Miguel Layún is of Lebanese descent, due to his paternal grandfather Yousseff Layún who immigrated to Veracruz,[REF][REF][REF] and of Spanish descent, due to his maternal grandfather Guillermo Prado being born in Spain,[REF] and as a result holds a Spanish passport [REF].
Layún and fellow footballer José Abella are second cousins; as their grandmothers are sisters, they have a great-grandparent in common [REF].