Diego Lainez girlfriend Blanca Mauri is from her hometown of Seville. Mauri is an engineering student who met Lainez while playing for Betis.

The couple reportedly started dating immediately after the Copa del Rey 2021–22 winner parted with his former partner Laura Illanes.

The couple is seen spending some quality time together after Diego failed to make it to the FIFA World cup squad with Mexico. As a result, he has not been listed in Gerardo Daniel “Tata” Martino’s team selection.

It was a surprise for Mexican and Braga fans as he has been one of the most consistent players in Primeira Liga. Diego is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Mexico national team and Real Betis but currently playing for Primeira Liga club Braga on loan.

Diego Lainez Girlfriend Blanca Mauri Is From Seville

Diego Lainez girlfriend Blanca Mauri is a student based in Seville. Lainez and Mauri announced that they were dating at Christmas.

She is a computer engineering student at the University of Seville and met for the first time when the 2018 Toulon Tournament Golden Ball winner was playing for Real Betis.

Blanca is active on Instagram under the username @blancamauri and has over six thousand followers with 66 posts. Her Instagram bio says, “Ingeniera informática del Software,” which translates to Software computer engineer. 

She has kept her profile private despite gaining many followers. Mauri rose to prominence and gained media attention after dating the Mexican football superstar, Diego.

The love birds were first seen together at a birthday party of Diego’s friend, not much was known about the young lady, but now everyone recognizes her as the football girlfriend.

The Braga player has shared a TikTok video of the couple from his official account with over 1.7 million followers, consisting of romantic clips during the relationship. 

They celebrated Christmas and Halloween with the player’s families and went on splendid dinner dates.

Furthermore, the couple was seen enjoying the vacation with his new girlfriend after he was not called up for the national team to Qatar. His partner has supported him in one of the most disappointing times of his career.

Diego Lainez Previously Dated Laura Illanes

Diego Lainez and Laura Illanes dated briefly before the footballer moved to Real Betis. Diego and Illanes are both professional athletes.

The couple was still together on February 14, 2019, and they dated while he played for Club América. However, they later parted ways after their differences, and Diego started a new relationship, while Laura seems to enjoy the single life.

Despite their breakup, both have followed their passion as before, where Lainez shows his talents in Laliga and Primeira Liga. Similarly, Laura is playing tennis in America.

Laura is active on Instagram under the username @lauraillanes and has amassed more than 33.8K followers.

Laura Illanes Is Also An Athlete

Laura Illanes is a tennis player from Venezuela and is playing tennis in New York City. Laura was hired as the men’s and women’s tennis teams’ assistant coach for Manhattanville college in August 2021.

Illanes, a Puerto la Cruz native who moved to the United States in 2017 to play college tennis at State College of Florida, later transferred to the University of South Carolina Upstate. Illanes established herself as the queen of the court during her time at State College, earning spots on the F.C.S.A.A. All-Academic Team from 2017 to 2019.

She also won the Vicky Schnurr Scholar-Athlete Award 2019 and Athlete of the Year in 2019. In addition, Laura demonstrated integrity with the team outside of the classroom, earning the 2019 E.D.D.I.E. Award at State College of Florida for her outstanding effort, tenacity, inspiration, and enthusiasm as a college tennis athlete.

Illanes maintained a 4.0 GPA at U.S.C. Upstate, finishing a bachelor’s degree in mass media and communications with distinction. She is committed to helping those around her and being certified as a personal trainer.

The former partner of the football player, Diego, is currently a student pursuing a master’s degree in sports communication and entertainment management. She resides in Purchase, New York.