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D. Lainez

Solid contributorTigres UANL · 26 yrs

Profile

PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityMexico
Age26
Date of birth9 Jun 2000
BirthplaceVillahermosa
Height168 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubTigres UANL
Attacking midfielderalso played DEF
37
Appearances
6
Goals
7
Assists
2968
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tigres UANL.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga MX376729687.22
CONCACAF Champions League6124487.17
Leagues Cup400786.9

Scout report

Solid contributorAttacking midfielder

D. Lainez is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at Tigres UANL, rated 50 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 33rd of 340 on scout potential in the Liga MX. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (78.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lainez.

Judged on this season alone, Lainez graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Liga MX, on 6 goals and 7 assists in 37 appearances (0.394 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 34). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 22% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Liga MX. At 26 Lainez is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.6 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Lainez is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 22% attacking midfielders · Liga MXCurrent seasonTop 20% attacking midfielders · Liga MX10th-best attacking midfielder in the Liga MX33rd in the Liga MX · potential11th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Liga MX
50
Ratingi
11th of 51 attacking midfielders
33.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
78.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.39
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Tigres UANL finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

6
Goals
7
Assists
13
G+A
0.16
Goals / app

6 goals in 37 appearances (0.16 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 13 goal contributions (0.35 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 78.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.21 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 50, Lainez carries the 11th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Liga MX (top 22%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.