M'Bala Nzola

M'Bala Nzola (born 18 August 1996) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Spezia and the Angola national team.

Club Career

On 28 January 2015, Nzola made his professional debut with Academica de Coimbra in a 2014–15 Taca da Liga match against FC Porto, coming on as a substitute in the 4–1 away loss.

On 7 August 2016, he joined Lega Pro club Virtus Francavilla Calcio.

On 7 August 2017, after helping Virtus Francavilla Calcio reach the Lega Pro promotion play-offs, Nzola signed a four-year deal with Carpi F.C. 1909.

On 16 August 2018, he joined Serie C club Trapani on a season-long loan. Trapani held the obligation to purchase him from Carpi at the end of the loan term in case of Trapani's promotion into Serie B. On 15 June he scored the first goal for the Trapani victory over Piacenza, and after that Trapani was promoted in Serie B after two years of Serie C.

On 13 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Spezia on loan with an option to purchase.

On 7 October 2020, Nzola signed with Spezia a three-year contract.