William Saliba
Defender - Centre-Back
at Arsenal FC
at Arsenal FC
2,495 days · joined 2019-07-25
👕200+ Apps
🏴50+ Caps
Market value
€80.00m
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
18/19
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Arsenal FC
top club · 137 apps
Career highs
€80.00m
peak value · 2024
€30.00m
top transfer fee · 19/20
3
best season · 22/23
55 / 4
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2001-03-24 · 6 players total
259Appearances
8Goals
2Assists
28Yellow cards
1Red cards
73Full matches (90′)
| Full name | William Saliba |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | William Alain André Gabriel Saliba |
| Date of birth | 2001-03-24 (25 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Bondy, France |
| Citizenship | France Cameroon |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 192.00 m |
| Current club | Arsenal FC |
| Joined | 2019-07-25 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | ND SPORTS MANAGEMENT |
Aug 2025
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2025
25/26 — Arsenal FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Arsenal FC
51 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Arsenal FC
50 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Arsenal FC
33 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2022
Transfer: Marseille → Arsenal
21/22 · Return from loan
Jul 2021
Transfer: Arsenal → Marseille
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Olympique Marseille
52 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2021
Transfer: OGC Nice → Arsenal
20/21 · Return from loan
Jan 2021
Transfer: Arsenal → OGC Nice
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Arsenal FC, OGC Nice, Arsenal FC U23
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jun 2020
Transfer: Saint-Étienne → Arsenal
19/20 · Return from loan
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Jul 2019
Transfer: Arsenal → Saint-Étienne
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
Transfer: Saint-Étienne → Arsenal
19/20 · Transfer · €30.00m
Jul 2019
19/20 — AS Saint-Étienne
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2019
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — AS Saint-Étienne, AS Saint-Étienne U19, AS Saint-Étienne B
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Saint-Étienne B → Saint-Étienne
18/19 · Transfer
May 2018
Transfer: St-Étienne U19 → Saint-Étienne B
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: St-Étienne U17 → St-Étienne U19
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: Montfermeil Jgd → St-Étienne U17
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: AS Bondy Yth. → Montfermeil Jgd
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €80.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Arsenal FC
72.4%
Olympique Marseille
0.0%
OGC Nice
27.6%
Arsenal FC U23
0.0%
AS Saint-Étienne
0.0%
AS Saint-Étienne B
0.0%
AS Saint-Étienne U19
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 5 | 20/21 | 25/26 | 137 | 7 | 2 | 4,730 |
| Olympique Marseille | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OGC Nice | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1,800 |
| Arsenal FC U23 | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Saint-Étienne B | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Saint-Étienne U19 | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Premier League | Arsenal FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Champions League | Arsenal FC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Arsenal FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Arsenal FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | Arsenal FC | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1,521 |
| 23/24 | Champions League | Arsenal FC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Community Shield | Arsenal FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Arsenal FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Arsenal FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | Arsenal FC | 38 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1,710 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Arsenal FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Europa League | Arsenal FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Arsenal FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premier League | Arsenal FC | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1,208 |
| 21/22 | Conference L. | Olympique Marseille | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Coupe de France | Olympique Marseille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Europa League | Olympique Marseille | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Marseille | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Community Shield | Arsenal FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Coupe de France | OGC Nice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Arsenal FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Arsenal FC U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Ligue 1 | OGC Nice | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,800 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | Arsenal FC U23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de France | AS Saint-Étienne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Europa League | AS Saint-Étienne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Ligue 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de France | AS Saint-Étienne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de la Ligue | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coupe Gambardella | AS Saint-Étienne U19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ligue 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | National 2 - Grp. B | AS Saint-Étienne B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | AS Bondy Yth. | Montfermeil Jgd | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Montfermeil Jgd | St-Étienne U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | St-Étienne U17 | St-Étienne U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-05-11 | St-Étienne U19 | Saint-Étienne B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Saint-Étienne B | Saint-Étienne | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-25 | Saint-Étienne | Arsenal | Transfer | 12000000 | €30.00m |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-26 | Arsenal | Saint-Étienne | Loan | 12000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | Saint-Étienne | Arsenal | Return from loan | 22500000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-04 | Arsenal | OGC Nice | Loan | 17000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | OGC Nice | Arsenal | Return from loan | 18000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-15 | Arsenal | Marseille | Loan | 18000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Marseille | Arsenal | Return from loan | 30000000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Hamstring injury | 2019-05-23 | 2019-09-28 | 129 | 22 |
| 19/20 | Metatarsal fracture | 2019-11-04 | 2020-01-20 | 78 | 19 |
| 22/23 | Back injury | 2023-03-16 | 2023-06-20 | 97 | 16 |
| 23/24 | Toe injury | 2023-10-09 | 2023-10-19 | 11 | 2 |
| 24/25 | Hamstring injury | 2025-01-17 | 2025-01-24 | 8 | 2 |
| 25/26 | Ankle injury | 2025-08-31 | 2025-09-28 | 29 | 6 |
Current€80.00m
Peak€80.00m
Low€3.00m
Δ since start+€77.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €80.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €80.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €80.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €80.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €70.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €55.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €65.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €40.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €30.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €24.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €18.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €17.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53860 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #25250 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23658 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23101 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #10844 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #10831 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9323 | #2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3377 | #17 | 28 | 0 | — | — | recent national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Partey | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattéo Guendouzi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorginho | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Nketiah | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakub Kiwior | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luan Peres | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pol Lirola | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cengiz Ünder | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Valentin Rongier | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Premier League | Arsenal FC | 2 | 27 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | Arsenal FC | 2 | 38 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | Arsenal FC | 2 | 35 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Premier League | Arsenal FC | 1 | 38 |
