Eric Nkulukuta Miala (born 6 September 1982) is a Congolese former

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who plays as a

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Club career

Nkulukuta was born in

Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...

. He joined

TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional association football, football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ...

from

Daring Club Motema Pembe Daring Club Motema Pembe, or simply DCMP for a short, is a Congolese professional football club based in Kinshasa. History Created in 1936 under the name Falcon Daring, by the Rev. Father Raphaël de la Kethulle de Ryhove who was a missionary o ...

in 2006.

International career

Nkulukuta played for the Democratic Republic of the Congo national team. He later played in a match against Nigeria in a 5–2 loss. Nkulukuta also played for the national team during qualifications for the 2006 World Cup.

References

1982 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Footballers from Kinshasa Men's association football fullbacks Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Daring Club Motema Pembe players TP Mazembe players 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub