Brayan Gil

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Brayan Gil
Personal information
Full name Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado
Date of birth (2001-06-28) 28 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Baltika Kaliningrad
Number 91
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 FAS 25 (16)
2020Gent (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2022 Alianza Petrolera 82 (12)
2023–2025 Deportes Tolima 66 (17)
2025– Baltika Kaliningrad 17 (8)
International career
2020 Colombia U20 2 (0)
2022– El Salvador 13 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 (UTC)

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.

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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 . [1]

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. [2]

Baltika Kaliningrad

On 18 January 2025, Gil signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Baltika Kaliningrad in the Russian First League. [3]

International career

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

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

Club

As of 24 August 2025. [5]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FAS 2019–20 La Liga Mayor 251600002516
Gent (loan) 2019–20 Jupiler League 00000000
Alianza Petrolera 2020 Categoría Primera A 703300103
2021 Categoría Primera A 3641000374
2022 Categoría Primera A 3981100409
Total82125400008716
Deportes Tolima 2023 Categoría Primera A 284103 [a] 000324
2024 Categoría Primera A 3813211 [a] 0004114
Total66173140007318
Baltika Kaliningrad 2024–25 Russian First League 11300113
2025–26 Russian Premier League650065
Total178000000178
Career total1905385400020258
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 10 June 2025. [6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
El Salvador 2023102
202411
202522
Total135

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first. [7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 July 2023 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United StatesFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–02–2 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
210 September 2023 Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González, San Salvador, El SalvadorFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2–22–3 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
326 March 2024Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United StatesFlag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras 1–01–1 Friendly
47 June 2025 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, AnguillaFlag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 2–03–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
510 June 2025 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El SalvadorFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1–11–1

References

  1. "FAS ficha al joven goleador de la Segunda División". El Grafico (in Spanish).
  2. "Hat-Trick de Brayan Gil en la goleada de FAS al Chalatenango". El Grafico (in Spanish).
  3. "ХИЛЬ ПЕРЕХОДИТ В БАЛТИКУ" [Gil moves to Baltika] (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  4. 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.
  5. Brayan Gil at Soccerway . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. Brayan Gil at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. Brayan Gil at Soccerway . Retrieved 27 January 2020.