| Nathan Saliba | |
| Fullname: | Nathan-Dylan Saliba |
| Birth Date: | February 7, 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Longueuil, Québec, Canada |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | CF Montréal |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | CS Longueuil |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Montreal Impact |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | CF Montréal |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → CF Montréal U23 (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | October 5, 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | October 15, 2024 |
Nathan-Dylan Saliba (born February 7, 2004) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Canada national team.
Saliba began playing youth soccer at age nine with CS Longueuil. In 2017, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy. He is of Haitian descent through both his parents, and can speak English, French and Haitian Creole.
In December 2020, he signed his first professional contract with the Montreal Impact (later re-named CF Montreal) of Major League Soccer.[1] [2] He served as an unused substitute in their CONCACAF Champions League match against C.D. Olimpia on December 15, 2020. In 2022, he played with CF Montréal U23 in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec, scoring four goals in seven appearances.[3] In December 2022, he signed a two-year extension with Montreal.[4] [5] During the 2023 pre-season, he sought to earn a spot with the first team squad, rather than to pursue a loan to the Canadian Premier League, as other Montreal young players had gone on in previous seasons[6] and he scored a goal against the PLSQ All-Stars in a pre-season exhibition match.[7] He made his professional debut on February 25, 2023, starting the season opener against Inter Miami CF.[8] At the end of the 2024 season, he was named to the MLS 22 Under 22 list and was nominated for the MLS Young Player of the Year award.[9] [10]
In 2016, he represented Canada at the Danone Nations Cup.[11] In 2019, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at a camp with the Canada U15 team, after which he was named to the roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.
In 2022, he was named to the provisional roster for the Canada U20 team ahead of the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship,[12] although he was not named to the final roster.
In February 2024, Saliba was named to the Canadian senior provisional roster for the 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs against Trinidad and Tobago.[13] In August 2024 he received a call up to Canada for friendlies against the United States and Mexico, as an injury replacement for Samuel Adekugbe.[14] Saliba made his debut in the first friendly against the USA on September 7, as a late substitute in a 2-1 victory.[15]
| Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CF Montréal | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 28 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 1 | |||
| CF Montréal U23 (loan) | 2022[16] | PLSQ | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||||
| Career total | 59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 5 | |||