Banza Simon World Cup 2026 player profile
Banza Simon is listed for Democratic Republic of the Congo as a Forward. Kickoff Lens uses caps, goals, career context, role, and team strength to explain how this player can affect fixture reads.
Deep player read
Banza Simon is currently classified as a squad-support forward: regular squad option, support or rotation forward, and useful aerial size. This is a derived Kickoff Lens profile built from the public squad fields, not a private scouting report.
- regular squad option; 15 caps and 2 international goals are used as stable public career context.
- squad-support player in this data package, ranked 21 by impact inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo squad and 7 among forward entries.
- support or rotation forward; useful aerial size.
- The match model uses this profile through role, experience, impact score, and team context rather than treating the player as a standalone model context.
Player signal
| Team | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|---|---|
| Role | Forward · FW |
| Caps | 15 |
| International goals | 2 |
| Impact score | 64 |
| Squad impact rank | 21 |
| Role impact rank | 7 |
| Role profile | squad-support · support or rotation forward |
Model context
The player impact score is not a standalone rating. It is one input inside the contextual match model, alongside squad depth, team radar, venue adaptation, travel/rest load, and group pressure.
Match questions
- Can the player convert team territory into shots and first-goal pressure?
- Does the player improve the rotation floor without becoming the central dependency?
- Does aerial size matter against the next opponent's set-piece and crossing profile?
Archive context
| Team power score | 65 |
|---|---|
| Team FIFA rank | 46 |
| Group path | K |
| Squad size in archive | 26 |
| Squad average caps | 30 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo fixtures
- Portugal vs DR CongoFinished 1-1 · Jun 18, 01:00 · Houston
- Colombia vs DR CongoScheduled · Jun 24, 10:00 · Guadalajara (Zapopan)
- DR Congo vs UzbekistanScheduled · Jun 28, 07:30 · Atlanta
Related teammates
- Mbemba ChancelDefender · impact 96
- Bakambu CedricForward · impact 96
- Elia MeschackForward · impact 91
- Wissa YoaneForward · impact 86
- Masuaku ArthurDefender · impact 80
- Kayembe EdoMidfielder · impact 79
- Bongonda TheoMidfielder · impact 77
- Pickel CharlesMidfielder · impact 76
Related pages
- World Cup 2026 data libraryTeams, players, matches, venues, and model explainers in one crawlable archive.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo team radarFull squad, team strengths, and fixture list.
- All player profilesBrowse the World Cup 2026 player library.
- Discovery hubEvery team, match, venue, and tournament page.