Liga MX Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

Who is leading the way on tackles, interceptions, clearances, duels won and much more.

Updated 9 November 2026, after the last game

Liga MX Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Liga MX player has made the most interceptions this season?

Carlo Adriano García Prades of Querétaro has made the most interceptions in Liga MX in 2026/2027, with 36 from 15 appearances, an average of 2.4 a game. Nico Carrera is next on 33.

Which Liga MX player has made the most clearances this season?

Juan Pablo Vargas and Facundo Almada of Puebla have made the most clearances in Liga MX in 2026/2027, with 106 each. Jhohan Romaña is next on 99.

Which Liga MX player has blocked the most shots this season?

Diego Reyes, Nathanael Ananias da Silva, Facundo Almada and Eduardo Águila share top spot for blocked shots in Liga MX in 2026/2027, on 15 each. Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos Bauermann and Sergio Damián Barreto are next on 14.

Which Liga MX player has won the most aerial duels this season?

Óscar Estupiñán of Juárez has won the most aerial duels in Liga MX in 2026/2027, with 62 from 16 appearances, an average of 3.9 a game. Federico Pereira is next on 54.

Which Liga MX player has won the most ground duels this season?

Adonis Preciado of Tijuana has won the most ground duels in Liga MX in 2026/2027, with 90 from 16 appearances, an average of 5.6 a game. Roberto Alvarado is next on 85.

Which Liga MX player has the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Nico Carrera of Atlante has the most tackles and interceptions combined in Liga MX in 2026/2027, with 73 from 15 appearances: 40 tackles and 33 interceptions. Christian Rivera is next on 59.

Liga MX Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Christian Rivera	Pachuca	49
2	Walter Portales	Atlante	48
3	Fernando Gorriarán	Tigres UANL	42
4	Nico Carrera	Atlante	40
5	Alejandro Organista	Puebla	39
6	Milton Valenzuela	Atlas	38
7	Iván Moreno	León	37
8	Anderson Duarte	Atlético San Luis	37
9	Fernando Rubén González Pineda	Guadalajara	36
10	Santiago Homenchenko	Querétaro	36

Liga MX Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Carlo Adriano García Prades	Querétaro	36
2	Nico Carrera	Atlante	33
3	Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos Bauermann	Pachuca	30
4	Federico Pereira	Toluca	29
5	Diego Campillo	Guadalajara	29
6	Bruno Méndez	Toluca	27
7	Alejandro Gómez	Tijuana	24
8	Aarón Quirós	Atlante	23
9	Jackson Porozo	Tijuana	22
10	Fernando Monárrez	Puebla	22

Liga MX Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Nico Carrera	Atlante	73
2	Christian Rivera	Pachuca	59
3	Fernando Gorriarán	Tigres UANL	56
4	Alejandro Gómez	Tijuana	56
5	Federico Pereira	Toluca	56
6	Carlo Adriano García Prades	Querétaro	56
7	Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos Bauermann	Pachuca	54
8	Fernando Rubén González Pineda	Guadalajara	54
9	Walter Portales	Atlante	54
10	Juan Guevara	León	50

Liga MX Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Juan Pablo Vargas	Puebla	106
2	Facundo Almada	Puebla	106
3	Jhohan Romaña	León	99
4	Nathanael Ananias da Silva	Pumas UNAM	98
5	Lucas Abascia	Querétaro	97
6	Federico Pereira	Toluca	97
7	Eduardo Tercero	Atlante	94
8	Jackson Porozo	Tijuana	94
9	Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos Bauermann	Pachuca	91
10	Felipe Sánchez	Santos Laguna	90

Liga MX Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Diego Reyes	Querétaro	15
2	Nathanael Ananias da Silva	Pumas UNAM	15
3	Facundo Almada	Puebla	15
4	Eduardo Águila	Atlético San Luis	15
5	Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos Bauermann	Pachuca	14
6	Sergio Damián Barreto	Pachuca	14
7	Rodrigo Dourado	Juárez	13
8	Lucas Abascia	Querétaro	13
9	Kaiky Marques Naves	Necaxa	13
10	Jhohan Romaña	León	12

Liga MX Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Brayan Garnica	Puebla	23
2	Rafael Fernández	Tijuana	23
3	Ramiro Árciga	Tijuana	21
4	Walter Portales	Atlante	20
5	David Rodríguez	Atlético San Luis	19
6	Óliver Torres	Monterrey	18
7	Fernando Gorriarán	Tigres UANL	18
8	Iván Moreno	León	18
9	Jesús Garza	Tigres UANL	17
10	Franco Romero	Toluca	17

Liga MX Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Ezequiel Bullaude	Santos Laguna	194
2	Jhojan Julio	Atlante	191
3	Alí Ávila	Querétaro	190
4	Adonis Preciado	Tijuana	187
5	Óscar Estupiñán	Juárez	180
6	David Rodríguez	Atlético San Luis	176
7	Martín Sarrafiore	Atlante	175
8	Roberto Alvarado	Guadalajara	172
9	Fernando Gorriarán	Tigres UANL	166
10	Javier Ruiz	Necaxa	165

Liga MX Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Adonis Preciado	Tijuana	121
2	Federico Pereira	Toluca	101
3	Roberto Alvarado	Guadalajara	96
4	Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos Bauermann	Pachuca	91
5	Daniel Parra	Querétaro	87
6	Ezequiel Bullaude	Santos Laguna	87
7	Lucas Ocampos	Monterrey	86
8	Juan Guevara	León	84
9	Fernando Gorriarán	Tigres UANL	82
10	Julián Carranza	Necaxa	81

Liga MX Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Adonis Preciado	Tijuana	90
2	Roberto Alvarado	Guadalajara	85
3	Oussama Idrissi	Pachuca	76
4	David Rodríguez	Atlético San Luis	75
5	Fernando Gorriarán	Tigres UANL	74
6	Ezequiel Bullaude	Santos Laguna	74
7	Javier Ruiz	Necaxa	73
8	Diego Lainez	Tigres UANL	71
9	Walter Portales	Atlante	71
10	Alejandro Organista	Puebla	70

Liga MX Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Óscar Estupiñán	Juárez	62
2	Federico Pereira	Toluca	54
3	Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos Bauermann	Pachuca	53
4	Felipe Sánchez	Santos Laguna	48
5	Henry Martin	América	45
6	Sergio Damián Barreto	Pachuca	45
7	Facundo Almada	Puebla	44
8	Alan Franco	Tigres UANL	42
9	Agustín Oliveros	Necaxa	42
10	Jackson Porozo	Tijuana	40

Liga MX player stats in past seasons

Liga MX player stats 2025/2026