Brice Samba

Samba's current-season form is level with last season (Season 28→28), while his Rating held around 41. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 60).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Rennes · 9th	1	0	0%	8.7	41	28
2025/26	Rennes · 6th	32	9	28%	6.96	41	28
2024/25	Rennes	1	0	0%	6	—	—
2024/25	Lens · 8th	30	11	37%	7.16	49	45
2023/24	Lens · 7th	33	14	42%	7.25	57	60
2022/23	Lens · 2nd	37	15	41%	7.01	65	55
2022/23	Rennes	38	0	0%	7.01	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 9 youth-team spells in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

B. Samba is a 32-year-old goalkeeper at Rennes, rated 40.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (94.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Samba.

On the season, Samba graded 28 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets across 32 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 28). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41. At 32 Samba is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2022/23

40.5

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

27.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

94.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.06

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Rennes finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

28%

CS rate

94.1%

Minutes

9 clean sheets in 32 appearances (28% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 94.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 40.5 overall — developing / rotation level. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %94.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.063

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.156

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 (~27), then tapers with age. At 32, Samba sits on 10.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Samba's projected Rating — 40.5 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 goalkeepers in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€7.5M total transfer fees · 7 moves

RennesJan 2025 – now

LensJul 2022 – Jan 2025€ 5M

Nottingham ForestAug 2019 – Jul 2022€ 2.1M

CaenJul 2017 – Aug 2019

Marseille(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2017

Nancy(on loan)Jul 2015 – Jul 2016

MarseilleJan 2013 – Jul 2015€ 400K

Le Havreuntil Jan 2013

About B. Samba

Brice Lauriche Samba is a 32-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Rennes, born on April 25, 1994 in Linzolo, standing 187 cm tall. He is from France. Rennes currently sit 9th of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, B. Samba has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 8.7 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Paris Saint Germain (90 minutes, 8.7 rating)

B. Samba's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Rennes face Le Mans at home in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Samba at 40.5 with a Season form score of 27.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Ligue 2. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, B. Samba has totalled 389 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 45 appearances for Nottingham Forest.

B. Samba's career has also included time at Lens, Nottingham Forest, Caen, Marseille, Nancy and Le Havre.

On the international stage, B. Samba has represented France — 4 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.