Brayan Gil
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Baltika Kaliningrad | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | FAS | 25 | (16) |
2020 | → Gent (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Alianza Petrolera | 82 | (12) |
2023–2025 | Deportes Tolima | 66 | (17) |
2025– | Baltika Kaliningrad | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Colombia U20 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | El Salvador | 11 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado (born 28 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Baltika Kaliningrad. Born in Colombia, he represents El Salvador at international level.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Brayan "El Comandante" Gil first began training in the lower categories of the Fundación Educando a un Salvadoreño (FESA). He later went to Brujos Mario Calvo of the El Salvador Promotion league, becoming top scorer with 15 goals at 17 years of age and won the "Silver Goal" award from the sports magazine El Gráfico.[1]
C.D. FAS
[edit]His performances at the youth level earned him a contract to play with C.D. FAS in the 2019 Apertura Tournament. He finished as the second highest top scorer with 18 goals, including a Hat-Trick against A.D. Chalatenango.[2]
Baltika Kaliningrad
[edit]On 18 January 2025, Gil signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Baltika Kaliningrad in the Russian First League.[3]
International career
[edit]Brayan Gil was eligible to represent Colombia, where he was born, and El Salvador through naturalization.[citation needed]
He debuted for Colombia U20 on 16 December against Ecuador U20 in a 5-1 win, and grabbed an assist against Ecuador on 19 December in a friendly.[citation needed]
He made his senior debut for El Salvador on 27 March 2023 against the United States during the CONCACAF Nations League in a 1-0 loss.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Hailing from a footballing family, Brayan has lived continuously in El Salvador since he was 4, as a result of his father's playing career, Cristian Gil. He is also the brother of both Cristian Gil Jr. and Mayer Gil.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 18 May 2024.[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FAS | 2019–20 | La Liga Mayor | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | |
Gent (loan) | 2019–20 | Jupiler League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alianza Petrolera | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
Alianza Petrolera | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
Alianza Petrolera | 2022 | Categoría Primera A | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | |
Deportes Tolima | 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
Deportes Tolima | 2024 | Categoría Primera A | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
Career total | 155 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 41 |
- Notes
International
[edit]- As of match played 26 March 2024.[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
El Salvador | 2023 | 10 | 2 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 11 | 3 |
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 July 2023 | Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States | Panama | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
2. | 10 September 2023 | Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González, San Salvador, El Salvador | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
3. | 26 March 2024 | Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States | Honduras | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ "FAS ficha al joven goleador de la Segunda División". El Grafico (in Spanish).
- ^ "Hat-Trick de Brayan Gil en la goleada de FAS al Chalatenango". El Grafico (in Spanish).
- ^ "ХИЛЬ ПЕРЕХОДИТ В БАЛТИКУ" [Gil moves to Baltika] (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ Gutierrez, Omar (22 January 2022). "Cristian Gil: "Espero ayudar a mi hermano (Brayan) a venir a El Salvador"" [Cristian Gil: "I hope to help my brother (Brayan) to come to El Salvador"]. diario.elmundo.sv (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Brayan Gil at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Brayan Gil at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Brayan Gil at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Brayan Gil at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Cali
- Living people
- 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen
- Colombian emigrants to El Salvador
- Naturalized citizens of El Salvador
- Salvadoran people of Colombian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Colombian men's footballers
- Salvadoran men's footballers
- El Salvador men's international footballers
- C.D. FAS footballers
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Alianza Petrolera F.C. players
- Deportes Tolima footballers
- FC Baltika Kaliningrad players
- Salvadoran Primera División players
- Categoría Primera A players
- 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Colombian football biography stubs