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William Saliba
France#2Defender

WILLIAM SALIBA

Defender ยท Arsenal ยท Premier League

25Age
192cm
92kg
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GoalPost verdict

The read
70
Useful

โ†‘ model form signal

GoalPost read

W. Saliba profiles as a defender with current-season production, role fit, and tournament context tracked by GoalPost.

Current-season outputRole reliabilityAvailability signal
Output2Influence51System80Trajectory70Resil.67Workrate22

6 GPS components

GoalPost value

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What GoalPost values him at

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range pending ยท wider band

Peak proximity โ–ฒOutput โ–ฒTrajectory โ–ผ
โ‚ฌ68.6MLowHighโ‚ฌ218M

What heโ€™s worth on the pitch today โ€” our number, not the marketโ€™s. W. Saliba's value is driven by position-adjusted output, age curve, availability, and role scarcity.

GoalPost percentile โ†’Pending

GPS / value trend

Logged snapshots

Logged GPS and value trends appear after at least two real daily snapshots.

Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.

Value trajectory

High confidence
GoalPost value by season ยท model-estimated

Value trajectory appears once GoalPost has a current FMV and dated season ratings.

20232026

Dashed line is reconstructed from season ratings, age, role, and today's GoalPost value. Logged-live value points will appear here once history accrues.

Scouting report

โ†—DefenderRole Fit: 74%Data Coverage: 49 matches

GoalPost confidence

78%

Last Updated

Model updated

After latest GoalPost refresh

GP

GoalPost verdict

W. Saliba is tracked as a defender with value concentrated in current-season output and role reliability. The GoalPost watch-out is direct threat, so the read is strongest when that limitation is priced into the role.

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Impact

Useful

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Form Trend

Tracked

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Peak Age

24-27

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Potential

Role fit

Overall profile

Shooting43Finishing43Passing57Dribbling86Duels43Defense29
Percentile vs. Defenders

Attacking DNA

Direct threat24Combination92Wide play71Movement24Creation24Counter attacks24
Percentile vs. Defenders

Elite strengths

Current-season output

14

Primary GoalPost strength relative to role peers

Role reliability

71

Reliable plus trait in current sample

Availability signal

9

Repeatable action profile in this role

Tournament context

86

Positive contributor in team context

Watch-outs

Direct threat

Movement

Creation

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Per-90 breakdown

Detailed per-90 metrics compared to role peers

โšฝGoals

0.02

โŒShots

0.15

per 90

โ—‰Shots on Target

0.02

โ—ŽConversion

14%

โ†ŸDribbles

71%

โŒKey Passes

0.25

โœฃPressures

1.8

Key metrics

Current-season rates

Goals / 90

0.02

season rate

Shots / 90

0.15

shot volume

Shot accuracy

14%

1/7 on target

Conversion

14%

goals per shot

Dribbles / 90

0.71

success rate proxy

Key passes / 90

0.25

chance creation

Player intelligence

Our scouted analysis

Workrate

22/100

Defensive actions & pressing intensity

Ball progression

38/100

Progressive carries & passing impact

Team impact

PENDING

Awaiting impact sample

Playing style

Starts from defender areas with production, availability, and role fit tracked by GoalPost.

View style breakdown โ†’

World Cup 2026 outlook

W. Saliba is tracked against current squad role, national-team context, and upcoming fixtures.

View projection โ†’

GoalPost combines model score, role profile, value, and availability into the current player read. View the full model โ†’

Analysis overview

GoalPost Intelligence Report

W. Saliba profiles as a defender whose read is driven by current-season role execution, especially high-value actions in role and reliable season sample. The current view is grounded in 4 recent match-form rows; the clearest watch-out is tight-space creation sample.

Primary roleTransition valueHigh impact

Player impact

Pending

awaiting on-pitch impact sample

Style profile

How he plays

Direct threat24Combination92Wide play71Movement24Creation24Counter attacks24

Shot profile

shooting rates

Shots / 90

0.15

SoT / 90

0.02

Accuracy

14%

Conversion

14%

Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.

Source context

What is actually powering this tab

Role read

Defender

Primary scouting role derived from position and season profile.

Availability

Managed

Recent injury history is present, so workload context matters.

Coverage

4 recent matches

Recent match-form rows are loaded for performance and trend surfaces.

Player intelligence

GoalPost proprietary evaluation

Workrate

22/100

Defensive actions & pressing intensity

Ball progression

38/100

Progressive carries & passing impact

Team impact

PENDING

Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample

Ball carrying impact

71Strong

Drives progress through pace and close control.

