Brayan Gil

{{short description|Salvadoran footballer (born 2001)}} {{distinguish|Bryan Gil}} {{family name hatnote|Gil|Hurtado|lang=Spanish}} {{Use British English|date=June 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Brayan Gil |image = |fullname = Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|6|28|df=y}} |birth_place = Cali, Colombia |height = 1.85 m |currentclub = Baltika Kaliningrad |clubnumber = 91 |position = Forward |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 2019–2020 |clubs1 = FAS |caps1 = 25 |goals1 = 16 |years2 = 2020 |clubs2 = → Gent (loan) |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2020–2022 |clubs3 = Alianza Petrolera |caps3 = 82  |goals3 = 12 |years4 = 2023–2025 |clubs4 = Deportes Tolima |caps4 = 66  |goals4 = 17 |years5 = 2025– |clubs5 = Baltika Kaliningrad |caps5 = 35 |goals5 = 16 |nationalyears1 = 2020 |nationalteam1 = Colombia U20 |nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2022– |nationalteam2 = El Salvador |nationalcaps2 = 17 |nationalgoals2 = 5 |club-update = 11 April 2026 |nationalteam-update = 10 October 2025 }}

'''Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado''' (born 28 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Baltika Kaliningrad. Born in Colombia, he represents El Salvador at international level.

==Club career== ===Early career=== 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''.<ref>{{cite web|title=FAS ficha al joven goleador de la Segunda División|url=https://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/fas-ficha-al-joven-goleador-de-la-segunda-division/606040 |website=El Grafico |language=Spanish}}</ref>

===C.D. FAS=== 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hat-Trick de Brayan Gil en la goleada de FAS al Chalatenango |url=https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Hat-Trick-de-Brayan-Gil-en-la-goleada-de-FAS-al-Chalatenango-20191120-0013.html |website=El Grafico |language=Spanish}}</ref>

===Baltika Kaliningrad=== On 18 January 2025, Gil signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Baltika Kaliningrad in the Russian First League.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Baltika Kaliningrad|url=https://www.fc-baltika.ru/news/khil_perekhodit_v_baltiku/|title=ХИЛЬ ПЕРЕХОДИТ В БАЛТИКУ|trans-title=Gil moves to Baltika|date=18 January 2025|access-date=20 January 2025|language=ru}}</ref>

Upon Baltika's return to the Russian Premier League in the 2025–26 season, Gil began to score regularly and went into the winter break as the second-best league scorer with 10 goals.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports.ru|url=https://www.sports.ru/betting/blogs/3369557.html|title=Хиль из "Балтики" – внезапный бомбардир РПЛ. А кто еще из игроков клуба-новичка так блистал?|trans-title=Gil from Baltika is an unexpected scorer of the league|date=10 December 2025|access-date=20 December 2025|language=ru}}</ref> He finished the season with 13 league goals, as he suffered a foot injury in mid-April and was not able to play for the last several weeks of the season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=TASS|url=https://tass.ru/sport/27277923|title=Лучшему бомбардиру "Балтики" Хилю потребуется операция из-за травмы|date=30 April 2026|access-date=15 May 2026|language=ru}}</ref>

== International career == Brayan Gil was eligible to represent Colombia, where he was born, and El Salvador through naturalization.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

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|date=November 2024}}

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|date=November 2024}}

==Personal life== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diario.elmundo.sv/deportes/cristian-gil-espero-ayudar-a-mi-hermano-brayan-a-venir-a-el-salvador|title=Cristian Gil: "Espero ayudar a mi hermano (Brayan) a venir a El Salvador"|trans-title=Cristian Gil: "I hope to help my brother (Brayan) to come to El Salvador"|first=Omar|last=Gutierrez|date=22 January 2022|accessdate=30 March 2022|website=diario.elmundo.sv|language=Spanish}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club=== {{updated|11 April 2026.}}<ref>{{Soccerway|brayan-gil-hurtado/618837}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |FAS |2019–20 |La Liga Mayor |25||16||0||0||colspan="2"|–||25||16 |- |Gent (loan) |2019–20 |Jupiler League |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Alianza Petrolera |2020 |Categoría Primera A |7||0||3||3||colspan="2"|–||10||3 |- |2021 |Categoría Primera A |36||4||1||0||colspan="2"|–||37||4 |- |2022 |Categoría Primera A |39||8||1||1||colspan="2"|–||40||9 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !82!!12!!5!!4!!0!!0!!87!!16 |- |rowspan="3"|Deportes Tolima |2023 |Categoría Primera A |28||4||1||0||3{{efn|name=COPASUD|Appearances in Copa Sudamericana}}||0||32||4 |- |2024 |Categoría Primera A |38||13||2||1||1{{efn|name=COPASUD}}||0||41||14 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !66!!17!!3!!1!!4!!0!!73!!18 |- |rowspan="3"|Baltika Kaliningrad |2024–25 |Russian First League |11||3||0||0||colspan=2|–||11||3 |- |2025–26 |Russian Premier League |24||13||2||0||colspan="2"|–||26||13 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !35!!16!!2!!0!!0!!0!!37!!16 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !208!!61!!10!!5!!4!!0!!222!!66 |} {{notelist}}

===International===  {{updated|match played 10 October 2025.}}<ref>{{NFT player|pid=90711}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|El Salvador |2023||7||2 |- |2024||1||1 |- |2025||9||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!17!!5 |}

====International goals==== :''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.''<ref>{{Soccerway|brayan-gil-hurtado/618837|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" |- !No.!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition |- | 1 || 4 July 2023 || Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States || {{fb|PAN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–2 || 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | 2 || 10 September 2023 || Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González, San Salvador, El Salvador || {{fb|TRI}} || align=center | '''2'''–2 || align=center | 2–3 || 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |- | 3 || 26 March 2024 || Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States || {{fb|HON}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 || Friendly |- | 4 || 7 June 2025 || Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla || {{fb|AIA}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || rowspan="2" | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 5 || 10 June 2025 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || {{fb|SUR}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 |}

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{{FC Baltika Kaliningrad squad}} {{Navboxes | title = El Salvador squads | bg = #0047AB | fg = white | bordercolor = #002977 | list = {{El Salvador squad 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} {{El Salvador squad 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} }}

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