Brayan Gil


Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Baltika Kaliningrad. Born in Colombia, he represents El Salvador at international level.

Club career

Early career

Brayan "El Comandante" Gil first began training in the lower categories of the Fundación Educando a un Salvadoreño. 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.

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

Club

International

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 July 2023Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States1–02–22023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
210 September 2023Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González, San Salvador, El Salvador2–22–32023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
326 March 2024Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States1–01–1Friendly
47 June 2025Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla2–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
510 June 2025Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador1–11–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification