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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

R. Árciga of Club Tijuana is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga MX, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.7, and Carlo Adriano leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Árciga has improved his Season rating most, up +30.7 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
R. Árciga49.7RTG
Club Tijuana
In form
R. Árciga30.7SsN
Club Tijuana
Rising potential
J. dos Santos+1.2RTG
Club America · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Árciga+30.7SsN
Club Tijuana · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Carlo Adriano1goals
Club Queretaro
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%
3R. ÁrcigaDefensive midfielderClub Tijuana2212.331±0%5010.5%
4A. GarcíaDefensive midfielderCruz Azul2411.77±0%3913.3%
5S. MariscalDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna2311.612±0%406.1%
6A. OrganistaDefensive midfielderPuebla2611.327±0%3811.6%
7V. RíosDefensive midfielderAtlas2211.331±0%4513.2%
8I. TonaDefensive midfielderClub Tijuana2611.227±0%4016.1%
9R. OrquinDefensive midfielderCruz Azul2311295%4425%
10J. PérezDefensive midfielderGuadalajara Chivas2310.712±0%402.6%
11A. RamírezDefensive midfielderPuebla2510.711±0%396.7%
12É. DueñasDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro2210.42±0%4114%
13J. CaicedoDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis2210.4232.7%4054.3%
14I. LunaDefensive midfielderU.N.A.M. - Pumas2410.32±0%396%
15S. Pérez BouquetDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis2310.316±0%3918.6%
16S. SantosDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca2310.317±0%4014.6%
17A. PerezDefensive midfielderClub Tijuana2210.24±0%44±0%
18S. TrigosDefensive midfielderU.N.A.M. - Pumas2410.27±0%4011.5%
19B. ParraDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro2110.110±0%4111.6%
20J. ManchaDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna2210.1040
21K. VelázquezDefensive midfielderCruz Azul2110.1142
22Iker Jareth Fimbres OchoaDefensive midfielderMonterrey211014±0%447.6%
23L. SilvaDefensive midfielderFC Juarez22100±0%393.7%
24J. ArellanoDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro219.9041
25A. ArroyoDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca249.9242.1%28±0%
26D. MedinaDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna259.86±0%367.2%
27R. CortézDefensive midfielderNecaxa229.73±0%401.5%
28B. GaldamesDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis259.626±0%3723%
29S. SanabriaDefensive midfielderPuebla279.6734
30Jesús SerratoDefensive midfielderAtlas209.60±0%441.2%
31C. ReyesDefensive midfielderMonterrey209.43±0%476.4%
32S. RodriguezDefensive midfielderMonterrey199145
33C. VargasDefensive midfielderNecaxa278.8132
34L. CalderonDefensive midfielderGuadalajara Chivas188.8245
35N. CedilloDefensive midfielderSantos Laguna188.6241
36SimeoneDefensive midfielderTigres UANL188.20±0%415.5%
37Ulises MartinezDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca188.1142
38R. MerazDefensive midfielderAtletico San Luis27817±0%3015.9%
39J. MartinezDefensive midfielderClub Queretaro167.5143
40J. EsquivelDefensive midfielderMazatlán285.42117.3%3118.9%
41F. GorriaránDefensive midfielderTigres UANL314.730±0%1928.9%
42P. PérezDefensive midfielderToluca284.621±0%2818.7%
43C. RiveraDefensive midfielderCF Pachuca304.225±0%2146.5%
44R. GonzálezDefensive midfielderGuadalajara Chivas323.824±0%1535.2%
45C. RotondiDefensive midfielderCruz Azul293.633±0%2436.2%
46É. AguirreDefensive midfielderMonterrey293.49±0%296.6%
47R. EcheverríaDefensive midfielderLeon312.727±0%1837.1%
48B. MolinaDefensive midfielderFC Juarez02.3118
49J. dos SantosDefensive midfielderClub America362.21975.9%139.8%