Simon Banza
30 yrs · Striker · DR Congo
Al-Jazira Club · League outside coverage · Foot: right · Height: 189 cm
Contract: until 30 Jun 2028
No model evaluation for this player. MoneyballAI evaluates players with at least 450 league minutes last season in leagues where match-level player data is available from the current free source (14 European top divisions). Market value and transfer history are still shown below.
Market value
€11.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
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Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
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Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
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Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
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Model value − acquisition
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Highest recorded: €18.0M
Season-by-season (domestic league)
Context-adjusted values are model outputs.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Trabzonspor | Super Lig | ST | 31 | 2555 | 79% | 19 | 5 | 0.85 | 0.66 | 1281 | 1307 | 0.39 |
| 2024/25 | SC Braga | Liga Portugal | ST | 1 | 20 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 1185 | 1478 | 0.51 |
| 2023/24 | SC Braga | Liga Portugal | ST | 28 | 1999 | 65% | 21 | 4 | 1.13 | 0.61 | 1333 | 1499 | 0.58 |
| 2022/23 | SC Braga | Liga Portugal | ST | 30 | 1448 | 47% | 11 | 3 | 0.87 | 0.56 | 1375 | 1557 | 0.68 |
| 2021/22 | FC Famalicão | Liga Portugal | ST | 29 | 2339 | 76% | 14 | 3 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 1351 | 1365 | 0.67 |
| 2021/22 | RC Lens | Ligue 1 | ST | 4 | 122 | 4% | 1 | 1 | 1.48 | 0.72 | 1427 | 1492 | 0.86 |
| 2020/21 | RC Lens | Ligue 1 | ST | 34 | 1362 | 40% | 5 | 2 | 0.46 | 0.58 | 1446 | 1371 | 0.75 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | World Cup | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | SC Braga | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1350 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League | SC Braga | 6 | 341 | 0 | 1 | 1622 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | SC Braga | 2 | 210 | 2 | 0 | 1542 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | SC Braga | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1438 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Europa League | SC Braga | 5 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 1519 |
Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
No comparables computed for this player.
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sept 2025 | Braga | Al-Jazira | €8.5M | €14.0M |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Trabzonspor | Braga | Free / loan | €14.0M |
| 3 Sept 2024 | Braga | Trabzonspor | Free / loan | €18.0M |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Lens | Braga | €3.0M | €5.0M |
| 30 Jun 2022 | Famalicão | Lens | Free / loan | €5.0M |
| 31 Aug 2021 | Lens | Famalicão | Free / loan | €2.5M |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Titus Petange | Lens | Free / loan | €175k |
| 31 Jul 2017 | Lens | Titus Petange | Free / loan | €300k |
| 30 Jun 2017 | AS Béziers | Lens | Free / loan | €300k |
| 7 Jan 2017 | Lens | AS Béziers | Free / loan | €300k |
| 23 Nov 2015 | RC Lens B | Lens | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2014 | RC Lens U19 | RC Lens B | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2013 | RC Lens U17 | RC Lens U19 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Lens Yth. | RC Lens U17 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2011 | Chantilly Jgd | Lens Yth. | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2007 | Creil Youth | Chantilly Jgd | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
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