Thomas Gutiérrez

Thomás Gutiérrez
Personal information
Full name Thomas Gutiérrez Serna[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000
Place of birth Mérida, Venezuela
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Nacional
Number 4
Youth career
Independiente Medellín
2018–2019 C. D. Estudiantil
2020–2021 River Plate
2021–2022 Barracas Central II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Barracas Central 1 (0)
2023 Deportivo Pereira 1 (0)
2022–2024 Sportivo Ameliano 55 (0)
2024– Libertad 10 (0)
2025–Nacional (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2017 Colombia U17 12 (0)
2025– Venezuela 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:05, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Thomas Gutiérrez Serna (born 1 March 2000) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nacional, on loan from Libertad and the Venezuela national team.

Club career

Early years

Born in Venezuela, he has lived in Medellín since he was two months old and his parents are Colombian.[2]

Thomas Gutiérrez's sporting career began at Club Deportivo Estudiantil, a training team in Medellín, where he was called up to the Colombia U15 and U17 national teams.[3][4] In 2018 he was loaned to Deportivo Independiente Medellín youth divisions, and from there he returned to Estudiantil.

River Plate

His arrival in the youth divisions of River Plate of Argentina occurred in 2020 on loan with an option to buy and he had outstanding performances, including in the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores where he was runner-up.[5] His performance led to him signing his first contract with River Plate's first team in August 2021, which runs until 2024.

Barracas Central

In January 2022, in order to get more playing time, he was loaned to Barracas Central.[6]

Deportivo Pereira

On 26 December 2022 he will join Deportivo Pereira in Colombia on a free contract.

Sportivo Ameliano

On 1 July 2023, it was announced that Gutierrez had been transferred to Paraguayan Primera Division side Sportivo Ameliano for an undisclosed fee.

Libertad

On 7 February 2025, it was announced that Gutiérrez would leave Sportivo Ameliano to join Libertad of the Paraguayan Primera División.[7]

Loan to Nacional

On 18 July 2025, it was announced that Gutierrez had signed for Paraguayan Primera Division side Nacional on a season-long loan.[8]

International career

Born in Venezuela, he played with the Colombian youth national teams, because Gutiérrez has Colombian ancestry, participating in two international tournaments.

In 2025, he decided to become a citizen of the Venezuelan national football team, making his debut in a friendly match against the United States national team.

References

  1. ^ a b Thomas Gutiérrez at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Thomas Gutiérrez: "Soy un jugador inteligente y, sobre todo, atento"". La Página Millonaria (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Sub-15 prepara participación para Cuadrangular de Venezuela – Federación colombiana de fútbol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Sub-17, para Juegos Bolivarianos – Federación colombiana de fútbol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. ^ "River Plate sumó a una joven promesa para reforzar la defensa por pedido de Marcelo Gallardo". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Thomas Gutiérrez, canterano de River Plate, irá a préstamo a Barracas Central, recién ascendido". Gol Caracol. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ^ Gómez, Óscar (7 February 2025). "Versus / Es un hecho: Libertad asegura su primera incorporación del mercado de pases". Versus (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Thomas Gutiérrez es el octavo "matriculado" - Nacional - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 18 July 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.