Nathan-Dylan Saliba
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 25 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Villarreal.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Anderlecht — Jupiler Pro League: 34 apps, 3g 1a, 2319 min
Earlier this season at CF Montreal — Canadian Championship: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 136 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Villarreal; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
N. Saliba is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Anderlecht, rated 58.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (64.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saliba.
On the season, Saliba graded 35 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 1 assist and 4.308 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 9). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 22 Saliba is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 17.7 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Saliba is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Anderlecht finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side
4.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 64.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
Rated 58.9 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
