Kenner Gutiérrez

Kenner Gutiérrez Cerdas (born 9 June 1989) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Liga Nacional club Xelajú.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Cerdas.

Kenner Gutiérrez
Gutiérrez with Alajuelense in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kenner Gutiérrez Cerdas[1]
Date of birth (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Xelajú
Number 4
Youth career
Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2020 Alajuelense 251 (23)
2020–2022 Cartaginés 21 (1)
2022- Xelajú 42 (3)
International career‡
2009 Costa Rica U20 3 (0)
2017–2018 Costa Rica 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 12, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 15, 2018

Career

He played for Costa Rica at the 2017 Copa Centroamericana and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3] He was named among the standby players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was later called up to replace the injured Rónald Matarrita.[4]

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. [5]

Career statistics

International
As of 22 June 2018[6]
Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
201790
201800
Total90


Honours
Alajuelense
Xelajú

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 June 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
  3. "Costa Rica – K. Gutiérrez – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Kenner Gutiérrez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.


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