Diego Campillo

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Diego Campillo
Personal information
Full name Diego Campillo del Campo
Date of birth (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Durango, Durango, Mexico
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
Guadalajara
Number 3
Youth career
2018–2021 Guadalajara
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Tapatío 77 (2)
2022 → Zacatecas (loan) 14 (0)
2023–2024 → Juárez (loan) 15 (2)
2024–2025 Juárez 33 (1)
2025– Guadalajara 48 (2)
International career‡
2023 Mexico U21 2 (0)
2023 Mexico U23 1 (0)
2026– Mexico 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Salvador Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 2026

Diego Campillo del Campo (born 19 October 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, defensive midfielder and full-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team. [1]

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Club career

Campillo began his career at the academy of Guadalajara, where he progressed through several categories, eventually winning the U20 Guard1anes Tournament in 2020, [2] allowing him to eventually make his debut in Liga de Expansión MX.

On 30 September 2020, Campillo made his professional debut with Tapatío in a 0–1 loss to Tepatitlán [3] and on 2 September 2021, he scored his first professional goal, also against Tepatitlán. [4]

On 17 December 2021, Campillo was loaned to Zacatecas [5] where he logged 718 minutes in 12 games.

In 2023, Campillo returned to Tapatío, where he helped the team win the Clausura 2023 championship [6] and the Campeón de Campeones title. [7]

On 25 June 2023, Campillo was loaned to Juárez [8] where he made his debut on 22 August against UNAM, where he also scored his first goal with Bravos [9] and the next year, he was bought by Bravos. [10]

On 4 July 2025, Guadalajara bought Campillo back [1] and on 30 August, he scored his first goal with the club. [11]

International career

On 25 February 2026, Campillo made his debut for the Mexico national football team under Javier Aguirre in a 4–0 win friendly match against Iceland, entering at the 66th minute as a substitute for Érik Lira. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 31 October 2026 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tapatío (loan) 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 250———250
2021–22 181———181
2022–23 35120——371
Total78220——802
Zacatecas (loan) 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX140———140
Juárez (loan) 2023–24 Liga MX 152——1 [a] 0162
Juárez 2024–25 321——3 [a] 0351
Guadalajara 2022–23 —1 [b] 0——10
2025–26 341——3 [a] 0371
2026–27 141——3 [a] 0171
Total48210—60552
Career total187730001302037
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Leagues Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sky por México

International

As of match played on 3 October 2026 [14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202630
Total30

Honours

Tapatío

Mexico Youth

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Chivas anuncia el regreso de Diego Campillo para el Apertura 2025". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). 4 July 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Cabral, Juan Ángel (9 December 2020). "Diego, por el buen camino". ElSigloDeDurango.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Noriega López, Enrique (1 October 2020). "3 jugadores más de la Cantera Rojiblanca debutaron en la Liga de Expansión". TapatioFC.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Hernández Téllez, Jesús (2 September 2021). "Tapatío ganó en medio de un diluvio". Milenio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Castellanos, Sergio (17 December 2021). "Liga de Expansión: Mineros de Zacatecas se Refuerza con "Joya" de Chivas". SoyFutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Blanco, Alejandro (21 May 2023). "Diego Campillo es campeón de la Liga de Expansión MX". OEM.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Pacheco, Salvador (3 June 2023). "¡Tapatío, Campeón de Campeones de la Liga de Expansión!". TapatioFC.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Samano, Enrique (25 June 2023). "FC Juárez ficha a Diego Campillo, la joya del Tapatío". FutbolTotal.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Blanco, Alejandro (23 August 2023). "Diego Campillo debutó con gol en la Liga MX". OEM.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Medina, Paulo (9 May 2024). "EXCLUSIVA: Juárez adquiere a Diego Campillo". 365scores.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  11. ↑ Garcìa, Roberto (30 August 2025). "Chivas vende cara la derrota ante Cruz Azul". ChivasDeCorazon.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Mexico 4–0 Iceland". ESPN . 25 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  13. ↑ Diego Campillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2026.
  14. ↑ "Diego Campillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
  15. ↑ "¡¡¡TAPATÍO ES CAMPEÓN DEL CLAUSURA 2023!!!". Club Deportivo Tapatío. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Our red-and-whites won the gold medal! Mexico is Champion of the Central American Games 2023". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Liga BBVA MX [@LigaBBVAMX] (5 June 2026). "Ellos fueron los elegidos. 🌟" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2026– via X (formerly Twitter).