Cristián Gutiérrez (soccer, born 1997)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Zúñiga.
Cristián Gutiérrez
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Gutiérrez with Colo-Colo in 2019
Personal information
Full name Cristián Daniel Gutiérrez Zúñiga
Date of birth (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 3
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Colo-Colo 27 (0)
2017 → Unión Española (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2018 → Huachipato (loan) 14 (0)
2020–pres. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 35 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Chile U20 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 20, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 1, 2017

Cristián Daniel Gutiérrez Zúñiga (born 18 February 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Born in Canada, he previously represented Chile at the U20 level, but filed his FIFA one-time switch in 2021 to switch allegiances to Canada.

Club career[]

Chile[]

Gutiérrez made his professional debut with Colo-Colo in a 3–1 Copa Chile home win over Deportes Concepción on 1 March 2015.[1] He was loaned to fellow Chilean side Unión Española on 9 February 2017.[2] Gutiérrez was then loaned to Huachipato on 3 August 2017.[3] He returned to Colo-Colo on 6 March 2019.[4] Over his time in Chile, he played in 52 league matches, in addition to 26 appearances in the Copa Chile.[5]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC[]

On 16 January 2020 Gutiérrez signed with Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a two-year deal through the 2021 season, with contract options for 2022 and 2023.[6] He made his debut during the MLS is Back Tournament on July 19 against Seattle Sounders FC.[7]

International career[]

Eligible for both Chile and Canada, Gutiérrez has represented the former at the under-20 level.

After filing his FIFA one-time switch to switch from Chile to Canada,[8] he accepted an invitation for the Canadian senior national team camp for January 2021.[9] He was named to the 60-man preliminary roster for Canada for the 2021 Gold Cup in June 2021.[10] Initially missing out on the 23-man squad, on July 12 Vancouver announced that Gutiérrez was named as an injury replacement for Alphonso Davies, but that he would remain with the MLS club unless needed by Canada.[11]

Personal life[]

Gutiérrez was born in Greenfield Park, Quebec and moved to Santiago when he was three years old.[5] His twin brother Diego is also a professional soccer player.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hasta lo eligieron la figura: Twitter se cargó de elogios para el joven Cristián Gutiérrez" [The figure even chose him: Twitter was loaded with praise for the young Cristián Gutiérrez]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Cristián Gutiérrez jugará a préstamo en Unión Española" [Cristián Gutiérrez will play on loan in Unión Española]. CDF (in Spanish). 9 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Cristián Gutiérrez se Vestirá de Acerero" [Cristián Gutiérrez Will Dress as a Steelworker]. Huachipato (in Spanish). 3 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Cristián Gutiérrez vuelve a su casa y es el último refuerzo albo" [Cristián Gutiérrez returns home and is the last reinforcement albo]. Colo-Colo (in Spanish). 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Cristián Gutiérrez". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  6. ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire Canadian-born left back Cristián Gutiérrez". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Recap: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 07/20/2020". Major League Soccer. 20 July 2020.
  8. ^ Adams, J.J. (16 January 2021). "National team call for Cristián Gutiérrez all about the need for youth, depth in 2021". The Province.
  9. ^ Davidson, Neil (23 December 2020). "TFC's Ayo Akinola accepts invite to Canadian national team camp". CBC.
  10. ^ "National Team Roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  11. ^ "Cristián Gutiérrez officially added to Canada's Gold Cup roster". 12 July 2021.

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