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Saliba VS van Dijk
Liverpool against Arsenal at the back: two composed, quick centre-backs who rarely lose a duel. William Saliba (Arsenal) vs Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC): career goals and assists, per-90 output, season-by-season form, scouting ratings and transfers, side by side.
DEFENDER • FRANCE
William
Saliba
AGE 25CLUB ARSENALHEIGHT 193 CM
HEAD TO HEAD
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
WS
SCOUTING
William Saliba
Ability rating90 / 200
PotentialAlmost Reached
Injury riskUnlikely
VV
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
9
GOALS
63
368
APPEARANCES
720
3
ASSISTS
15
27,980
MINUTES
46,973
6.98
AVG RATING
7.26
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
SALIBA
VAN DIJK
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
9SALIBA
GOALS
12.5%87.5%
63VAN DIJK
3SALIBA
ASSISTS
16.7%83.3%
15VAN DIJK
12SALIBA
GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS
13.3%86.7%
78VAN DIJK
368SALIBA
APPEARANCES
33.8%66.2%
720VAN DIJK
27,980SALIBA
MINUTES
37.3%62.7%
46,973VAN 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 • 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
SEASON BY SEASON
Every Season
2026/27SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
WSWilliam Saliba
France / Arsenal
15
0
0
0
795
7.01
VVVirgil van Dijk
Netherlands / Liverpool FC
35
5
1
6
3,015
7.27
2025/26SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
WSWilliam Saliba
Arsenal
51
1
1
2
4,254
6.98
VVVirgil van Dijk
Liverpool FC
54
8
3
11
4,851
7.27
2024/25SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
WSWilliam Saliba
France / Arsenal
72
2
0
2
5,921
7.00
VVVirgil van Dijk
Netherlands / Liverpool FC
68
7
1
8
5,824
7.26
2023/24SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
WSWilliam Saliba
Arsenal / France
51
2
1
3
4,502
6.97
VVVirgil van Dijk
Liverpool FC
53
4
2
6
4,072
7.35
2022/23SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
WSWilliam Saliba
France / Arsenal
52
3
1
4
3,163
6.91
VVVirgil van Dijk
Netherlands / Liverpool FC
60
5
1
6
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 • 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
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
JOURNEY
Career Path
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
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
MEDIA
Latest Media
WS
6 LATEST ITEMS
William Saliba
🎙️ 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
✦William Saliba is BACK 💥tweet • Arsenal • 4 Nov 2026
✦Declan Rice - 15th
Gabriel - 21st
William Saliba - 29th
Our Gunners named in the Ballon d'Or top 30 👏tweet • Arsenal • 26 Oct 2026
✦Due to a medical appointment, William Saliba was not available this afternoon.tweet • Arsenal • 14 Oct 2026
✦Three outstanding campaigns ❤️
Declan Rice, Gabriel and William Saliba are nominated for the 2026 Men's Ballon d'Or 👇tweet • Arsenal • 8 Sep 2026
VV
6 LATEST ITEMS
Virgil van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk has been named on the @FIFPRO World XI shortlist 🙌tweet • Liverpool FC • 2 Nov 2026
✦'Very disappointed' - Virgil van Dijk's reaction to #LIVARS 💬
🔗tweet • Liverpool FC • 1 Nov 2026
✦“What a fixture.” 👊💬
Virgil van Dijk looks ahead to Sunday's meeting in his #LIVARS programme notes 🗣️tweet • Liverpool FC • 31 Oct 2026
✦Treasured artefacts from the day Virgil van Dijk lifted his first trophy as Liverpool captain ❤️✨tweet • Liverpool FC • 28 Oct 2026
✦The skipper’s message: Look forward to the challenge ahead 💪🔴
Read Virgil van Dijk’s programme notes: 💬tweet • Liverpool FC • 28 Oct 2026
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