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Mexico

7 World Cups · 2002–2026
Succession '06
1%
U23 value share
Succession '26
17%
recovered
Top-5 minutes
8.7k→59.2k
+580% at kick-off

The Cliff — succession vs squad minutes

per World Cup cycle · squad top-5 league minutes and under-23 value share, at kick-off
Top-5 minutesSuccession · U23 value share
150k75k0k40%20%0%20022006201020142018202220261%30%7%21%0%17%THE CLIFFRECOVERY · 0% → 17%
Cliff verdict · 2026

#25 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+0.17): minutes-weighted age 28.0, 67% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 54% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€45m€88m€97m€155m€176m€192m'06'10'14'18'22'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
30.028.527.027.727.728.728.528.129.328.0'02'06'10'14'18'22'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Round of 16
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2006
Round of 16
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2010
Round of 16
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2014
Round of 16
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2018
Round of 16
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2022
Group
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2026
Round of 16
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2002 squad — Round of 16 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

Paper Index: #199 of 240 all-time · #28 of 32 in 2002 (composite -0.82)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Óscar PérezGK 29 Cruz Azul 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
2 Francisco Gabriel de AndaDF 30 Pachuca 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
3 Rafael GarcíaMF 27 Toluca 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
4 Rafael MárquezDF 23 Monaco 594 n/a 4,689 40 —n/a 40
5 Manuel VidrioDF 29 Pachuca 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
6 Gerardo TorradoMF 23 Sevilla 80 n/a 407 00 —n/a 41
7 Ramón MoralesMF 26 Guadalajara 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
8 Alberto García AspeMF 35 Puebla 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
9 Jared BorgettiFW 28 Santos Laguna 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 42
10 Cuauhtémoc BlancoFW 29 Valladolid 233 n/a 1,091 00 —n/a 41
11 Braulio LunaMF 27 Necaxa 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
12 Oswaldo SánchezGK 28 Guadalajara 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
13 Sigifredo MercadoMF 33 Atlas 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
14 Germán VillaMF 29 América 120 n/a 1,006 00 —n/a 00
15 Luis HernándezFW 33 América 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
16 Salvador CarmonaDF 26 Toluca 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
17 Francisco PalenciaFW 29 Espanyol 306 n/a 1,514 00 —n/a 20
18 Johan RodríguezMF 26 Santos Laguna 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
19 Gabriel CaballeroMF 31 Pachuca 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
20 Melvin BrownDF 23 Cruz Azul 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
21 Jesús ArellanoFW 29 Monterrey 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
22 Alberto RodríguezDF 28 Pachuca 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
23 Jorge CamposGK 35 Pumas UNAM 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
La Liga734,0189
Ligue 1594,6894
Total top-5 1328,70713
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
MLS (USA/Can)827,003
All competitions (12 named + 10 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Liga MX (Mex)1701139,527
Liga MX (Mex)1535124,845
Copa Libertadores13711,134
MLS (USA/Can)827,003
LaLiga (Spa)734,018
Ligue 1 (Fra)594,689
Segunda (Spa)453,635
CONCACAF Champions League362,800
Copa del Rey (Spa)6378
UEFA Cup6504
Coupe de France (Fra)5510
UEFA Champions League4312
Other competitions (10 — minor leagues, cups, youth)44937,443
Squad traits
Mean height
176 cm
21/23 measured
Defender height
177 cm
set-piece proxy
Goal dependency
46%
Francisco Palencia of squad league goals
Precocity
1,605′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Rafael Márquez (1,605′).

