Diego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 7 February 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who currently plays as a left back or attacking midfielder for Serie A club Milan and the Uruguay national team. He is a youth exponent from Defensor Sporting, having passed through the youth ranks in July 2012.
Born in Montevideo, Laxalt made his professional debut on 1 September 2012 with Defensor Sporting in a 4–0 win against Montevideo Wanderers. On 24 February 2013, after the excellent performance in the South American Championship football Under-20 in 2013, he returned to the field with the jersey of Violeta in the away game against Nacional. Laxalt's goal helped Defensor win 1-0. He concluded his first season with 15 appearances and 1 goal.
Inter Milan bought Laxalt in January 2013, with the deal completed in July 2013. The then new coach of Inter Milan, Walter Mazzarri, however, did not include him in the pre-season squad. He spent the season on loan at Bologna.