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Patrick Mboma
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Mboma in 2008
Personal information
Full name Henri Patrick Mboma Dem
Date of birth (1970-11-15) 15 November 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m
Playing position Striker
Youth career
0000–1990 Stade de l'Est Pavillonnais
1990–1992 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1992–1997 Paris Saint-Germain 16 (2)
1992–1994 → Châteauroux (loan) 48 (22)
1995–1996 → Metz (loan) 17 (4)
1997–1998 Gamba Osaka 34 (29)
1998–2000 Cagliari 40 (15)
2000–2001 Parma 24 (5)
2002 → Sunderland (loan) 9 (1)
2002–2003 Al-Ittihad 28 (12)
2003–2004 Tokyo Verdy 35 (17)
2004–2005 Vissel Kobe 10 (2)
Total 261 (109)
National team
2000 Cameroon Olympic (O.P.) 6 (4)
1995–2004 Cameroon 57 (33)
Honours
Representing  Cameroon
Men's Football
Gold 2000 Sydney Team Competition
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born 15 November 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fourth all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroon national team.

Club career

Born in Douala, Cameroon, Mboma started his domestic football career in 1993. During his career he played for Châteauroux, Paris Saint-Germain, Metz, Gamba Osaka, Cagliari, Parma, Sunderland (where he scored once against Tottenham Hotspur), Al-Ittihad, Tokyo Verdy and Vissel Kobe before retiring on 16 May 2005.

International career

After first being capped for Cameroon in 1995, Mboma scored 33 goals in 57 matches. He played in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, and also led Cameroon to the gold medal at the 2000 Olympics and victories at the 2000 and 2002 African Nations Cups. He was named African Footballer of the Year for his efforts in 2000. He scored a memorable overhead kick against France in 2000 .

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 1990–91 Division 1 0 0
1991–92 0 0
1994–95 8 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 12 4
1996–97 8 1 3 1 11 2
Total 16 2 1 0 2 1 4 3 23 6
Châteauroux 1992–93 Division 2 19 5 19 5
1993–94 Championnat National 29 17 29 17
Total 48 22 48 22
Metz 1995–96 Division 1 17 4 4 2 5 0 26 6
Gamba Osaka 1997 J1 League 28 25 1 0 5 4 – 34 29
1998 6 4 0 0 0 0 – 6 4
Total 34 29 1 0 5 4 0 0 40 33
Cagliari 1998–99 Serie A 13 7 3 1 – – 16 8
1999–00 27 8 4 6 – – 31 14
Total 40 15 7 7 0 0 0 0 47 22
Parma 2000–01 Serie A 20 5 4 0 – 3 1 27 6
2001–02 4 0 2 0 – 2 1 8 1
Total 24 5 6 0 0 0 5 2 35 7
Sunderland (loan) 2001–02 Premier League 9 1 – – – 9 1
Al-Ittihad 2002–03 Libyan Premier League 28 12 28 12
Tokyo Verdy 2003 J1 League 23 13 3 0 3 3 – 29 16
2004 12 4 0 0 5 4 – 17 8
Total 35 17 3 0 8 7 0 0 46 24
Vissel Kobe 2004 J1 League 6 2 0 0 0 0 – 6 2
2005 4 0 0 0 0 0 – 4 0
Total 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Career total 261 109 18 7 19 14 14 5 312 135

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 1995 1 0
1996 1 1
1997 10 6
1998 8 1
1999 4 3
2000 9 9
2001 9 4
2002 10 5
2003 1 0
2004 4 4
Total 57 33

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Metz

Parma

Cameroon

Individual

  • African Footballer of the Year: 2000
  • BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2000
  • African Nations Cup top scorer: 2002
  • J.League Top Scorer: 1997
  • J.League Best XI: 1997
  • Coppa Italia top scorer: 1999–2000

See also

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