Maximiliano Gutiérrez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximiliano José Gutiérrez Jara | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiguayante, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Independiente (on loan from Huachipato) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huachipato | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Huachipato | 54 | (9) |
| 2026– | → Independiente (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Chile U15 | |||
| Chile U17 | |||
| 2022 | Chile U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chile | 5 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026 | |||
Maximiliano José Gutiérrez Jara (born 3 May 2004), also known as Maxi Gutiérrez,[2] is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right winger for Argentine club Independiente on loan from Chilean Primera División side Huachipato. He can also operate as a right-back.
A product of the Huachipato youth system, Gutiérrez won the Chilean national under-21 championship with the reserve team.[3][4] He made his senior debut in the Copa Chile match against Coquimbo Unido on 18 August 2022.[5][6] At league level, he made his debut in the match against Palestino on 5 November of the same year.[3]
On 21 February 2026, Gutiérrez signed with Argentine club Independiente on a loan for a year with an obligation to buy in January 2027.[7]
International career
Gutiérrez has represented Chile at under-15, under-17 and under-20 level.[3] With the under-20's, he made an appearance in the friendly match against Paraguay on 8 April 2022.[8]
At senior level, he received his first call up for the friendly match against Panama on 8 February 2025.[9][10] Later, he made his debut in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Brazil on 4 September 2025.[11]
Personal life
His older brother, Joaquín, is also a right-back from the Huachipato youth system.[12]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 30 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gutiérrez goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 2025 | Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile |  Peru | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 27 March 2026 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |  Cape Verde | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2026 FIFA Series |