| 22/23 | Premier League | Arsenal FC | 1 | 27 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Marseille | Arsenal | Return from loan | — | €30.00m |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-15 | Arsenal | Marseille | Loan | — | €18.00m |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | OGC Nice | Arsenal | Return from loan | — | €18.00m |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-04 | Arsenal | OGC Nice | Loan | — | €17.00m |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | Saint-Étienne | Arsenal | Return from loan | — | €22.50m |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-26 | Arsenal | Saint-Étienne | Loan | — | €12.00m |
Last 50 matches for Arsenal FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | CL |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | – | Arsenal FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-24 | GB1 |
Crystal Palace FC | 1–2 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-05-18 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | – | Burnley FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-10 | GB1 |
West Ham United FC | 0–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-05-10 | GB1 |
West Ham United FC | 0–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-05-05 | CL |
Arsenal FC | 1–0 | Club Atlético de Madrid | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 3–0 | Fulham FC | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 3–0 | Fulham FC | Available |
| 2026-04-29 | CL |
Club Atlético de Madrid | 1–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-04-25 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 1–0 | Newcastle United FC | Available |
| 2026-04-25 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 1–0 | Newcastle United FC | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | GB1 |
Manchester City FC | 2–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | GB1 |
Manchester City FC | 2–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-04-15 | CL |
Arsenal FC | 0–0 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Available |
| 2026-04-11 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 1–2 | AFC Bournemouth | Available |
| 2026-04-07 | CL |
Sporting Clube de Portugal | 0–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-03-17 | CL |
Arsenal FC | 2–0 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Available |
| 2026-03-14 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 2–0 | Everton FC | Available |
| 2026-03-11 | CL |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-03-04 | GB1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 0–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 2–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | GB1 |
Tottenham Hotspur FC | 1–4 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-02-18 | GB1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 2–2 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-02-12 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 1–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-02-07 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 3–0 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | GB1 |
Leeds United FC | 0–4 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-01-28 | CL |
Arsenal FC | 3–2 | FK Kairat | Available |
| 2026-01-25 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 2–3 | Manchester United FC | Available |
| 2026-01-20 | CL |
FC Internazionale Milano | 1–3 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest FC | 0–0 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-01-08 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 0–0 | Liverpool FC | Available |
| 2026-01-03 | GB1 |
AFC Bournemouth | 2–3 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-12-30 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 4–1 | Aston Villa FC | Available |
| 2025-12-27 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB1 |
Everton FC | 0–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | Available |
| 2025-12-10 | CL |
Club Brugge KV | 0–3 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | GB1 |
Aston Villa FC | 2–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-12-03 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 2–0 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2025-11-30 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 1–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-11-26 | CL |
Arsenal FC | 3–1 | FC Bayern München | Available |
| 2025-11-23 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 4–1 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–2 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-11-04 | CL |
SK Slavia Praha | 0–3 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-11-01 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 0–2 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-10-26 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 1–0 | Crystal Palace FC | Available |
| 2025-10-21 | CL |
Arsenal FC | 4–0 | Club Atlético de Madrid | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB1 |
Fulham FC | 0–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 2–0 | West Ham United FC | Available |
| 2025-10-01 | CL |
Arsenal FC | 2–0 | PAE Olympiakos SFP | Available |
Teams faced most often by William Saliba's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool FC | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 33% |
| FC Nantes | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 25% |
| Stade Brestois 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 50% |
| Manchester City FC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 25% |
| West Ham United FC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 50% |
| Manchester United FC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 63% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 63% |
| Lille OSC | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 25% |
| Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 75% |
| Everton FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 38% |
| Newcastle United FC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 63% |
| Montpellier HSC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Senior debut season | |
| 20/21 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 51 | 1,521 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 |
| 23/24 | 50 | 1,710 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 22/23 | 33 | 1,499 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 21/22 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 30 | 1,800 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 19/20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
103 apps
6 G
2 A
Europa League
12 apps
1 G
0 A
Ligue 1
84 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League
21 apps
0 G
0 A
EFL Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Conference L.
7 apps
0 G
0 A
Coupe de France
10 apps
0 G
0 A
Premier League 2
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is William Saliba?
William Saliba is a France professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Arsenal FC.
How old is William Saliba?
William Saliba is 25 years old. He was born on March 24, 2001 in Bondy.
What position does William Saliba play?
William Saliba plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does William Saliba play for?
William Saliba currently plays for Arsenal FC.
How many career goals has William Saliba scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, William Saliba has scored 8 goals in 259 appearances.
What is William Saliba's market value?
William Saliba's most recent reported market value is €80.00m.