Ba-Muaka Simakala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Eschweiler, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KAS Eupen | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | VfL Osnabrück | 23 | (8) |
| 2025–2026 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 31 | (9) |
| 2026–present | KAS Eupen | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026 | |||
Ba-Muaka Simakala (born 28 January 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward at Belgian club KAS Eupen.
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.[1]
On 2 January 2024, Simakala moved on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[2]
On 8 August 2024, Simakala returned to VfL Osnabrück.[3]
On 17 June 2025, Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan announced the signing of Simakala from VfL Osnabrück to a one-year contract.[4] He moved to Belgian second-division side KAS Eupen in July 2026.[5]
Personal life
Born in Germany, Simakala is of Congolese descent.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 6 June 2023[7]
| 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 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in the 2019–20 Westphalian DFB-Pokal play-off
- ↑ Appearance in the Lower Saxony Cup
References
- ↑ "Perfekt! Kiel sichert sich ablösefreien Simakala" [Perfect! Kiel secures Simakala on a free transfer]. kicker (in German). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "VfL verstärkt sich mit Chance Simakala" [VfL strengthens with Chance Simakala] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "🔴⚪✍️Simakala "Araz-Naxçıvan"da". instagram.com/araznaxcivanpfc/ (in Azerbaijani). Araz-Naxçıvan PFK Instagram. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Un deuxième transfert en deux jours pour l'AS Eupen de Mazzu, qui poursuit son mercato". L'Avenir (in French). 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Neues von Eschweilers Fußballprofis". www.filmpost.de.
- ↑ Ba-Muaka Simakala at Soccerway
External links
- Ba-Muaka Simakala at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Sportspeople from Eschweiler
- Footballers from Cologne (region)
- German people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Eerste Divisie players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Alemannia Aachen players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- SV Elversberg players
- SV Rödinghausen players
- VfL Osnabrück players
- Holstein Kiel players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- Araz-Naxçıvan PFK players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- German expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German football forward, 1990s birth stubs