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van Dijk VS Saliba

Liverpool against Arsenal at the back: two composed, quick centre-backs who rarely lose a duel. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC) vs William Saliba (Arsenal): career goals and assists, per-90 output, season-by-season form, scouting ratings and transfers, side by side.

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V. van Dijk
DEFENDER • NETHERLANDS

Virgil
van Dijk

AGE 35CLUB LIVERPOOL FCHEIGHT 195 CM
HEAD TO HEAD
W. Saliba
DEFENDER • FRANCE

William
Saliba

AGE 25CLUB ARSENALHEIGHT 193 CM
PLAYER FILE

Player Bio

VAN DIJK
PROFILE
SALIBA
Virgil van Dijk
FULL NAME
William Saliba
8 Jul 1991
DATE OF BIRTH
24 Mar 2001
Netherlands
NATIONALITY
France
195 cm
HEIGHT
193 cm
Defender
POSITION
Defender
SCOUTING

Scouting Report

VV
SCOUTING

Virgil van Dijk

Ability rating92 / 200
PotentialUnlikely to Improve
Injury riskVery Unlikely
WS
SCOUTING

William Saliba

Ability rating90 / 200
PotentialAlmost Reached
Injury riskUnlikely
CAREER DATA

Career Stats On Record

VAN DIJK
CAREER ON RECORD
SALIBA
63
GOALS
9
720
APPEARANCES
368
15
ASSISTS
3
46,973
MINUTES
27,980
7.26
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

01

Goals By Season

GOALS • 2011/12 – 2026/27
02

Player Profile

RELATIVE ATTRIBUTES
VAN DIJK
SALIBA
03

Assists By Season

CREATIVITY
04

Goal Contributions

CUMULATIVE GOALS + ASSISTS
05

Match Rating

AVERAGE RATING PER SEASON
06

Minutes Played

WORKLOAD PER SEASON
STAT BATTLE

Every Metric

Output
63VAN DIJK
GOALS
87.5%12.5%
9SALIBA
15VAN DIJK
ASSISTS
83.3%16.7%
3SALIBA
78VAN DIJK
GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS
86.7%13.3%
12SALIBA
720VAN DIJK
APPEARANCES
66.2%33.8%
368SALIBA
46,973VAN DIJK
MINUTES
62.7%37.3%
27,980SALIBA
EFFICIENCY

Per 90 Minutes

PER 90 • 46,973 MINUTES

Virgil van Dijk

Goals0.12
Assists0.03
Goal Contributions0.15
Shots0.91
Key Passes0.30
Successful Dribbles0.16
Duels Won5.40
Tackles + Interceptions2.16
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
VVVirgil van Dijk
Netherlands / Liverpool FC
35
5
1
6
3,015
7.27
WSWilliam Saliba
France / Arsenal
15
0
0
0
795
7.01
2025/26SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
VVVirgil van Dijk
Liverpool FC
54
8
3
11
4,851
7.27
WSWilliam Saliba
Arsenal
51
1
1
2
4,254
6.98
2024/25SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
VVVirgil van Dijk
Netherlands / Liverpool FC
68
7
1
8
5,824
7.26
WSWilliam Saliba
France / Arsenal
72
2
0
2
5,921
7.00
2023/24SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
VVVirgil van Dijk
Liverpool FC
53
4
2
6
4,072
7.35
WSWilliam Saliba
Arsenal / France
51
2
1
3
4,502
6.97
2022/23SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
VVVirgil van Dijk
Netherlands / Liverpool FC
60
5
1
6
5,055
7.12
WSWilliam Saliba
France / Arsenal
52
3
1
4
3,163
6.91
BREAKDOWN

By Competition

VAN DIJK • 13 COMPETITIONS
Premier LeagueEngland • 12 seasons
355APPS
31GOALS
8AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 11 seasons
91APPS
7GOALS
5AST
Scottish PremiershipScotland • 3 seasons
74APPS
9GOALS
0AST
EredivisieNetherlands • 2 seasons
52APPS
0GOALS
0AST
International Friendly GamesInternational • 9 seasons
27APPS
3GOALS
0AST
UEFA Nations LeagueEurope • 5 seasons
25APPS
2GOALS
0AST
Europa LeagueEurope • 3 seasons
22APPS
2GOALS
1AST
World Cup Qualification UEFAEurope • 3 seasons
21APPS
3GOALS
0AST
SALIBA • 13 COMPETITIONS
Premier LeagueEngland • 4 seasons
131APPS
7GOALS
2AST
Ligue 1France • 4 seasons
101APPS
1GOALS
0AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 4 seasons
37APPS
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

VV
5 TEAMS

Virgil van Dijk

TEAMS
Liverpool FCClub • 2017–2026 • 10 seasons
NetherlandsNational team • 2014–2026 • 9 seasons
SouthamptonClub • 2015–2017 • 3 seasons
CelticClub • 2013–2015 • 3 seasons
FC GroningenClub • 2011–2012 • 2 seasons
TRANSFERS
Southampton→Liverpool FC1 Jan 2018 • 84.7M €
Celtic→Southampton1 Sep 2015 • 15.7M €
FC Groningen→Celtic1 Jul 2013 • 2.8M €
FC Groningen U21→FC Groningen1 Jul 2011
WS
6 TEAMS

William Saliba

TEAMS
FranceNational team • 2022–2026 • 4 seasons
ArsenalClub • 2020–2026 • 6 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

VV
6 LATEST ITEMS

Virgil van Dijk

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Virgil van Dijk has been named on the @FIFPRO World XI shortlist 🙌tweet • Liverpool FC • 2 Nov 2026
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'Very disappointed' - Virgil van Dijk's reaction to #LIVARS 💬 🔗tweet • Liverpool FC • 1 Nov 2026
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“What a fixture.” 👊💬 Virgil van Dijk looks ahead to Sunday's meeting in his #LIVARS programme notes 🗣️tweet • Liverpool FC • 31 Oct 2026
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Treasured artefacts from the day Virgil van Dijk lifted his first trophy as Liverpool captain ❤️✨tweet • Liverpool FC • 28 Oct 2026
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The skipper’s message: Look forward to the challenge ahead 💪🔴 Read Virgil van Dijk’s programme notes: 💬tweet • Liverpool FC • 28 Oct 2026
WS
6 LATEST ITEMS

William Saliba

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🎙️ On William Saliba: 💬 "He needs some minutes. Obviously, the Champions League allows you to bring more players into the bench, but we believe that it's the best thing to do, to play some minutes on the weekend with under-21s and then be fully fit for the international break."tweet • Arsenal • 7 Nov 2026
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William Saliba is BACK 💥tweet • Arsenal • 4 Nov 2026
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Declan Rice - 15th Gabriel - 21st William Saliba - 29th Our Gunners named in the Ballon d'Or top 30 👏tweet • Arsenal • 26 Oct 2026
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Due to a medical appointment, William Saliba was not available this afternoon.tweet • Arsenal • 14 Oct 2026
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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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