Ba-Muaka Simakala

Ba-Muaka Simakala (born 28 January 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Azerbaijani club Araz-Naxçıvan.^[1]

Ba-Muaka Simakala

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Eschweiler, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Araz-Naxçıvan
Youth career
	VfB Aachen
0000–2011	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–	Araz-Naxçıvan	0	(0)
International career
2014	Germany U18	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025

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