2006 squad — Round of 16 value coverage 19/23 · value retention 99%

Paper Index: #188 of 240 all-time · #26 of 32 in 2006 (composite -0.80)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Oswaldo Sánchez 2ndGK 32 Guadalajara 00 n/a 0 00 €2.2M€2M ’06 40
2 Claudio SuárezDF 37 Chivas USA 00 n/a 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’06 00
3 Carlos SalcidoDF 26 Guadalajara [ 37 ] 00 n/a 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’05 40
4 Rafael Márquez 2ndDF 27 Barcelona 1709 n/a 13,496 180 €16.0M€16M ’06 41
5 Ricardo OsorioDF 26 Cruz Azul [ 38 ] 00 n/a 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’05 40
6 Gerardo Torrado 2ndMF 27 Cruz Azul 590 n/a 3,930 00 €2.5M€2M ’04 30
7 SinhaMF 30 Toluca 00 n/a 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’05 41
8 Pável PardoMF 29 América [ 39 ] 00 n/a 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’05 40
9 Jared Borgetti 2ndFW 32 Bolton Wanderers [ 40 ] 192 n/a 543 00 €2.5M€3M ’05 20
10 Guillermo FrancoFW 29 Villarreal 124 n/a 764 50 €2.5M€2M ’06 30
11 Ramón Morales 2ndMF 30 Guadalajara 00 n/a 0 00 €1.6M€2M ’05 20
12 José de Jesús CoronaGK 25 Tecos 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’06 00
13 Guillermo OchoaGK 20 América 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’05 00
14 Gonzalo PinedaDF 23 Guadalajara 00 n/a 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’05 40
15 José Antonio CastroDF 25 América 00 n/a 0 00 —— 20
16 Mario MéndezDF 27 Monterrey 00 n/a 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’05 40
17 Francisco FonsecaFW 26 Cruz Azul [ 41 ] 00 n/a 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’05 41
18 Andrés GuardadoMF 19 Atlas 00 n/a 0 00 —— 10
19 Omar BravoFW 26 Guadalajara 00 n/a 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’05 32
20 Rafael García 2ndMF 31 Atlas 00 n/a 0 00 —— 00
21 Jesús Arellano 2ndMF 33 Monterrey 00 n/a 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’05 10
22 Francisco Javier RodríguezDF 24 Guadalajara 00 n/a 0 00 —— 10
23 Luis Ernesto PérezMF 25 Monterrey 00 n/a 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’05 20
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League195432
La Liga15210,8948
Ligue 1897,2965
Total top-5 26018,73315
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
MLS (USA/Can)3270
Primera División (Arg)413,049
All competitions (18 named + 12 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Liga MX (Mex)1897154,890
Liga MX (Mex)1879153,289
Copa Libertadores24520,095
LaLiga (Spa)15210,894
Ligue 1 (Fra)897,296
Segunda (Spa)453,635
Primera División (Arg)413,049
CONCACAF Champions League383,143
Primera División (Arg)332,590
UEFA Champions League231,657
Copa del Rey (Spa)211,635
Copa Sudamericana191,676
Premier League (Eng)19543
UEFA Cup161,069
Coupe de France (Fra)5510
FA Cup (Eng)4175
MLS (USA/Can)3270
EFL Cup (Eng)2127
Other competitions (12 — minor leagues, cups, youth)61150,741
Squad traits
Mean height
176 cm
19/23 measured
Defender height
178 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
1%
prospect share
Goal dependency
60%
Rafael Márquez of squad league goals
Value dependency
36%
Rafael Márquez of squad value
Precocity
1,605′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Rafael Márquez (1,605′).

