Vanessa Gilles
Angel City FC · Centre-back · Ball-Winner
Centre-back2022 seasonCanadaage 26.31253 min5 ft 7 inBall-Winner
There is no ambiguity about what Vanessa is: 100th percentile for receiving / positioning, 29th for defensive disruption, at 26.3, in the years where output is steadiest.
In plain EnglishAdds a full goal of value roughly every 10 matches; touches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
+0.099
goals added / 96
98th
percentile in position
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in receiving / positioning, discipline, shooting, carrying, passing. Below the 35th in defensive disruption.
Style metrics2022 season
| Share of team touches | 10.7% |
| Average pass distance | 25.6 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 13.2 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 26.0% |
| Shots per 96 | 1.00 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.23 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.094 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.014 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.018 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Rudd | CB | WAS | 2023 | 24.0 | +0.029 |
| Paige Nielsen | CB | LA | 2022 | 28.7 | -0.112 |
| Emily Sonnett | CB | POR | 2018 | 24.6 | +0.012 |
| Amber Brooks | CB | HOU | 2019 | 28.4 | +0.023 |
| Gemma Bonner | CB | LOU | 2022 | 31.0 | +0.049 |
| Rafaelle | CB | ORL | 2023 | 32.0 | +0.056 |
| Elizabeth Ball | CB | KC | 2021 | 25.7 | +0.034 |
| Rachel Corsie | CB | KC | 2021 | 31.9 | -0.036 |