Personal information | |||
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Full name | Trésor Mputu Mabi | ||
Date of birth | 10 December 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder, striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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TP Mazembe | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Jac Trésor FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2002 | Kin City | ||
2002–2014 | TP Mazembe | ||
2014-2016 | Kabuscorp | ||
2016– | TP Mazembe | ||
National team | |||
2004– | Congo DR | 37 | (14) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Trésor Mputu Mabi (born 10 December 1985) is a Congolese football midfielder and striker who plays for TP Mazembe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team.
He has been described by former Cameroon and Democratic Republic of the Congo coach Claude Le Roy as being "the next Samuel Eto'o", whom he picked for the 1998 World Cup in France as a 17-year-old.
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.
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. He is related to Tatiana Bonzele.
In July 2016, Mputu rejoined his old club TP Mazembe.
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. 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.