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Simon Banza
Full name
Simon Bokoté Banza Date of birth
(1996-08-13 ) 13 August 1996 (age 27 ) Place of birth
Creil , France Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in ) Position(s )
Forward
Current team
Braga Number 23
US Chantilly
Liévin
Lens Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2014–2019
Lens B 56
(10 ) 2015–2022
Lens 86
(15 ) 2017
→ Béziers (loan) 11
(0) 2017–2018
→ UT Pétange (loan) 21
(13 ) 2021–2022
→ Famalicão (loan) 29
(14 ) 2022–
Braga 58
(32 ) 2023–
DR Congo 9
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
Simon Bokoté Banza (born 13 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Braga . Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team .
Formed at Lens , where he played 98 games and scored 16 goals including in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 , he went on to play in Portugal's Primeira Liga for Famalicão and Braga. Shortly after making his senior international debut, he was chosen for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations .
Club career [ edit ]
Born in Creil , Oise , Banza began his senior career with Lens , first with its reserve team in the fourth tier . He scored his first Ligue 2 goal on 6 May 2016, as consolation at the end of a 2–1 loss at Bourg-en-Bresse .[1]
In January 2017, Banza was loaned to Championnat National club Béziers until the end of the season.[2] UT Pétange of the Luxembourg National Division in the same manner.[3] hat-trick in a 4–1 home win over Esch on 15 April 2018.[4]
On 24 May 2019, Banza scored the extra-time winner as Lens won 2–1 at Troyes in the second leg of the play-off semi-finals.[5] Chambly .[6] Niort also at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis .[7]
Famalicão [ edit ]
On 31 August 2021, Banza joined Famalicão in Portugal on loan for the 2021–22 season .[8] Primeira Liga debut 12 days later, he scored twice in a 2–2 draw at Moreirense ;[9] Santa Clara on 23 October, though he was also sent off.[10] [11] Braga to ensure a top-half finish.[12]
On 19 July 2022, Banza signed a five-year deal with Braga for a €3 million fee, complete with a buyout clause of €30 million.[13] [14] Sporting CP , scoring his club's first goal of a 3–3 draw;[15] [16] 2023–24 season , he managed to score 21 goals in the Primeira Liga, equalling his club's top scorer in a single campaign, Chico Gordo in the 1977–78 season.[17]
International career [ edit ]
Banza was born in France to DR Congolese parents.[18] DR Congo national team for a set of friendlies.[19] New Zealand in Murcia , Spain, playing the final 11 minutes as a substitute for Cédric Bakambu .[20] 2023 Africa Cup of Nations at the start of the following year, in the Ivory Coast.[21]
Career statistics [ edit ]
As of match played 27 May 2024[22]
^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
^ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League , two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League , two appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
Honours [ edit ]
Braga
Individual
References [ edit ]
^ "Simon Banza no Union Titus Pétange por empréstimo do Lens" [Simon Banza to Union Titus Pétange on loan from Lens]. Luxemburger Wort . Retrieved 8 November 2021 .
^ "Triplé pour Simon Banza contre l'US Esch" [Hat-trick for Simon Banza against US Esch] (in French). Made in Lens. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2021 .
^ Noé, Sébastien (24 May 2019). "Ligue 2 Lens résiste à tout et s'offre une semaine de tous les rêves" [Ligue 2 Lens resist everything and offer themselves a dream week]. La Voix du Nord . Retrieved 8 November 2021 .
^ Melosci, Vincent (3 December 2019). "Ligue 2 : Chambly corrigé à Lens" [Ligue 2: Chambly put right at Lens]. Le Parisien . Retrieved 9 November 2021 .
^ "Le RC Lens champion d'automne après sa victoire face à Niort" [RC Lens autumn champions after their victory against Niort] (in French). France 3 . 21 December 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2021 .
^ "Simon Banza reforça ataque do Famalicão" [Simon Banza bolsters Famalicão's attack]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021 .
^ "Banza estreia-se com dois golos no empate do Famalicão em Moreira de Cónegos" [Banza debuts with two goals in Famalicão's draw in Moreira de Cónegos]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021 .
^ " [Banza brace gives Famalicão first triumph of Liga season]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021 .
^ "Darwin Núñez é o melhor marcador da Liga, Taremi em segundo" [Darwin Núñez is the Liga top scorer, Taremi in second] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022 .
^ Farr, Jamie (16 May 2022). "PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Banza brace fires Famalicão to top eight finish" . PortuGOAL. Retrieved 23 May 2022 .
^ "Avançado Simon Banza reforça Sp. Braga" [Forward Simon Banza bolsters Sp. Braga]. Diário de Notícias . Retrieved 19 July 2022 .
^ Pereira, Sérgio (19 July 2022). "Sp. Braga garante Simon Banza por três milhões de euros" [Sp. Braga confirm Simon Banza for three million euros] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 July 2022 .
^ Antunes, Inês (7 August 2020). "SC Braga e Sporting empataram, mas o futebol saiu vencedor" [SC Braga and Sporting drew, but football emerged the winner] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
^ "Banza bisa no regresso a Famalicão e dá primeira vitória ao Braga" [Banza scores brace on return to Famalicão and gives first victory to Braga] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença . 12 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022 .
^ "Soccer: With 23 goals in 23 matches, Congolese striker Simon Banza dazzles in Portugal" . Digitalcongo.net. 3 April 2024.
^ Enyimo, Martin (3 August 2016). "Ligue 2 française : des RD-Congolais de souche titulaires en clubs en première journée" [French Ligue 1: players of DR Congolese origin start for clubs on opening day] (in French). Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale . Retrieved 9 November 2021 .
^ "RDC : la liste d'octobre avec un ancien Lensois, un nouveau de L1 et un ex-international Espoirs anglais !" [DRC: the October list with a former Lens player, a new L1 player and a former England under-21 international!]. www.afrik-foot.com (in French). 2 October 2023.
^ "Banza estreou-se com a camisola da RD Congo" [Banza debuted in the DR Congo shirt]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024 .
^ "Banza convocado para a CAN, falha jogos com os três grandes" [Banza chosen for AFCON, misses games with big three]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024 .
^ Simon Banza at Soccerway
^ "Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez" [Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time]. Público . Retrieved 28 January 2024 .
^ "Best of August: Banza wins Player of the Month in Liga Portugal bwin" . Liga Portugal . 9 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023 .
^ "Best of August: Banza wins Forward of the Month in Liga Portugal bwin" . Liga Portugal . 9 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023 .
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