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Revision as of 13:07, 4 March 2020
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Alain André Gabriel Saliba[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 24 March 2001||
Place of birth | Bondy, France | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Saint-Étienne (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2014 | AS Bondy | ||
2014–2016 | FC Montfermeil | ||
2016–2018 | Saint-Étienne | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Saint-Étienne II | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Saint-Étienne | 16 | (0) |
2019– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2019– | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 11 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | France U16 | 7 | (1) |
2017–2018 | France U17 | 6 | (2) |
2018 | France U18 | 5 | (1) |
2018– | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
2019– | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:07, 4 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2019 |
William Alain André Gabriel Saliba (born 24 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne on loan from Premier League club Arsenal.[3]
Club career
Saint-Étienne
Saliba began playing football at the age of 6, coached by the father of Kylian Mbappe. He moved to Saint-Étienne in 2016.[4] He signed his first contract at the age of 17, on 30 May 2018.[5] Saliba made his professional debut with Saint-Étienne in a 3–2 Ligue 1 win over Toulouse on 25 September 2018.[6] He made 13 starting appearances for the first season at Saint-Étienne.[7]
Arsenal
On 25 July 2019, Arsenal announced that Saliba had signed a "long-term" contract with the club, and would join up with the team after staying on loan at Saint-Étienne for the 2019-20 season.[7] Media reported a contract duration of five years and that the transfer fee paid to Saint-Étienne amounted to £27 million.[8] Arsenal faced competition from rivals Tottenham Hotspur to complete the deal, with both clubs meeting Saint-Étienne's valuation of the player, however, Saliba chose to join Arsenal, with the club's interest in Saliba dating back to autumn of 2018.[9]
Saint-Étienne (loan)
Saliba re-joined Saint-Étienne on loan for the beginning of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 campaign, as part of the transfer with Arsenal.[7]
Personal life
Born in France, Saliba is of Cameroonian descent.[10]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ a b "William Saliba: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ William Saliba at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Faure, Anthony; Detout, Arnaud (27 September 2018). "Ligue 1 : William Saliba, un Bondynois sur les traces de Mbappé". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ @ASSEofficiel. "William Saliba passe professionnel".
- ^ "Toulouse FC - AS Saint-Etienne (2-3) - Saison 2018/2019 - Ligue 1 Conforama". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ a b c "#SalibaSigns: Saliba to join the club". Arsenal F.C. Official Website. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Sonny (25 July 2019). "Arsenal sign Madrid's Ceballos on loan and £27m St Etienne defender Saliba". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Dani Ceballos and William Saliba sign for Arsenal". BBC Sport. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Bessala, Daniel. "William Saliba : La grande muraille des Verts".
External links
- {{FFF male player}} template missing ID.
- William Saliba – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bondy
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- French people of Cameroonian descent
- Association football defenders
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- French football defender stubs