David beat out runner-up Moise Bombito and Alistair Johnston for the award, while Gilles won over Jessie Fleming and Evelyne Viens
Canada 's Jonathan David celebrates after scoring a goal during a Copa America match against Uruguay, in Charlotte, N.C., on July 13.Jonathan David and Vanessa Gilles, two of the first names on the Canadian team sheet, have been named Canada Soccer Players of the Year.
“Representing this country is a privilege, and I’m proud of everything we’ve accomplished together,” David said in a Canada Soccer statement. “With the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the horizon, I’m excited for what’s ahead.”“He’s the smartest player I’ve ever coached,” Marsch, whose resume includes stops in MLS, England, Austria and Germany, said last month.
It was a tumultuous year for the sixth-ranked Canadian women, who found themselves in the middle of a drone-spying scandal at the Paris Olympic that cost head coach Bev Priestman her job. Gilles joined Angel City in December 2021 from France’s FC Girondins de Bordeaux. At the time, Angel City sporting director Eni Aluko called Gilles “one of the leading central defenders globally.”
After her Bearcats career, she joined Apollon Ladies FC in Cyprus before signing in France in July 2018.
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