Diego Lainez
Attack - Right Winger
at Tigres UANL
at Tigres UANL
1,028 days · joined 2023-08-01
👕200+ Apps
🏴50+ Caps
Market value
€3.50m
Rating · 25/26
6.4
Solid
Right Winger Attack
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Tigres UANL
top club · 112 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#200
goals rank
#30
assists rank
23
season goals
30
season assists
Among 266 Attack - Right Wingers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€14.00m
peak value · 2019
€14.00m
top transfer fee · 18/19
6
best season · 18/19
63 / 6
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2000-06-09 · 6 players total
261Appearances
23Goals
30Assists
54Yellow cards
0Red cards
41Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Diego Lainez |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Diego Lainez Leyva |
| Date of birth | 2000-06-09 (25 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Villahermosa, Mexico |
| Citizenship | Mexico Spain |
| Position | Attack - Right Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 168.00 m |
| Current club | Tigres UANL |
| Joined | 2023-08-01 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | PitZGroup |
| Outfitter | Nike |
Jul 2025
2025 — Tigres UANL
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
25/26 — Tigres UANL
6 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
2024 — Tigres UANL
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Tigres UANL
37 matches · 3 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2023
Transfer: Real Betis → Tigres UANL
23/24 · Transfer · €6.00m
Jul 2023
Transfer: Tigres UANL → Real Betis
23/24 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
2023 — Tigres UANL
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Tigres UANL
36 matches · 4 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Real Betis → Tigres UANL
22/23 · Loan
Jan 2023
Transfer: SC Braga → Real Betis
22/23 · Return from loan
Jul 2022
Transfer: Real Betis → SC Braga
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — SC Braga, Tigres UANL
36 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 7 competitions
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Real Betis Balompié
13 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Real Betis Balompié
25 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Real Betis Balompié
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: América → Real Betis
18/19 · Transfer · €14.00m
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Real Betis Balompié, CF América
34 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — CF América, CF América U20
31 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 8 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — CF América
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2017
Transfer: CF América U17 → América
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — CF América, CF América U20
14 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: América Jgd. → CF América U17
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €14.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 34 other Attack - Right Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.18/90
Assists3 total · 0.55/90
G+A4 total · 0.73/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.37/90
Minutes played by club
Tigres UANL
58.7%
SC Braga
5.5%
Real Betis Balompié
10.0%
CF América
10.0%
CF América U20
15.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigres UANL | 7 | 2023 | 25/26 | 112 | 9 | 19 | 2,183 |
| SC Braga | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 203 |
| Real Betis Balompié | 4 | 18/19 | 21/22 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 372 |
| CF América | 4 | 16/17 | 2017 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 373 |
| CF América U20 | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 588 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Liga MX Apertura | Tigres UANL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 493 |
| 24/25 | CONCACAF CC | Tigres UANL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 448 |
| 24/25 | Liga MX Apertura | Tigres UANL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Liga MX Clausura | Tigres UANL | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 499 |
| 24/25 | Liguilla Apertura | Tigres UANL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Liguilla Clausura | Tigres UANL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | CONCACAF Champions Cup | Tigres UANL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Liga MX Apertura | Tigres UANL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 240 |
| 23/24 | Liga MX Clausura | Tigres UANL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Liguilla Apertura | Tigres UANL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Liguilla Clausura | Tigres UANL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 164 |
| 22/23 | Allianz Cup | SC Braga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | CONCACAF CL | Tigres UANL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Europa League | SC Braga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Liga MX Clausura | Tigres UANL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Liga Portugal | SC Braga | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 152 |
| 22/23 | Liguilla Clausura | Tigres UANL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Taça de Portugal | SC Braga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 21/22 | Copa del Rey | Real Betis Balompié | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 21/22 | Europa League | Real Betis Balompié | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | LaLiga | Real Betis Balompié | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Leagues Cup | Tigres UANL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 339 |
| 2024 | Leagues Cup | Tigres UANL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Campeones Cup | Tigres UANL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Leagues Cup | Tigres UANL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Supercopa MX | CF América | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Copa del Rey | Real Betis Balompié | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | LaLiga | Real Betis Balompié | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Copa del Rey | Real Betis Balompié | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 234 |
| 19/20 | LaLiga | Real Betis Balompié | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Copa del Rey | Real Betis Balompié | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Copa MX Apertura | CF América | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Europa League | Real Betis Balompié | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 18/19 | LaLiga | Real Betis Balompié | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Liga MX Apertura | CF América | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 190 |