2010 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 81%

Paper Index: #161 of 240 all-time · #20 of 32 in 2010 (composite -0.63)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Óscar Pérez 2ndGK 37 Chiapas 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€2M ’08 40
2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez 2ndDF 28 PSV Eindhoven 00 0 0 30 €3.5M€4M ’10 40
3 Carlos Salcido 2ndDF 30 PSV Eindhoven 00 0 0 210 €4.5M€5M ’07 40
4 Rafael Márquez 3rdDF 31 Barcelona 25214 4 19,473 451 €9.0M€16M ’06 41
5 Ricardo Osorio 2ndDF 30 VfB Stuttgart 731 5 5,738 70 €2.0M€5M ’06 40
6 Gerardo Torrado 3rdMF 31 Cruz Azul 590 3 3,930 00 €3.0M€3M ’09 40
7 Pablo BarreraMF 22 Pumas UNAM 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€4M ’10 30
8 Israel CastroMF 29 Pumas UNAM 00 0 0 00 €2.8M€3M ’10 10
9 Guillermo Franco 2ndFW 33 West Ham United 10419 10 5,644 111 €3.5M€6M ’08 40
10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco 2ndFW 37 Veracruz 233 4 1,091 00 €1.0M€2M ’05 31
11 Carlos VelaFW 21 Arsenal 585 5 2,652 130 €5.0M€6M ’08 20
12 Paul AguilarDF 24 Pachuca 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’10 10
13 Guillermo Ochoa 2ndGK 24 América 00 0 0 00 €8.0M€8M ’09 00
14 Javier HernándezFW 22 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €6.0M€6M ’10 42
15 Héctor MorenoDF 22 AZ 00 0 0 60 €4.0M€4M ’10 10
16 Efraín JuárezDF 22 Pumas UNAM 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’10 30
17 Giovani dos SantosFW 21 Galatasaray 353 7 1,493 51 €4.0M€6M ’08 40
18 Andrés Guardado 2ndMF 23 Deportivo La Coruña 8110 17 6,369 00 €12.0M€12M ’09 30
19 Jonny MagallónDF 28 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€3M ’08 00
20 Jorge Torres NiloDF 22 Atlas 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’10 00
21 Adolfo BautistaFW 31 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’08 10
22 Alberto MedinaMF 27 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€3M ’08 00
23 Luis Ernesto MichelGK 30 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€3M ’10 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Rafael Márquez
peak €16M (2006-01) → €9M at kickoff · −44%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League552,2637
La Liga46831,09342
Bundesliga735,7381
Ligue 1897,2965
Total top-5 68546,39055
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)8494
Eredivisie (Ned)21217,978
MLS (USA/Can)625,084
Süper Lig (Tur)14942
Primera División (Arg)413,049
All competitions (25 named + 26 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Liga MX (Mex)1517120,547
Liga MX (Mex)1476119,042
LaLiga (Spa)46831,093
Copa Libertadores26821,321
Eredivisie (Ned)21217,978
UEFA Champions League1117,504
CONCACAF Champions League998,363
Ligue 1 (Fra)897,296
Segunda (Spa)765,998
Bundesliga (Ger)735,738
MLS (USA/Can)625,084
Copa Sudamericana564,429
Premier League (Eng)552,263
Copa del Rey (Spa)533,996
Primera División (Arg)413,049
UEFA Cup372,752
Primera División (Arg)332,590
UEFA Europa League151,085
Süper Lig (Tur)14942
DFB-Pokal (Ger)12940
EFL Cup (Eng)8528
Championship (Eng)8494
FA Cup (Eng)7440
Coupe de France (Fra)5510
UCL qualifying190
Other competitions (26 — minor leagues, cups, youth)96279,095
Squad traits
Mean height
178 cm
20/23 measured
Defender height
181 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
30%
prospect share
Goal dependency
35%
Guillermo Franco of squad league goals
Value dependency
14%
Andrés Guardado of squad value
Precocity
2,561′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Carlos Vela (2,561′), Rafael Márquez (1,605′), Giovani dos Santos (1,493′).

