Football Query

Player · Angola · Forward

M'Bala Nzola

Goals from 12 Nov 2021 to 9 Sep 2025

Caps
15
Starts
10
Minutes
822
Win % when playing
26.7%
Goals
3
Matches scored in
3
Penalties
1
Hat-tricks
0
For their side
13th of 90
Yellow cards
1
Sent off
0
Longest gap
3.3 yrs
Minutes per goal
274

Goals by year

20212022202320242025

Tallest: 1 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 1 · Minute

What the goals did

Extended lead1
Equaliser1
Opening goal1

Angola with and without them

Angola's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them15465161626.7%
Without them3413138403038.2%

Played most alongside10

Show14
Buatu12
Fredy12
Kialonda Gaspar11
Hugo Marques9
Maestro9
Ary Papel8
Gelson Dala8
Núrio Fortuna8
Zito Luvumbo8

Faced most10

Ahmed FatouhEgypt2
Gideon MensahGhana2
Jordan AyewGhana2
Mohammed KudusGhana2
Mostafa MohamedEgypt2
Osman BukariGhana2
Abdallah SaidEgypt1
Abdel Rahman KokoSudan1
Abdel RaoufSudan1
Abdoulie JallowGambia1

Against3

Central African Republic11
Egypt11
Mauritius11

At tournaments3

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

FIFA World Cup qualification 202511
African Cup of Nations qualification 202211
FIFA World Cup qualification 202111

Every goal3

9 Sep 2025v Mauritius3–117′—Opening goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1 Jun 2022v Central African Republic2–172′—Equaliser1–1African Cup of Nations qualification 2022
12 Nov 2021v Egypt2–235′penExtended lead2–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Every match on record15

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

29 Dec 2025v Egypt0–0came on 79′11——African Cup of Nations 2025
26 Dec 2025v Zimbabwe1–1started, off 67′67——African Cup of Nations 2025
22 Dec 2025v South Africa1–2started, off 76′76——African Cup of Nations 2025
18 Nov 2025v Zambia3–2started, off 45′45——Friendly
14 Nov 2025v Argentina0–2started, off 77′77——Friendly
9 Sep 2025v Mauritius3–1started, off 45′451—FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
4 Sep 2025v Libya0–1came on 45′45——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
18 Nov 2024v Sudan0–0came on 67′23—YellowAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024
15 Nov 2024v Ghana1–1started, off 58′58——African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
23 Mar 2023v Ghana0–1started, off 65′65——African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
5 Jun 2022v Madagascar1–1came on 70′20——African Cup of Nations qualification 2022
1 Jun 2022v Central African Republic2–1came on 64′261—African Cup of Nations qualification 2022
12 Nov 2021v Egypt2–2started901—FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
29 Mar 2021v Gabon2–0started, off 84′84——African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
25 Mar 2021v Gambia0–1started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2021

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.