Thomas Gillier
Chilean footballer (born 2004)
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Thomas Clemente Philippe Gillier Correa (born 28 May 2004) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for MLS club CF Montréal, on loan from Serie A club Bologna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Clemente Philippe Gillier Correa | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Condes, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
CF Montréal (on loan from Bologna) | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2023 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Universidad Católica | 20 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bologna | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → CF Montréal (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Chile U20 | 0 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2022 | |||
Club career
Giller came to the Universidad Católica youth system at the age of 11. Gillier made his debut with the first team in a friendly match against the Argentine club River Plate on 9 September 2023.[1][2] At league level, Gillier made his professional debut in a match against Ñublense on 23 February 2024.[3]
On 2 July 2025, Gillier moved to Italy and signed with Bologna for five seasons.[4][5] On 8 July, he joined on loan to Major League Soccer club CF Montréal until the end of the 2025 season with an option to extend for the next season.[6] On 5 August, Gillier made his debut with Montreal, where he stopped an early penalty kick before giving up two goals in a 2-1 loss to Club Puebla of Liga MX.[7]
International career
Gillier received his first call up to the Chile senior team for the friendly match against Panama on 8 February 2025.[8][9] Later, he was called up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September of the same year.[10]
Personal life
Giller was born in Las Condes, Santiago city, Chile, to a French father and a Chilean mother, both died in 2024. His mother, Claudia Correa Bilbao, was a noted plastic artist and his father was a political scientist.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2022 | Chilean Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Chilean Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Chilean Primera División | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Chilean Primera División | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Bologna | 2025–26 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Montréal (loan) | 2025 | MLS | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
- Includes Copa Chile, Coppa Italia, Canadian Championship
- Appearance in Copa Sudamericana