Diego Lainez -Bio, Career, Net Worth
Who is Diego Lainez?
Diego Lainez is a twenty-one-year Mexican football player who plays as a winger for La Liga club Real Betis. Furthermore, he is also on the national team of Mexico.
Diego Lainez is considered to be a mature football player with creative and methodological moves. Moreover, he is a left-footed football player with impressive dribbling moves. Due to this, in 2017, he was listed in The Guardian’s 60 best young talents in world football.
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Diego Lainez Leyva |
| Also Known As | Diego Lainez |
| Birthday | June 9, 2000 |
| Age | 23 years old |
| Sun Sign | Gemini |
| Traits | Positive: Enthusiastic, outgoing, and versatile Negative: Indecisive, judgemental, and anxious |
| Birthplace | Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Currently residing | Villahermosa, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Grandparents | Veka Lainez (Grandmother) |
| Parents | Mauro Lainez (Father) Mary del Carmen Leyva de la O (Mother) |
| Siblings | Mauro Laínez (Brother) |
| Height | 5 feet 7 inches (1.69 m) |
| Weight | 58 kg (127.8 lbs) |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hobby | Horse riding |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Profession | Football player |
| Net worth | Instagram |
Interesting Facts
- In April 2019, Diego lost his grandmother, Veka. Moreover, he had a very close and loving relationship with her. Diego posted about her death on his Instagram page.
- Diego has a niece whom he loves very much.
- The Mexican player is very close to his parents.
- He has an older brother named Mauro Lainez. Mauro is also a football player.
- Diego loves horses. Furthermore, he rides horses with his father.
- He is a big fan of Lionel Messi.
- His current jersey number is 22.
Early life and Childhood
Diego Laizen was born on June 9, 2000, in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. He grew up in a family of four.
Since football is a significant part of Mexico, he too began to be involved in the game very early. Furthermore, he used to play football along with his brother. And after growing up, the duo continued their passions in football.
Diego Lainez Parents
Diego is the youngest son of father Mauro Lainez and mother Mary del Carmen Leyva de la O. He is very close with both of them and often posts about them on his Instagram account.
The Mexican footballer spends his quality time with his father by horse riding. His father loves horses, and so does Diego.
Meanwhile, being the youngest one, he has a special bond with his mother. Furthermore, he often praises his love for his mother on social media.
Diego Lainez Siblings
Mauro Laínez (Brother)
Mauro Laínez is a Mexican football player born on May 9, 1996, in Villahermosa, Tabasco, México. He was scouted for football at a very early age.
In 2011, he joined Pachuca’s youth academy and was under the coaching of Diego Alonso. Mauro played for other clubs like Zacatecas, León, BUAP, as a loan.
Furthermore, he then transferred to Tijuana FC in 2019. He plays as a winger for his team. The player played on a loan for América, where his brother, Diego, played.
Mauro married a Peruvian model named Paulina Verdirame in 2019. They have a daughter together. Unfortunately, they are rumored to be separated.
After three months of marriage, they removed pictures of each other from their Instagram account. Although, it still hasn’t been fully confirmed by either of them.
Diego Lainez Romantic Affairs and Relationship
As a young and successful man in his early 20s, there is a high chance Diego is in a relationship. It is doubtful to assume he is single with a face like that.
But, unfortunately, there hasn’t been any information about his actual romantic situation. So as of now, the Mexican player is assumed to be single.
Diego Lainez Career
Diego joined Pachuca’s academy along with his brother. They both started to play football together but went to separate clubs.
Diego joined Club América and debuted his first match of Copa MX in March 2017. The game was against Santos Laguna F.C. After three days, he debuted in the league and became one of the club’s youngest players to debut for the first team. In addition, Diego was only sixteen years old at the time.
In August 2018, he managed to score the first two goals. Diego had a match against Pachuca. And with these two goals, he made history.
He became the youngest player to score double with the club and also managed to be the fifth youngest to achieve a goal in the club’s history.
In January 2019, Diego was transferred to another club, Real Betis. The transfer cost the club $14 million, and hence a five-year-old contract was signed by the player.
Moreover, this transfer became the second most expensive transfer paid for a Mexican player by a European club.
The player made his La Liga debut in a match against Girona and won the game. He also became the youngest Mexican player to score in the UEFA Europa League in a match against Rennes.
As for his international career, Diego has made the national team for U-17, U20, U21, and U-23. In 2018, he was asked to play a friendly match against America as a part of Mexico’s national team.
As of the latest international competition, Diego played for Mexico in June 2021. He scored a goal within seconds of playing against America, but Mexico lost the game.
Health Issues
Like most of the football players, Diego too managed to be injured while playing. In September 2018, he sprained his ankle on his left foot.
The accident occurred while Diego was training with his fellow teammate, Bruno Valdez. Due to this, he was unable to play for a month. After resting, he went back to playing football.
Net Worth
The Mexican footballer has a net worth of USD 1.5 million.
Social Media
Diego is all over social media. He is on Instagram with almost 1.5 million followers. Likewise, Diego has nearly 400k followers on Twitter. Although he doesn’t have an official Facebook account, his fan page has over 190k followers.
