The Mexican star, who is set to feature in Goal's NxGn list of the world's top teenage talents, is both similar in size and style to the Barcelona ace
On March 1, Diego Lainez took his first step on the rocky road to superstardom when he made his Club America debut in a Copa MX clash at the tender age of 16.
Only four years previously, he had left his family and his hometown of Tabasco to pursue his dream of playing for Las Aguilas. It didn't take him long to make a positive first impression.
"I came to the club for some open trials and I had the good fortune to be asked to hang around," Lainez tells Goal.