David Mbala


David Nkumu Mbala 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 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.