2014 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 72%

Paper Index: #164 of 240 all-time · #23 of 32 in 2014 (composite -0.65)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 José de Jesús Corona 2ndGK 33 Cruz Azul 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’09 00
2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez 3rdDF 32 América [ 28 ] 402 1 3,086 30 €2.5M€4M ’10 40
3 Carlos Salcido 3rdDF 34 Tigres UANL [ 29 ] 230 2 1,902 210 €1.5M€6M ’10 20
4 Rafael Márquez 4thDF 35 León 25214 4 19,473 451 €1.0M€16M ’06 41
5 Diego ReyesDF 21 Porto 00 0 0 00 €7.0M€7M ’13 10
6 Héctor HerreraMF 24 Porto 00 0 0 30 €7.0M€7M ’13 40
7 Miguel LayúnDF 25 América 20 0 33 00 €2.3M€2M ’14 40
8 Marco FabiánMF 24 Cruz Azul [ 30 ] 00 0 0 00 €5.0M€7M ’12 30
9 Raúl JiménezFW 23 América 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€3M ’14 10
10 Giovani dos Santos 2ndMF 25 Villarreal 12125 25 7,170 51 €10.0M€10M ’14 41
11 Alan PulidoFW 23 Tigres UANL 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’14 00
12 Alfredo TalaveraGK 31 Toluca 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’11 00
13 Guillermo Ochoa 3rdGK 28 Ajaccio [ 31 ] 1120 0 10,049 00 €5.0M€8M ’09 40
14 Javier Hernández 2ndFW 26 Manchester United 10137 9 4,771 247 €16.0M€22M ’13 41
15 Héctor Moreno 2ndDF 26 Espanyol 996 5 8,726 60 €7.0M€7M ’12 00
16 Miguel Ángel PonceDF 25 Toluca [ 32 ] 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’11 00
17 Isaác BrizuelaMF 23 Toluca 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’13 00
18 Andrés Guardado 3rdMF 27 Bayer Leverkusen [ 33 ] 15313 22 11,529 90 €6.0M€12M ’09 41
19 Oribe PeraltaFW 30 Santos Laguna [ 34 ] 00 0 0 00 €4.6M€5M ’14 41
20 Javier AquinoMF 24 Villarreal 321 5 1,836 00 €3.0M€3M ’14 10
21 Carlos PeñaMF 24 León 00 0 0 00 €2.3M€2M ’13 10
22 Paul Aguilar 2ndDF 28 América 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’14 40
23 José Juan VázquezMF 26 León 00 0 0 00 €1.3M€1M ’13 30
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Rafael Márquez
peak €16M (2006-01) → €1M at kickoff · −94%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League1417,04137
La Liga54740,80154
Serie A2330
Bundesliga443,3552
Ligue 120117,3455
Total top-5 93568,57598
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)8494
Eredivisie (Ned)26121,727
Primeira Liga (Por)221,640
MLS (USA/Can)443,454
Süper Lig (Tur)14942
All competitions (26 named + 35 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Liga MX (Mex)1494115,525
Liga MX (Mex)1344101,672
LaLiga (Spa)54740,801
Eredivisie (Ned)26121,727
Ligue 1 (Fra)20117,345
Copa Libertadores18915,036
CONCACAF Champions League15712,040
Premier League (Eng)1417,041
UEFA Champions League1168,274
Copa del Rey (Spa)654,728
UEFA Europa League483,620
Segunda (Spa)483,864
Bundesliga (Ger)443,355
MLS (USA/Can)443,454
Copa Sudamericana261,839
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)262,295
UEFA Cup251,989
Primeira Liga (Por)221,640
FA Cup (Eng)171,279
EFL Cup (Eng)161,071
Süper Lig (Tur)14942
Coupe de France (Fra)8810
Championship (Eng)8494
DFB-Pokal (Ger)6525
UCL qualifying2180
Serie A (Ita)233
Other competitions (35 — minor leagues, cups, youth)1338101,107
Squad traits
Mean height
178 cm
22/23 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
7%
prospect share
Goal dependency
38%
Javier Hernández of squad league goals
Value dependency
17%
Javier Hernández of squad value
Precocity
1,605′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Rafael Márquez (1,605′), Giovani dos Santos (1,493′), Andrés Guardado (450′).

