Moonga Simba

Moonga Simba

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brann
Number	22
Youth career
	Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Håbo	33	(3)
2018	Karlberg	24	(4)
2019–2020	Sandviken	37	(1)
2020	Västerås	14	(2)
2021–	Brann	28	(1)
2022	→ Värnamo (loan)	11	(0)
2023	→ GIF Sundsvall (loan)	14	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

Moonga Simba (born 8 May 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for SK Brann.^[1][2][3]

Club career

On 18 February 2021, Simba signed for Eliteserien club Brann on a three-year contract,^[4] being unable to join up with his new team until April due to COVID-19 restrictions.^[5]

On 30 March 2022, Simba joined Värnamo on a season-long loan.^[6] In February 2023, he joined GIF Sundsvall on loan for the 2023 season.^[7]

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Simba is of Congo-Brazzaville descent. His brother Charles, Heradi and Mtaka are also footballers in Sweden.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 10 April 2024^[1][9][10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Håbo	2016	Division 2	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2017		25	3	0	0	—		—		25	3
	Total		33	3	0	0	—		—		33	3
Karlberg	2018	Division 2	24	4	2	1	—		—		26	5
Sandvikens	2019	Ettan	27	1	2	0	—		—		29	1
	2020		10	0	3	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		37	1	5	0	—		—		42	1
Västerås	2020	Superettan	14	2	1	2	—		—		15	4
Brann	2021	Eliteserien	20	1	3	1	—		1[b]	0	24	2
	2022	1. divisjon	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2023	Eliteserien	8	0	0	0	4[c]	0	—		12	0
	2024		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		28	1	4	1	4	0	1	0	37	2
Värnamo (loan)	2022	Allsvenskan	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
GIF Sundsvall (loan)	2023	Superettan	14	3	1	0	—		—		15	3
Career total			161	14	13	4	4	0	1	0	179	18

1. Includes Svenska Cupen, Norwegian Cup
2. Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

1. Moonga Simba at Soccerway
2. Moonga Simba at WorldFootball.net
3. "Moonga Simba - Proffs i Norge" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
4. "SIMBA HAR SIGNERT" [SIMBA HAS SIGNED]. www.brann.no (in Norwegian). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
5. "SIMBA HAR FÅTT UNNTAK FRA INNREISERESTRIKSJONENE" [SIMBA HAS BEEN GRANTED AN EXEMPTION FROM THE ENTRY RESTRICTIONS]. www.brann.no (in Norwegian). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
6. "MOONGA SIMBA KLAR FÖR IFK VÄRNAMO" (Press release) (in Swedish). Värnamo. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
7. "Moonga Simba ansluter på lån!" [Moonga Simba joins on loan!]. gifsundsvall.se (in Swedish). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
8. Opheim, Steffen (2 February 2022). "(+) Simbas afrikanske drøm". Bergensavisen.
9. "Moonga Simba" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association.
10. Moonga Simba at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)