| 18/19 | Liguilla Apertura | CF América | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 |
| 17/18 | CONCACAF CL | CF América | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Copa MX Apertura | CF América | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Liga MX Apertura | CF América | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Liga MX Clausura | CF América | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura | CF América U20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 315 |
| 17/18 | Liguilla Apertura | CF América | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Liguilla Clausura | CF América | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Liguilla MX Sub-20 Clausura (- 24/25) | CF América U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Copa MX Clausura | CF América | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Liga MX Clausura | CF América | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Liguilla MX Sub-20 Clausura (- 24/25) | CF América U20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | América Jgd. | CF América U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | CF América U17 | América | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-10 | América | Real Betis | Transfer | 1500000 | €14.00m |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-29 | Real Betis | SC Braga | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-29 | SC Braga | Real Betis | Return from loan | 2500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-30 | Real Betis | Tigres UANL | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-31 | Tigres UANL | Real Betis | Return from loan | 2500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-01 | Real Betis | Tigres UANL | Transfer | 2500000 | €6.00m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Ankle injury | 2018-09-19 | 2018-10-12 | 24 | 5 |
| 19/20 | Abdominal muscle strain | 2020-02-12 | 2020-05-01 | 80 | 4 |
| 20/21 | Corona virus | 2021-01-28 | 2021-02-08 | 12 | 3 |
| 21/22 | Knee injury | 2021-08-07 | 2021-10-01 | 56 | 12 |
Current€3.50m
Peak€14.00m
Low€500k
Δ since start+€3.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53815 | #10 | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #48791 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #48724 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #45997 | #20 | 8 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #26092 | #10 | 12 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23134 | #19 | 5 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16418 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #6303 | #16 | 29 | 3 | — | — | recent national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guido Rodríguez | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Diego Reyes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Canales | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Edson Álvarez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Agustín Marchesín | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Valdez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Bartra | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samir Caetano | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Quiñónes | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Liga MX Apertura | CF América | 3 | 10 |
| 23/24 | Liga MX Apertura | Tigres UANL | 3 | 10 |
| 18/19 | Liguilla Apertura | CF América | 2 | 5 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Liga MX Apertura | Tigres UANL | 3 | 6 |
| 24/25 | Liga MX Apertura | Tigres UANL | 3 | 12 |
| 16/17 | Liga MX Clausura | CF América | 2 | 9 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2023-07-31 | Tigres UANL | Real Betis | Return from loan | — | €2.50m |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-30 | Real Betis | Tigres UANL | Loan | — | €2.50m |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-29 | SC Braga | Real Betis | Return from loan | — | €2.50m |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-29 | Real Betis | SC Braga | Loan | — | €2.50m |
Teams faced most often by Diego Lainez's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Azul | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 46% |
| UANL Tigres | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 46% |
| Deportivo Toluca | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 43% |
| Pumas UNAM | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 45% |
| CF Pachuca | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 33% |
| Deportivo Guadalajara | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 48% |
| Puebla FC | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 60% |
| CF Monterrey | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 45% |
| Club León | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 26% |
| Club Necaxa | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 39% |
| Club Tijuana | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 53% |
| Santos Laguna | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 53% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 6 | 493 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 24/25 | 37 | 947 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 23/24 | 36 | 404 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 22/23 | 36 | 203 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.99 |
| 21/22 | 13 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 |
| 2025 | 4 | 339 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 34 | 448 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 |
| 17/18 | 31 | 315 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 |
| 16/17 | 14 | 273 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Liga MX Apertura
44 apps
7 G
8 A
Copa del Rey
11 apps
3 G
3 A
Liga MX Clausura
51 apps
2 G
6 A
Liguilla Apertura
15 apps
2 G
0 A
Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura
7 apps
2 G
0 A
CONCACAF CL
16 apps
1 G
4 A
Liguilla Clausura
16 apps
1 G
3 A
Liga Portugal
6 apps
1 G
2 A
Leagues Cup
9 apps
1 G
0 A
Taça de Portugal
1 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Diego Lainez
Who is Diego Lainez?
Diego Lainez is a Mexico professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Tigres UANL.
How old is Diego Lainez?
Diego Lainez is 25 years old. He was born on June 9, 2000 in Villahermosa.
What position does Diego Lainez play?
Diego Lainez plays as a right winger (Attack - Right Winger).
What club does Diego Lainez play for?
Diego Lainez currently plays for Tigres UANL.
How many career goals has Diego Lainez scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Diego Lainez has scored 23 goals in 261 appearances.
What is Diego Lainez's market value?
Diego Lainez's most recent reported market value is €3.50m.