Brayan Gil

Brayan Gil
Personal information
Full name Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado
Date of birth (2001-06-28) 28 June 2001 (age 25)
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 51 (20)
International career‡
2020 Colombia U20 2 (0)
2022– El Salvador 23 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 September 2026

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.[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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 October 2026.
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FAS 2019–20 La Liga Mayor 251600–2516
Gent (loan) 2019–20 Jupiler League 0000–00
Alianza Petrolera 2020 Categoría Primera A 7033–103
2021 Categoría Primera A 36410–374
2022 Categoría Primera A 39811–409
Total 821254008716
Deportes Tolima 2023 Categoría Primera A 2841030324
2024 Categoría Primera A 381321104114
Total 661731407318
Baltika Kaliningrad 2024–25 Russian First League 11300–113
2025–26 Russian Premier League 241320–2613
2026–27 Russian Premier League 11440–154
Total 462060005220
Career total 219651454023770
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 25 September 2026.
National teamYearAppsGoals
El Salvador 2023102
202411
202592
202632
Total237

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 July 2023Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States Panama1–02–22023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
210 September 2023Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González, San Salvador, El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago2–22–32023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
326 March 2024Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States Honduras1–01–1Friendly
47 June 2025Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla Anguilla2–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
510 June 2025Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Suriname1–11–1
625 September 2026Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González, San Salvador, El Salvador Martinique1–03–12026–27 CONCACAF Nations League A
72–0

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. ↑ "Хиль из "Балтики" – внезапный бомбардир РПЛ. А кто еще из игроков клуба-новичка так блистал?" [Gil from Baltika is an unexpected scorer of the league] (in Russian). Sports.ru. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Лучшему бомбардиру "Балтики" Хилю потребуется операция из-за травмы" (in Russian). TASS. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Brayan Gil at Soccerway
  8. ↑ Brayan Gil at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. ↑ Brayan Gil at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2020.