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| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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. 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. On 27 December 2016, Primeira Liga side Boavista 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
- http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/amical-fifa-la-rdc-perd-nouveau-face-lirak-30128
- "Feirense-Penafiel 2-1" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 29 July 2012.
- "Penafiel- Atlético 2-0" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 12 August 2012.
- "Mbala é reforço do Boavista" (in Portuguese). Boavista F.C. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
External links
- David Mbala at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Stats and profile at LPFP
- David Mbala at Soccerway
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