Mbala Mbuta Biscotte

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Mbala Mbuta
Personal information
Full name	Lakuya Mbala Mbuta Biscotte
Date of birth	(1985-04-07) 7 April 1985
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	FC Locarno
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002	TP Mazembe	36	(16)
2003–2004	DC Motema Pembe	71	(45)
2004–2005	Hapoel Tel Aviv	14	(8)
2005–2006	Yverdon-Sport FC	33	(19)
2006–2007	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	22	(8)
2007–2009	Yverdon-Sport FC	17	(8)
2008	→ Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) (loan)^[1]	18	(13)
2009 –	FC Locarno
National team
2004–2006	DR Congo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mbala Mbuta Biscotte (born 7 April 1985 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese footballer who last plays as striker for FC Locarno.

Career

Mbala has previously played for Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. and Grasshopper-Club Zürich,^[2] he also played for the congolese club DC Motema Pembe, because of him they won the cup the Congo.

International career

Biscotte is a popular player on the DR Congo national football 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.^[3] In 2004/2005 he helped the Congo qualify for the 2006 African Nations Cup. Biscotte 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.Because of that victory the fan named him Pied de Jesus (Jesus' foot) and also named him sauvons le Congo meaning Saves Congo due to the fact that his intervention revived DR Congo's qualification chances.

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.

Personal life

Biscotte's brother Glynn has represented DR Congo's Under 21s, and is currently playing in England for Brigg Town.

References

↑ Mbala Biscotte – Football.ch
↑ "Stats Centre: Biscotte Mbala Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
↑ Biscotte Mbala – FIFA competition record

v t e DR Congo squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations

1 Kombe 2 Musasa 3 Muzinga 4 Mubiala 5 Kamudimba 6 Luntala 7 Kalulika 8 Ndiwa 9 LuaLua 10 Masudi 11 Musasa 12 Matingou 13 Bomboko 14 Mazingu-Dinzey 15 Ilunga 16 Lukata 17 Piana 18 Mbayo 19 Mbuta 20 Mundaba 21 Nzuzi 22 Kidiaba Coach: Wadsworth

v t e DR Congo squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations

1 Kalemba 2 Kitambala 3 Nsumbu 4 Tshinyama 5 Biscotte 6 Milambo 7 Kinkela 8 Mputu 9 LuaLua 10 Matumona 11 Mbayo 12 Matingou 13 Lubanzadio 14 Ilongo 15 Ilunga 16 Tampungu 17 Mbele 18 Bokese 19 Kalala 20 Kabundi 21 Kasongo 22 Musasa 23 Chansa Coach: Le Roy

Persondata
Name	Biscotte, Mbala
Alternative names
Short description	Democratic Republic of the Congo footballer
Date of birth	7 April 1985
Place of birth	Zaire
Date of death
Place of death

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