Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Anderlecht.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Anderlecht's ~40 games this season through 4 injury absences (international duty, ankle). He still appeared 34 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Also this season
Earlier this season at CF Montreal — Major League Soccer: 16 apps, 1g 0a, 1265 min
Earlier this season at CF Montreal — Canadian Championship: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 136 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Anderlecht; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2319 | 6.88 |
 Major League Soccerat CF Montreal | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1265 | 6.83 |
 Canadian Championshipat CF Montreal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 136 | — |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6.75 |
Scout report
N. Saliba is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Anderlecht, rated 58.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 45th of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League and 747th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (71.6% 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.
Judged on this season alone, Saliba graded 39 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 4.308 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 39). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 23% of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. At 22 Saliba is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 19.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Saliba missed 4 games through injury (international duty, ankle) out of roughly 40 this season. The 34 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
A career still climbing — Saliba is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Anderlecht finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
4.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th of 6) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 71.6% 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
With a Rating of 58.5, Saliba carries the 13th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League (top 23%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Anderlecht finished 4th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
