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Full nameBrian Gutiérrez
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityUSA
Age23
Date of birth17 Jun 2003
BirthplaceChicago, IL
Height178 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubGuadalajara Chivas
Defensive midfielder
17
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
944
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Guadalajara Chivas.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Guadalajara Chivas's ~40 games this season through 3 injury absences and 2 suspensions (lower-body, international duty). He still appeared 17 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Chicago FireMajor League Soccer: 31 apps, 10g 3a, 2252 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Guadalajara Chivas; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccerat Chicago Fire3110322527.28
Liga MX17219446.97

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

B. Gutiérrez is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Guadalajara Chivas, rated 48.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 45th of 340 on scout potential in the Liga MX. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gutiérrez.

Judged on this season alone, Gutiérrez graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 30 of the 30 defensive midfielders in the Liga MX, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 2.383 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 20% of the 30 defensive midfielders in the Liga MX. At 23 Gutiérrez is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 12.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Gutiérrez missed 3 games through injury and 2 suspensions (lower-body, international duty) out of roughly 40 this season. The 17 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 20% defensive midfielders · Liga MXCurrent season22nd of 30 defensive midfielders · Liga MX22nd-best defensive midfielder in the Liga MX45th in the Liga MX · potential6th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Liga MX
48.8
Ratingi
6th of 30 defensive midfielders
14.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.2%
Minutes
limited game time
2.38
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Guadalajara Chivas finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

2.38
Def. / 90
21
Tackles
3
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.8, Gutiérrez carries the 6th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Liga MX (top 20%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.