Érick Gabriel Gutiérrez Galaviz (born 15 June 1995), also known as Guti, is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Mexico national team. Gutiérrez began both his youth and professional career at

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, winning the 2016 Clausura title and the

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in his five years with the club. During the 2015–2016 season, he was named

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of the team at the age of 20. In August 2018, he joined PSV Eindhoven, winning two KNVB Cups and one Johan Cruyff Shield before joining Guadalajara in 2023–24 season. Gutiérrez has participated for various national youth teams, including the U-20 team and the U-23 side that played the

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. At the

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level, Gutiérrez has represented Mexico at the

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and

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, and won the 2019 edition of the

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Club career

Pachuca

Gutiérrez joined

club

at the age of 12. In his early career he started as a right-back, then moved to midfield. He made his debut on 26 October 2013 as a starter in a 0–0 draw at home against

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. He made ten more appearances including 4 more starts that

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. He was made a permanent starter at the beginning of the

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under the management of

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. Gutiérrez scored his first Liga MX goal on 7 February 2015 in a 1–1 home draw against

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. In April 2016, at the age of 20, Gutiérrez was assigned as Pachuca's captain after only 70 league matches. At the end of the Clausura 2016, he was named on the tournament's Best XI. In his time at the club, Gutiérrez amassed 144 league appearances.

PSV

On 29 August 2018, Gutiérrez joined Dutch club

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on a five-year contract, joining up with international teammate

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. He was handed jersey number 25. On 15 September, he made his debut with PSV against ADO; within five minutes of being subbed in, Gutiérrez assisted in Lozano's goal as well as scoring himself in their 7–0 away win. Three days later, he made his

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debut against

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, coming on in the 82nd minute for

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in PSV's 4–0 defeat. On 30 October, he would score his first

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goal during the second round match against

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, scoring in the first minute of the game but PSV would go on losing 3–2. The following

, he was handed the number 15 jersey. In September, he picked up a hand injury while training with the national team and returned in a match against

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, coming on as a substitute and scoring the fourth goal of the 4–0 victory. During the

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season, Gutiérrez suffered from two different injuries, only playing 150 minutes during the whole Eredivisie season. In the subsequent

, he became more important for PSV, playing more games and scoring a goal in the KNVB Cup Final against Ajax. On 11 August 2022, it was announced that Gutiérrez had signed a contract extension with PSV that runs until 2025. This was just one day after he scored in the team's 4–3 aggregate victory over

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in their Champions League Qualification game.

Guadalajara

On 2 July 2023, Gutiérrez returned to Mexico and joined

International career

Youth

Gutiérrez was called up by the under-20 team managed by Sergio Almaguer for the

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. He was named captain of the team despite only playing only in four matches out of the six as Mexico went on to win the tournament and earned a berth to the

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in New Zealand. He would also be listed on the tournament's Best XI. Selected to participate at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he was Mexico's captain during the tournament as the team failed to pass the group stage. On 18 September 2015, Gutiérrez was selected by coach

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to play in the

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. He was also picked to represent Mexico at the

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, Brazil. On 7 August, he scored four goals as Mexico bounced back to win 5–1 after

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took the lead in the first half of the second group stage match.

Senior

In 2015 Gutiérrez was placed in the Mexico senior national team's provisional list for the

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but did not make the final 23-man squad. He was named in Mexico's squad for a friendly against

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in February 2016. He would eventually make his debut with the senior national team on 11 October 2016, in a 1–0 friendly victory against

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. On 28 June 2017, Gutiérrez was called up to participate in the

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, managing to appear in all group stage games including the semi-final where Mexico lost 1–0 against

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. In May 2018, Gutiérrez was named in Mexico's preliminary squad for the

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. He originally did not make the final 23, but due to an injury to Diego Reyes, he was selected as a replacement. He was included in

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's preliminary roster for the

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and was subsequently included in the final roster for the tournament. He would only appear in the second group stage match against

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, where as a starter he would pick up a hamstring injury leaving him two weeks out. Mexico would go on to win the tournament, defeating rivals

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. In a September friendly against the United States, he would score his first international goal, winning the match 3–0. In October 2022, Gutiérrez was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the

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, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster.

Style of play

A left-footed

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who can also play as a

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and the holding role, Gutiérrez started off his career as a

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until then-Pachuca manager

opted to play him in a more advanced position. A versatile, intelligent, and creative player, he is good at reading the game, capable of picking out and completing key passes, possesses superb positioning, links plays together using his technical ability and vision on the ball, denies opposing advances, is capable of shooting from long-range, and is able to make dribbling runs from deep. His level of composure and maturity despite a young age has been shown in the leadership roles he assumes, captaining the Mexico U-20 team as well as his former club, Pachuca. Gutiérrez has been compared to compatriot

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Mexico Olympic team goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gutiérrez goal.'' :''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gutiérrez goal.''

Honours

Pachuca *

: Clausura 2016 *

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: 2016–17 *

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third place:

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PSV *

: 2021–22,

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Mexico Youth *

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* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

Mexico *

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Individual *

Best XI:

Best XI: Clausura 2016

References

External links

Profile
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