Brian Gutiรฉrrez to Pursue Mexican National team Eligibility โฃwith New Passport
Mexico City – Brian โGutiรฉrrez, the promising 22-year-old MLS standout currently playing for Chicago Fire FC, is โคset to become eligible โฃfor the Mexican National Team after initiating the processโ to obtain a Mexican passport. The โขmove โsignalsโข Gutiรฉrrez’s โdesire โto represent El Tri on โthe international stage, possibly bolstering Mexico’s midfield options.
Gutiรฉrrez,โค who loggedโค 2,381 minutes across 35 games inโ the 2025โฃ MLS season – including 29 league matches, three US Open Cup appearances, and threeโค playoff contests – has quickly established himself โas โคaโ key โคplayer with 11 goals and four assists. โฃHis decision to pursue mexican eligibility comes โฃas both a boost for the nationalโ team programme and a personal milestoneโข for the young player, โคopeningโ a new chapter in his career.
Born in Cicero, Illinois, โGutiรฉrrez has longโค maintainedโค strongโ familialโค ties to Mexico. Obtaining a Mexican passport will allow him to be called up by the national team without occupying aโข foreign player slot. This progress arrives at a crucial โฃjuncture for Mexico โas they navigate qualificationโ for future international โฃtournaments and seek to strengthen their squad with emergingโ talent.
“This is aโ very crucial step for me and my family,” Gutiรฉrrez โstated. “Representing Mexico would be a โฃdreamโฃ come โคtrue,โ andโ I’m excited aboutโ the possibility โof โขcontributing to the national โฃteam’s โsuccess.”
the Mexican โคFootball Federation has reportedly welcomed โคGutiรฉrrez’s interest โand isโ workingโฃ with him to expedite the passport application process. While โขno official timeline has been announced, โsources indicate the โคprocessโฃ is progressing smoothly, and Gutiรฉrrez coudl be eligible for โขselection in upcoming national team fixtures.