PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward
Simon Banza.
PAOK Thessaloniki · DR Congo
TM 344869 · Current player profileAge today30
Recorded moves18
Peak recorded value€18.00m
Current market value€10.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Simon Bokoté Banza
- Born
- 13 Aug 1996
- Nationality
- DR Congo
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 189
- Joined current club
- 22 Sep 2025
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2028
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Al-Jazira ClubLast recorded move · 14 Sep 2026
- SC BragaLast recorded move · 22 Sep 2025
- TrabzonsporLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2025
- RC LensLast recorded move · 19 Jul 2022
- FC FamalicãoLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2022
- Union Titus PetangeLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2018
- AS BéziersLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2017
- RC Lens BLast recorded move · 23 Nov 2015
- RC Lens U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2014
- RC Lens U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
- RC Lens YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2012
- AFC Creil JugendLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | 29 | Al-Jazira Club | €10.00m |
| 28 Nov 2025 | 29 | Al-Jazira Club | €11.00m |
| 18 Jun 2025 | 28 | Trabzonspor | €14.00m |
| 20 Mar 2025 | 28 | Trabzonspor | €15.00m |
| 23 Dec 2024 | 28 | Trabzonspor | €15.00m |
| 04 Oct 2024 | 28 | Trabzonspor | €16.00m |
| 06 Jun 2024 | 27 | SC Braga | €18.00m |
| 08 Mar 2024 | 27 | SC Braga | €16.00m |
| 27 Dec 2023 | 27 | SC Braga | €12.00m |
| 16 Jun 2023 | 26 | SC Braga | €8.00m |
| 01 Nov 2022 | 26 | SC Braga | €7.00m |
| 16 Sep 2022 | 26 | SC Braga | €7.00m |
| 31 May 2022 | 25 | FC Famalicão | €5.00m |
| 10 Mar 2022 | 25 | FC Famalicão | €5.00m |
| 27 Dec 2021 | 25 | FC Famalicão | €4.00m |
| 04 Jun 2021 | 24 | RC Lens | €2.50m |
| 09 Apr 2021 | 24 | RC Lens | €2.50m |
| 07 Jan 2021 | 24 | RC Lens | €1.50m |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 24 | RC Lens | €1.00m |
| 14 Aug 2020 | 24 | RC Lens | €900k |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 23 | RC Lens | €650k |
| 06 Jan 2020 | 23 | RC Lens | €800k |
| 27 Jun 2019 | 22 | RC Lens | €300k |
| 08 Jan 2019 | 22 | RC Lens | €150k |
| 08 Feb 2018 | 21 | Union Titus Petange | €175k |
| 01 Aug 2017 | 20 | Union Titus Petange | €200k |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 20 | AS Béziers | €300k |
| 13 Jul 2016 | 19 | RC Lens | €300k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2027Scheduled | PAOK Thessaloniki | Al-Jazira Club | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Al-Jazira Club | PAOK Thessaloniki | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 22 Sep 2025 | SC Braga | Al-Jazira Club | Transfer | €8.50m |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Trabzonspor | SC Braga | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 03 Sep 2024 | SC Braga | Trabzonspor | Loan | €2.00m |
| 19 Jul 2022 | RC Lens | SC Braga | Transfer | €2.96m |
| 30 Jun 2022 | FC Famalicão | RC Lens | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Aug 2021 | RC Lens | FC Famalicão | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Union Titus Petange | RC Lens | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Jul 2017 | RC Lens | Union Titus Petange | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2017 | AS Béziers | RC Lens | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 07 Jan 2017 | RC Lens | AS Béziers | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 23 Nov 2015 | RC Lens B | RC Lens | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2014 | RC Lens U19 | RC Lens B | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2013 | RC Lens U17 | RC Lens U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2012 | RC Lens Youth | RC Lens U17 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2011 | Not recorded | RC Lens Youth | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2007 | AFC Creil Jugend | Not recorded | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.