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.
 Mboma in 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Henri Patrick Mboma Dem | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1970 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –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) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Cameroon Olympic (O.P.) | 6 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 1995–2004 | Cameroon | 57 | (33) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
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),[1] 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
| 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
| 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
- Coupe de la Ligue: 1996
Parma
Cameroon
Individual
- African Footballer of the Year: 2000
- BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2000[5]
- African Nations Cup top scorer: 2002
- J.League Top Scorer: 1997
- J.League Best XI: 1997
- Coppa Italia top scorer: 1999–2000[6]
References
External links
- Patrick M'Boma – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Patrick M'Boma at National-Football-Teams.com
- Patrick M'Boma at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
