Diego León (footballer, born 2007)
Updated: 12/11/2025, 12:56:37 PM Wikipedia source
Diego Basilio León Blanco (born 3 April 2007) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back and left wing-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the Paraguay national team.
Infobox
Full name
Diego Basilio León Blanco
Date of birth
(2007-04-03) 3 April 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth
Colonia Yguazú, Paraguay
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Left-back, left wing-back
Current team
Manchester United
Number
35
0000–2023
Cerro Porteño
Years
Team
2024–2025
Cerro Porteño
2025–
Paraguay
Tables
Appearances, goals and assists by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Cerro Porteño
Cerro Porteño
Club
Cerro Porteño
Season
2024
League
Paraguayan Primera División
League
19
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
19
Other
2
2025
2025
Club
2025
Season
Paraguayan Primera División
League
12
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
2
League cup
1
Continental
—
Continental
14
Other
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
31
League
3
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
2
League cup
1
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
33
Other
4
Manchester United U21
Manchester United U21
Club
Manchester United U21
Season
2025–26
League
—
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
2
League cup
0
League cup
2
Continental
0
Manchester United
Manchester United
Club
Manchester United
Season
2025–26
League
Premier League
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
0
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
31
League
3
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
2
League cup
1
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
35
Other
4
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2024 | Paraguayan Primera División | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | Paraguayan Primera División | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Manchester United U21 | 2025–26 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Manchester United | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
References
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- worldfootball.nethttps://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe1372697/diego-leon/
- ManUtd.comhttps://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/diego-leon
- "The background to our latest signing"https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/background-to-new-man-utd-signing-diego-leon
- "La increíble historia de superación de Diego León, el juvenil del momento en Cerro"https://www.versus.com.py/versus/2024/08/05/la-increible-historia-de-superacion-de-diego-leon-el-juvenil-del-momento-en-cerro/
- "Diego León: Del "no dormí" por el debut y "tenía la sensación de que iba a meter un gol""https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/cerro-porteno/2024/08/02/diego-leon-del-no-dormi-por-el-debut-y-tenia-la-sensacion-de-que-iba-a-meter/
- www.goal.comhttps://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/diego-leon-ultra-athletic-goal-scoring-teenager-man-utd-solve-full-back-woes/bltec9a202e96390a1d
- BBC.co.ukhttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/czj39de3m44o
- ManUtd.comhttps://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/diego-leon-signs-for-manchester-united-05-july-2025
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cy08g24xelxo
- manutd.comhttps://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/diego-leon-makes-senior-paraguay-debut-while-brazil-lose
- RCChttps://rcc.com.py/deporte/diego-leon-mejor-jugador-de-julio-antes-de-su-debut-en-agosto/
- Soccerwayhttps://www.soccerway.com/player/leon-diego/EPsoT1mm/
- Bitbolhttps://www.bitbol.co/liga-inglesa/de-la-nada-misma-el-united-comprara-a-la-gran-promesa-de-paraguay/
- Marcahttps://www.marca.com/futbol/futbol-internacional/2024/12/20/diego-leon-hijo-adoptivo-manolo-jimenez-apunta-primer-fichaje-amorim-united.html