FranceSaliba has won the UEFA Europa Conference League with Marseille (2022–23) and the FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2023). He was also named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year for the 2021–22 season.
William Saliba is a French professional footballer who plays as a center-back. He began his career at Saint-Étienne before joining Arsenal in 2019, and after loan spells at Nice and Marseille, he established himself as a key player for the Gunners. Saliba has also represented France at various youth levels and made his senior debut in 2022.
Saliba is a composed and physically imposing defender known for his strength, aerial ability, and excellent reading of the game. He is comfortable on the ball and capable of playing out from the back, but can occasionally be caught out of position against quick attackers. His tactical awareness and leadership at the back make him a reliable presence in defense.
| Season | Comp | Apps | G | A | YC | RC | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Premier League | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2615 |
| 25/26 | International Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 25/26 | FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 25/26 | UEFA Champions League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1110 |
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 24/25 | UEFA Nations League A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 450 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3041 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 24/25 | UEFA Champions League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 990 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 315 |
| 23/24 | Community Shield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | 38 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3420 |
| 23/24 | International Friendlies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 902 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | UEFA Nations League A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 321 |
| 22/23 | Premier League | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2416 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 22/23 | European Qualifiers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 22/23 | UEFA Europa League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 21/22 | UEFA Conference League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 630 |
| 21/22 | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 434 |
| 21/22 | International Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 |
| 21/22 | Coupe de France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 |
| 21/22 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3240 |
| 21/22 | UEFA Europa League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| 2025 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2025 | UEFA Nations League Finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 2024 | UEFA Euro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 570 |
| 2022 | World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2017 | U17 World Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 179 |
| 20/21 | Community Shield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 527 |
| 20/21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 152 |
| 20/21 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1800 |
| 20/21 | UEFA Europa League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de la Ligue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 19/20 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 991 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | UEFA Europa League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 18/19 | UEFA EURO U19 Championship Qualifiers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| 18/19 | International Friendlies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 18/19 | Coupe Gambardella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de la Ligue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 18/19 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1277 |
| 18/19 | Championnat National 2 - Groupe B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 17/18 | UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | International Friendlies | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 |
| 17/18 | Championnat National 3 - Groupe K | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 16/17 | International Friendlies | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Competition | Min | G | A | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Ivory Coast | 🏠 | 1:2 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-29 | France | ✈ | 1:3 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-26 | France | ✈ | 1:2 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-16 | France | ✈ | 1:3 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-13 | Ukraine | 🏠 | 4:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-13 | France | ✈ | 2:2 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-10 | Azerbaijan | 🏠 | 3:0 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-09 | Iceland | 🏠 | 2:1 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-05 | France | ✈ | 0:2 | World Cup Qualifiers (Europe) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-06-08 | France | ✈ | 0:2 | UEFA Nations League Finals | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-06-05 | France | ✈ | 5:4 | UEFA Nations League Finals | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-03-23 | Croatia | 🏠 | 7:4 | UEFA Nations League Finals | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-03-20 | France | ✈ | 2:0 | UEFA Nations League Finals | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-17 | France | ✈ | 1:3 | UEFA Nations League A | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-14 | Israel | 🏠 | 0:0 | UEFA Nations League A | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-14 | France | ✈ | 1:2 | UEFA Nations League A | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-10-10 | France | ✈ | 1:4 | UEFA Nations League A | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-09 | Belgium | 🏠 | 2:0 | UEFA Nations League A | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-06 | Italy | 🏠 | 1:3 | UEFA Nations League A | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-07-09 | France | ✈ | 2:1 | UEFA Euro | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-07-05 | France | ✈ | 3:5 | UEFA Euro | 120 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-07-01 | France | ✈ | 0:1 | UEFA Euro | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-25 | France | ✈ | 1:1 | UEFA Euro | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-21 | France | ✈ | 0:0 | UEFA Euro | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-17 | France | ✈ | 0:1 | UEFA Euro | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-09 | Canada | 🏠 | 0:0 | International Friendlies | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-05 | Luxembourg | 🏠 | 3:0 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-03-26 | Chile | 🏠 | 3:2 | International Friendlies | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-03-23 | Germany | 🏠 | 0:2 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-21 | France | ✈ | 2:2 | European Qualifiers | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-18 | Gibraltar | 🏠 | 14:0 | European Qualifiers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-17 | Scotland | 🏠 | 4:1 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-13 | France | ✈ | 1:2 | European Qualifiers | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-12 | France | ✈ | 2:1 | International Friendlies | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-07 | Republic of Ireland | 🏠 | 2:0 | European Qualifiers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-19 | Greece | 🏠 | 1:0 | European Qualifiers | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-16 | France | ✈ | 0:3 | European Qualifiers | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-27 | France | ✈ | 0:1 | European Qualifiers | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-24 | Netherlands | 🏠 | 4:0 | European Qualifiers | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-18 | France | ✈ | 7:5 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-14 | France | ✈ | 0:2 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-10 | France | ✈ | 1:2 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-04 | France | ✈ | 1:3 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-30 | France | ✈ | 1:0 | World Cup | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-26 | France | ✈ | 1:2 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-22 | France | ✈ | 1:4 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-25 | France | ✈ | 2:0 | UEFA Nations League A | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-22 | Austria | 🏠 | 2:0 | UEFA Nations League A | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-13 | Croatia | 🏠 | 0:1 | UEFA Nations League A | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-10 | France | ✈ | 1:1 | UEFA Nations League A | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-06 | France | ✈ | 1:1 | UEFA Nations League A | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-06-03 | Denmark | 🏠 | 1:2 | UEFA Nations League A | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-03-29 | South Africa | 🏠 | 5:0 | International Friendlies | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-03-25 | Ivory Coast | 🏠 | 2:1 | International Friendlies | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |