Mbwana Samatta

Samatta's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating held around 24. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Le Havre · 14th	1	0	0	6.5	24	15
2025/26	Le Havre · 14th	27	2	1	6.51	24	15
2024/25	PAOK · 3rd	7	0	0	6.47	13	0
2023/24	PAOK · 4th	24	2	4	6.95	20	16
2022/23	GenkLoan · 2nd	33	6	1	6.76	34	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Tanzania · international

Side	Apps	G
Tanzania	64	19

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

M. Samatta is a 33-year-old centre-forward at Le Havre, rated 23.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (50.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Samatta.

On the season, Samatta graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 1 assist in 27 appearances (0.174 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 33 Samatta is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/265 clubs

23.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

15.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

50.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.17

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Le Havre finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.07

Goals / app

2 goals in 27 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 50.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.17 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 23.8 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.17 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %50.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.116

Assists / 900.058

Goal contribution / 900.174

Defensive actions / 900.871

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.232

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 (~15), then tapers with age. At 33, Samatta sits on 5.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Samatta's projected Rating — 23.8 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 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€17.7M total transfer fees · 10 moves

Le HavreAug 2025 – nowFree

PAOKJul 2023 – Aug 2025Free

Fenerbahçe(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

Genk(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

Fenerbahçe(back from loan)Jun 2022 – Aug 2022

Antwerp(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jun 2022

FenerbahçeJul 2021 – Aug 2021€ 6M

Fenerbahçe(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2021

Aston VillaJan 2020 – Sept 2020€ 11.7M

GenkJan 2016 – Jan 2020

TTP Mazembeuntil Jan 2016

About M. Samatta

Mbwana Ally Samatta is a 33-year-old centre-forward who plays for Le Havre, born on December 23, 1992 in Dar es Salaam, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Tanzania. Le Havre currently sit 14th of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, M. Samatta has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 70 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Monaco (70 minutes, 6.5 rating)

M. Samatta's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Le Havre face Lyon away in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Samatta at 23.8 with a Season form score of 15.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the Super League 1 and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, M. Samatta has totalled 311 club appearances with 81 goals and 11 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 38 appearances for Genk.

M. Samatta's career has also included time at PAOK, Fenerbahçe, Genk, Antwerp, Aston Villa and TTP Mazembe.

On the international stage, M. Samatta has represented Tanzania — 64 caps and 19 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.