Simon Banza

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Simon Banza
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Banza with Lens in 2019
Personal information
Full name Simon Bokoté Banza
Date of birth (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Creil, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Famalicão
Number 17
Youth career
US Chantilly
Liévin
Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Lens B 56 (10)
2015– Lens 88 (14)
2017 → Béziers (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2018 → Union Titus Pétange (loan) 21 (13)
2021– → Famalicão (loan) 18 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:10, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Simon Bokoté Banza (born 13 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club F.C. Famalicão on loan from RC Lens.[1]

Club career[]

Born in Creil, Oise, Banza began his senior career with RC 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 Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01.[2]

In January 2017, Banza was loaned to Championnat National club AS Béziers until the end of the season.[3] That August, he moved to Union Titus Pétange of the Luxembourg National Division in the same manner.[4] He was the season's sixth highest scorer with 13 goals, including a hat-trick in a 4–1 home win over US Esch on 15 April 2018.[5]

On 24 May 2019, Banza scored the extra-time winner as Lens won 2–1 at ES Troyes AC in the second leg of the play-off semi-finals.[6] The following season, he scored seven times as Lens won promotion as runners-up, including two on 3 December 2019 in a 3–0 home win over his local side FC Chambly.[7] He was sent off 18 days later in a 1–0 win over Chamois Niortais F.C. also at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.[8]

On 31 August 2021, Banza joined F.C. Famalicão in Portugal on loan for the 2021–22 season.[9] On his Primeira Liga debut 12 days later, he scored twice in a 2–2 draw at Moreirense FC;[10] he added both goals of a win at C.D. Santa Clara on 23 October, though he was also sent off.[11]

Personal life[]

Banza was born in France to DR Congolese parents.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Simon Banza at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Simon Banza, de l'AFC Creil au RC Lens" [Simon Banza, from AFC Creil to RC Lens]. Courrier Picard (in French). 4 December 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Football / National : Béziers recrute l'attaquant du RC Lens Simon Banza" [Football / National: Béziers recruit RC Lens attacker Simon Banza]. Midi Libre (in French). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Simon Banza no Union Titus Pétange por empréstimo do Lens" [Simon Banza to Union Titus Pétange on loan from Lens]. Luxemburger Wort (in Portuguese). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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 (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. ^ Melosci, Vincent (3 December 2019). "Ligue 2 : Chambly corrigé à Lens" [Ligue 2: Chambly put right at Lens]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Simon Banza reforça ataque do Famalicão" [Simon Banza bolsters Famalicão's attack]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "'Bis' de Banza dá primeiro triunfo ao Famalicão na Liga" [Banza brace gives Famalicão first triumph of Liga season]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  12. ^ 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.
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