Midfielder

Nathan-Dylan Saliba

Villarreal
Canada
22 yrs
173 cm
Preferred foot: Both

Injured

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Appearances: 11
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Average rating: 6.85

Age22

Date of birth7 Feb 2004

Height173 cm

Weight71 kg

Preferred footBoth

Market value€13.8M

Contract until30 Jun 2031

Injury / suspension history

Injury Muscle Injury · Out Since 21 Oct 2026 · Ended: 5 Nov 2026

Season performance · 2026

UEFA Champions League

Villarreal

Appearances / Starts3 / 3

Minutes194

Rating6.73

Goals / Assists0 / 1

Shots (on target)3 (0)

Passes · accuracy60 · 80%

Key passes2

Tackles / Interceptions6 / 2

Duels won12 / 22

Successful dribbles1

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.14 / 0.24

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls1

Accurate crosses1

Touches95

Possession lost18

Dispossessed2

Aerial duels won1

Ground duels won11

Clearances4

Ball recoveries6

Fouls won4

Fouls committed4

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)26.14

Top speed (km/h)31.28

LaLiga

Villarreal

Appearances / Starts6 / 3

Minutes354

Rating6.87

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)6 (0)

Passes · accuracy235 · 91%

Key passes1

Tackles / Interceptions11 / 6

Duels won24 / 47

Successful dribbles2

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.28 / 0.24

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls8

Accurate crosses0

Touches301

Possession lost34

Dispossessed5

Aerial duels won5

Ground duels won19

Clearances6

Ball recoveries17

Fouls won6

Fouls committed7

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)45.67

Top speed (km/h)31.99

Pro League

RSC Anderlecht

Appearances / Starts2 / 2

Minutes145

Rating6.95

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)4 (0)

Passes · accuracy93 · 86%

Key passes2

Tackles / Interceptions5 / 2

Duels won10 / 18

Successful dribbles1

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.18 / 0.46

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls1

Accurate crosses0

Touches127

Possession lost23

Dispossessed3

Aerial duels won2

Ground duels won8

Clearances2

Ball recoveries8

Fouls won2

Fouls committed2

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)17.90

Top speed (km/h)35.72

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average

Attacking54

Technical54

Tactical47

Defending51

Creativity55

National team

Canada21 caps · 3 goals · debut Sep 2024

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
20 Oct 2026	Liverpool FC – Villarreal	4–3	45'	6.6
17 Oct 2026	Villarreal – Elche	0–0	24'	6.9
13 Oct 2026	Villarreal – Napoli	3–1	90'	7.0
10 Oct 2026	Real Madrid – Villarreal	1–0	34'	6.4
7 Oct 2026	USA – Canada	1–0	90'	6.1
3 Oct 2026	Canada – Peru	2–0	63'	7.1
27 Sep 2026	Canada – Chile	1–0	62'	7.3
20 Sep 2026	Villarreal – Levante UD	3–1	90'	6.8
17 Sep 2026	Málaga CF – Villarreal	1–3	80'	6.9
14 Sep 2026	Villarreal – Real Betis	1–2	36'	6.5
8 Sep 2026	Borussia Dortmund – Villarreal	3–2	59'	6.6
5 Sep 2026	Villarreal – Deportivo de A Coruña	2–3	90'	7.7
28 Aug 2026	Deportivo Alavés – Villarreal	1–0	–	–
16 Aug 2026	SK Beveren – RSC Anderlecht	1–0	87'	7.1
13 Aug 2026	RSC Anderlecht – PAOK	3–2	–	–

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 3 moves · total fees 17M €

Aug 2026

Anderlecht To: Villarreal

Transfer 15M €
Jul 2025

Montréal To: Anderlecht

Transfer 2M €
Dec 2020

Montreal Impact To: Montréal

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 4 Nov 2026

Matches (12 months)45

Average rating6.93

Last match rating6.620 Oct 2026

Matches missed62 injury records

Last 10 matches

6.6 6.9 7.0 6.4 6.1 7.1 7.3 6.8 6.9 6.5

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Assists	Rating
2026	LaLiga	Villarreal	6 (3)	354	0	6.87
2026	UEFA Champions League	Villarreal	3 (3)	194	1	6.73
2026	Pro League	RSC Anderlecht	2 (2)	145	0	6.95

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

LaLiga 2026 · percentile among midfielders (94 players)

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4 matches · 296 min

Nathan-Dylan Saliba: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
xA / 90 min	0.06	30
Key passes / 90 min	0.30	14
Completed passes / 90 min	52.6	84
Pass accuracy	90.6%	83
Progressive carries / 90 min	1.22	38
Successful dribbles / 90 min	0.61	43
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min	5.17	95
Rating	6.98	61

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