Canada forward Cyle Larin (second left) celebrates his goal against Honduras with teammates Jonathan Osorio (21) and Tajon Buchanan (11) during first half CONCACAF Nations League soccer action in Toronto on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Larin and defender Vannessa Gilles have been named Canada Soccer’s players of the month for March. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Forward Cyle Larin and defender Vanessa Gilles have been named Canada Soccer’s players of the month for March.
Larin scored three goals in two games for Canada while Gilles helped Olympique Lyonnais advance to the Coupe de France Féminine Finals.
Larin scored once against Curaçao and twice against Honduras in CONCACAF Nations League wins, upping his Canadian men’s record goal title to 28. The 27-year-old from Brampton, Ont., also scored four goals in three games for Spain’s Real Valladolid.
Gilles played every minute of league-leading Olympique Lyonnais’ March matches and recorded an assist in coup semifinal play to set up a showdown with rival Paris Saint-Germain on May 4.
The 27-year-old from Ottawa is currently in camp with sixth-ranked Canada ahead of an April 11 friendly with No. 5 France in Le Mans.
Canada Soccer Players of the Month
2023
January: Stephen Eustaquio and Cloe Lacasse.
February: Alistair Johnston and Kailen Sheridan.
March: Cyle Larin and Vanessa Gilles.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 3, 2023
