David Mbala

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David Mbala
Personal information
Full name David Nkumu Mbala
Date of birth (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2011−2012 Penafiel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016 Penafiel 57 (7)
2016–2017 Boavista 3 (0)
2017–2018 Zaria Bălți 9 (1)
International career
2015– DR Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2018

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

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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.

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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.[ permanent dead link ]


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