Brice Samba

Following his move to Rennes, Samba's current-season form is down 38% on last season (Season 45→28), while his Rating eased 49→41. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 60).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Rennes · 6th	32	9	28%	6.96	41	28
2024/25	Rennes	15	0	0%	7.16	—	—
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	—	—
2021/22	Nottingham Forest · 4th	43	16	37%	7.15	61	44

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 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, ranking 253rd of 321 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. 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.

Judged on this season alone, Samba graded 28 — a strong campaign that ranks top 30% of the 24 goalkeepers in the Ligue 1, on 9 clean sheets across 32 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 45 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 15th of 24 of the 24 goalkeepers in the Ligue 1. 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

Current potential15th of 24 goalkeepers · Ligue 1 Current seasonTop 30% goalkeepers · Ligue 17th-best goalkeeper in the Ligue 1253rd in the Ligue 1 · potential15th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Ligue 1

40.5

Ratingi

15th of 24 goalkeepers

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

With a Rating of 40.5, Samba carries the 15th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Ligue 1 of 24. 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

Pass accuracy %77

Cards / 900.156

Foul involvement / 900.25

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.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Chances created2

Passes1,184

Pass accuracy77%

Possession

Duels won13

Duels won %81.3%

Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles2

Fouls committed1—

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€7.5M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Rennes2024/25 – now

Lens2022/23 – 2024/25€ 5M

Nottingham Forest2019/20 – 2022/23€ 2.1M

Caen2017/18 – 2019/20

Marseille(back from loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Nancy(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Marseille2012/13 – 2015/16€ 400K

Le Havreuntil 2012/13

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 6th of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, B. Samba has made 32 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,880 minutes, averaging a 7.06 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 5 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France.

When B. Samba plays, Rennes's record this season is 18W-8D-8L — and his match ratings average 7.16 at home against 6.65 on the road.

Recent matches

May 10, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Paris FC (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 3, 2026: 2-4 loss away at Lyon (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 26, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Nantes (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)
April 19, 2026: 3-0 win away at Strasbourg (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Angers (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 4, 2026: 4-3 win away at Stade Brestois 29 (90 minutes, 6 rating)
March 22, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Metz (90 minutes, 7 rating)
March 15, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Lille (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 8, 2026: 4-0 win away at Nice (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Toulouse (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Samba at 40.5 with a Season form score of 27.7, ranking 253rd of 321 goalkeepers in the Ligue 1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: B. Samba has missed 2 matches this season through injury.

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

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, B. Samba has totalled 402 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.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points