Gerardo Gordillo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gerardo Gordillo

| image =

| full_name = Gerardo Arturo Gordillo Olivero

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Guatemala City, Guatemala

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Xelajú

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Antigua

| years1 = 2013–2014

| clubs1 = Enosis Neon Paralimni

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014

| clubs2 = Marquense

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015

| clubs3 = Battipagliese

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2016

| clubs4 = Antigua

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2020

| clubs5 = Comunicaciones

| caps5 = 89

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2021

| clubs6 = UTC

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2022

| clubs7 = Gualaceo

| caps7 = 14

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2022

| clubs8 = Coquimbo Unido

| caps8 = 11

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2023

| clubs9 = Juventude

| caps9 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2023–2025

| clubs10 = Comunicaciones

| caps10 = 48

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2025–

| clubs11 = Xelajú

| caps11 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011

| nationalteam1 = Guatemala U17

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam2 = Guatemala U20

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2019–

| nationalteam3 = Guatemala

| nationalcaps3 = 26

| nationalgoals3 = 3

| club-update = 20:00, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 20:00, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

}}

Gerardo Arturo Gordillo Olivero (born 17 August 1994) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Nacional club Xelajú and the Guatemala national team.

Club career

Born in Guatemala City, Gordillo began his career at Antigua before joining Cypriot side Enosis Neon Paralimni. He appeared in his first match on 29 September 2013 against AEK Larnaca as an unused substitute.{{cite web |title=AEK Larnaca 2–0 Enosis Neon Paralimni |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/29/cyprus/1-division/aek-larnaca/enosis-neon-paralimni/1513335/ |website=Soccerway}}

=Marquense=

After not seeing any playing time for the club, Gordillo returned to Guatemala and joined Deportivo Marquense. He made his debut for the club on 13 March 2014 against Comunicaciones, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Jonny Brown as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |title=Comunicaciones 1–1 Marquense |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/13/guatemala/liga-nacional/csd-comunicaciones/cd-marquense/1624126/ |website=Soccerway}}

=Battipagliese=

After playing one season for the club, Gordillo moved abroad again, this time joining Battipagliese in Italy.{{cite news |last1=Utrilla |first1=Josué |title=Gerardo Gordillo toma como aprendizaje la fortaleza mental de Sergio Ramos |url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/guatemala/nota/_/id/6933523/gerardo-gordillo-aprende-de-sergio-ramos-comunicaciones-liga-nacional |accessdate=23 August 2020 |publisher=ESPN Deportes |date=11 May 2020}}

=Return to Antigua=

After spending a season in Italy, Gordillo returned again to Guatemala and joined his former youth club Antigua. He made his debut for the club on 11 March 2015 against Deportivo Coatepeque in which he started during a 1–0 victory for the club.{{cite web |title=Antigua GFC 1–0 Coatepeque |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/11/guatemala/liga-nacional/antigua-gfc/coatepeque/2016021/ |website=Soccerway}} During his second season with the club, he helped Antigua become champions of the 2015–16 Apertura. He started for Antigua in the first leg of the finals against Guastatoya, earning a yellow card in the 57th minute as his side succumbed to a 2–1 defeat.{{cite web |title=Guastatoya 2–1 Antigua |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/17/guatemala/liga-nacional/guastatoya/antigua-gfc/2176150/ |website=Soccerway}} He then came off the bench as a substitute in the second leg on 20 December 2015 as Antigua won 2–0 and 3–2 on aggregate.{{cite web |title=Antigua 2–0 Guastatoya |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/20/guatemala/liga-nacional/antigua-gfc/guastatoya/2176151/ |website=Soccerway}}

=Comunicaciones=

On 10 June 2016, it was announced that Gordillo had signed with Comunicaciones.{{cite news |title=Gerardo Gordillo se unió a los Cremas |url=https://antorchadeportiva.com/gerardo-gordillo-se-unio-a-los-cremas/ |accessdate=23 August 2020 |work=Antorcha Deportiva |date=12 June 2016}} After starting a couple matches from the bench, Gordillo made his debut for the club on 5 February 2017 against his former club Deportivo Marquense. He started as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |title=Comunicaciones 1-1 Marquense |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/05/guatemala/liga-nacional/csd-comunicaciones/cd-marquense/2382973/ |website=Soccerway}}

The next season, on 27 August 2017, Gordillo would score his first professional goal against Suchitepéquez. His 79th-minute goal was the second in a 2–0 victory.{{cite web |title=Comunicaciones 2–0 Suchitepéquez |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/27/guatemala/liga-nacional/csd-comunicaciones/club-deportivo-suchitepequez/2466748/ |website=Soccerway}}

Two seasons later, on 2 August 2019, Gordillo made his international club debut in the CONCACAF League against the Honduran side Marathón. He started and scored a goal in the 47th minute as Comunicaciones won 2–1.{{cite web |title=Comunicaciones 2-1 Marathon |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/02/nc-america/concacaf-league/csd-comunicaciones/cd-marathon/3025188/ |website=Soccerway}} He would go on to help Comunicaciones qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League via finishing as the second best quarter-finalist side. In the process, Gordillo also earned a spot in the best eleven for the CONCACAF League.{{cite news |title=Comunicaciones apareció en el once ideal de la Liga CONCACAF 2019 |url=https://lared.com.gt/comunicaciones-aparecio-en-el-once-ideal-de-la-liga-concacaf-2019/ |accessdate=23 August 2020 |work=Lared |date=28 November 2019 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606033601/https://lared.com.gt/comunicaciones-aparecio-en-el-once-ideal-de-la-liga-concacaf-2019/ |url-status=dead }}

