Mbala Mbuta Biscotte

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Personal information
Mbala Mbuta Biscotte
Full name	Mbala Mbuta Biscotte
Date of birth	7 April 1985
Place of birth	, DR Congo
Height	165 cm
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Grasshopper-Club Zurich
Number	20
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002 2003 – 2004 2004 2005 2006	TP Mazembe Lubumbashi DC Motema Pembe Hapoel Tel Aviv Yverdon-Sport FC Grasshopper-Club Zürich	- (14) 14 (3) 32 (9) 0 (0)
National team²
2004-2006	Congo
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Mbala Mbuta Biscotte (born 7th April 1985) is a Congolese footballer who currently plays as striker for Grasshopper-Club Zürich on loan from Yverdon-Sport FC and on the DR Congo national football team.

[edit] International

Biscotte is a popular player on the Congolese national team. He appeared in the 2004 African Nations Cup where the Congo failed to advance to the second round. He has made regularly appearances for the national squad since late 2004. In 2004/2005 he helped the Congo qualify for the 2006 African Nations Cup. He played in every match in the 2006 African Nations Cup where the Congo made it to the quarter-finals.

Perhaps his most famous moment was against South Africa in 2004 for 2006 World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifying. In the 87th minute he made a mazy run around numerous defenders deep in South Africa's end that set up Kabamba Musasa for a tap in goal that gave the DR Congo a 1-0 victory.

Biscotte also featured prominently in the BBC documentary Frontline Football, part one of which followed the Congolese national team as they prepared for the match against South Africa. The goal he set up for Kabamba Musasa features as a perfect climax to the documentary.

Grasshopper-Club Zürich - Current Squad
1 Coltorti \| 2 Langkamp \| 3 Robson \| 4 Schwegler \| 5 Galindo \| 6 Seoane \| 7 Touré \| 8 Renggli \| 10 Eduardo \| 13 Denicola \| 14 Pavlovic \| 19 Leon \| 20 Biscotte \| 21 Ristić \| 22 Pinto \| 23 Cabanas \| 24 Jaggy \| 27 Voser \| 29 Lütolf \| 30 Antonio \| 31 Blumer \| 32 Sutter \| 35 Salatic \| -- Ailton