Beni Baningime

Baningime's current-season form is down 42% on last season (Season 31→18), while his Rating eased 46→38. 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	38	18
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

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

B. Baningime is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Heart Of Midlothian, rated 37.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (51.5% 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 18 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 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38. At 27 Baningime is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.4 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

37.8

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

18.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

51.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.78

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Heart Of Midlothian finished 1st of 12 · a title-challenging 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 a title-challenging side (1st 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

Defensive volume. 3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 51.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.8 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %51.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.051

Goal contribution / 900.051

Defensive actions / 903.782

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.153

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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 27, Baningime sits on 8.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Baningime's projected Rating — 37.8 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—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles53—

Interceptions18—

Blocks3—

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 5th 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 August 29, 2026, when Heart Of Midlothian face ST Johnstone at home in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Baningime at 37.8 with a Season form score of 18.3. 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 1st of 12 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points