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Vanessa Gilles

What is vanessa gilles?

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Key facts

Full name Vanessa Brigitte Gilles[1]
Date of birth March 11, 1996[1]
Place of birth Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada[1]
Position Defender / centre-back[1]
Current club Bayern Munich[1]

Vanessa Gilles is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender for Bayern Munich and the Canada national team. She won Olympic gold with Canada at Tokyo 2020.

Context

Vanessa Gilles is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender for Bayern Munich and the Canada national team [1]. She was born on March 11, 1996, in Châteauguay, Quebec [1]. Gilles won gold with Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic football tournament [2]. She joined Bayern Munich on 01/07/2025, with previous clubs including Olympique Lyonnais and Angel City FC [3].

Documented claims

  • Gilles won gold with Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic football tournament. [2]
  • She joined Bayern Munich on 01/07/2025, with previous clubs including Olympique Lyonnais and Angel City FC. [3]

Questions and answers

What is Vanessa Gilles' nationality?

Vanessa Gilles is Canadian [1].

What awards has Vanessa Gilles won?

She won a gold medal with Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic football tournament [2].

Sources

  1. Vanessa Gilles - Team Canada - Olympic.ca — olympic.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Vanessa Gilles — angelcity.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Vanessa Gilles making her presence felt with Canadian women's soccer team — sportsnet.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People