On 20 February 2020, Gordillo started in Comunicaciones opening match of the Champions League against Mexican side América. He scored the opening goal in the match in the 81st minute of the match to give his side the lead but América would go on to equalize in stoppage time as the match ended 1–1.{{cite web |title=Comunicaciones 1–1 America |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2020/02/20/nc-america/concacaf-champions-league/csd-comunicaciones/club-de-futbol-america/3191237/ |website=Soccerway}} After the match, Gordillo was named in CONCACAF's best eleven for the Round of 16 first leg matches.{{cite news |title=Gerardo Gordillo integra el once ideal de la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaf |url=https://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/futbol-nacional/gerardo-gordillo-integra-el-once-ideal-de-la-liga-de-campeones-de-la-concacaf/ |accessdate=23 August 2020 |work=Presalibre |date=22 February 2020}}

=UTC=

On 8 January 2021, Gordillo joined Peruvian Liga 1 club UTC.{{cite news |title=Oficial: Gerardo Gordillo es nuevo jugador de Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca, Perú |url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/guatemala/nota/_/id/8006324/gerardo-gordillo-nuevo-jugador-universidad-tecnica-cajamarca-peru |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=ESPN Deportes |date=8 January 2021}} He made his debut with the club on 12 March, in a 1–0 away league defeat against Cienciano.{{cite web |title=Cienciano 1–0 UTC |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/03/12/peru/primera-division/club-sportivo-cienciano/universidad-tecnica-de-cajamarca/3466316/ |website=Soccerway}} Five days later, on 17 March, Gordillo made his Copa Sudamericana debut in a 1–0 defeat against Sport Huancayo.{{cite news |last1=Diego |first1=Juan |title=Gerardo Gordillo debutó con la Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca en Copa Sudamericana 2021 |url=https://www.guatemala.com/deportes/futbol-guatemalteco/gerardo-gordillo-debuto-universidad-tecnica-cajamarca-copa-sudamericana-2021.html |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=guatemala.com |date=17 March 2021}}

Gordillo scored his first goal for UTC on 15 April, opening the scoring in a 3–1 victory over Melgar.{{cite news |last1=Martínez |first1=Marcial |title=Gerardo Gordillo destaca en Perú con la Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca |url=https://futbolcentroamerica.com/noticias/Guatemala-Gerardo-Gordillo-en-el-equipo-ideal-en-Peru-con-la-Universidad-Tecnica-de-Cajamarca-20210421-0008.html |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=Futbol Centro America |date=21 April 2021}} His goal and his performance lead to Gordillo being included in the league's team of the week for that round.

=Coquimbo Unido=

On 6 July 2022, Gordillo moved to Chile and joined Primera División side Coquimbo Unido.{{cite web |title=GERARDO GORDILLO DESEMBARCÓ EN EL PUERTO PIRATA |url=https://www.coquimbounido.cl/noticia/634/gerardo-gordillo-desembarco-en-el-puerto-pirata |publisher=Coquimbo Unido |access-date=7 July 2022 |language=es |date=6 July 2022}}

=Xelajú=

On 16 May 2025, Gordillo, along with Antonio López, were presented as new signings of Xelajú.{{Cite news|url=https://emisorasunidas.com/deportes/2025/05/16/jesus-lopez-y-gerardo-gordillo-reforzaran-a-xelaju-m-c/|title=Jesús López y Gerardo Gordillo reforzarán a Xelajú M.C.|work=Emisoras Unidas|date=16 May 2025|accessdate=30 May 2025}}

International career

Gordillo made his international debut for Guatemala on 16 October 2019 against Bermuda in an international friendly. He started as the match ended in a 0–0 draw.{{cite web |title=Bermuda 0–0 Guatemala |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/10/16/world/friendlies/bermuda/guatemala/3178981/ |website=Soccerway}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Enosis Neon Paralimni \|2013–14 \|Cypriot First Division \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deportivo Marquense \|2013–14 \|Liga Nacional de Guatemala \|7	0					7	0
rowspan="3"\|Antigua \|2014–15 \|Liga Nacional de Guatemala \|2	0					2	0
2015–16 \|Liga Nacional de Guatemala \|22	0					22	0
colspan="2"\|Total !24	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
rowspan="6"\|Comunicaciones \|2016–17 \|Liga Nacional de Guatemala \|15	0					15	0
2017–18 \|Liga Nacional de Guatemala \|20	4					20	4
2018–19 \|Liga Nacional de Guatemala \|28	1					28	1
2019–20 \|Liga Nacional de Guatemala \|18	0			7	3	25	3
2020–21 \|Liga Nacional de Guatemala \|8	0			1	0	9	0
colspan="2"\|Total !89	5	0	0	8	3	96	8
UTC \|2021 \|Liga 1 \|7	1			2	0	9	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !127	6	0	0	10	3	137	9

=International=

{{updated|match played 17 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Gerardo Gordillo |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/75910/Gerardo_Gordillo.html |website=National Football Teams}}

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="5"\|Guatemala \|2019	1	0
2020	2	0
2021	8	2
2022	10	1
2023	5	0
colspan="2"\|Total	26	3

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	4 June 2021	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	{{fb\|VIN}}	align=center\|5–0	align=center\| 10–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	18 July 2021	Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States	{{fb\|TRI}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 1–1	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	27 March 2022	DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	{{fb\|HAI}}	align=center\|2–1	align=center\| 2–1	Friendly