William Saliba is a French international who plays as a centre-back for English Premier League side Arsenal.
The Frenchman has also played in the Ligue 1 with St-Etienne when he was loan out by his parent club Arsenal for a season.
Saliba’s form this season in the Premier League has make him one of the best centre-back in Europe, playing all Arsenal’s matches since the beginning of the season before he picked up an injury against Sporting CP in the Europa League.
With this article, we’ll take you through Saliba’s bio, net-worth, family, stats and achievements as a professional footballer at the highest level.
William Saliba Early Life
Saliba as a young kid started playing football at the age of six with AS Bondy having being trained by the father of a fellow Frenchman.
He also played for FC Montfermeil in 2008 before he signed a professional contract with St-Etienne to continue improving his football skills.
In 2018 he signed his first professional contract at the age of 17 when he moved south to St-Etienne. Though the 21-year-old plays for the French national team, but he is of Cameroonian and Lebanese descent through his parents.
William Saliba Facts & Wiki
Name: William Alain Saliba
Date of Birth: March 24th, 2001
Age: 22-years-old
Place of Birth: Bondy, France
Height: 6ft 4inches
Position: Centre-back
Nationality: French
Current Market Value: €55m
Net-worth: $5million
Salary: £45,000
Social Media: Twitter, Instagram & Facebook
William Saliba Net-worth & Salary
Saliba’s net-worth and salary may not be as eye-watering as that of Gabriel Jesus or Gabriel Martinelli, but the Frenchman is gradually building up is own fortune with his potential new deal at Arsenal and endorsement with Nike.
According to report, Saliba has a net-worth of €5million and currently earn around £45,000 a-week, £2million per-annum at Arsenal.
His current form at the Emirate has also makes him one of the most expensive young defender in Europe with a market value of €55million according to Transfermarkrt.
William Saliba Club & National Team Journey
Saliba as a young kid who likes football keenly started playing the beautiful game at the age of six having being trained by the father of Kylian Mbappe.
He also played for FC Montfermeil in 2008 before he rose through the rank in 2016 to sign for St-Etienne U-17.
Saliba made his debut for the top-division side in 2018 against Toulouse in a 3-2 triumph.
Following his consistent performance for the french outfit, Arsenal sent scout to watch him and he was eventually signed by the London side in 2019 for a few reported to be €30million.
After signing him up in 2019 the club hierarchy decided to loan him back to St-Etienne due so he could get more playing time and also garner experience before returning to Arsenal.
He return to the Emirate Stadium in 2020 and he has since become the glue or solid-rock that holds the Gunners defence together alongside his Brazilian partner Gabriel.
As for Saliba’s international career, the Arsenal’s centre-back hasn’t really feature for the French team, but with his consistent performances at Arsenal it’s just a matter of time before he becomes their go-to defender.
While Saliba is still hoping to become a regular starter for Les Bleus, he has featured for the U-16, U-17, U-18, and U-19 amassing 15 caps.
William Saliba Honor & Achievement
Though Saliba hasn’t really won some of the most coveted trophy in world football, but he’s been able to achieved few success with Arsenal since joining permanently in 2020.
- In Ligue 1 with St-Etienne he was part of the team that finished as a runner-up in 2019-20 in Coupe de France.
- At Arsenal he won the FA Community Shield in 2020 and the 2021-22 UNFP League 1 Young Player of the Year.
William Saliba Social Media
Instagram: 950k followers
Twitter: 20.1k follower
Facebook: 13k followers
Article updated 2 months ago. Content is written and modified by multiple authors.
