Brayan Gil

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Not to be confused with Bryan Gil.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gil and the second or maternal family name is Hurtado.

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 Forward
Team information
Current team
 Baltika Kaliningrad
Number 91
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 FAS 25 (16)
2020 → Gent (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2022 Alianza Petrolera 82 (12)
2023–2025 Deportes Tolima 66 (17)
2025– Baltika Kaliningrad 29 (13)
International career‡
2020 Colombia U20 2 (0)
2022– El Salvador 17 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 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

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Early career

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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

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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

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

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.[4]

International career

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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

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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.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 7 December 2025.[6]
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
2021 Categoría Primera A 36 4 1 0 – 0 0 37 4
2022 Categoría Primera A 39 8 1 1 – 0 0 40 9
Total 82 12 5 4 0 0 0 0 87 16
Deportes Tolima 2023 Categoría Primera A 28 4 1 0 3[a] 0 0 0 32 4
2024 Categoría Primera A 38 13 2 1 1[a] 0 0 0 41 14
Total 66 17 3 1 4 0 0 0 73 18
Baltika Kaliningrad 2024–25 Russian First League 11 3 0 0 – – 11 3
2025–26 Russian Premier League 18 10 1 0 – – 19 10
Total 29 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 13
Career total 202 58 9 5 4 0 0 0 215 63
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

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As of match played 10 October 2025.[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
El Salvador 2023 7 2
2024 1 1
2025 9 2
Total 17 5

International goals

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Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 July 2023 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 1–0 2–2 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2 10 September 2023 Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González, San Salvador, El Salvador File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 2–2 2–3 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
3 26 March 2024 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States File:Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4 7 June 2025 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla 2–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 10 June 2025 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 1–1 1–1

References

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  8. ^ Brayan Gil at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2020.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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