Juan Manuel Gutiérrez

Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Freire (born 4 February 2002) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uruguayan Primera División club Boston River, on loan from La Liga club Almería.

Juan Manuel Gutiérrez
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Freire
Date of birth (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Atlántida, Uruguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Boston River
(on loan from Almería)
Number 28
Youth career
2015–2018 Danubio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Danubio 37 (2)
2020– Almería B 17 (1)
2020– Almería 0 (0)
2021–2023Nacional (loan) 3 (0)
2023–Boston River (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Uruguay U15 32 (17)
2018–2019 Uruguay U17 21 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

Club career

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Danubio

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Born in Atlántida, Gutiérrez joined Danubio in 2015, aged 13.[1] On 16 May 2018, he made his first team – and Primera División – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Nicolás Prieto in a 0–2 home loss against Montevideo Wanderers;[2] aged 16 years, three months and 12 days, he became the youngest player to debut for the club in the 21st century.[1]

Gutiérrez scored his first professional goal on 25 August 2019, netting his team's only in a 1–3 defeat at Defensor Sporting.[3] He only scored one further goal for the first team, against Montevideo City Torque, before leaving in September 2020.[4]

Almería

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On 13 September 2020, UD Almería reached an agreement in principle with Danubio for the transfer of Gutiérrez.[5] He was announced by his new club two days later, after agreeing to a five-year contract.[6]

Gutiérrez featured almost exclusively for the reserves in Tercera División, and moved back to his home country on 27 August 2021, after agreeing to a two-year loan deal with Nacional.[7] On 21 July 2023, after being rarely used, he joined Boston River on loan for one year.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, el debutante más joven del siglo" [Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, the youngest debutant of the century]. Danubio FC. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Debutantes de las fechas 1 y 2" [Debutants of the rounds 1 and 2] (in Spanish). Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Defensor Sporting superó a Danubio 3–1" [Defensor Sporting defeated Danubio by 3–1] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Principio de acuerdo entre Danubio y Almería por la transferencia de Juan Manuel Gutiérrez" [Agreement in principle between Danubio and Almería for the transfer of Juan Manuel Gutiérrez] (in Spanish). ESPN. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Transferencia de Juan Manuel Gutiérrez" [Transfer of Juan Manuel Gutiérrez] (in Spanish). Danubio FC. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Juan Gutiérrez, otra perla del fútbol uruguayo que llega al Almería" [Juan Gutiérrez, another pearl of Uruguayan football who arrives at Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Le apuesta al "9": Juan Manuel Gutiérrez refuerza a Nacional para el Clausura" [Bet for the "9": Juan Manuel Gutiérrez bolsters Nacional for the Clausura] (in Spanish). Ovación Digital. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  8. ^ "El Almería cede al uruguayo Juan Gutiérrez al Boston River" [Almería loan Uruguayan Juan Gutiérrez to Boston River] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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