Trésor Mputu Mabi (born 10 December 1985) is a Congolese

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who plays as a

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or striker for

TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...

and the DR Congo national team. He has been described by former

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and DR Congo coach Claude Le Roy as being "the next

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", whom he picked for the 1998 World Cup in

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as a 17-year-old.

Club career

Mputu joined

in 2002, and has been a pivotal figure in the club's success ever since. In 2007, he helped his club reach the

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by becoming the top goalscorer of the competition with nine strikes, and the Confederation Cup. In 2009 and 2010 he captained Mazembe to back to back

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titles. Through the years Mputu has been linked with several European clubs and trialled with

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in 2007. 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

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n army side APR FC. 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.

International career

Mputu made his international debut in 2004 and has been a regular in the squad since. 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

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

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mputu goal''.

Honours

Individual *

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*Glo-CAF's Best African Player on the continent: 2009 *

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: 2007 *

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player of the tournament: 2009 * BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2009 (nominated)

References

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Mputu glittering again for Mazembe
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