Kenner Gutiérrez Cerdas (born 9 June 1989) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Puntarenas as a defender
 Gutiérrez with Alajuelense in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenner Gutiérrez Cerdas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1989 | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Puntarenas | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alajuelense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2020 | Alajuelense | 251 | (23) |
| 2020–2022 | Cartaginés | 21 | (1) |
| 2022-2023 | Xelajú | 58 | (5) |
| 2024 | Municipal Grecia | 21 | (3) |
| 2024- | Puntarenas | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Costa Rica U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Costa Rica | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 12, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 15, 2018 | |||
Career
editHe played for Costa Rica at the 2017 Copa Centroamericana and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3] He was named among the standby players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was later called up to replace the injured Rónald Matarrita.[4]
On July 1, 2020, after Liga Deportiva Alajuelense failed to win the league for the 13th consecutive time, it was announced that Gutiérrez would not have his contract renewed, after pressure from fans demanding the team let go of long-time players to make room for new ones. [5]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 22 June 2018[6]
| Costa Rica | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
Honours
edit- Alajuelense
- Primera División de Costa Rica: Apertura 2010, Apertura 2011, Clausura 2011, Apertura 2012
- Xelajú
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2023
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 June 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Costa Rica – K. Gutiérrez – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Chinchilla, Roy (14 June 2018). "Matarrita fuera, llega Kenner al Mundial" [Matarrita out, Kenner arrives at the World Cup]. FEDEFUTBOL.com (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ Tayver, Fanny (1 July 2020). "Kenner Gutiérrez: 'Me dijeron que me voy de Alajuelense por presión de la gente'" [Kenner Gutiérrez: 'They told me I'm leaving Alajuelense due to the fan pressure]. nacion.com (in Spanish). La Nación (San José). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Kenner Gutiérrez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
External links
edit- Kenner Gutiérrez at Soccerway
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