2018 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 67%

Paper Index: #104 of 240 all-time · #15 of 32 in 2018 (composite -0.19)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 José de Jesús Corona 3rdGK 37 Cruz Azul 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’09 00
2 Hugo AyalaDF 31 Tigres UANL 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’13 20
3 Carlos SalcedoDF 24 Eintracht Frankfurt 380 1 2,924 00 €7.0M€7M ’18 40
4 Rafael Márquez 5thDF 39 Atlas 28714 5 22,450 451 €0.8M€16M ’06 30
5 Érick GutiérrezMF 22 Pachuca 00 0 0 00 €5.0M€5M ’16 00
6 Jonathan dos SantosMF 28 LA Galaxy 1024 5 5,975 40 €4.8M€8M ’17 10
7 Miguel Layún 2ndMF 29 Sevilla 213 0 1,346 143 €5.0M€10M ’16 40
8 Marco Fabián 2ndFW 28 Eintracht Frankfurt 428 7 3,279 00 €4.5M€7M ’12 10
9 Raúl Jiménez 2ndFW 27 Benfica 211 2 577 224 €15.0M€15M ’18 20
10 Giovani dos Santos 3rdMF 29 LA Galaxy 14726 28 8,558 51 €2.8M€12M ’14 10
11 Carlos Vela 2ndFW 29 Los Angeles FC 28974 47 19,084 233 €8.5M€20M ’13 41
12 Alfredo Talavera 2ndGK 35 Toluca 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’11 00
13 Guillermo Ochoa 4thGK 32 Standard Liège 1610 0 14,422 00 €3.0M€8M ’09 40
14 Javier Hernández 3rdFW 30 West Ham United 20880 22 11,229 4614 €15.0M€25M ’16 41
15 Héctor Moreno 3rdDF 30 Real Sociedad 1318 6 11,267 201 €4.0M€8M ’16 30
16 Héctor Herrera 2ndDF 28 Porto 00 0 0 284 €20.0M€20M ’18 40
17 Jesús Manuel CoronaMF 25 Porto 00 0 0 191 €12.0M€12M ’17 20
18 Andrés Guardado 4thMF 31 Real Betis 18215 30 13,793 200 €5.0M€12M ’09 40
19 Oribe Peralta 2ndFW 34 América 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€5M ’14 10
20 Javier Aquino 2ndMF 28 Tigres UANL 571 7 3,154 00 €5.0M€5M ’17 00
21 Edson ÁlvarezDF 20 América 00 0 0 00 €2.0M€2M ’18 40
22 Hirving LozanoFW 22 PSV Eindhoven 00 0 0 00 €25.0M€25M ’18 41
23 Jesús GallardoMF 23 Pumas UNAM 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€3M ’18 40
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Rafael Márquez
peak €16M (2006-01) → €800k at kickoff · −95%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League1887,90851
La Liga111779,107142
Serie A604,5540
Bundesliga1209,14436
Ligue 120117,3455
Total top-5 1686118,058234
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)251,663
Eredivisie (Ned)29624,345
Primeira Liga (Por)34520,987
Pro League (Bel)292,610
MLS (USA/Can)17013,706
Süper Lig (Tur)14942
All competitions (28 named + 41 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Liga MX (Mex)1598126,846
Liga MX (Mex)1447114,763
LaLiga (Spa)111779,107
Primeira Liga (Por)34520,987
Eredivisie (Ned)29624,345
UEFA Champions League24615,756
CONCACAF Champions League20816,141
Ligue 1 (Fra)20117,345
Premier League (Eng)1887,908
MLS (USA/Can)17013,706
Segunda (Spa)14111,134
Copa del Rey (Spa)1379,121
Copa Libertadores13610,564
Bundesliga (Ger)1209,144
UEFA Europa League745,197
Serie A (Ita)604,554
Pro League (Bel)292,610
EFL Cup (Eng)291,900
Championship (Eng)251,663
FA Cup (Eng)241,666
Copa Sudamericana211,443
UEFA Cup191,419
DFB-Pokal (Ger)151,230
UCL qualifying14938
Süper Lig (Tur)14942
Coupe de France (Fra)8810
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)8675
Coppa Italia (Ita)5450
Other competitions (41 — minor leagues, cups, youth)1406106,606
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
21%
prospect share
Goal dependency
34%
Javier Hernández of squad league goals
Value dependency
16%
Hirving Lozano of squad value
Precocity
2,561′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Carlos Vela (2,561′), Rafael Márquez (1,605′), Giovani dos Santos (1,493′).

