Diego Laxalt

Diego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez (born 7 February 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer. He plays as a left-back or left winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic, on loan from Milan. He also represents the Uruguay national team. He is a youth product of Defensor Sporting.

About Diego Laxalt in brief

Summary Diego LaxaltDiego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez (born 7 February 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer. He plays as a left-back or left winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic, on loan from Milan. He also represents the Uruguay national team. He is a youth product of Defensor Sporting, having passed through the youth ranks in July 2012. His favoured shirt number is 93, representing the year that he was born. Inter Milan bought him in January 2013, with the deal completed in July 2013. On 30 January 2015, Genoa signed him on loan for 18 months with an optional purchase clause.

He scored his first 2 goals for Genoa on 28 October 2015, in an away match against Torino, the second one being a 94th-minute equalizer to earn Genoa a 3–3 draw. 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. On 31 August 2019, he transferred to Torino on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy. On 5 October 2020, he completed a loan to Scottish club Celtic.