- Tresor Mputu
Infobox Football biography
playername= Tresor Mputu
fullname = Tresor Mputu Mabi
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|12|10
cityofbirth =Lubumbashi
countryofbirth =Zaire
height =
currentclub =TP Mazembe
clubnumber = 8
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2004-present
clubs =TP Mazembe
caps(goals) = 30 (34)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Congo DR
nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (5)
pcupdate = January 27, 2007
ntupdate =Tresor Mputu (born
10 December 1985 ) is a Congolese football striker.Club career
Mputu currently plays for his homeland club
TP Mazembe .He has been described by former Cameroon and Congo coach
Claude Le Roy as being better thanSamuel Eto'o , who he picked for the1998 FIFA World Cup inFrance as a 17 year-old. Fact|date=January 2008Mputu helped his club, Mazembe, reach the African Champions League 2007, by becoming the top goalscorer of the competition with 9 strikes, and the Confederation Cup.
In November 2007, it was reported that English Premiership giants Arsenal were interested in signing Mputu, for £500 000 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7080394.stm] , with the Congolese striker due in England for a 10 day trial.
In May 2008 Mputu went to Piraeus, for a trial at
Olympiacos . His co-player in the National Team of Congo,Lomana Tresor Lua Lua suggested him as a good transfer, however no deal was completed.On 9th October 2008 Hull City are reported to be interested in Mputu. A move could be possible in January.
International career
Tresor Mputu is one of the finds of Congolese football in recent times. He was a member of the Congolese
2006 African Cup of Nations team, who progressed to the quarter finals, where they were eliminated by Egypt, who eventually won the tournament. Although he played in only two games, he scored the first goal in DR Congo's game against Togo, but was sent off in his second game against Angola in the first 19 minutes for lashing out against an Angolan defender. His subsequent suspension for the straight red meant he missed the rest of his nation's campaign.External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=9088 Career history] at National Football Teams
* [http://nationscup.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=2247 Profile at MTN Football]
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur24166.html Profile at L'Equipe]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7080394.stm Arsenal target Mputu]
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