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FORWARD • ARGENTINA

Lionel
Messi

AGE 39CLUB INTER MIAMI CFHEIGHT 169 CM

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DEFENDER • FRANCE

William
Saliba

AGE 25CLUB ARSENALHEIGHT 193 CM

PLAYER FILE

Player Bio

MESSI

PROFILE

SALIBA

Lionel Messi

FULL NAME

William Saliba

24 Jun 1987

DATE OF BIRTH

24 Mar 2001

Argentina

NATIONALITY

France

169 cm

HEIGHT

193 cm

Forward

POSITION

Defender

SCOUTING

Scouting Report

SCOUTING

Lionel Messi

No scouting data for this player.

SCOUTING

William Saliba

Ability rating90 / 200

PotentialAlmost Reached

Injury riskUnlikely

CAREER DATA

Career Stats On Record

MESSI

CAREER ON RECORD

SALIBA

656

GOALS

768

APPEARANCES

367

283

ASSISTS

60,154

MINUTES

27,980

8.27

AVG RATING

6.98

BSD has no per-match data before 2011/12, so earlier seasons are missing and these totals are floors, not official career figures.

PERFORMANCE LAB

Advanced Analytics

Goals By Season

GOALS • 2011/12 – 2026/27

Player Profile

RELATIVE ATTRIBUTES

MESSI

SALIBA

Assists By Season

CREATIVITY

Goal Contributions

CUMULATIVE GOALS + ASSISTS

Match Rating

AVERAGE RATING PER SEASON

Minutes Played

WORKLOAD PER SEASON

STAT BATTLE

Every Metric

Output

656MESSI

GOALS

98.6%1.4%

9SALIBA

283MESSI

ASSISTS

99.0%1.0%

3SALIBA

939MESSI

GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS

98.7%1.3%

12SALIBA

768MESSI

APPEARANCES

67.7%32.3%

367SALIBA

60,154MESSI

MINUTES

68.3%31.7%

27,980SALIBA

EFFICIENCY

Per 90 Minutes

PER 90 • 60,154 MINUTES

Lionel Messi

Goals0.98

Assists0.42

Goal Contributions1.40

Shots5.02

Key Passes2.71

Successful Dribbles4.08

Duels Won7.22

Tackles + Interceptions0.87

PER 90 • 27,980 MINUTES

William Saliba

Goals0.03

Assists0.01

Goal Contributions0.04

Shots0.26

Key Passes0.20

Successful Dribbles0.44

Duels Won3.93

Tackles + Interceptions2.26

SEASON BY SEASON

Every Season

2026/27SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Inter Miami CF

3,847

8.38

WSWilliam Saliba

France

795

7.01

2025/26SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

3,136

8.57

WSWilliam Saliba

Arsenal

4,254

6.98

2024/25SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Inter Miami CF

2,306

8.16

WSWilliam Saliba

France / Arsenal

5,921

7.00

2023/24SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Inter Miami CF / Argentina

