Brayan Gil

Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado (born 28 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Categoría Primera A club Deportes Tolima. Born in Colombia, he represents El Salvador at international level.

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.

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

He debuted for Colombia U20 on December 16 against Ecuador U20 in a 5-1 win, and grabbed an assist against Ecuador on December 19 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.

Club

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International goals

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