David Mbala

David Nkumu Mbala (born 19 April 1993, in Kinshasa) is a Congolese[1] professional footballer who plays as a forward.

David Mbala
Personal information
Full name David Nkumu Mbala
Date of birth (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993
Place of birth Kinshasa, Congo
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
2011−2012 Penafiel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Penafiel 57 (7)
2016–2017 Boavista 3 (0)
2017–2018 Zaria Bălți 9 (1)
National team
2015– DR Congo 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 August 2018

Football career

On 29 July 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 12 August 2012, he scored his first professional goal (93rd minute) in his league debut.[3] On 27 December 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. He was there for 6 months and signed for Moldovan side Zaria Bălți, for whom he was with for 1 season.

References
  1. http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/amical-fifa-la-rdc-perd-nouveau-face-lirak-30128
  2. "Feirense-Penafiel 2-1" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 2012-07-29.
  3. "Penafiel- Atlético 2-0" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 2012-08-12.
  4. "Mbala é reforço do Boavista" (in Portuguese). Boavista F.C. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.


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