R. Nyambe · career
Ryan Simasiku Nyambe
Center Back · Derby · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2024/254 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 159 appearances with 4 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Blackburn — Season rating 34, 0 goals and 4 assists in 38 games. Form has slipped 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 25 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (Championship) and kept playing — 20 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Derby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | Derby | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | ReadingLoan | 19 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Derby | 20 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | Derby | 19 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Wigan | 31 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | Blackburn | 31 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 31 |
| 2020/21 | Blackburn | 38 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 34 |
| 2019/20 | Blackburn | 31 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Blackburn | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Blackburn | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Blackburn | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Blackburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 |
Honours
League One×3
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Oneat Reading | 19 | 1405 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Championship | 7 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
Schedule · 2025/26
26 played12 unused sub· 1684 min, 0g 0a
Played for Reading and Derby this season.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | Championship | A Stoke City | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H Coventry | 3-5 | Played | 89 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 22 | Championship | H Bristol City | 1-1 | Played | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Burnley | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 30 | Championship | A Ipswich | 2-2 | Played | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 13 | Championship | A West Brom | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 20 | Championship | H Preston | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | A Wrexham | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 30 | Championship | H Charlton | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 4 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H QPR | 1-0 | Played | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 1 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 22 | Championship | H Watford | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 25 | Championship | A Swansea | 2-1 | Played | 10 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 29 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Played | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | H Leicester | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 15 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 17 | Championship | A Preston | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 20 | Championship | A Charlton | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 24 | League One | H Barnsley | 2-2 | Played | 11 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | A Northampton | 2-0 | Played | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 10 | League One | A Wigan | 2-1 | Played | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 14 | League One | H Wycombe | 3-2 | Played | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | H Bolton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Port Vale | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Bradford | 2-1 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 0-1 | Played | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Plymouth | 2-2 | Played | 76 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-1 | Played | 89 | 6.0 | ||
| Mar 28 | League One | H Wigan | 3-0 | Played | 87 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 3 | League One | A Huddersfield | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | H Lincoln | 1-2 | Played | 70 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | A Doncaster | 0-1 | Played | 65 | 6.0 | ||
| Apr 18 | League One | H Cardiff | 1-3 | Played | 88 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | A Rotherham | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| May 2 | League One | H Blackpool | 0-1 | Played | 70 | 6.5 |