Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Mazatlán.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga MX | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1044 | 6.56 |
Scout report
M. Laínez is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Mazatlán, rated 23.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 279th of 340 on scout potential in the Liga MX. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Laínez.
Judged on this season alone, Laínez graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 58 of the 58 central midfielders in the Liga MX, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 3.362 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Laínez, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 46th of 58 of the 58 central midfielders in the Liga MX. At 30 Laínez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Mazatlán finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 29 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 23.6, Laínez carries the 46th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Liga MX of 58, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Mazatlán finished 16th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
