Diego Lainez

Diego Lainez
Lainez with Mexico in 2025
Personal information
Full name Diego Lainez Leyva
Date of birth (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000
Place of birth Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position 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)
2022Braga (loan) 6 (1)
2023Tigres UANL (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Tigres UANL 59 (8)
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 33 (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
2020 Tokyo Team
Toulon Tournament
Runner-up 2018 France Team
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Runner-up 2018 United States
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 January 2026

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.