Beni Baningime

Baningime's current-season form is down 13% on last season (Season 31→27), while his Rating eased 46→37. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Heart Of Midlothian · 1st	26	0	1	6.7	37	27
2024/25	Heart Of Midlothian · 7th	28	0	3	6.93	46	31
2023/24	Heart Of Midlothian · 3rd	30	0	1	6.88	46	21
2021/22	Heart Of Midlothian · 3rd	24	1	1	6.98	47	26
2020/21	DerbyLoan · 21st	2	0	0	6.85	54	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 8 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

B. Baningime is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Heart Of Midlothian, rated 36.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (75.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baningime.

On the season, Baningime graded 27 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.782 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 27). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 28 Baningime is in his prime years, and a market index of 6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22

36.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

26.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

75.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.78

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Heart Of Midlothian finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.78

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 75.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 36.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %75.3%

Available fixtures26 of 9

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.051

Goal contribution / 900.051

Defensive actions / 903.782

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %25

Pass accuracy %89

Dribble success %63.6

Cards / 900.153

Foul involvement / 901.789

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 28, Baningime sits on 6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Baningime's projected Rating — 36.7 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 defensive midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots4

Passing

Assists1

Chances created12

Passes648

Pass accuracy89%

Possession

Successful dribbles7

Dribble success63.6%

Duels won97

Duels won %59.9%

Fouls won25

Defending

Tackles53

Interceptions18

Blocks3

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards1

Transfer history

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

Heart Of MidlothianJul 2021 – Jun 2026

Everton(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

Derby(on loan)Feb 2021 – Jul 2021

Everton(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Feb 2021

Wigan(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

Evertonuntil Jan 2019

About B. Baningime

Beni Tangama Baningime is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Heart Of Midlothian, born on September 9, 1998 in Kinshasa, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Congo DR. Heart Of Midlothian currently sit 3rd of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, B. Baningime has made 26 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,761 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

B. Baningime's next match is on October 25, 2026, when Heart Of Midlothian face Motherwell away in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Baningime at 36.7 with a Season form score of 26.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Florida Cup and the Premier League 2. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, B. Baningime has totalled 175 club appearances with 2 goals and 6 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 30 appearances for Heart Of Midlothian.

B. Baningime's career has also included time at Everton, Derby and Wigan.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Heart Of Midlothian finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points