Vanessa Gilles: News & player profile - FC Bayern Munich
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Vanessa Gilles
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Vanessa Gilles
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- Date signed
- 01/07/2025
- Height
- 1.74 m
- Stronger foot?
- Right
- Date of birth
- 11/03/1996
- Place of birth
- Châteauguay
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Previous clubs
- Olympique Lyonnais (2022-2025)
Angel City FC (2022)
FC Girondis de Bordeaux (2018-2022)
Apollon Ladies FC (2018)
West Ottawa SC (2017-2018)
Cincinnati Bearcats (-2017) - My idol and what I’d ask them
- My idols are my parents. I'd ask them about their childhood and what experiences they gained at my age.
- My dream job if I hadn’t become a professional footballer
- I would've liked to have been a basketball player.
- Sports I like besides football
- I like playing padel, basketball, golf, pickleball and esports.
- My favourite travel destination
- Going back home to my family.
- My favourite food
- I most like eating sushi, poké, ramen and pad Thai.
- My favourite book and why I’d recommend it
- My favorite book is The Alchemist because it is easy to read and you always discover something new in it that you can identify with.
- First memory of FC Bayern
- When I played against FC Bayern for the first time with Lyon at the Campus. That was a few months before I signed my contract in Munich.
- Strangest moment/incident I've experienced in football
- In general, playing football and travelling during the COVID pandemic.
- How I calm down when I'm annoyed after a game
- I play video games or crochet.
- Best or most exciting football match
- Barcelona's 6-1 comeback against Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 in 2017.
- My pre-match ritual
- Before the game, I drink a matcha; if kick-off is late enough, I take a nap.
Bundesliga: 2026
DFB Cup: 2026
Supercup: 2025
Olympic gold medal: 2021
French League: 2023, 2024, 2025
Coupe de France Féminine: 2023
- Date signed
- 01/07/2025
- Height
- 1.74 m
- Stronger foot?
- Right
- Date of birth
- 11/03/1996
- Place of birth
- Châteauguay
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Previous clubs
- Olympique Lyonnais (2022-2025)
Angel City FC (2022)
FC Girondis de Bordeaux (2018-2022)
Apollon Ladies FC (2018)
West Ottawa SC (2017-2018)
Cincinnati Bearcats (-2017) - My idol and what I’d ask them
- My idols are my parents. I'd ask them about their childhood and what experiences they gained at my age.
- My dream job if I hadn’t become a professional footballer
- I would've liked to have been a basketball player.
- Sports I like besides football
- I like playing padel, basketball, golf, pickleball and esports.
- My favourite travel destination
- Going back home to my family.
- My favourite food
- I most like eating sushi, poké, ramen and pad Thai.
- My favourite book and why I’d recommend it
- My favorite book is The Alchemist because it is easy to read and you always discover something new in it that you can identify with.
- First memory of FC Bayern
- When I played against FC Bayern for the first time with Lyon at the Campus. That was a few months before I signed my contract in Munich.
- Strangest moment/incident I've experienced in football
- In general, playing football and travelling during the COVID pandemic.
- How I calm down when I'm annoyed after a game
- I play video games or crochet.
- Best or most exciting football match
- Barcelona's 6-1 comeback against Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 in 2017.
- My pre-match ritual
- Before the game, I drink a matcha; if kick-off is late enough, I take a nap.
Bundesliga: 2026
DFB Cup: 2026
Supercup: 2025
Olympic gold medal: 2021
French League: 2023, 2024, 2025
Coupe de France Féminine: 2023