Place of birth Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico Number 15 Height 1.76 m Date joined 2013 (C.F. Pachuca) | Playing position 2009–2013 Pachuca Weight 70 kg | |
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Full name Érick Gabriel Gutiérrez Galaviz Date of birth (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 21) Current teams C.F. Pachuca (#15 / Midfielder), Mexico national football team (#19 / Midfielder) Similar Hirving Lozano, Rodolfo Pizarro, Víctor Guzmán, Érick Aguirre, Jorge Daniel Hernández Profiles | ||
Érick Gabriel Gutiérrez Galaviz (born 15 June 1995 in Ahome, Sinaloa) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pachuca.
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Career
Erick Gutiérrez joined Pachuca of the Liga MX at the age 12. As of his early career he started as a Right Defender, then moved to midfield. He made his debut on 26 October 2013 as a starter in a 0–0 draw at home against Cruz Azul. He would make 10 more appearances including 4 more starts that season. He was made a permanent starter at the beginning of the 2014–15 Liga MX season under the management of Luis Fernando Tena. Gutiérrez scored his first Liga MX goal on February 7, 2015 in a 1–1 home draw against Toluca. At the age of 20 Gutierrez was assigned as Pachuca's captain after only 70 league matches.
Mexico U-20
Gutiérrez was called up by the Mexico U-20 team managed by Sergio Almaguer for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. In the first game against Cuba, he captained the squad to a 9–1 win placing them first in their group. He was named the captain in all four matches that he played in during the tournament. Mexico went on to win the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, the 13th title for the country, and earned a berth to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
He was Mexico's captain during the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup as the team failed to pass the group stage.
Mexico U-23
On 18 September 2015 Gutiérrez was selected by coach Raul Gutierrez to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
He was also picked to represent Mexico at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On 7 August, he scored 4 goals as Mexico bounced back to win 5–1 after Fiji took the lead in the first half of the second group stage match.
Senior
In 2015 Gutierrez was placed in Mexico's provisional list for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup but did not make the final 23-man squad.
He was named in Mexico's squad for a friendly against Senegal in February 2016.