Emmanuel Mbola

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Emmanuel Mbola
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993
Place of birthKabwe, Zambia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionLeft Back
Club information
Current clubHapoel Ra'anana
Number23
Youth career
0000–2007Mining Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008Mining Rangers7(0)
2008Zanaco11(0)
2009–2010Pyunik Yerevan23(0)
2010–2013TP Mazembe36(1)
2012–2013→ Porto (loan)0(0)
2013-Hapoel Ra'anana14(0)
National team‡
2008–Zambia27(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:55, 9 June 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:33, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Emmanuel Mbola (born 10 May 1993 in Kabwe), is a Zambian international footballer who plays for Hapoel Ra'anana. He is left-footed, and plays primarily at left-back.[1]

Club career

Mbola began his career 2007 with Zambian club Mining Rangers and in 2008 joined another Zambian club Zanaco. In January 2009 he was scouted by Armenian club Pyunik Yerevan and joined them.[2] He became the first Zambian to feature in the Uefa Champions League, representing his new club in a 0–0 draw v Dinamo Zagreb on 14 July 2009.[3]

Although linked in February 2010 with a move to English club Tottenham Hotspur[4] and having been on trial at Arsenal in autumn 2010[5] he was involved in an ongoing transfer saga over his move to Pyunik Yerevan and a subsequent move to a Congolese club, TP Mazembe.[6] This was resolved in September 2010 when FIFA ruled that the Armenian club had been wrong in arranging for Mbola to sign a professional contract when he was underage, which resulted in FIFA canceling the International Transfer Certificate (ITC) held by the Armenian club.[7] This ruling meant that Mbola could officially join TP Mazembe.

He signed a one-year loan deal with Portuguese side Porto in February 2012.[8] On September 2, 2013, Mbola signed for Israel Premier League side Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.[1]

International career

He is also a member of Zambian national team, having participated in 26 international matches since his debut in 2008 and is considered one of the most promising talents in Zambian and African football.[9] Mbola is the second youngest player to have played a match in the Africa Cup of Nations.[10]

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/mbola/profil/spieler_107075.html
  2. ↑ Emmanuel MBOLA – ArmFootball Forum
  3. ↑ "Quick profile: Emmanual Mbola". UEFA. Retrieved 2 January 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Zambia's teenage star Emmanuel Mbola". Daily Mail. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011. 
  5. ↑ "African youngsters hoping to impress Arsenal". Daily Mirror. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Mbola saga: Rangers receive $200,000". Zambian Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 January 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Mbola transfer saga ends". Zambian Chronicle. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Mbola signs for FC Porto". ZNBC.co.zm (Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation). 18 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012. 
  9. ↑ FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik Emmanuel MBOLA
  10. ↑ Mbola rückt auf Rang 2

External links

Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. – current squad
Zambia squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Zambia
Zambia squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
Zambia
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