Cristián Gutiérrez

Cristián Daniel Gutiérrez Zúñiga (born 18 February 1997) is a Canadian-Chilean footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Cristián Gutiérrez
Personal information
Full name Cristián Daniel Gutiérrez Zúñiga
Date of birth (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997
Place of birth Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
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)
2017Unión Española (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2018Huachipato (loan) 14 (0)
2020– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12 (0)
National team
2017 Chile U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 October 2017

Club career

Colo-Colo

Gutiérrez made his professional debut 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]

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.[5] He made his debut during the MLS is Back Tournament on July 19 against Seattle Sounders FC.[6]

International career

Chile

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

Canada

He accepted an invite for the Canadian senior national team camp for January 2021.[7]

Personal life

Gutiérrez was born in Greenfield Park, Quebec and moved to Santiago when he was three years old. His twin brother Diego is also a footballer and plays for Valour FC.

References

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