Olivia Mbala
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 12, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montreal Roses | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wexford SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 3 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Florida Atlantic Owls | 52 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Toronto Lady Lynx | ||
| 2015–2016 | Grenoble Métropole Claix | 14 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Grenoble | 36 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Unionville Milliken SC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → DeRo United FC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Rodez | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Saint-Malo | 23 | (5) |
| 2022–2025 | Lille OSC | 48 | (3) |
| 2025– | Montreal Roses FC | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 20, 2025 | |||
Olivia Mbala (born May 12, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Northern Super League club Montreal Roses FC.
Mbala began playing youth soccer at age five with Wexford SC.[1] She played with Team Ontario at the 2009 Canada Summer Games.[2]
College career
In 2010, Mbala began attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she played for the women's soccer team.[2] On October 21, 2010, she scored her first goal in a 5-1 victory over the Clemson Tigers.[3]
In 2011, she transferred to Florida Atlantic University to play for the women's soccer team, but sat out the 2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules.[4] On October 25, 2012, she scored her first goal in a 2-1 loss to the FIU Panthers.[5] In 2013, she was named to the All-Conference USA First Team.[6] Ahead of the 2014 season, she was named the Conference USA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and named to the All-Preseason Team.[7] At the end of the season, she was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and selected to the All-Conference USA First Team and All-Central Region Second Team.[8][9]
Club career
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In 2010, Mbala played with the Toronto Lady Lynx in the USL W-League.
In 2015, she signed with Grenoble Métropole Claix in the French Division 2 Féminine.[10]
In the summer of 2016, Grenoble took over Claix and she joined their squad. In July 2017, she played a single match with Unionville Milliken SC in League1 Ontario.[11] In July 2018, she played with DeRo United FC in League1 Ontario, making two appearances.[12] In June 2019, she departed Grenoble.[13]
In the summer of 2019, Mbala joined Rodez in the Division 2 Féminine.[14]
In September 2020, she signed with Saint-Malo in the Division 2 Féminine.[15]
In June 2022, Mbala signed with Lille OSC in the Division 2 Féminine.[16] However, shortly after signing, she suffered a knee injury delaying her debut.[17] On November 27, 2022, she made her debut in a 7-0 victory over CA Paris 14.[18][19] In July 2023, she extended her contract through June 2025.[20] She helped the club earn promotion to the Première Ligue after her first season, but they were immediately relegated back the following year.[21][22]
In July 2025, Mbala returned to Canada and signed with Northern Super League club Montreal Roses FC.[23][24] She had initiallly had discussions about joining the squad at the beginning of the season, but chose to finish out the remainder of her contract with Lille before signing.[25] She made her debut on August 3, 2025, in a substitute appearance against Halifax Tides FC.[26]
International career
In 2010, Mbala attended a series of training camps with the Canada U18 team.[27]