U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 24 | 1 | 34±0% | 4417.8% |
| 3 | J. EsquivelDefensive midfielder |  Mazatlán | 28 | 1 | 2117.3% | 3118.9% |
| 4 | Carlo AdrianoDefensive midfielder |  Club Queretaro | 25 | 1 | 15±0% | 415.5% |
| 5 | V. ArteagaDefensive midfielder | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 22 | 1 | 1±0% | 479.7% |