Most In-Form defensive midfielders This Season in Liga MX

The most in-form 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

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Óliver Torres+28.2SsN

Monterrey · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	B. González Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	23	48	62
2	Óliver Torres Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	31	46163%	2749.1%
3	D. García Defensive midfielder	FC Juarez	22	40	53
4	M. Ruiz Defensive midfielder	Toluca	25	40	52
5	V. Guzmán Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	31	37	26
6	A. López Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	26	35	43
7	F. Romero Defensive midfielder	Toluca	26	3268.4%	4813.5%
8	A. Rocha Defensive midfielder	Atlas	33	30	21
9	C. Dájome Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	32	3056.9%	1921.3%
10	F. Gorriarán Defensive midfielder	Tigres UANL	31	30	27
11	R. Ledezma Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	25	2941.1%	5224.4%
12	L. Rey Defensive midfielder	Puebla	23	29	47
13	J. Güémez Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	34	27	17
14	I. Tona Defensive midfielder	Club Tijuana	26	27	48
15	F. Ambríz Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	23	25	48
16	J. Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Necaxa	30	24	30
17	A. Domínguez Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	21	24	54
18	J. Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	30	2332%	2741.3%
19	C. Rivera Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	30	22	27
20	Á. Zapata Defensive midfielder	Club Queretaro	25	18	45
21	É. Lira Defensive midfielder	Cruz Azul	26	18	48
22	B. Gutiérrez Defensive midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	23	1464.5%	499.2%
23	Iker Jareth Fimbres Ochoa Defensive midfielder	Monterrey	21	14	48
24	S. Mariscal Defensive midfielder	Santos Laguna	23	12	43
25	F. Arce Defensive midfielder	Toluca	29	12	29
26	A. Ramírez Defensive midfielder	Puebla	24	11	4324.3%
27	N. Fonseca Defensive midfielder	Leon	27	1144.4%	3626.3%
28	Monchu Defensive midfielder	FC Juarez	26	1155%	376.5%
29	P. Pedraza Defensive midfielder	CF Pachuca	26	9	41
30	C. Araújo Defensive midfielder	Tigres UANL	25	873.6%	435.5%