Trésor Mputu

Trésor Mputu

Personal information
Full name	Trésor Mputu Mabi
Date of birth	10 December 1985 (1985-12-10)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	TP Mazembe
Number	8
Youth career
	Jac Trésor FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
-2002	Kin City	?	(?)
2002–	TP Mazembe	182	(111)
National team
2004–	Congo DR	?	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Trésor Mputu (born 10 December 1985 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese football striker who has been described by former Cameroon and Congo coach Claude Le Roy as being "the next Samuel Eto'o", who he picked for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea as a 17 year-old.^{[citation needed]}

Club career

Mputu helped his club reach the African Champions League 2007 by becoming the top goalscorer of the competition with 9 strikes, and the Confederation Cup.

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 including Arsenal FC.

Suspension

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.

International goals

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 August 2005	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes	Guinea	3–1	3–1	Friendly
2.	4 September 2005	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa	Cape Verde	2–1	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	8 October 2005	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	South Africa	1–1	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	11 November 2005	Paris	Tunisia	1–1	2–2	Friendly
5.	21 January 2006	Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo	Togo	1–0	2–0	2006 Africa Cup of Nations
6.	29 April 2007	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa	Ethiopia	1–0	2–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
7.	13 June 2008	Stade National Gouled, Djibouti	Djibouti	6–0	6–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
8.	6 November 2011	Tuks ABSA Stadium, Pretoria	Lesotho	1–0	3–0	Friendly
9.	11 November 2011	Somholo National Stadium, Lobamba	Swaziland	2–0	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
10.	15 November 2011	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa	Swaziland	1–0	5–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
11.	15 November 2011	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa	Swaziland	3–0	5–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
12.	29 February 2012	Stade Linité, Victoria	Seychelles	2–0	4–0	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier

Awards

• Glo-CAF's Best African Player on the continent, 2009
• IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year, 2007
• 2009 African Championship of Nations, player of the tournament
• BBC African Footballer of the Year, 2009 (nominated)

External links

• Trésor Mputu – FIFA competition record
• (French) Profile at L'Equipe