Simon Banza
France · Attack · Al-Jazira
Born 13 August 1996 (age 30). Height 189 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Attack. Nationality: France. Market value €11M.
Current club: Al-Jazira — 15 appearances, 3 goals and 1 assist this season.
Career totals: 80 goals and 19 assists in 210 appearances (11,822 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro League | 15 | 3 | 1 | 516 | 6.91 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 6.950000 |
| League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Friendlies | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Presidents Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Africa Cup of Nations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 185 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.61 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.14 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.75 |
| Shots | 317 |
| Shots on target | 175 |
| Shot conversion, % | 25 |
| Key passes per 90 | 0.77 |
| Passes per 90 | 15.88 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 1.81 |
| Dribble success, % | 49 |
| Duels won, % | 48 |
| Tackles per 90 | 0.67 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.3 |
| Yellow cards | 27 |
| Red cards | 2 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-15 | at Başakşehir | 0–3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| 2025-04-06 | at Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü | 4–1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
| 2025-04-13 | Rizespor | 2–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2025-04-19 | at Adana Demirspor | 0–1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2025-04-27 | Alanyaspor | 4–3 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2025-05-05 | at Kasımpaşa A.Ş. | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2025-05-10 | Galatasaray | 0–2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2025-05-25 | Samsunspor | 2–2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2025-05-30 | at Antalyaspor | 0–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-02-06 | Al Ain | 0–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-02-13 | Al-Ittihad Kalba | 2–1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2026-03-16 | Khorfakkan | 3–1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2026-04-24 | at Al Nasr U23 | 3–2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2026-05-05 | at Ajman | 1–1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-06-17 | at Portugal | 1–1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-06-24 | at Colombia | 1–0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-08-29 | Ajman | 3–0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 |
| 2026-09-05 | at Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-20 | at Panetolikos Agrinio | 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-12 | Kalamata | 1–3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 4 matches (47 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- England 2–1 Congo DR · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Congo DR 3–1 Uzbekistan · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Colombia 1–0 Congo DR · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Portugal 1–1 Congo DR · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
2 trophies won out of 8 finals and podium finishes.
- Cup · 2024/2025 · 2nd Place
- Taça da Liga · 2023/2024 · Winner
- Taça de Portugal · 2022/2023 · 2nd Place
- Ligue 2 · 2019/2020 · 2nd Place
- Ligue 2 · 2nd Place
- Taça de Portugal · 2nd Place
- Taça da Liga · Winner
- Cup · 2nd Place
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | SC Braga | — | €8.5M |
| 2025-06-30 | Trabzonspor Kulübü | SC Braga | — |
| 2024-09-03 | SC Braga | Trabzonspor Kulübü | — |
| 2022-07-19 | Racing Club de Lens | SC Braga | €3M |
| 2022-06-30 | Famalicao | Racing Club de Lens | — |
| 2021-08-31 | Racing Club de Lens | Famalicao | Loan |
| 2018-06-30 | — | Racing Club de Lens | — |
| 2017-07-31 | Racing Club de Lens | — | — |
| 2017-06-30 | — | Racing Club de Lens | — |
| 2017-01-07 | Racing Club de Lens | — | Loan |
| 2015-11-23 | — | Racing Club de Lens | — |
| 2014-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2013-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2012-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2011-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2007-07-01 | — | — | — |