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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 54)
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
Cameroon Olympic 2000 6 4
Total 6 4
Scores and results list Cameroon and Cameroon Olympic goal tally first. The score column indicates the score after each M'Boma goal.
List of international goals scored by Patrick M'Boma
Patrick M'Boma – goals for Cameroon
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 10 November 1996 Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo  Togo 3-1 4-2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 26 January 1997 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Namibia 1-0 4-0 1998 African Cup of Nations qualification
3 4-0
4 27 April 1997 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Togo 2-0 2-0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 8 June 1997 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola  Angola 1-0 1-1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 17 August 1997 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe 1-0 2-1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 2-0
8 23 June 1998 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France  Chile 1-1 1-1 1998 FIFA World Cup
9 28 February 1999 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Mozambique 1-0 1-0 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
10 11 April 1999 Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique  Mozambique 3-0 6-1 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
11 4-0
12 28 January 2000 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Ivory Coast 3-0 3-0 2000 African Cup of Nations
13 10 February 2000 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Tunisia 1-0 3-0 2000 African Cup of Nations
14 3-0
15 13 February 2000 National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria  Nigeria 2-0 2-2 2000 Africa Cup of Nations final
16 19 April 2000 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Somalia 1-0 3-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 18 June 2000 June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya  Libya 1-0 3-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 2-0
19 3-0
20 4 October 2000 Stade de France, Paris, France  France 1-1 1-1 Friendly
21 25 January 2001 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin  Benin 1-0 3-1 Friendly
22 28 January 2001 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Togo 2-0 2-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 25 February 2001 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Zambia 1-0 1-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 4 June 2001 Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan  Canada 2-0 2-0 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
25 7 January 2002 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Burkina Faso 2-0 3-1 Friendly
26 20 January 2002 Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso, Mali  DR Congo 1-0 1-0 2002 African Cup of Nations
27 25 January 2002 Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso, Mali  Ivory Coast 1-0 1-0 2002 African Cup of Nations
28 4 February 2002 Stade Malien de Sikasso, Sikasso, Mali  Egypt 1-0 1-0 2002 African Cup of Nations
29 1 June 2002 Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan  Republic of Ireland 1-0 1-1 2002 FIFA World Cup
30 25 January 2004 Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia  Algeria 1-0 1-1 2004 African Cup of Nations
31 29 January 2004 Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax, Tunisia  Zimbabwe 1-1 5-3 2004 African Cup of Nations
32 3-1
33 4-2
Patrick M'Boma – goals for Cameroon Olympic team
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 13 September 2000 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia  Kuwait 2-1 3-2 2000 Summer Olympics
2 16 September 2000 Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australia  United States 1-0 1-1 2000 Summer Olympics
3 23 September 2000 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia  Brazil 1-0 2-1 2000 Summer Olympics
4 26 September 2000 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia  Chile 1-1 2-1 2000 Summer Olympics

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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