THE MEXICO TOP 25!
If you aren’t aware of my current project, I will be collaborating with other El Tri experts every month and rank who we deem to be the best Mexican players at the moment. It isn’t a “best of the month” list, but recent performances will of course influence our decisions. It should be fun.
Remember, these rankings are subjective. My main goal is to inspire discussion and conversations about our top players. Let us know any and all thoughts.
Collaborators from this month include: Jon Arnold, Tom Marshall, Bryan W, Francisco Velasco, Steve Graff and yours truly.
1. Andres Guardado
Club: Real Betis
Age: 31
Position: Midfielder
2. Hirving Lozano
Club: PSV Eindhoven
Age: 22
Position: Midfielder/Winger
3. Javier Hernandez
Club: West Ham
Age: 29
Position: Striker
4. Jesus Manuel Corona
Club: Porto
Age: 24
Position: Midfielder/Striker
5. Hector Herrera
Club: Porto
Age: 27
Position: Midfielder
6. Hector Moreno
Club: Roma
Age: 29
Position: Defender
7. Jonathan dos Santos
Club: LA Galaxy
Age: 27
Position: Midfielder
8. Carlos Vela
Club: Real Sociedad
Age: 28
Position: Striker/Winger
9. Guillermo Ochoa
Club: Standard Liege
Age: 32
Position: Goalkeeper
10. Carlos Salcedo
Club: Eintracht Frankfurt
Age: 24
Position: Defender
11. Miguel Layun
Club: Porto
Age: 29
Position: Defender
12. Raul Jimenez
Club: Benfica
Age: 26
Position: Striker
13. Diego Reyes
Club: Porto
Age: 25
Position: Defender
14. Edson Alvarez
Club: America
Age: 20
Position: Defender/Midfielder
15. Nestor Araujo
Club: Santos Laguna
Age: 26
Position: Defender
16. Javier Aquino
Club: Tigres
Age: 27
Position: Midfielder/Winger
17. Marco Fabian
Club: Eintracht Frankfurt
Age: 28
Position: Midfielder
18. Cesar Montes
Club: Monterrey
Age: 20
Position: Defender
19. Giovani dos Santos
Club: LA Galaxy
Age: 28
Position: Striker
20. Oribe Peralta
Club: America
Age: 33
Position: Striker
21. Elias Hernandez
Club: Leon
Age: 29
Position: Winger
22. Erick Gutierrez
Club: Pachuca
Age: 22
Position: Midfielder
23. Rodolfo Pizarro
Club: Chivas
Age: 23
Position: Midfielder
24. Omar Govea
Club: Royal Excel Mouscron
Age: 21
Position: Midfielder
25. Jesus Gallardo
Club: Pumas
Age: 23
Position: Defender/Winger
Honorable mentions: Orbelin Pineda, Victor Guzman, Jurgen Damm, Jose de Jesus Corona, Jesus Dueñas.