Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado (born 28 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Categoría Primera A club Deportes Tolima. Born in Colombia, he represents El Salvador at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Deportes Tolima | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | FAS | 25 | (16) |
| 2020 | → Gent (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Alianza Petrolera | 82 | (12) |
| 2023– | Deportes Tolima | 48 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Colombia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | El Salvador | 11 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBrayan "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
editHis 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]
International career
editBrayan Gil was eligible to represent Colombia, where he was born, and El Salvador through naturalization.
He debuted for Colombia U20 on December 16 against Ecuador U20 in a 5-1 win, and grabbed an assist against Ecuador on December 19 in a friendly.
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.
Personal life
editHailing 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.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 18 May 2024.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[5]
| 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.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).
- ^ 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)
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