Moonga Simba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moonga Aluta Simba | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | 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) |
| 2021–2024 | Brann | 28 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Värnamo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Sandviken | 30 | (6) |
| 2026– | Hermannstadt | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 March 2026 | |||
Moonga Aluta Simba (born 8 May 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Hermannstadt.[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]
In January 2025, Simba returned to Sandvikens IF, signing a deal until the end of 2026.[8]
Personal life
Born in Sweden, Simba is of Congo-Brazzaville descent. His brother Charles, Heradi and Mtaka are also footballers in Sweden.[9]
Career statistics
| 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 | ||
| Sandviken | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Värnamo (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 2023 | Superettan | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| Sandviken | 2025 | Superettan | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| Hermannstadt | 2025–26 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 196 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 25 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Norwegian Cup
- ^ Appearance in Eliteserien play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- ^ a b c Moonga Simba at Soccerway
- ^ Moonga Simba at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Moonga Simba - Proffs i Norge" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "SIMBA HAR SIGNERT" [SIMBA HAS SIGNED]. www.brann.no (in Norwegian). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "MOONGA SIMBA KLAR FÖR IFK VÄRNAMO" (Press release) (in Swedish). Värnamo. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Moonga Simba ansluter på lån!" [Moonga Simba joins on loan!]. gifsundsvall.se (in Swedish). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Välkommen tillbaka Moonga Simba, sandvikensiffotboll.se, 10 January 2025
- ^ Opheim, Steffen (2 February 2022). "(+) Simbas afrikanske drøm". Bergensavisen.
- ^ "Moonga Simba" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association.
- ^ Moonga Simba at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)