Signings Report — Liga MX 2021

Quantitative analysis of clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on January 3, 2022
203
Real signings
195
Evaluated
34%
Average hit rate
38
Successful
▲ 0 p.p.
vs 2020 season

We identified 203 real signings for the first-team squad — academy promotions, loan returns and transfers that never went through are excluded. 8 youth investments (under-23) are classified separately. This edition introduces the adjusted hit rate, which statistically weights clubs with few signings to avoid small-sample distortions.

Club Ranking

ClubLeague pos.SigningsEvaluated SuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulRaw %Adjusted %
1Monterrey7741264%48%
2Tigres UANL7732257%45%
3CF Pachuca7630350%41%
4U.N.A.M. - Pumas111041545%40%
5Puebla8730443%38%
6Toluca14º101016340%38%
7Guadalajara Chivas4411238%35%
8Cruz Azul10º121115532%33%
9Santos Laguna11º7712429%32%
10Club Tijuana17º141424829%31%
11Mazatlán15º151424829%31%
12Club America101021725%29%
13Atlas5510420%29%
14Atletico San Luis12º2121431426%28%
15Leon7703421%28%
16FC Juarez18º1817161024%27%
17Necaxa13º1817241124%27%
18Club Queretaro16º2221341424%27%

The Adjusted % applies Bayesian weighting toward the league average (34%), proportional to the volume of signings — the ranking's official order.

Hit rate by transfer window

WindowSigningsHit rate %
Start-of-season window (Dec-Apr)10530%
Mid-year window (May-Aug)9833%

Season Highlights

PlayerClubPosMinG+ANotaRating
Julián QuiñonesAtlasM361014+77.05Excellent
Nicolás IbañezCF PachucaF302217+26.99Excellent
Diego ValdésClub AmericaM15557+57.36Excellent
Lucas RodríguezClub TijuanaM23004+66.99Excellent
Arturo OrtizU.N.A.M. - PumasD32174+17.11Excellent
Harold PreciadoSantos LagunaF11646+17.24Excellent

Methodology

Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time, collective contribution and consistency, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point. Signings without relevant game time are unsuccessful, except for youth investments (under-23) and serious, documented injuries.

Appendix — Signings by club

* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.

Atlas (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Julián Quiñones423610147Excellent
Emanuel Aguilera16111900Did not deliver
Anibal Chalá36100812Did not deliver
Franco Troyansky4355300Did not deliver
Gonzalo Maroni3020601Did not deliver

Atletico San Luis (21 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Marcelo Barovero34300400Fair
Juan Manuel Sanabria34254324Good
Facundo Waller32232221Good
Jair Díaz31208500Below expectations
Jhon Murillo18128232Good
Andres Vombergar33114620Did not deliver
Andres Iniestra19111100Did not deliver
Rubens Sambueza16109304Good
Ramón Juárez1799210Below expectations
Efrain Orona3276010Did not deliver
Emmanuel Garcia3673800Did not deliver
Léo Coelho1968200Did not deliver
Abel Hernández1864932Fair
Jose Lozano2462412Did not deliver
Adam Bareiro1362422Fair
José Hernández Clemente3155800Did not deliver
Zahid Muñoz2837600Did not deliver
Andrés Sánchez3336900Did not deliver
Luis Calzadilla2511200Did not deliver
Eric Cantú0000Did not deliver
Adrian Lozano0000Did not deliver

CF Pachuca (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Nicolás Ibañez383022172Excellent
Avilés Hurtado39260846Excellent
Yairo Moreno25147131Good
Fernando Navarro2241604Below expectations
Jesús Trindade2231900Did not deliver
Geisson Perea1810900Did not deliver
Illian Hernandez *195000Investment

Club America (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Salvador Reyes40244554Good
Miguel Layún37179404Below expectations
Diego Valdés19155575Excellent
Alex Zendejas19116950Fair
Fernando Madrigal1980510Did not deliver
Jorge Meré1968500Did not deliver
Juan Otero1629710Did not deliver
Jonathan dos Santos1924801Did not deliver
Mario Osuna1319900Did not deliver
Rick3000Did not deliver

Club Queretaro (22 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Washington Aguerre32289800Good
Pablo Barrera34265724Excellent
Maximiliano Perg33248710Fair
Kevin Balanta29186800Below expectations
Enzo Martínez15137300Fair
Jorge Hernández16130700Below expectations
Leonardo Sequeira16122042Good
Bryan Olivera15100011Fair
Jose Enrique Angulo1696331Fair
Raúl Torres2995900Did not deliver
Nicolás Sosa1778810Below expectations
David Cabrera3077800Did not deliver
Juan Romagnoli1641600Did not deliver
Osvaldo Martínez826900Did not deliver
Guillermo Madrigal1024200Did not deliver
Jonathan Gonzalez *713100Investment
José Godínez1111900Did not deliver
Fidel Martinez1211200Did not deliver
Antonio Rodriguez169000Did not deliver
Pablo Gómez88600Did not deliver
Francisco Figueroa78300Did not deliver
Ronaldo Gonzalez43100Did not deliver

Club Tijuana (14 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Lucas Rodríguez28230046Excellent
Yonatthan Rak33193201Did not deliver
José Juan Vázquez17123700Fair
Lisandro López13116040Good
Christian Ortíz1881700Below expectations
Renato Ibarra1376301Fair
Joaquín Montecinos1274830Fair
Facundo Ferreyra1465310Fair
Misael Dominguez2462601Did not deliver
Gil Alcalá3054600Did not deliver
L. Lozoya81700Did not deliver
Jonathan Suárez12100Did not deliver
Rick2000Did not deliver
Salvador Manriquez Frias0000Did not deliver

