Brayan Gil

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 the El Salvador national team.

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.

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.

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

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. 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.

International career Brayan Gil was eligible to represent Colombia, where he was born, and El Salvador through naturalization.

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.

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.

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.

Career statistics

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International

International goals Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 4 July 2023 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States 1–0 2–2 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2 10 September 2023 Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González, San Salvador, El Salvador 2–2 2–3 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A 3 26 March 2024 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States 1–0 1–1 Friendly 4 7 June 2025 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla 2–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 10 June 2025 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–1 1–1