Mbala Mbuta Biscotte (born 7 April 1985 in

Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...

) is a Congolese

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who last plays as striker for

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Career

Mbala has previously played for

Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל תל אביב , ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Tel Aviv)'' is an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club's traditional hom ...

and

Grasshopper Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zürich, commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshoppers, is a multisports club based in Zürich, Switzerland. The oldest and best known department of the club is its football team. With 27 titles, Grasshopper holds the ...

, he also played for the congolese club

DC Motema Pembe Daring Club Motema Pembe, or simply DCMP for a short, is a Congolese 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 of the Congrega ...

, because of him they won the cup of Congo. And bolasie chose to play for them

International career

Biscotte is a popular player on the

DR Congo national football team The DR Congo national football team, recognised by FIFA as Congo DR (formerly known as Zaire, alternatively known as Congo-Kinshasa), represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men's international football and it is controlled by the ...

. He appeared in the

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where the Congo failed to advance to the second round. He has made regularly appearances for the national squad since late 2004. In 2004/2005 he helped the Congo qualify for the

2006 African Nations Cup The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won ...

. Biscotte played in every match in the

where the Congo made it to the quarter-finals. Perhaps his most famous moment was against

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in 2004 for 2006 World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifying. In the 87th minute he made a mazy run around numerous defenders deep in South Africa's end that set up

Kabamba Musasa Musasa Tshatsho Kabamba (born 31 May 1982) is a Congolese former footballer. He played as a striker or forward for the Congo National Team. He is the brother of Felix Mwamba Musasa. Career Musasa also played for Maritzburg United, Kaizer Chief ...

for a tap in goal that gave the DR Congo a 1–0 victory. Because of that victory the fan named him

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(Jesus' foot) and also named him sauvons le Congo meaning Saves Congo due to the fact that his intervention revived DR Congo's qualification chances. Biscotte also featured prominently in the

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documentary

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, part one of which followed the Congolese national team as they prepared for the match against

. The goal he set up for

features as a perfect climax to the documentary.

International goals

:''Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.''

Personal life

Biscotte's brother Glynn has represented DR Congo's Under 21s, and is currently playing in England for Brigg Town.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Biscotte, Mbala 1985 births Living people Footballers from Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers TP Mazembe players Daring Club Motema Pembe players Grasshopper Club Zürich players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Yverdon-Sport FC players Ittihad FC players FC Locarno players FC Winterthur players FC Schaffhausen players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Association football forwards Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Israel Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Saudi Professional League players 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people

Career

International career

International goals

Personal life

See also

References