David Nkumu Mbala (born 19 April 1993, in

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) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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Football career

On 29 July 2012, Mbala made his professional debut with

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in a

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match against

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—when he started and played the full game. In the first match of the

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season against

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on 12 August 2012, he scored his first professional goal (93rd minute) in his league debut. On 27 December 2016,

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side Boavista announced the signing of the Congolese international player, reuniting him with

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, 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

External links

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Stats and profile at LPFP
* 1993 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Men's association football forwards F.C. Penafiel players Boavista F.C. players FC Bălți players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players Moldovan Super Liga players Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Moldova 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub