Brian Gutiérrez
Mexican footballer (born 2003)
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Brian Gutiérrez (born June 17, 2003) is a professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Guadalajara. Born in the United States, he represents the Mexico national team.[2]
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Gutiérrez with the Chicago Fire in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | June 17, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Berwyn, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Chicago Fire | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Chicago Fire | 152 | (20) |
| 2026– | Guadalajara | 12 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | United States U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2023 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Mexico | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 15, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of March 31, 2026 | |||
Club career
Chicago Fire
Born in Berwyn, Illinois, Gutiérrez began his career with the Chicago Fire youth academy in 2015.[3] On March 9, 2020, Gutiérrez signed a homegrown player deal with the club's first team in Major League Soccer.[3]
Gutiérrez made his professional debut for the Chicago Fire on August 20, 2020, against Columbus Crew, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat.[4]
Guadalajara
On December 12, 2025, Gutiérrez joined Mexican club Guadalajara for a reported fee of $5 million.[5]
Gutiérrez made his Liga MX debut with Guadalajara on January 10, 2026 in a home match against Pachuca as a starter, contributing an assist at the 17th minute for the first goal of a 2–0 home victory.[6]
International career
United States
Gutiérrez has played for the U.S. youth national teams at multiple levels, including the Under-20 level. He was also in consideration for the USMNT's senior camp in December 2021.[7]
On October 8, 2023, Gutiérrez was called up to the United States under-23 national team ahead of friendlies against Mexico and Japan.[8]
In January 2025, Gutiérrez played a pair of friendly matches for the senior United States; the first being against Venezuela and last being against Costa Rica.
Switch to Mexico national team
On November 6, 2025 Gutierrez’s management announced the player was considering switching towards the Mexico national team.[9]
On 15 January 2026, Gutiérrez was called up by Mexico and appeared in a friendly match against Panama on 22 January, the same day that FIFA officials authorized his allegiance switch to Mexico.[10]
On February 25, 2026, Gutierréz scored his first goal for Mexico in a friendly match against Iceland in stoppage time as Mexico took the 4–0 win.[11]
On 28 of April 2026, Brian Gutiérrez was included on the Mexican national team’s first 12-player roster that will take part in the 2026 World Cup.[12]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played December 6, 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Playoffs | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2020 | MLS | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
| 2023 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2024 | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 6 | |||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 120 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 10 | ||
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played March 31, 2026[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
| Mexico | 2026 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 7 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 February 2026 | Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico |  Iceland | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
