Vanessa Gilles

Canadian football player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCanadian football player
PlacesCanada
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth11 March 1996, Châteauguay, Canada
Age28 years
Star signPisces
Sports Teams
Apollon Ladies FC
Girondins de Bordeaux
Cincinnati Bearcats
Canada women's national soccer team
France women's national under-23 football team
The details

Biography

Vanessa Gilles (born March 11, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a defender for Girondins de Bordeaux and the Canada national team.

College career

Gilles played for the Cincinnati Bearcats from 2014 to 2017.

Club career

In May 2017, Gilles joined League1 Ontario side West Ottawa SC. She scored 2 goals in 9 appearances in the regular season, and was selected to the 2017 League1 Ontario All-Star third team. She was also selected to represent League1 Ontario in the All-Star game against the Team Ontario squad competing in the 2017 Canada Games.

In January 2018, Gilles signed a short-term contract with Cypriot First Division side Apollon Limassol. She made her professional debut for the club on January 14, starting in a 1–1 draw with Anorthosis Famagusta. She scored 10 goals in 11 appearances for the club in the regular season, and made 3 appearances in the Cypriot Women's Cup tournament, helping Apollon Limassol win the final against Pyrgos Limassol on penalties.

In July 2018, Gilles signed a two-year contract with Division 1 Féminine side Girondins de Bordeaux.

International career

Although born in Quebec, Gilles was eligible to play for France as her father was born in Paris. In November 2018, Gilles was called into the France U23 camp, and played for Les Bleues in a 5–2 victory against Belgium.

On January 18, 2019, she made her unofficial debut for Canada in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Switzerland. On November 10, she made her official debut in a 3–0 victory against New Zealand at the 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament.

Personal life

On March 20, 2019, Gilles spoke at the United Nations in New York City, as part of the 63rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Career statistics

Club

As of December 21, 2019.
ClubLeagueSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Apollon LimassolCypriot First Division2017–181110301410
Total11103000001410
Girondins de BordeauxD1 Féminine2018–1920110211
2019–2012000120
Total321100000331
Career total43114000004711

Honours

Club

Apollon Limassol
  • Cypriot Women's Cup: 2018
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