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Diego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez (Spanish pronunciation: [lakˈsalt]; born 7 February 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Uruguay national team. He is a youth product of Defensor Sporting, having passed through the youth ranks in July 2012.

Diego Laxalt

Laxalt with Dynamo Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Diego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez[1]
Date of birth	(1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back, left winger
Club information
Current team	Dynamo Moscow
Number	93
Youth career
	Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Defensor Sporting	15	(1)
2013–2016	Inter Milan	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Bologna (loan)	15	(2)
2014–2015	→ Empoli (loan)	4	(0)
2015–2016	→ Genoa (loan)	43	(3)
2016–2018	Genoa	68	(4)
2018–2021	Milan	24	(0)
2019–2020	→ Torino (loan)	16	(0)
2020–2021	→ Celtic (loan)	17	(1)
2021–	Dynamo Moscow	21	(0)
National team‡
2012–2013	Uruguay U20	31	(2)
2016–2019	Uruguay	24	(0)
Honours Representing  Uruguay Men's Football FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 2013 Turkey South American U-20 Championship 2013 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019

Club career

Defensor Sporting

Born in Montevideo, Laxalt made his professional debut on 1 September 2012 with Defensor Sporting in a 4–0 win against Montevideo Wanderers. On 24 February 2013, after the South American Championship football Under-20 in 2013, he returned to the field with the jersey of Violeta in the away game against Nacional. He concluded his first season with 15 appearances and 1 goal.^{[citation needed]}

Inter Milan

Inter Milan bought Laxalt in January 2013,^{[citation needed]} with the deal completed in July 2013.[3] The then new coach of Inter Milan, Walter Mazzarri, however, did not include him in the pre-season squad.^{[citation needed]} He spent the season on loan at Bologna.[4]

After returning from loan, he was included in the pre-season squad by Walter Mazzarri.^{[citation needed]} On 13 August 2014, Empoli announced the loan signing of Laxalt with Inter Milan entitled to the right of a counter-purchase.[5]

Genoa

On 30 January 2015, Genoa signed Laxalt on loan for 18 months with an optional purchase clause.[6][7] He scored his first 2 goals for Genoa on 28 October 2015, in an away match against Torino.^{[citation needed]}

On 30 July 2016, Laxalt joined Genoa on a permanent deal, with Cristian Ansaldi moving in the opposite direction.[8]

Milan

On 16 August 2018, Laxalt joined fellow Serie A club Milan in a deal worth a reported €14 million plus a further €4 million in potential bonuses, with striker Gianluca Lapadula moving in the opposite direction for €11 million.[9] He made his competitive debut for the club on 25 August 2018, coming on as a 71st minute substitute for Fabio Borini in a 3-2 league defeat to Napoli.[10]

2019–20 season: Loan to Torino and recall

With both Theo Hernandez and Ricardo Rodríguez in front of him at left back, Laxalt was deemed surplus to and on 31 August 2019, transferred to Torino, on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[11] On 31 January 2020, Laxalt was recalled from his loan to be the back up for Hernandez after Rodríguez had left to join Eredivisie side PSV on loan.[12] During the course of his loan, Laxalt made only 5 starts in all competitions for Torino but came off the bench 13 times including against parent-club Milan in the Coppa Italia a week before his return.[12]

2020–21 season: Loan to Celtic

On 5 October 2020, Laxalt completed a season-long loan to Scottish club Celtic. He made his debut at Celtic Park against Rangers in the Old Firm Derby, and his next game was against his parent club, Milan in the Europa League .[13] He scored his first goal for Celtic when scoring a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Hibernian on 21 November 2020.[14] Laxalt won the first major honour of his career when he played for Celtic in their penalty shoot-out victory against Hearts in the rescheduled 2020 Scottish Cup Final.[15] The match was originally scheduled to take place at Hampden Park on 9 May 2020,[16] but was postponed prior to the semi-finals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[17]

Dynamo Moscow

On 22 June 2021, Dynamo Moscow announced the signing of Laxalt on a 3-year contract with an option to extend for one more season.[18] It is reported that the cost of the transfer was €3.5 million, and the player's salary will be €2.5 million per year.[19]

International career

2013 South American Youth Championship

He made his debut with Uruguay in the 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina, on 10 January 2013 in the 3–3 draw against Peru. Two days later, he scored his first goal in the 6th minute in an eventual 3–2 win over Brazil. On 18 January, his team finished 2nd in Group B, behind Peru.^{[citation needed]}

