Felipe Alejandro Gutiérrez Leiva (Spanish pronunciation: [feˈlipe ɣuˈtjeres]; born 8 October 1990) is a former Chilean footballer who played as a midfielder.

[6] In the Torneo Apertura, Gutiérrez started well in the tournament and made an impressive display, including scoring important goals against Colo-Colo twice in four encounters on 26 May 2011[7] and 16 October 2011.

[10] His performance attracted interests from La Liga side Málaga, where he could link up his compatriot Manager Manuel Pellegrini.

[13] In June 2012, Gutiérrez signed for FC Twente of the Eredivisie who paid a fee between U.S. $3.5 and 4 million to Universidad Catolica for 70% of the transfer rights.

[14][15][16] Gutiérrez made his professional debut for the club on 2 August 2012 in the third qualifying round of the Europa League against FK Mladá Boleslav, being substituted on in the 73rd minute.

[17] A week later on 14 August 2012, Gutiérrez made his league debut for the club, in the opening game of the season, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute, in a 4–1 win over Groningen.

[18] He scored his first goal for Twente on 30 August 2012 in a Europa League play-off match against Bursaspor in a 4–1 win, helping the Dutch team qualify for the group stage.

[21] After making his return from injury against Feyenoord on 27 January 2013,[22] Gutiérrez scored his second league goal for the club on 28 April 2013, in a 5–2 win over NEC.

In the 2013–14 season, Gutiérrez began to establish himself in the first team and then scored his first goal for the club on 14 December 2013, in a 3–1 win over Go Ahead Eagles.

In May 2016, Spanish newspaper El Desmarque claimed that newly promoted La Liga side Real Betis interested signing Gutiérrez.

[46] Despite a knee injury setback, the medical went ahead[47] and it was announced on 6 July 2016, Gutiérrez signed a four-year deal with Real Betis.

[48] Gutiérrez made his Real Betis debut, playing 55 minutes before being substituted, in a 6–2 loss against Barcelona in the opening game of the season.

[60] Gutiérrez made his Sport Club Internacional debut, in a 1–1 draw against Corinthians in the Copa do Brasil, but was eliminated from the tournament after losing 4–3 on penalty shootout.

[64] However, he struggled to establish himself in the first team at Sport Club Internacional, as he spent the rest of the season on the substitute bench, and went on to make 16 appearances and scoring once for the side.

[72] He then returned to the first team from injury on 15 July 2018, coming on as a substitute for Yohan Croizet in the 78th minute, in a 3–2 loss against New York Red Bulls.

[74] After ending his contract with Universidad Católica, Gutiérrez moved to the United Arab Emirates and joined Al Wasl.

[83] Due to his impressive display at Universidad Católica, Gutiérrez made his Chile debut on 30 May 2010, where he came on as a late substitute, in a 1–0 win over Northern Ireland.

[85] Gutiérrez was included in three major tournament for Chile: he was called up into the squad for the Copa América and appeared four times on the substitute bench.

[91] Gutiérrez played four times in the World Cup, as Chile progressed through the group stage, but was eliminated by Brazil in the round of 16.

[94] Two months after the conclusion of the Copa América, Gutiérrez scored his first Chile goals in two years, in a 3–2 win over Paraguay on 5 September 2015.

[97] Gutiérrez was called up by the national side for the FIFA Confederations Cup but did not play a single game throughout the tournament, as Chile finished runner up after losing to Germany in the final.