2022 squad — Group · value retention 57%

Paper Index: #160 of 240 all-time · #23 of 32 in 2022 (composite -0.63)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Alfredo Talavera 3rdGK 40 Juárez 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€2M ’11 00
2 Néstor AraujoDF 31 América 1334 2 10,618 00 €3.0M€9M ’20 10
3 César MontesDF 25 Monterrey 00 0 0 00 €7.0M€7M ’21 30
4 Edson Álvarez 2ndDF 25 Ajax 00 0 0 232 €35.0M€35M ’22 20
5 Johan VásquezDF 24 Cremonese 351 0 2,636 00 €3.6M€6M ’21 00
6 Gerardo ArteagaDF 24 Genk 00 0 0 00 €5.0M€5M ’21 10
7 Luis RomoMF 27 Monterrey 00 0 0 00 €6.5M€10M ’21 00
8 Carlos RodríguezMF 25 Cruz Azul 00 0 0 00 €8.0M€10M ’21 00
9 Raúl Jiménez 3rd faded greatFW 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 14441 19 10,626 224 €12.0M€50M ’20 30
10 Alexis VegaFW 24 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €8.0M€8M ’22 00
11 Rogelio Funes MoriFW 31 Monterrey 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€8M ’20 10
12 Rodolfo CotaGK 35 León 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€3M ’17 00
13 Guillermo Ochoa 5thGK 37 América 1610 0 14,422 00 €1.2M€8M ’09 30
14 Érick Gutiérrez 2ndMF 27 PSV Eindhoven 00 0 0 40 €7.0M€8M ’18 10
15 Héctor Moreno 4thDF 34 Monterrey 1569 7 13,196 201 €1.5M€8M ’16 30
16 Héctor Herrera 3rdMF 32 Houston Dynamo FC 580 3 2,652 527 €2.8M€22M ’19 20
17 Orbelín PinedaFW 26 AEK Athens 70 0 93 00 €4.0M€9M ’21 10
18 Andrés Guardado 5thMF 36 Real Betis 30116 38 21,209 200 €1.5M€12M ’09 10
19 Jorge SánchezDF 24 Ajax 00 0 0 50 €6.0M€6M ’22 20
20 Henry MartínFW 30 América 00 0 0 00 €6.0M€6M ’22 21
21 Uriel AntunaFW 25 Cruz Azul 00 0 0 00 €4.0M€5M ’20 30
22 Hirving Lozano 2ndFW 27 Napoli 10223 14 5,334 184 €28.0M€45M ’21 30
23 Jesús Gallardo 2ndDF 28 Monterrey 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€6M ’20 30
24 Luis ChávezMF 26 Pachuca 00 0 0 00 €6.5M€6M ’22 31
25 Roberto AlvaradoFW 24 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €5.0M€8M ’19 00
26 Kevin ÁlvarezDF 23 Pachuca 00 0 0 00 €6.0M€6M ’22 20
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Raúl Jiménez
peak €50M (2020-03) → €12M at kickoff · −76%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League12310,04940
La Liga71652,22230
Serie A1428,19724
Bundesliga42690
Ligue 111210,0490
Total top-5 109780,78694
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)46334,459
Primeira Liga (Por)24614,948
Pro League (Bel)12010,257
MLS (USA/Can)413,111
Süper Lig (Tur)292,529
Primera División (Arg)402,739
All competitions (31 named + 45 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Liga MX (Mex)2020158,309
Liga MX (Mex)1941152,891
LaLiga (Spa)71652,222
Eredivisie (Ned)46334,459
Primeira Liga (Por)24614,948
CONCACAF Champions League24118,643
UEFA Champions League16411,212
Serie A (Ita)1428,197
Premier League (Eng)12310,049
Pro League (Bel)12010,257
Ligue 1 (Fra)11210,049
UEFA Europa League916,645
Copa Libertadores726,032
Copa del Rey (Spa)674,678
MLS (USA/Can)413,111
Primera División (Arg)402,739
Primera División (Arg)362,258
Segunda (Spa)363,077
Stars League (Qat)342,961
Süper Lig (Tur)292,529
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)201,684
UCL qualifying191,559
Super League (Gre)13986
Copa Sudamericana121,080
Coppa Italia (Ita)11870
FA Cup (Eng)10610
UEFA Cup6425
Bundesliga (Ger)4269
Coupe de France (Fra)3300
EFL Cup (Eng)2110
DFB-Pokal (Ger)1120
Other competitions (45 — minor leagues, cups, youth)2289176,268
Squad traits
Mean height
180 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
44%
Raúl Jiménez of squad league goals
Value dependency
20%
Edson Álvarez of squad value
Precocity
450′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Andrés Guardado (450′).