Finishing impact

14Efficient

Converts chances at a rate above role expectation.

Creative impact

9Strong

Creates chances through runs and combinations.

Defensive impact

18Above avg.

Presses and recovers possession effectively.

Clutch factor

72Elite

Delivers in high-pressure and big moments.

Scouting summary

W. Saliba is tracked as a defender with value concentrated in high-value actions in role and reliable season sample. The GoalPost watch-out is tight-space creation sample, so the read is strongest when that limitation is priced into the role.

Report generated from current-season profileGoalPost Intelligence Model v4.2

Performance overview

Current season
49
Apps
1
Goals
1
Assists
4,254
Mins

2024/25 season by competition

CompetitionAppsGoalsAssistsMinsRating
League Cup crestLeague Cup4014507.16
FA Cup crestFA Cup200796.75
Premier League crestPremier League31102,6157.04
UEFA Champions League crestUEFA Champions League12001,1106.8
Total49114,2546.94

Form (last 4 matches)

6.98 average rating
7.56.07.87.6
View match form analysis โ†’

Each dot is one match rating.

Advanced performance

per 90

Goals

0.02

Shots

0.15

per 90

Shots on target

0.02

Conversion %

14%

Dribbles

71%

Key passes

0.25

Pass accuracy

92%

Fouls won

0.49

per 90

Def actions

1.84

pressure work

View all advanced metrics โ†’

Match-by-match breakdown

DateOpponentCompetitionResultMinsGoalsAssistsRating
Jun 30Sweden crestSwedenWorld CupW3-093007.6
Jun 22Iraq crestIraqWorld CupW3-090007.8
Jun 16Senegal crestSenegalWorld CupW3-199006
Jun 8Northern Ireland crestNorthern IrelandFriendlyW3-145007.5

Minutes played

4,254

Total minutes

Premier League crestPremier League2,615 (61%)
UEFA Champions League crestUEFA Champions League1,110 (26%)
League Cup crestLeague Cup450 (11%)
FA Cup crestFA Cup79 (2%)

Career timeline

Career stats by season

SeasonClubCompetitionAppsGoalsAssistsG/A per 90Avg rating
2026/27Club crestFranceWorld Cup2000.007.00
2025/26Club crestArsenalPremier League49110.046.98
2024/25Club crestArsenalPremier League71300.047.02
2023/24Club crestArsenalPremier League63210.056.98
2022/23Club crestArsenalPremier League44310.096.92

Career highlights

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2

Community Shield

2023, 2020

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1

FA Cup

2019/2020

Career timeline detail

Arsenal

2019 โ€“ 2019

Apps

227

Goals

9

Assists

3

Minutes

19,364

Competition breakdown

Premier League49 app1 g6.98
Premier League71 app3 g7.02
Premier League63 app2 g6.98
Premier League44 app3 g6.92

Goal timeline

9 goals in selected spell

Career milestones

2022 Joined Arsenal
2021 Joined Nice on loan
2021 Joined Marseille on loan
2020 Joined Arsenal
2019 Joined Arsenal
2019 Joined Saint Etienne on loan

International career

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

France

WC trophies

2

Avg rating

6.98

Major tournaments

World Cup2
Nations Leagueโ€”
Continental Cupsโ€”
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World Cup 2026

United States ยท Canada ยท Mexico

Jun 11 โ€“ Jul 19, 2026

0

days to go

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

France

Group context

Tournament overview

France enter World Cup 2026 with W. Saliba tracked as one of their key role players in the GoalPost model.

Appearances

17

Best finish

Champions

FIFA rank

1

Titles

2

France ยท group

SenegalJun 16
NorwayJun 26
IraqJun 22

Current GoalPost form

GPS

70

Avg rating

6.98

Minutes

4,254

G/A 90

0.04

Current club-season GoalPost context only. Player-level World Cup form appears when tournament history is ingested.

Tournament role

DefenderFranceArsenalWC 2026

Current GoalPost signals

Goals / 900.02
Shots / 900.15
Key passes / 900.25
Def actions / 901.84

Tournament history coverage

Player-level World Cup goal maps, goals by stage, and all-time form are intentionally hidden until tournament-history ingestion is available.

France ยท fixtures

DateOpponentVenueTime
Jun 16SenegalMetLife Stadium7:00 PM
Jun 26NorwayGillette Stadium7:00 PM
Jun 22IraqLincoln Financial Field9:00 PM

W. Saliba ยท projection status

Awaiting forecast/awards feed

Player-level tournament projection will appear when the forecast or awards stack provides a sourced probability.

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