Club Gil turned professional when he signed a
Generation Adidas contract with
Major League Soccer in February 2010, spurning interest from major European clubs such as
Premier League side
Arsenal. Having signed a GA deal after the MLS draft, Gil was placed in a weighted lottery to allocate him to an MLS club. The
Kansas City Wizards won the rights to Gil despite the player having stated his preference before the lottery to play for a western-based club. MLS helped engineer Gil's trade to
Real Salt Lake in exchange for an
international roster slot, a second-round pick in the
2011 MLS SuperDraft, and 25 percent of any future transfer fee should RSL sell Gil outside of MLS. Gil made his professional debut as a substitute against
D.C. United in the
2010 US Open Cup. During the latter half of 2010, Gil joined
AC St. Louis of the
USSF Division 2 Professional League on loan. He made his debut for St. Louis on August 20 as a late substitute against the
Puerto Rico Islanders, and scored his first professional goal on September 18, a 93rd-minute winner against the
Austin Aztex. On October 19, 2010, Gil made his RSL debut in a
CONCACAF Champions League group match against Cruz Azul. He started the game and chipped a ball into the box to a teammate who was taken down for a penalty. He made his MLS debut on March 26, 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute in RSL's 4–1 home win against
Los Angeles Galaxy. He scored his first MLS goal on August 6, 2011, against
New York Red Bulls. In December 2015, Gil signed with
Querétaro of
Liga MX. With playing time in Mexico limited, Gil was loaned to
Orlando City for the 2017 season. His loan continued after an August trade to the
Colorado Rapids. On April 23, 2018, Gil again returned to
MLS when he joined
Houston Dynamo on loan. Gil made an appearance with the Dynamo
USL affiliate, the
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, before making his Dynamo debut on May 11 in a 2–2 draw with the
Vancouver Whitecaps. He helped the Dynamo win the 2018
US Open Cup, making three appearances and getting one assist in the tournament. In July 2019, Gil signed a one-year deal with
Czech National Football League side
Viktoria Žižkov. In March 2021, Gil signed a deal with Czech National Football League side
FC MAS Táborsko. Gil joined
USL League One side
Union Omaha on July 22, 2022. Gil signed with USL League One expansion club
Spokane Velocity on January 22, 2024.
International Gil was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent. In 2009, Gil was a member of the
United States U-17 national team for both the CONCACAF U-17 Championships and the
FIFA U-17 World Cup. Gil was named to the
United States U-18 roster for the
2011 Milk Cup tournament in
Northern Ireland. Gil was included in the
United States U-20 squad for the
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, and scored a "spectacular" goal in a losing cause against
Spain: "twisting and turning to work some space for himself from goal, [he] provided an early candidate for goal of the tournament with a stunning left-foot shot into the top right-hand corner." He made his first appearance with the
senior team on February 1, 2014, in a friendly against
South Korea. == Statistics ==