Bio

2016 at Taylor: Played in 17 of TU’s 19 games, drawing 16 starts as a junior…Was second on the team with 41 shots, 20 of those being on the goal…Finished second on the team and tied for thirteenth in the Crossroads League with 17 points…Was second on the team and tied for eleventh in the Crossroads League with seven goals, while his three assists were third-most on the team…Set single-season career-highs in both goals and assists…Scored a goal in four-straight contests from October 12 through October 22, totaling six goals in that span…Notched back-to-back performances with two goals and one assist against Saint Francis (October 19) and Huntington (October 22)…Earned Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Week honors (October 17-23)…Was named All-Crossroads League Second-Team, NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Crossroads League.

2015 at Taylor: Appeared in all 17 games for the Trojans, getting the start in 14 of them…Finished with seven points on the year after tying for third on the team with three goals and one assist…Scored a goal in Taylor’s 5-2 win over St. Francis (IL), which gave the Trojans their 300th program win…Recorded Taylor’s final goal in the dominating 5-0 win over Saint Francis…Knocked in the game-winning goal in overtime to give TU a 3-2 win over RV Grace in the final game of the season…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Crossroads League team…Named a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

2014 at Taylor: Played in all 19 games for Taylor in his first season, starting in two as a midfielder/forward…The Trojans finished 13-6 overall, finished second in the Crossroads League and received votes in the NAIA Top-25 poll…Saliba scored three goals on the season, two of which proved to be the game-winner in wins against Marygrove and Grace.

Prep: A native of Fishers, Indiana, Saliba attended Horizon Christian School where he played soccer for his father Jacob Saliba…Scored 17 goals in his senior season and was named team MVP.

Personal: Son of Jacob and Hasnaa Jalou Saliba…Majoring in biochemistry at TU.