2026 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 58%

Paper Index: #151 of 240 all-time · #33 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.59)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Raúl RangelGK 26 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €6.5M€6M ’26 50
2 Jorge Sánchez 2ndDF 28 PAOK 00 0 0 110 €2.0M€6M ’22 40
3 César Montes 2ndDF 29 Lokomotiv Moscow 413 0 3,381 00 €7.5M€8M ’23 40
4 Edson Álvarez 3rdDF 28 Fenerbahçe 591 2 4,165 232 €15.0M€35M ’22 40
5 Johan Vásquez 2ndDF 27 Genoa 1627 1 13,201 00 €12.0M€14M ’25 40
6 Érik LiraMF 26 Cruz Azul 00 0 0 00 €12.0M€12M ’26 40
7 Luis Romo 2ndMF 31 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€10M ’21 41
8 Álvaro FidalgoMF 29 Real Betis 91 0 547 00 €6.0M€10M ’26 31
9 Raúl Jiménez 4th faded greatFW 35 Fulham 25469 26 17,364 224 €3.0M€50M ’20 43
10 Alexis Vega 2ndFW 28 Toluca 00 0 0 00 €8.0M€10M ’25 10
11 Santiago GiménezFW 25 Milan 305 4 1,566 118 €18.0M€50M ’23 40
12 Carlos AcevedoGK 30 Santos Laguna 00 0 0 00 €2.8M€5M ’21 00
13 Guillermo Ochoa 6thGK 40 AEL Limassol 2020 0 18,112 00 €0.2M€8M ’09 10
14 Armando GonzálezFW 23 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €15.0M€15M ’26 10
15 Israel ReyesDF 26 América 00 0 0 00 €6.5M€6M ’26 40
16 Julián QuiñonesFW 29 Al-Qadsiah 00 0 0 00 €14.0M€14M ’26 54
17 Orbelín Pineda 2ndMF 30 AEK Athens 70 0 93 00 €7.0M€9M ’21 20
18 Obed VargasMF 20 Atlético Madrid 120 1 739 00 €10.0M€10M ’26 30
19 Gilberto MoraMF 17 Tijuana 00 0 0 00 €10.0M€10M ’25 40
20 Mateo ChávezDF 22 AZ 00 0 0 00 €4.0M€4M ’26 11
21 César HuertaFW 25 Anderlecht 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€6M ’24 10
22 Guillermo MartínezFW 31 Pumas UNAM 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€3M ’23 20
23 Jesús Gallardo 3rdDF 31 Toluca 00 0 0 00 €2.8M€6M ’20 50
24 Luis Chávez 2ndMF 30 Dynamo Moscow 00 0 0 00 €6.0M€9M ’24 10
25 Roberto Alvarado 2ndFW 27 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €7.5M€8M ’19 50
26 Brian GutiérrezMF 22 Guadalajara 00 0 0 00 €8.0M€8M ’26 40
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Raúl Jiménez
peak €50M (2020-03) → €3M at kickoff · −94%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League29220,95269
La Liga1399,7105
Serie A23318,45712
Ligue 111210,0490
Total top-5 77659,16886
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)20814,050
Primeira Liga (Por)1175,266
Pro League (Bel)756,316
MLS (USA/Can)24116,175
Süper Lig (Tur)12768
Saudi Pro League (KSA)595,170
All competitions (26 named + 55 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Liga MX (Mex)1937143,763
Liga MX (Mex)1843138,456
Premier League (Eng)29220,952
CONCACAF Champions League25919,289
MLS (USA/Can)24116,175
Serie A (Ita)23318,457
Eredivisie (Ned)20814,050
LaLiga (Spa)1399,710
Primeira Liga (Por)1175,266
Ligue 1 (Fra)11210,049
Super League (Gre)1047,426
Premier Liga (Rus)887,030
Pro League (Bel)756,316
UEFA Champions League673,869
Saudi Pro League (KSA)595,170
UEFA Europa League584,192
Copa Libertadores373,139
Segunda (Spa)231,214
FA Cup (Eng)211,078
Copa del Rey (Spa)201,309
EFL Cup (Eng)191,154
Coppa Italia (Ita)161,252
Copa Sudamericana121,080
Süper Lig (Tur)12768
UCL qualifying7608
Coupe de France (Fra)3300
Other competitions (55 — minor leagues, cups, youth)2811209,914
Squad traits
Mean height
180 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
17%
prospect share
Goal dependency
80%
Raúl Jiménez of squad league goals
Value dependency
9%
Santiago Giménez of squad value
Precocity
739′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Obed Vargas (739′).