On 3 February, he completed all games played, and Uruguay qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey and was included in the best XI of the event.^{[citation needed]}

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

After contributing to qualification for the 2013 FIFA U–20 World Cup, he was included in the squad for the event. He made his debut on 2 June 2013, in the 1–0 defeat against Croatia, where he played the full 90 minutes. The first victory in the group stage came in the next game, as Uruguay beat New Zealand 2–0. Laxalt was substituted in the 82nd minute for Gonzalo Bueno.^{[citation needed]}

Uruguay also won the last game of the group stage against Uzbekistan, 4–0, the game that allowed Uruguay to qualify for the next round in 2nd place with 6 points, only behind Croatia. In the second round, Uruguay defeated Nigeria, with a 2-1 result, where he was substituted for Gonzalo Bueno in the 77th minute. On 6 July, at the quarter-final against Spain, the game went to extra time.^{[citation needed]}

Senior

Laxalt was called up to Uruguay's Copa America Centenario squad to replace the injured Cristian Rodríguez.[20] He made his full debut against Ireland on 4 June 2017.[21] He was called up to the full Uruguay squad for the China Cup in March 2018.[22]

In May 2018, he was named in Uruguay's provisional 26-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[23]

Style of play

Laxalt is left-footed, physically strong and very versatile.[24] He has described himself by saying that: "My strengths are speed and endurance. I'm a left-footed midfielder who can fit in other positions." He has compared himself to the Inter Milan legend, Álvaro Recoba, who is also a former Uruguayan midfielder.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2022[26][27]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Defensor Sporting	2012–13	Uruguayan Primera División	15	1	0	0	0	0	–		15	1
Inter Milan	2013–14	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2014–15	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bologna (loan)	2013–14	Serie A	15	2	0	0	–		–		15	2
Empoli (loan)	2014–15	Serie A	4	0	3	1	–		–		7	1
Genoa	2014–15	Serie A	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
	2015–16	Serie A	35	3	1	0	–		–		36	3
	2016–17	Serie A	36	1	3	0	–		–		39	1
	2017–18	Serie A	32	3	2	1	–		–		34	4
	Total		111	7	6	1	–		–		117	8
Milan	2018–19	Serie A	20	0	4	0	5	0	–		29	0
	2019–20	Serie A	4	0	2	0	–		–		6	0
	Total		24	0	6	0	5	0	–		35	0
Torino (loan)	2019–20	Serie A	16	0	2	0	0	0	–		18	0
Celtic (loan)	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	17	1	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	28	1
Dynamo Moscow	2021–22	Russian Premier League	14	0	2	0	–		–		16	0
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	7	0	3	0	–		–		10	0
	Total		21	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Career total			223	11	26	2	11	0	1	0	261	13

International

As of match played 18 November 2019[28]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay	2016	2	0
	2017	1	0
	2018	12	0
	2019	9	0
Total		24	0

Honours

Club

Celtic

• Scottish Cup: 2019–20[29]

International

Uruguay U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2013[30]

References

На других языках

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[de] Diego Laxalt

Diego Laxalt, vollständiger Name Diego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez, (* 7. Februar 1993 in Cerro, Montevideo) ist ein uruguayischer Fußballspieler. Der Flügelspieler steht bei FK Dynamo Moskau unter Vertrag und ist Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Diego Laxalt

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[es] Diego Laxalt

Diego Laxalt (Montevideo, Uruguay, 7 de febrero de 1993) es un futbolista uruguayo con nacionalidad italiana. Juega como defensa o centrocampista en el F. C. Dinamo Moscú de la Liga Premier de Rusia.[3]

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[fr] Diego Laxalt

Diego Laxalt est un footballeur international uruguayen né le 7 février 1993 à Montevideo. Il évolue au poste de milieu latéral gauche ou d'arrière gauche au Dynamo Moscou.

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[it] Diego Laxalt

Diego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez (Montevideo, 7 febbraio 1993) è un calciatore uruguaiano, difensore o centrocampista della Dinamo Mosca.

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[ru] Лаксальт, Диего

Дие́го Себастья́н Лакса́льт Суа́рес (исп. Diego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez; род. 7 февраля 1993[2][3], Монтевидео) — уругвайский футболист, защитник московского «Динамо» и сборной Уругвая. Финалист МЧМ-2013 в составе молодёжной сборной Уругвая.

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