# Mauro Lainez

Mauro Alberto Lainez Leyva (born 9 May 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Club Mazatlán.

## Club career
### Pachuca

Lainez was scouted at a young age and joined Pachuca's youth academy in 2011. On 19 August 2015, under manager Diego Alonso, Lainez made his competitive debut with Pachuca in the Copa MX group stage match against Ascenso MX club Venados playing 85 mins in the 4–1 win.

### Lobos BUAP

During the 17/18 season, Lainez signed on a loan deal with Lobos BUAP from Pachuca.

## International career
### Youth

Lainez was included in the roster to be part of the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. On 8 May 2015, he was also included to form part of the final roster that will participate in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In Mexico's third group match against Serbia, Lainez played the last 35 minutes in the team's 2–0 loss.
Lainez was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-23 team at the 2019 Pan American Games, with Mexico winning the third-place match.

### Senior

In September 2020, Lainez received his first senior national team call-up by Gerardo Martino for a training camp.
Lainez received his second call-up to the senior national team, and made his debut on 8 December 2021 in a friendly match against Chile, coming in as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Sebastián Córdova.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 July 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Pachuca | 2015–16 | Liga MX | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Zacatecas (loan) | 2015–16 | Ascenso MX | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Zacatecas (loan) | 2016–17 | Ascenso MX | 35 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 1 |
| Zacatecas (loan) | Total | Total | 48 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 2 |
| León (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| BUAP (loan) | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 4 |
| Tijuana | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 |
| Tijuana | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Tijuana | Total | Total | 37 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 3 |
| América (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 19 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 |
| América | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 |
| América | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| América | Total | Total | 45 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 2 |
| Juárez (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 185 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 12 |
* ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

### International

    As of match played 8 December 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Mexico | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |

## Personal life

Mauro's younger brother Diego is also a professional footballer. Both brothers started in Pachuca's Youth Academy. However, Mauro's brother decided to leave for América, while Mauro opted to stay at Pachuca.

## Honours

América
* Liga MX: Clausura 2024
* Campeón de Campeones: 2024
Mexico Youth
* CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2015
* Pan American Bronze Medal: 2019