Trésor Mputu

In this Congolese name, the surname is Mputu and the post-surname is Mabi.

Trésor Mputu Mabi (born 10 December 1985) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Trésor Mputu

Mputu with TP Mazembe
Personal information
Full name	Trésor Mputu Mabi
Date of birth	(1985-12-10) 10 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder, striker
Youth career
	Jac Trésor FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Kin City
2002–2014	TP Mazembe	262	(142)
2014–2016	Kabuscorp	15	(4)
2016–2023	TP Mazembe	98	(13)
International career‡
2004–2021	DR Congo	51	(14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:54, 13 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:54, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Mputu joined TP Mazembe in 2002, and has been a pivotal figure in the club's success ever since. In 2007, he helped his club reach the African Champions League by becoming the top goalscorer of the competition with nine strikes, and the Confederation Cup.^[2]

In 2009 and 2010 he captained Mazembe to back to back CAF Champions League titles. Through the years Mputu has been linked with several European clubs and trialled with Arsenal in 2007.^[3][4][5]

In 2014 he signed with Angolan side Kabuscorp.^[6]

In July 2016, Mputu rejoined his old club TP Mazembe.

Suspension and return

In August 2010, Mputu received a 12-month global ban following his aggressive actions toward a referee during a match between TP Mazembe and Rwandan army side APR FC.^[7] Upon his return to action after a year on the sidelines, it took him just 46 seconds to find the net for his club against rivals TS Malkesa.^[8]

International career

Mputu made his international debut in 2004 and has been a regular in the squad since.^[9] He represented his country at the 2006 African Cup of Nations tournament, and was captain of the Congolese national team, leading the side in the 2013 African Cup of Nations tournament in South Africa. In their first game of the tournament, Mputu scored for the Congolese in the 2–2 draw against pre-tournament favourites Ghana.^[10]

He was recalled to the national team in November 2018, following a five-year absence.^[11]

Style of play

In 2012 former Cameroon and DR Congo coach Claude Le Roy described Mputu as being "the next Samuel Eto'o", whom he picked for the 1998 World Cup in France as a 17-year-old.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			CAF Champions League		CAF Confederation Cup		CAF Super Cup		FIFA Club World Cup
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TP Mazembe	2003[9]	Linafoot Ligue 2	20	11	-		-		-		-
	2004[9]	Linafoot	30	34	-		-		-		-
	2005[9]		29	22	-		-		-		-
	2006[9]		25	15	-		-		-		-
	2007[9]		27	15		9	7	10	-		-
	2008[9]		23	11		3	-		-		-
	2009[9]		28	18		6	-		-		2	0
	2010[9]		24	4		4	-		1	0	-
	2011				-		-		-		-
	2012[13]		30	16	12	6	-		-		-
	2013[13]		26	6	4	2	3	3	-		-
	Total		262	142		30	10	13	1	0	2	0
Kabuscorp	2014[9]	Girabola	13	3		1	-		-		-
	2015[9]		2	1		1	-		-		-
	Total		15	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
TP Mazembe	2017[13]	Linafoot	21	5	-		6	1	1	0	-
	2018[13]		27	2	4	0	-		-		-
	2019[13]		16	4	12	5	-		-		-
	2019–20[13]		11	1	5	1	-		-		-
	2020–21[13]		13	1	4	1	-		-		-
	2021–22[13]		10	0	-		3	0	-		-
	Total		98	13		7	9	1	1	0
Career total			375	159	69	39	19	14	2	0	2	0

International

As of matches played on 13 February 2023^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Congo DR	2004	1	0
	2005	6	4
	2006	4	1
	2007	6	1
	2008	5	1
	2009	0	0
	2010	1	0
	2011	6	4
	2012	8	2
	2013	7	1
	2014	0	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	0	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	4	0
	2021	2	0
Total		51	14

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mputu goal.^[9]

List of international goals scored by Trésor Mputu

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 August 2005	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris, France	Guinea	3–1	3–1	Friendly
2	4 September 2005	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	Cape Verde	2–1	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	8 October 2005	Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Zambia	1–1	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	11 November 2005	Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France	Tunisia	1–0	2–2	Friendly
5	21 January 2006	Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Togo	1–0	2–0	2006 Africa Cup of Nations
6	22 August 2007	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	Angola	3–1	3–1	Friendly
7	13 June 2008	El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti	Djibouti	6–0	6–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	6 November 2011	High Performance Centre, Pretoria, South Africa	Lesotho	1–0	3–0	Friendly
9	11 November 2011	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland	Swaziland	2–0	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	15 November 2011	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	Swaziland	1–0	5–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11				3–0
12	29 February 2012	Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles	Seychelles	2–0	4–0	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13	10 June 2012	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	Togo	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	20 January 2013	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Ghana	1–2	2–2	2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Individual

• CAF Team of the Year: 2009
• Glo-CAF's Best African Player on the continent: 2009^[14]
• IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 2007
• African Nations Championship player of the tournament: 2009
• BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2009 (nominated)^[15]