Vital N'Simba

N'Simba's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→9), while his Rating held around 15. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 62).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Clermont Foot · 16th	3	0	0	6.63	15	9
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

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

V. N'Simba is a 33-year-old central defender at Clermont Foot, rated 14.9 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, N'Simba graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 2.896 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. 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

14.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

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 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

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. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

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

Rated 14.9 overall — below regular-starter level. 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

Cards / 900.107

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 — 14.9 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-backs in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions10

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Clermont FootOct 2025 – nowFree

Maccabi HaifaAug 2024 – Oct 2025Free

BBordeauxJul 2022 – Aug 2024Free

Clermont FootJul 2018 – Jul 2022

Bourg-en-bresse 01until Jul 2018

LLuçon(on loan)Jul 2014 – Jul 2018

Guingampuntil Jul 2014

About V. N'Simba

Vital Manuel N'Simba is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for Clermont Foot, born on July 8, 1993 in Cacuaco, standing 169 cm tall. He is from Congo DR. Clermont Foot currently sit 16th of 18 in the Ligue 2.

This season

In the current season, V. N'Simba has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 263 minutes.

V. N'Simba's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Clermont Foot face Sochaux at home in the Ligue 2.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates V. N'Simba at 14.9 with a Season form score of 9.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Coupe de France. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, V. N'Simba has totalled 375 club appearances with 10 goals and 27 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 34 appearances for Clermont Foot.

V. N'Simba's career has also included time at Maccabi Haifa, BBordeaux, Bourg-en-bresse 01, LLuçon and Guingamp.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.