Cruz Azul (12 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Erik Lira19151500Fair
Uriel Antuna19146923Good
Luis Abram1696611Fair
Ángel Romero1485711Fair
Carlos Rodriguez1283933Fair
Alejandro Mayorga1471600Did not deliver
Alexis Peña1363700Did not deliver
Christian Tabó1158210Fair
Iván Morales1545001Did not deliver
Luis Mendoza1722500Did not deliver
Rómulo Otero2018000Did not deliver
Jonathan Díaz *2000Investment

FC Juarez (18 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Hugo Gonzalez31265500Fair
Jose Garcia34193100Did not deliver
Fabian Castillo26158402Fair
Fernando Arce Jr.16115740Fair
Gabriel Fernández16114941Good
Jaime Gomez2798900Did not deliver
Ventura Alvarado1478700Did not deliver
Pedro Raúl760421Fair
Marcos Mauro652900Fair
Anderson Leite749510Fair
Carlos Rodriguez3444500Did not deliver
Paul Aguilar1042100Did not deliver
Ivan Ochoa1241700Did not deliver
Candido Ramirez1731500Did not deliver
Fernandinho711601Did not deliver
Carlos Fierro89101Did not deliver
Jose Madueña138500Did not deliver
Oscar Macias *8900Investment

Guadalajara Chivas (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Roberto Alvarado19156834Excellent
Pavel Pérez730911Fair
Juan Aguayo313500Did not deliver
Paolo Yrizar75600Did not deliver

Leon (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Omar Fernández33199402Fair
Elías Hernández32148350Fair
Santiago Ormeño3591411Below expectations
Federico Martínez1356501Fair
Gary Kagelmacher1250200Did not deliver
Edmundo Vazquez1318000Did not deliver
Rick1000Did not deliver

Mazatlán (15 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Bryan Colula30179820Good
Jefferson Intriago17155700Fair
Gonzalo Freitas25139600Did not deliver
Brian Rubio34136934Fair
Nicolás Benedetti17132421Good
Alfonso Sanchez27114010Did not deliver
Gonzalo Sosa1592941Fair
Oswaldo Alanís1689910Did not deliver
Ygor Nogueira1482800Did not deliver
Marco Fabián1274013Fair
Eduard Bello1159710Below expectations
Jesus Zavala3447100Did not deliver
Jorge Zarate2538400Did not deliver
Richard Rios *914200Investment
Raul Sandoval126400Did not deliver

Monterrey (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Esteban Andrada37309701Good
Erick Aguirre26185112Good
Héctor Moreno28170600Did not deliver
Joel Campbell33157143Fair
Duván Vergara22103851Good
Luís Romo14101113Good
Rick16500Did not deliver

Necaxa (18 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Fabricio Formiliano29247900Fair
Brian García33247301Fair
Agustín Oliveros23188000Below expectations
Alonso Escoboza32173824Good
Alan Medina31162222Fair
Fernando Madrigal15110403Good
Milton Giménez1586951Fair
Luis Garcia2584631Below expectations
Luis Quintana2270800Did not deliver
Ángelo Araos1649210Did not deliver
Facundo Batista2037310Below expectations
Jonathan Gonzalez *1619100Investment
Jorge Valdivia417101Did not deliver
Antonio López1514200Did not deliver
Arturo Palma88300Did not deliver
Rick27600Did not deliver
Nicolás Castillo25500Did not deliver
Diego Abella0000Did not deliver

Puebla (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Pablo Parra34192051Good
Fernando Aristeguieta35172090Good
Federico Mancuello16104103Good
Jordi Cortizo1576011Below expectations
Martín Barragán1831420Below expectations
Kevin Ramírez616802Did not deliver
Dieter Villalpando97810Did not deliver
Ramón Juárez *13100Investment

Santos Laguna (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Harold Preciado14116461Excellent
Leonardo Suárez1481523Fair
Gibran Lajud3173700Did not deliver
Alessio Da Cruz857830Fair
Jose Avila1912110Did not deliver
Franco Pizzichillo124100Did not deliver
Rick2000Did not deliver

Tigres UANL (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Juan Vigón42280292Excellent
Jesús Angulo21183302Good
Florian Thauvin31161953Good
Igor Lichnovsky1162510Fair
Yeferson Soteldo1756012Fair
Sebastián Cordova2144912Below expectations
Rick216600Did not deliver

Toluca (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Oscar Vanegas28198200Fair
Ian González Nieto28158940Fair
Jordan Sierra17132801Fair
Camilo Sanvezzo17106431Good
Braian Samudio2897820Fair
Valber Huerta1284921Fair
Carlos Guzman1171201Fair
Daniel Alvarez1656910Below expectations
Diego Chávez1744320Below expectations
Pablo González255000Did not deliver

U.N.A.M. - Pumas (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Arturo Ortiz36321741Excellent
Efrain Velarde39240201Below expectations
Higor Meritão38237522Fair
Rogério29175270Good
Washington Corozo37160971Good
Diogo29149163Good
José Galindo36128900Did not deliver
Cristian Battocchio2376501Did not deliver
Pablo Bennevendo *618000Investment
Rick29000Did not deliver
Juan Aguayo34500Did not deliver
Signings Report · Liga MX 2021 · January 3, 2022