Diego Lainez

Not to be confused with Diego Laynez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lainez and the second or maternal family name is Leyva.
Diego Lainez
Lainez in 2017
Personal information
Full name Diego Lainez Leyva[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Tigres UANL
Number 16
Youth career
2012–2017 América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 América 39 (5)
2019–2023 Betis 55 (0)
2022 → Braga (loan) 6 (1)
2023 → Tigres UANL (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Tigres UANL 38 (4)
International career‡
2017 Mexico U17 6 (2)
2018–2019 Mexico U20 10 (0)
2018–2019 Mexico U21 8 (1)
2021 Mexico U23 6 (0)
2018– Mexico 28 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2023 United States–Canada Team
CONCACAF Nations League
Runner-up 2021 United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Runner-up 2018 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Diego Lainez Leyva (born 9 June 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and the Mexico national team.

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Diego Lainez". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2021.