Liga MX Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

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

Updated 28 September 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 25 from nine appearances, an average of 2.8 a game. Bruno Méndez is next on 23.

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

Federico Pereira of Toluca has made the most clearances in Liga MX in 2026/2027, with 79 from nine appearances, an average of 8.8 a game. Lucas Abascia is next on 71.

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

Diego Reyes of Querétaro has blocked the most shots in Liga MX in 2026/2027, with 15 from nine appearances, an average of 1.7 a game. Facundo Almada is next on 12.

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 40 from ten appearances, an average of 4.0 a game. Federico Pereira is next on 35.

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

Jordi Cortizo of León and Javier Ruiz of Necaxa have won the most ground duels in Liga MX in 2026/2027, with 54 each. Oussama Idrissi is next on 51.

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 46 from nine appearances: 27 tackles and 19 interceptions. Sergio Sanabria is next on 45.

Liga MX Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Walter Portales	Atlante	33
2	Christian Rivera	Pachuca	31
3	Santiago Homenchenko	Querétaro	31
4	Sergio Sanabria	Puebla	30
5	Alejandro Organista	Puebla	29
6	Milton Valenzuela	Atlas	28
7	Eduardo Tercero	Atlante	27
8	Nico Carrera	Atlante	27
9	Fernando Gorriarán	Tigres UANL	26
10	Diego Barbosa	Toluca	25

Liga MX Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Carlo Adriano García Prades	Querétaro	25
2	Bruno Méndez	Toluca	23
3	Alejandro Gómez	Tijuana	20
4	Luis Romo	Guadalajara	19
5	Nico Carrera	Atlante	19
6	Federico Pereira	Toluca	19
7	Rômulo Zanre Zwarg	Tigres UANL	18
8	Víctor Arteaga	Pumas UNAM	17
9	Diego Campillo	Guadalajara	16
10	Jesús Murillo	Juárez	15

Liga MX Tackles + Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Nico Carrera	Atlante	46
2	Sergio Sanabria	Puebla	45
3	Alejandro Gómez	Tijuana	44
4	Santiago Homenchenko	Querétaro	41
5	Luis Romo	Guadalajara	39
6	Christian Rivera	Pachuca	38
7	Eduardo Tercero	Atlante	38
8	Alejandro Organista	Puebla	38
9	Jeremy Márquez	Cruz Azul	37
10	Federico Pereira	Toluca	37

Liga MX Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Federico Pereira	Toluca	79
2	Lucas Abascia	Querétaro	71
3	Eduardo Tercero	Atlante	68
4	Nathanael Ananias da Silva	Pumas UNAM	65
5	Facundo Almada	Puebla	64
6	Juan Pablo Vargas	Puebla	62
7	Sergio Damián Barreto	Pachuca	60
8	Diego Reyes	Querétaro	59
9	Felipe Sánchez	Santos Laguna	59
10	Jesús Murillo	Juárez	58

Liga MX Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Diego Reyes	Querétaro	15
2	Facundo Almada	Puebla	12
3	Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos Bauermann	Pachuca	11
4	Nathanael Ananias da Silva	Pumas UNAM	11
5	Federico Pereira	Toluca	11
6	Eduardo Tercero	Atlante	10
7	Lucas Abascia	Querétaro	10
8	Kaiky Marques Naves	Necaxa	10
9	Rodrigo Dourado	Juárez	9
10	Rodrigo Adrián Schlegel	Atlas	9

Liga MX Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Walter Portales	Atlante	15
2	Sergio Sanabria	Puebla	15
3	Fernando Monárrez	Puebla	14
4	Eugenio Pizzuto	Atlante	14
5	Franco Romero	Toluca	14
6	Jesús Garza	Tigres UANL	13
7	Santiago Homenchenko	Querétaro	13
8	Ramiro Árciga	Tijuana	13
9	Rafael Fernández	Tijuana	12
10	Óliver Torres	Monterrey	11

Liga MX Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Óscar Estupiñán	Juárez	126
2	Javier Ruiz	Necaxa	126
3	Ezequiel Bullaude	Santos Laguna	125
4	Jhojan Julio	Atlante	122
5	Julián Carranza	Necaxa	121
6	Alí Ávila	Querétaro	116
7	David Rodríguez	Atlético San Luis	115
8	Jordi Cortizo	León	105
9	Enzo Giménez	Querétaro	104
10	Walter Portales	Atlante	104

Liga MX Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Federico Pereira	Toluca	66
2	Julián Carranza	Necaxa	65
3	Adonis Preciado	Tijuana	64
4	Sergio Sanabria	Puebla	62
5	Lucas Ocampos	Monterrey	58
6	Eduardo Tercero	Atlante	57
7	Ezequiel Bullaude	Santos Laguna	57
8	Santiago Homenchenko	Querétaro	57
9	Juan Guevara	León	56
10	Javier Ruiz	Necaxa	55

Liga MX Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Jordi Cortizo	León	54
2	Javier Ruiz	Necaxa	54
3	Oussama Idrissi	Pachuca	51
4	Roberto Alvarado	Guadalajara	50
5	Jeremy Márquez	Cruz Azul	50
6	Alejandro Organista	Puebla	49
7	Adonis Preciado	Tijuana	49
8	David Rodríguez	Atlético San Luis	48
9	Walter Portales	Atlante	48
10	Sergio Sanabria	Puebla	47

Liga MX Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Óscar Estupiñán	Juárez	40
2	Federico Pereira	Toluca	35
3	Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos Bauermann	Pachuca	33
4	Sergio Damián Barreto	Pachuca	31
5	Julián Carranza	Necaxa	30
6	Henry Martin	América	29
7	Eduardo Tercero	Atlante	29
8	Facundo Almada	Puebla	27
9	Joaquim Henrique Pereira Silva	Tigres UANL	26
10	Felipe Sánchez	Santos Laguna	26

Liga MX player stats in past seasons

Liga MX player stats 2025/2026