Goal efficiency
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Arsenal · Coupe de la Ligue · Defender · #2 · France · 24 yrs
William Saliba plays as a defender for Arsenal. William Saliba is a French international, 24 years old, defender, currently at Arsenal. William Saliba wears shirt number 2 for Arsenal. William Saliba was born in Bondy, France on 2001-03-24. William Saliba is 192 cm tall and weighs 92 kg. William Saliba's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across Coupe de la Ligue, Euro Championship, Euro Championship - Qualification, Friendlies, and other leagues. William Saliba's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore William Saliba season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2025 |  Arsenal ARS |
| 2024 | Arsenal ARS |
| 2024 |  France FRA |
| 2023 | Arsenal ARS |
| 2023 | France FRA |
| Date | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | N/A |  Marseille MAR | Arsenal ARS |
| 2021-07-15 | Loan | Arsenal ARS | Marseille MAR |
| 2021-01-04 | Loan | Arsenal ARS |  Nice NIC |
Season intelligence
Profile as Defender: high usage. Archetype: Box-to-box engine. Season rating 7.0.
Scaled 0–99 from season output — map to fantasy, comparisons, or scouting cards.
Per-90 rates, efficiency ratios, and Sportra indices from season totals.
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
Isolation threat and progressive carrying — volume plus success rate.
How often they draw fouls and stay out of trouble with cards.
Tackles, duels, and off-ball defensive contribution.
Shot-stopping, goals conceded, and penalty saves.
Minutes, availability, and how central they were to the team.
Every tracked category for this league and season, grouped by Sportra.
English top flight’s forwards are not well represented on the list, reflecting a season of set-piece grapple, but 2026-27 already looks brighterPremier League representation is low when it comes to the 16 attacking players on this year’s Ballon d’Or shortlist. Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland are there but Cole Palmer, one of the nominees in 2025, is out after an injury-hit year and English football’s shift towards physicality and set pieces last season is summed up by none of the forwards from the best team in the country making the cut.The trio giving Arsenal a presence – Gabriel Maghalhães, Declan Rice and William Saliba – are all defensive minded. Arsenal won the league but their forwards are not regarded as elite. Injuries played a part, denying Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka fluency, but Mikel Arteta’s side were not loved by neutrals. There was respect rather than admiration for their defensive rigour. There was an argument that a lack of ambition after going 1-0 up stopped Arsenal from beating Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final. Continue reading...
CanWNT head coach Casey Stoney joins the show to discuss Canada’s road ahead, while we break down a wild transfer window for CanMNT stars including Jonathan David, Promise David and Nathan Saliba. Plus, incredible goals from Ty Clarke and Julia Benati highlight the latest from the CPL and NSL.
Lionel Messi has been nominated for the 2026 Ballon d'Or, his 17th career nomination, while Cristiano Ronaldo, who holds the record with 18, misses out on a nomination for the second consecutive year. The 30 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d’Or were revealed on Tuesday, with Lionel Messi among the names included on the list as he seeks his ninth career trophy at the ceremony set for October 26 in London. The Argentine, now playing for Inter Miami, remains in the conversation for football’s most prestigious individual honor even as he continues his career in MLS, a testament to how closely his season is still tracked by voters years after his move away from Europe. This marks Messi’s 17th career nomination for the award, extending a run that stretches back to the mid-2000s and placing him second on the all-time list for most nominations received. Only one player has been nominated more times than the Argentine throughout the award’s history. That player is Cristiano Ronaldo, who holds the record with 18 total nominations across his career, one more than Messi will have after this year’s list. The Portuguese forward, however, will not be adding to that tally in 2026, missing out on a nomination for the fourth consecutive year as he continues his spell with Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. Nominated for the 2026 Ballon d’Or ⬇️Lionel Messi@InterMiamiCF@Argentina#ballondor pic.twitter.com/CxxIMyGlIQ— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) September 8, 2026 Between them, Messi and Ronaldo remain the two most decorated players in Ballon d’Or history, with the Argentine’s eight trophies standing as the all-time record, three more than Ronaldo’s five. Whether Messi can add a ninth to that collection this October will depend on how voters weigh his 2026 World Cup and MLS exploits against a nominee pool once again dominated by Europe’s top performers. Full list of nominees for the 2026 Ballon d’Or Lionel Messi (Argentina / Inter Miami)Jude Bellingham (England / Real Madrid)Pau Cubarsi (Spain / Barcelona)Marc Cucurella (Spain / Real Madrid)Ousmane Dembele (France / PSG)Luis Diaz (Colombia / Bayern Munich)Bruno Fernandes (Portugal / Manchester United)Erling Haaland (Norway / Manchester City)Gabriel (Brazil / Arsenal)Harry Kane (England / Bayern Munich)Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / PSG)Lamine Yamal (Spain / Barcelona)Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia / PSG)Marquinhos (Brazil / PSG)Sadio Mane (Senegal / Al Nassr)Lautaro Martinez (Argentina / Inter)Kylian Mbappe (France / Real Madrid)Michael Olise (France / Bayern Munich)Joao Neves (Portugal / PSG)William Pacho (Ecuador / PSG)Julian Quinones (Mexico / Al Qadsiah)Declan Rice (England / Arsenal)Rodri (Spain / Barcelona)William Saliba (France / Arsenal)Dayot Upamecano (France / Bayern Munich)Vinicius Jr. (Brazil / Real Madrid)Vitinha (Portugal / PSG)Fabian Ruiz (Spain / PSG)Ferran Torres (Spain / PSG)Nuno Mendes (Portugal / PSG)
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