642

7.98

WSWilliam Saliba

Arsenal / France

4,502

6.97

2022/23SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

LMLionel Messi

Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain

5,635

8.06

WSWilliam Saliba

France / Arsenal

3,163

6.91

BREAKDOWN

By Competition

MESSI • 11 COMPETITIONS

La LigaSpain • 10 seasons

337APPS

347GOALS

116AST

Champions LeagueEurope • 12 seasons

105APPS

90GOALS

28AST

MLSUSA • 4 seasons

86APPS

77GOALS

47AST

Ligue 1France • 2 seasons

58APPS

22GOALS

30AST

Copa del ReySpain • 8 seasons

43APPS

32GOALS

21AST

International Friendly GamesInternational • 13 seasons

41APPS

30GOALS

10AST

World Cup Qualification CONMEBOLSouth America • 4 seasons

38APPS

24GOALS

7AST

Copa AmericaSouth America • 5 seasons

31APPS

12GOALS

14AST

SALIBA • 13 COMPETITIONS

Premier LeagueEngland • 4 seasons

131APPS

7GOALS

2AST

Ligue 1France • 4 seasons

101APPS

1GOALS

0AST

Champions LeagueEurope • 3 seasons

36APPS

0GOALS

0AST

Europa LeagueEurope • 3 seasons

16APPS

1GOALS

0AST

World CupInternational • 2 seasons

15APPS

0GOALS

0AST

UEFA Nations LeagueEurope • 2 seasons

14APPS

0GOALS

0AST

Carabao CupEngland • 5 seasons

13APPS

0GOALS

1AST

Coupe de FranceFrance • 4 seasons

9APPS

0GOALS

0AST

JOURNEY

Career Path

5 TEAMS

Lionel Messi

TEAMS

ArgentinaNational team • 2012–2026 • 14 seasons

Inter Miami CFClub • 2023–2026 • 4 seasons

Paris Saint-GermainClub • 2021–2022 • 2 seasons

FC BarcelonaClub • 2011–2020 • 10 seasons

Barcelona AtlèticClub

TRANSFERS

Paris Saint-Germain→Inter Miami CF15 Jul 2023 • Free

FC Barcelona→Paris Saint-Germain10 Aug 2021 • Free

Barcelona Atlètic→FC Barcelona1 Jul 2005

Barcelona U20→Barcelona Atlètic5 Mar 2004

6 TEAMS

William Saliba

TEAMS

FranceNational team • 2022–2026 • 4 seasons

ArsenalClub • 2020–2025 • 5 seasons

Olympique de MarseilleClub • 2021 • 1 season

NiceClub • 2020 • 1 season

Saint-ÉtienneClub • 2018–2019 • 2 seasons

AS Saint-Étienne 2Club

TRANSFERS

Olympique de Marseille→Arsenal30 Jun 2022

Arsenal→Olympique de Marseille15 Jul 2021

Nice→Arsenal30 Jun 2021

Arsenal→Nice4 Jan 2021

Saint-Étienne→Arsenal30 Jun 2020

Arsenal→Saint-Étienne26 Jul 2019

Saint-Étienne→Arsenal25 Jul 2019 • 30M €

AS Saint-Étienne 2→Saint-Étienne1 Jul 2018

Saint-Étienne U19→AS Saint-Étienne 211 May 2018

MEDIA

Latest Media

6 LATEST ITEMS

Lionel Messi

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Inter Miami 1 - 1 San Diegovideo • YouTube • 20 Sep 2026

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Inter Miami 2 - 1 Nashvillevideo • YouTube • 13 Sep 2026

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Inter Miami 5 - 1 Montréalvideo • YouTube • 30 Aug 2026

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Inter Miami 7 - 1 Montréalvideo • YouTube • 30 Aug 2026

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Inter Miami 3 - 1 Montréalvideo • YouTube • 30 Aug 2026

6 LATEST ITEMS

William Saliba

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Three outstanding campaigns ❤️ Declan Rice, Gabriel and William Saliba are nominated for the 2026 Men's Ballon d'Or 👇tweet • Arsenal • 8 Sep 2026

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Mikel Arteta has provided an injury update on Bruno Guimaraes, Jurrien Timber and William Saliba 👇tweet • Arsenal • 27 Aug 2026

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⏪ On this day in 2019... William Saliba joined The Arsenal ❤️tweet • Arsenal • 25 Jul 2026

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William Saliba medical update.tweet • Arsenal • 22 Jul 2026

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🎶 Du du du du du du du 🎶 William Saliba's greatest moments for The Arsenal 🇫🇷tweet • Arsenal • 27 Jun 2026

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Messi VS Saliba

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WilliamSaliba

Player Bio

Scouting Report

Lionel Messi

William Saliba

Career Stats On Record

Advanced Analytics

Goals By Season

Player Profile

Assists By Season

Goal Contributions

Match Rating

Minutes Played

Every Metric

Per 90 Minutes

Lionel Messi

William Saliba

Every Season

By Competition

Career Path

Lionel Messi

William Saliba

Latest Media

Lionel Messi

William Saliba

LionelMessi

WilliamSaliba

Player Bio

Scouting Report

Lionel Messi

William Saliba

Career Stats On Record

Advanced Analytics

Goals By Season

Player Profile

Assists By Season

Goal Contributions

Match Rating

Minutes Played

Every Metric

Per 90 Minutes

Lionel Messi

William Saliba

Every Season

By Competition

Career Path

Lionel Messi

William Saliba

Latest Media

Lionel Messi

William Saliba

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Messi

William
Saliba

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Messi

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Saliba