Diego Lainez Leyva
Mexico | Attacker | Mexico
Diego Lainez Leyva, 26, is a footballer from Mexico playing as Attacker for Mexico. Lainez Leyva was born in Villahermosa, Mexico. In the 2026 Friendlies season Lainez Leyva has 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists in 57 minutes at an average rating of 6.20. Lainez Leyva is ranked 15th in the CONCACAF Champions League Top Assists list for 2026.
Profile
- Full name
- Diego Lainez Leyva
- Age
- 26
- Born
- 9 June 2000 | Villahermosa | Mexico
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Height
- 168
- Weight
- 58
- Position
- Attacker
- Shirt number
- 16
- Current club
- Mexico
League Rankings
- CONCACAF Champions League 2026 | Top Assists | Position 15 | 2 assists Visit the CONCACAF Champions League hub
- CONCACAF Champions League 2026 | Yellow Cards | Position 3 | 3 yellow cards Visit the CONCACAF Champions League hub
- CONCACAF Champions League 2026 | Red Cards | Position 11 | 0 red cards Visit the CONCACAF Champions League hub
- Liga MX 2025/26 | Top Assists | Position 15 | 7 assists Visit the Liga MX hub
- Liga MX 2025/26 | Yellow Cards | Position 10 | 11 yellow cards Visit the Liga MX hub
Season by Season Stats
| Season | Team | League | Apps | Goals | Assists | xG | Yellow | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mexico | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 2026 | Tigres UANL | CONCACAF Champions League | 9 | 0 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 7.17 |
| 2025 | Mexico | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.40 |
| 2025 | Tigres UANL | CONCACAF Champions League | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.17 |
| 2025 | Mexico | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 25/26 | Tigres UANL | Liga MX | 37 | 6 | 7 | — | 11 | 0 | 7.22 |
| 2025 | Tigres UANL | Leagues Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2024 | Mexico | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 2024 | Mexico | CONCACAF Nations League | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 22/23 | Tigres UANL | Liga MX | 19 | 0 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | 6.65 |
| 2020 | Mexico U23 | Olympics Men | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
Career
Trophy Cabinet | 8 won
- Concacaf Gold Cup 2× 2025 · 2023 N/C America
- Campeones Cup 1× 2023 N/C America
- Campeón de Campeones 1× 2023 Mexico
- Concacaf Nations League 1× 2024/2025 N/C America
- Concacaf U17 1× 2016/2017 N/C America
- Copa del Rey 1× 2021/2022 Spain
- Liga MX 1× 2022/2023 Mexico
Runner-up finishes
- Liga MX 2× | 2023 · 2016/2017 | Mexico
- Supercopa MX 2× | 2024 · 2017 | Mexico
- Concacaf Nations League 1× | 2019/2021 | N/C America
- Concacaf U20 1× | 2018 | N/C America
- Tournoi Maurice Revello 1× | 2018 | World
Clubs | 4
-
Tigres UANL
Aug 2023 – present
€ 6M
-
Tigres UANL
Jan 2023 – Aug 2023
Loan
-
SC Braga
Jul 2022 – Jan 2023
Loan
-
Real Betis
Jan 2019 – Jul 2022
€ 14M
Injury and Suspension History
- Thigh Injury : 17 March 2025 to 29 March 2025
- Knock : 26 February 2022 to 5 March 2022
- Ankle/Foot Injury : 7 August 2021 to 29 September 2021
- Ankle/Foot Injury : 1 May 2021 to 8 May 2021
- Virus : 29 January 2021 to 10 February 2021
- Virus : 25 September 2020 to 5 October 2020
- Appendicitis : 15 February 2020 to 5 March 2020
- Knock : 24 January 2020 to 31 January 2020
Frequently Asked Questions
What position does Diego Lainez Leyva play?
Diego Lainez Leyva plays as Attacker.
Which team does Diego Lainez Leyva play for?
Diego Lainez Leyva plays for Mexico in the Friendlies.
How many goals has Diego Lainez Leyva scored this season?
Diego Lainez Leyva has scored 0 goals in 1 appearances in the Friendlies 2026 season.
How old is Diego Lainez Leyva?
Diego Lainez Leyva is 25 years old and comes from Mexico.
Updated: 11 Jul 2026, 08:30 UTC