| Juan Manuel Gutiérrez | |
| Fullname: | Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Freire |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Atlántida, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.77m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Boston River (on loan from Almería) |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Danubio |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Danubio |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Clubs2: | Almería B |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020– |
| Clubs3: | Almería |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Nacional (loan) |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | → Boston River (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 32 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Uruguay U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 28 June 2023 |
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Freire (born 4 February 2002) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uruguayan Primera División club Boston River, on loan from La Liga club Almería.
Born in Atlántida, Gutiérrez joined Danubio in 2015, aged 13.[1] On 16 May 2018, he made his first team – and Primera División – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Nicolás Prieto in a 0–2 home loss against Montevideo Wanderers;[2] aged 16 years, three months and 12 days, he became the youngest player to debut for the club in the 21st century.[1]
Gutiérrez scored his first professional goal on 25 August 2019, netting his team's only in a 1–3 defeat at Defensor Sporting.[3] He only scored one further goal for the first team, against Montevideo City Torque, before leaving in September 2020.[4]
On 13 September 2020, UD Almería reached an agreement in principle with Danubio for the transfer of Gutiérrez.[5] He was announced by his new club two days later, after agreeing to a five-year contract.[6]
Gutiérrez featured almost exclusively for the reserves in Tercera División, and moved back to his home country on 27 August 2021, after agreeing to a two-year loan deal with Nacional.[7] On 21 July 2023, after being rarely used, he joined Boston River on loan for one year.[8]