V. N'Simba

Following his move to Clermont Foot, N'Simba's current-season form is down 75% on last season (Season 36→9), while his Rating eased 33→15. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 62).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Clermont Foot · 13th	16	0	0	6.81	15	9
2023/24	Bordeaux · 12th	26	1	1	7.05	33	36
2022/23	Bordeaux · 3rd	30	1	6	7.29	46	58
2021/22	Clermont Foot · 17th	34	1	3	6.8	56	34
2020/21	Clermont Foot · 2nd	30	0	3	6.99	53	62

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

V. N'Simba is a 33-year-old full-back at Clermont Foot, rated 15.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 301st of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on N'Simba.

Judged on this season alone, N'Simba graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 49th of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Ligue 2, on 2 clean sheets and 2.896 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 52nd of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Ligue 2. At 33 N'Simba is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2021/22

Current potential52nd of 53 full-backs · Ligue 2 · 16 apps Current season49th of 53 full-backs · Ligue 2 · 16 apps49th-best full-back in the Ligue 2301st in the Ligue 2 · potential52nd-highest potential full-back in the Ligue 2

15.3

Ratingi

52nd of 53 full-backs

9.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

27.4%

Minutes

limited game time

2.9

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Clermont Foot finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.9

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 27.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
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

With a Rating of 15.3, N'Simba carries the 52nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 2 of 53 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %27.4%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.896

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %71.4

Cards / 900.107

Foul involvement / 901.716

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 33, N'Simba sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is N'Simba's projected Rating — 15.3 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.