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DEFENDER • FRANCE

William
Saliba

AGE 25CLUB ARSENALHEIGHT 193 CM

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DEFENDER • NETHERLANDS

Virgil
van Dijk

AGE 35CLUB LIVERPOOL FCHEIGHT 195 CM

PLAYER FILE

Player Bio

SALIBA

PROFILE

VAN DIJK

William Saliba

FULL NAME

Virgil van Dijk

24 Mar 2001

DATE OF BIRTH

8 Jul 1991

France

NATIONALITY

Netherlands

193 cm

HEIGHT

195 cm

Defender

POSITION

Defender

SCOUTING

Scouting Report

SCOUTING

William Saliba

Ability rating90 / 200

PotentialAlmost Reached

Injury riskUnlikely

SCOUTING

Virgil van Dijk

Ability rating92 / 200

PotentialUnlikely to Improve

Injury riskVery Unlikely

CAREER DATA

Career Stats On Record

SALIBA

CAREER ON RECORD

VAN DIJK

GOALS

367

APPEARANCES

707

ASSISTS

27,980

MINUTES

45,878

6.98

AVG RATING

7.27

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

SALIBA

VAN DIJK

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

9SALIBA

GOALS

12.7%87.3%

62VAN DIJK

3SALIBA

ASSISTS

16.7%83.3%

15VAN DIJK

12SALIBA

GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS

13.5%86.5%

77VAN DIJK

367SALIBA

APPEARANCES

34.2%65.8%

707VAN DIJK

27,980SALIBA

MINUTES

37.9%62.1%

45,878VAN DIJK

EFFICIENCY

Per 90 Minutes

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

PER 90 • 45,878 MINUTES

Virgil van Dijk

Goals0.12

Assists0.03

Goal Contributions0.15

Shots0.90

Key Passes0.29

Successful Dribbles0.16

Duels Won5.42

Tackles + Interceptions2.18

SEASON BY SEASON

Every Season

2026/27SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

WSWilliam Saliba

France

795

7.01

VVVirgil van Dijk

Netherlands / Liverpool FC

1,920

7.41

2025/26SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

WSWilliam Saliba

Arsenal

4,254

6.98

VVVirgil van Dijk

Liverpool FC

4,851

7.27

2024/25SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

WSWilliam Saliba

France / Arsenal

5,921

7.00

VVVirgil van Dijk

Netherlands / Liverpool FC

5,824

7.26

2023/24SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

WSWilliam Saliba

Arsenal / France

4,502

6.97

VVVirgil van Dijk

Liverpool FC

4,072

7.35

2022/23SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

WSWilliam Saliba

France / Arsenal

3,163

6.91

VVVirgil van Dijk

Netherlands / Liverpool FC

5,055

7.12

BREAKDOWN

By Competition

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

VAN DIJK • 13 COMPETITIONS

Premier LeagueEngland • 12 seasons

350APPS

31GOALS

8AST

Champions LeagueEurope • 11 seasons

88APPS

7GOALS

5AST

Scottish PremiershipScotland • 3 seasons

74APPS

9GOALS

0AST

EredivisieNetherlands • 2 seasons

52APPS

0GOALS

0AST

International Friendly GamesInternational • 9 seasons

27APPS

3GOALS

0AST

Europa LeagueEurope • 3 seasons

22APPS

2GOALS

1AST

World Cup Qualification UEFAEurope • 3 seasons

21APPS

3GOALS

0AST

UEFA Nations LeagueEurope • 4 seasons

21APPS

1GOALS

0AST

JOURNEY

Career Path

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

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

MEDIA

Latest Media

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

6 LATEST ITEMS

Virgil van Dijk

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A closer look at the Virgil van Dijk and Jeremy Jacquet partnership in the @SASsoftware Review Show 🔍💪tweet • Liverpool FC • 22 Sep 2026

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'Important win, keep working' 💪 Virgil van Dijk's message after our 1-0 win 💬tweet • Liverpool FC • 20 Sep 2026

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Virgil van Dijk hopes tonight's clash with Tottenham Hotspur is the start of another special journey, read the skipper’s programme notes:tweet • Liverpool FC • 15 Sep 2026

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Virgil van Dijk wants to see the Reds produce another performance full of intensity and character as we look to record three victories in a row 👊tweet • Liverpool FC • 11 Sep 2026

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Virgil van Dijk's programme notes for of our clash with Atletico Madrid:tweet • Liverpool FC • 9 Sep 2026

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Saliba VS van Dijk

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Player Bio

Scouting Report

William Saliba

Virgil van Dijk

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

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Every Season

By Competition

Career Path

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Latest Media

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Player Bio

Scouting Report

William Saliba

Virgil van Dijk

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

William Saliba

Virgil van Dijk

Every Season

By Competition

Career Path

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Latest Media

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