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Most Improved defenders This Season in Liga MX

The most improved defenders in Liga MX, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Castillo of Guadalajara Chivas is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.5, and R. Fernández has been the form player this season, grading 49.2, and Á. Angulo leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Gómez has improved his Season rating most, up +39.2 on last season, while A. Aceves's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Fernández of Club Tijuana is the most valuable name in this group at 20.6.

Best talent
J. Castillo53.5RTG
Guadalajara Chivas
In form
R. Fernández49.2SsN
Club Tijuana
Rising potential
A. Aceves+12.1RTG
CF Pachuca · 23/24→25/26
Most improved
A. Gómez+39.2SsN
Club Tijuana · 20/21→25/26
Top scorer
Á. Angulo6goals
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
Most valuable
R. Fernández20.6val
Club Tijuana
35 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1A. GómezCentre-backClub Tijuana24+39.2
20/21→25/26
44890.9%506%
2J. PorozoCentre-backClub Tijuana26+30.4
23/24→25/26
46192.4%497%
3Nathan SilvaCentre-backU.N.A.M. - Pumas29+28.2
23/24→25/26
35402.9%3924.9%
4Eduardo BauermannCentre-backCF Pachuca30+27.1
23/24→25/26
32602.2%3422.8%
5B. AmioneCentre-backSantos Laguna24+22.1
23/24→25/26
28374.6%4928.2%
6M. CapassoCentre-backAtlas30+21.7
23/24→25/26
27452.1%2836.6%
7RômuloCentre-backTigres UANL26+20.4
24/25→25/26
41100%4827.4%
8G. ArteagaFull-backMonterrey27+16
23/24→25/26
25179.8%4116.9%
9Gustavo FerrareisFull-backAtlas30+14.8
20/21→25/26
3478.7%3348.7%
10A. AcevesFull-backCF Pachuca25+11.6
23/24→25/26
2682.9%4932.5%
11J. SanabriaFull-backAtletico San Luis26+9
20/21→25/26
17115.4%4424.7%
12JuanpeCentre-backAtletico San Luis35+6
24/25→25/26
1663.2%1517.4%
13C. BorjaCentral midfielderClub America33+3.7
23/24→25/26
3013.9%2147.5%
14C. SalcedoCentre-backMonterrey32+3.5
22/23→25/26
1337.6%1832.4%
15J. SánchezFull-backCruz Azul28+2.7
23/24→25/26
1325.7%3438.4%
16Rubén DuarteCentre-backU.N.A.M. - Pumas30+2.7
23/24→25/26
309.8%3150%
17B. MéndezCentre-backToluca26+2.5
23/24→25/26
2710.3%4430.5%
18O. CamposFull-backCruz Azul24-0.1
24/25→25/26
210.5%4915.5%
19JoaquimCentre-backTigres UANL27-1.5
23/24→25/26
344.2%4140.9%
20J. PurataCentre-backTigres UANL28-3.1
23/24→25/26
1913.8%3320.7%
21S. BarretoCentre-backCF Pachuca27-3.8
22/23→25/26
2911.6%4617.7%
22L. AbasciaCentre-backClub Queretaro30-4.8
24/25→25/26
2516.3%2627.3%
23T. JacobCentre-backNecaxa22-6.4
24/25→25/26
940.8%444.1%
24M. TapiasCentre-backGuadalajara Chivas29-6.6
24/25→25/26
1138.6%2818.2%
25R. SchlegelCentre-backAtlas29-7.7
24/25→25/26
2126.6%3116.2%
26F. AlmadaCentre-backMazatlán28-9.8
22/23→25/26
2032.8%4021%
27Robson BambuCentre-backAtletico San Luis28-11.1
24/25→25/26
1052.6%3334.7%
28M. MosqueraCentre-backFC Juarez25-11.8
22/23→25/26
1543.7%4719.9%
29G. PioviCentre-backCruz Azul31-12.1
22/23→25/26
4122.7%2932.2%
30J. MurilloCentre-backFC Juarez32-16
24/25→25/26
1453.5%225.7%
31Sergio RamosCentre-backMonterrey40-16.9
23/24→25/26
2046.4%1054.3%
32W. DittaCentre-backCruz Azul29-23.9
22/23→25/26
3938.2%3926.7%
33L. MerollaCentre-backMazatlán31-25.1
22/23→25/26
2055.4%2346.2%
34Lucas EstevesCentral midfielderAtletico San Luis26-27.1
24/25→25/26
682.4%3749%
35J. FedorcoCentre-backPuebla25-41.7
24/25→25/26
1573.8%4122.9%