Vital N'Simba

Following his move to Clermont Foot, N'Simba's current-season form is down 75% on last season (Season 36→9), while his Rating eased 33→15. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 62).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Clermont Foot · 13th	16	0	0	6.81	15	9
2023/24	Bordeaux · 12th	26	1	1	7.05	33	36
2022/23	Bordeaux · 3rd	30	1	6	7.29	46	58
2021/22	Clermont Foot · 17th	34	1	3	6.8	56	34
2020/21	Clermont Foot · 2nd	30	0	3	6.99	53	62

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

V. N'Simba is a 33-year-old full-back at Clermont Foot, rated 15.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 301st of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on N'Simba.

Judged on this season alone, N'Simba graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 49th of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Ligue 2, on 2 clean sheets and 2.896 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 52nd of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Ligue 2. At 33 N'Simba is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2021/22

Current potential52nd of 53 full-backs · Ligue 2 · 16 apps Current season49th of 53 full-backs · Ligue 2 · 16 apps49th-best full-back in the Ligue 2301st in the Ligue 2 · potential52nd-highest potential full-back in the Ligue 2

15.3

Ratingi

52nd of 53 full-backs

9.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

27.4%

Minutes

limited game time

2.9

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Clermont Foot finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.9

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 27.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 15.3, N'Simba carries the 52nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 2 of 53 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %27.4%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.896

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %71.4

Cards / 900.107

Foul involvement / 901.716

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~6), then tapers with age. At 33, N'Simba sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is N'Simba's projected Rating — 15.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles10

Dribble success71.4%

Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions10

Blocks3

Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Clermont Foot2025/26 – nowFree

Maccabi Haifa2024/25 – 2025/26Free

Bordeaux2022/23 – 2024/25Free

Clermont Foot2018/19 – 2022/23

Bourg-en-bresse 012015/16 – 2018/19Free

Luçon(on loan)2014/15 – 2015/16

Guingampuntil 2014/15

About V. N'Simba

Vital Manuel N'Simba is a 32-year-old full-back who plays for Clermont Foot, born on July 8, 1993 in Cacuaco, standing 169 cm tall. He is from Congo DR. Clermont Foot currently sit 13th of 18 in the Ligue 2.

This season

In the current season, V. N'Simba has made 16 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 839 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 8 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When V. N'Simba plays, Clermont Foot's record this season is 4W-4D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.92 at home against 6.74 on the road.

Recent matches

May 9, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Guingamp (23 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 3, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Grenoble (89 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 20, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs RED Star FC 93 (87 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 13, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs PAU (9 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 7, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Estac Troyes (83 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 27, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Dunkerque (1 minutes)
February 9, 2026: 3-4 loss away at Amiens (17 minutes, 7 rating)
January 30, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Reims (2 minutes)
January 17, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Saint Etienne (22 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 12, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Nancy (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates V. N'Simba at 15.3 with a Season form score of 9.2, ranking 301st of 313 full-backs in the Ligue 2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Coupe de France. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, V. N'Simba has totalled 372 club appearances with 10 goals and 27 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 34 appearances for Clermont Foot.

V. N'Simba's career has also included time at Maccabi Haifa, Bordeaux, Bourg-en-bresse 01, Luçon and Guingamp.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Clermont Foot finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Watch points