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William Saliba
Personal information
Full name William Alain André Gabriel Saliba[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 23)[2]
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

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "William Saliba: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ^ William Saliba at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ @ASSEofficiel. "William Saliba passe professionnel".
  6. ^ "Toulouse FC - AS Saint-Etienne (2-3) - Saison 2018/2019 - Ligue 1 Conforama". www.lfp.fr.
  7. ^ a b c "#SalibaSigns: Saliba to join the club". Arsenal F.C. Official Website. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. ^ Cohen, Sonny (25 July 2019). "Arsenal sign Madrid's Ceballos on loan and £27m St Etienne defender Saliba". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Dani Ceballos and William Saliba sign for Arsenal". BBC Sport. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  10. ^ Bessala, Daniel. "William Saliba : La grande muraille des Verts".
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