Ba-Muaka Simakala

Ba-Muaka Simakala
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Eschweiler, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 VfL Osnabrück
Number 7
Youth career
VfB Aachen
–2011 Alemannia Aachen
2011–2016 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 51 (14)
2017–2018 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 (0)
2018–2020 Roda JC 40 (1)
2020 SV Elversberg 3 (0)
2020–2021 SV Rödinghausen 38 (14)
2021–2023 VfL Osnabrück 68 (27)
2023–2024 Holstein Kiel 11 (0)
2024 → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 7 (1)
2024– VfL Osnabrück 7 (4)
International career
2014 Germany U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024

Ba-Muaka Simakala (born 28 January 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga side VfL Osnabrück.[1]

Career

In May 2023, following VfL Osnabrück's promotion to the 2. Bundesliga, it was announced that Simakala would join Holstein Kiel, also playing in the 2. Bundesliga, on a free transfer.[2]

On 2 January 2024, Simakala moved on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[3]

On 8 August 2024, Simakala returned to VfL Osnabrück.[4]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Simakala is of Congolese descent.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played on 6 June 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2015–16 Regionalliga West 1 0 — — 1 0
2016–17 Regionalliga West 19 4 — — 19 4
2017–18 Regionalliga West 29 9 — — 29 9
2018–19 Regionalliga West 2 1 — — 2 1
Total 51 14 0 0 0 0 51 14
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2016–17 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Roda JC Kerkrade 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 27 0 2 2 — 29 2
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 13 1 1 1 — 14 2
Total 40 1 3 3 0 0 43 4
SV Elversberg 2019–20 Regionalliga Südwest 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
SV Rödinghausen 2019–20 Regionalliga West 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2020–21 Regionalliga West 38 14 0 0 — 38 14
Total 38 14 0 0 1 0 39 14
VfL Osnabrück 2021–22 3. Liga 31 8 2 0 — 33 8
2022–23 3. Liga 37 19 0 0 1[b] 1 38 20
Total 68 27 2 0 1 1 71 28
Career total 201 56 3 3 2 1 206 60
  1. ^ Appearance in the 2019–20 Westphalian DFB-Pokal play-off
  2. ^ Appearance in the Lower Saxony Cup

References

  1. ^ "Ba-Muaka Simakala". rodajc.nl. Roda JC. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Perfekt! Kiel sichert sich ablösefreien Simakala" [Perfect! Kiel secures Simakala on a free transfer]. kicker (in German). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ "FCK LEIHT BA-MUAKA CHANCE SIMAKALA VON HOLSTEIN KIEL" [FCK LOANS BA-MUAKA CHANCE SIMAKALA FROM HOLSTEIN KIEL] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ "VfL verstärkt sich mit Chance Simakala" [VfL strengthens with Chance Simakala] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Neues von Eschweilers Fußballprofis". www.filmpost.de.
  6. ^ Ba-Muaka Simakala at Soccerway


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