Cristian Gil (footballer, born 1996)

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Cristian Gil
Personal information
Full name Cristian David Gil Hurtado [1]
Date of birth (1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
LA Firpo
Number 19
Youth career
Turín FESA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Vendaval Apopa
2016–2017 Fuerte SF
2017 El Roble de Ilobasco
2018 Atlético Marte
2018 Brujos de Izalco
2019 Chalatenango 22 (5)
2019-2020 Platense (19)
2020–2023 Isidro Metapán 72 (16)
2023 FAS 16 (1)
2023 Municipal Limeño 15 (5)
2024 Dragon 14 (2)
2025 INCA
2025 - Present LA Firpo 2 (0)
International career
2021-2023 El Salvador 18 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2022

Cristian David Gil Hurtado (born 5 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Dragon. Born in Colombia, he plays for the El Salvador national team.

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International career

Gil scored his first goal for El Salvador in a 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Costa Rica. [2]

Personal life

Hailing from a footballing family, Cristian Jr. is the son of former Colombian footballer Cristian Gil, as well as the brother of both Brayan Gil and Mayer Gil. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 March 2022 [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chalatenango 2018–19 La Liga Mayor 2250000225
Isidro Metapán 2020–21 2730000273
2021–22 281000002810
Total55130000005513
Career total77180000007718
Notes

    International

    As of match played 7 June 2022. [5]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    El Salvador 202110
    202262
    Total72

    International goals

    Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each El Salvador goal.
    List of international goals scored by Cristian Gil
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    127 March 2022 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El SalvadorFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–11–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
    27 June 2022 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 2–22–2 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Cristian Gil at WorldFootball.net
    2. Tovar, Diego (28 March 2022). "Video: El gol de Cristian Gil ante Costa Rica" [Video: Cristian Gil's goal against Costa Rica]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
    3. 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.
    4. Cristian Gil at Soccerway
    5. Cristian Gil at National-Football-Teams.com