Kenner Gutiérrez

Kenner Gutiérrez Cerdas (born 9 June 1989) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Cartaginés and the Costa Rica national team.

Kenner Gutiérrez
Gutiérrez with Alajuelense in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kenner Gutiérrez Cerdas
Date of birth (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Cartaginés
Youth career
Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2020 Alajuelense 251 (23)
2020– Cartaginés 16 (0)
National team‡
2009 Costa Rica U20 3 (0)
2017– Costa Rica 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2018

Career

He played for Costa Rica at the 2017 Copa Centroamericana and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[2] He was named among the standby players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was later called up to replace the injured Rónald Matarrita.[3]

On July 1, 2020, after Liga Deportiva Alajuelense failed to win the league for the 13th consecutive time, it was announced that Gutiérrez would not have his contract renewed, after pressure from fans demanding the team let go of long-time players to make room for new ones. [4]

Career statistics

International
As of 22 June 2018[5]
Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
201790
201800
Total90

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 June 2018. p. 6.
  2. "Costa Rica – K. Gutiérrez – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. Chinchilla, Roy (14 June 2018). "Matarrita fuera, llega Kenner al Mundial" [Matarrita out, Kenner arrives at the World Cup]. FEDEFUTBOL.com (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. Tayver, Fanny (1 July 2020). "Kenner Gutiérrez: 'Me dijeron que me voy de Alajuelense por presión de la gente'" [Kenner Gutiérrez: 'They told me I'm leaving Alajuelense due to the fan pressure]. nacion.com (in Spanish). La Nación (San José). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. "Kenner Gutiérrez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 June 2018.


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