David Mbala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Nkumu Mbala | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Congo | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Boavista F.C. | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011−2012 | Penafiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Penafiel | 57 | (7) |
| 2016– | Boavista | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2015– | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2014. | |||
David Nkumu Mbala (born 19 April 1993, in Kinshasa) is a Congolese[1] professional footballer who plays for Boavista F.C., as a forward.
Football career
On July 29, 2012, Mbala made his professional debut with Penafiel in a 2012–13 Taça da Liga match against Feirense—when he started and played the full game.[2] In the first match of the 2012–13 Segunda Liga season against Atlético on the August 12, 2012, he scored his first professional goal (93rd minute) in his league debut.[3] On December 27, 2016, Primeira Liga side Boavista[4] announced the signing of the Congolese international player, reuniting him with Miguel Leal, his former coach at Penafiel who guided the team in their successful 2013-14 Segunda Liga campaign, which ended with the Penafiel side achieving promotion to Primeira Liga.
References
- ↑ http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/amical-fifa-la-rdc-perd-nouveau-face-lirak-30128
- ↑ "Feirense-Penafiel 2-1" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 2012-07-29.
- ↑ "Penafiel- Atlético 2-0" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 2012-08-12.
- ↑ "Mbala é reforço do Boavista" (in Portuguese). Boavista F.C. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
External links
- David Mbala at TheFinalBall.com
- David Mbala at ForaDeJogo
- Stats and profile at LPFP
- David Mbala at Soccerway