Diego Campillo

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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Tapatío 77 (2)
2022 → Zacatecas (loan) 14 (0)
2023–2024 → Juárez (loan) 15 (2)
2024–2025 Juárez 33 (1)
2025– Guadalajara 46 (2)
International career‡
2023 Mexico U21 2 (0)
2023 Mexico U23 1 (0)
2026– Mexico 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San SalvadorTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 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.

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, 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 and on 2 September 2021, he scored his first professional goal, also against Tepatitlán.

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

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

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

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

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 20 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tapatío (loan) 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 250———250
2021–22 181———181
2022–23 35120——371
Total 78220——802
Zacatecas (loan) 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX 140———140
Juárez (loan) 2023–24 Liga MX 152——10162
Juárez 2024–25 321——30351
Guadalajara 2022–23 —10——10
2025–26 341——30371
2026–27 121——30151
Total 46210—60532
Career total 185730001302017
  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
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 21 October 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).