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 (age 32)
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 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.