Patrick Mboma

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),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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<ref>Template:NFT player</ref><ref>Template:J.League player</ref>

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<ref>RSSSF</ref>

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	Template:Abbr
1	Template:Dts	Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo	Template:Fb	3-1	4-2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	Template:Dts	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Template:Fb	1-0	4-0	1998 African Cup of Nations qualification	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3				4-0
4	Template:Dts	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Template:Fb	2-0	2-0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
5	Template:Dts	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola	Template:Fb	1-0	1-1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	Template:Citation needed
6	Template:Dts	National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Template:Fb	1-0	2-1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	Template:Citation needed
7				2-0
8	Template:Dts	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France	Template:Fb	1-1	1-1	1998 FIFA World Cup	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
9	Template:Dts	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Template:Fb	1-0	1-0	2000 African Cup of Nations qualification	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10	Template:Dts	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	Template:Fb	3-0	6-1	2000 African Cup of Nations qualification	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11				4-0
12	Template:Dts	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Template:Fb	3-0	3-0	2000 African Cup of Nations	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13	Template:Dts	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Template:Fb	1-0	3-0	2000 African Cup of Nations	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
14				3-0
15	Template:Dts	National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria	Template:Fb	2-0	2-2	2000 Africa Cup of Nations final	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
16	Template:Dts	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Template:Fb	1-0	3-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
17	Template:Dts	June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya	Template:Fb	1-0	3-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
18				2-0
19				3-0
20	Template:Dts	Stade de France, Paris, France	Template:Fb	1-1	1-1	Friendly	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
21	Template:Dts	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	Template:Fb	1-0	3-1	Friendly	Template:Citation needed
22	Template:Dts	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Template:Fb	2-0	2-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
23	Template:Dts	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Template:Fb	1-0	1-0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
24	Template:Dts	Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan	Template:Fb	2-0	2-0	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup	Template:Citation needed
25	Template:Dts	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Template:Fb	2-0	3-1	Friendly	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
26	Template:Dts	Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso, Mali	Template:Fb	1-0	1-0	2002 African Cup of Nations	Template:Citation needed
27	Template:Dts	Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso, Mali	Template:Fb	1-0	1-0	2002 African Cup of Nations	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
28	Template:Dts	Stade Malien de Sikasso, Sikasso, Mali	Template:Fb	1-0	1-0	2002 African Cup of Nations	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
29	Template:Dts	Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan	Template:Fb	1-0	1-1	2002 FIFA World Cup	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
30	Template:Dts	Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia	Template:Fb	1-0	1-1	2004 African Cup of Nations	Template:Citation needed
31	Template:Dts	Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax, Tunisia	Template:Fb	1-1	5-3	2004 African Cup of Nations	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
32				3-1
33				4-2

Patrick M'Boma – goals for Cameroon Olympic team
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Template:Abbr
1	Template:Dts	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia	Template:Fbu	2-1	3-2	2000 Summer Olympics	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	Template:Dts	Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australia	Template:Fbu	1-0	1-1	2000 Summer Olympics	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3	Template:Dts	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia	Template:Fbu	1-0	2-1	2000 Summer Olympics	Template:Citation needed
4	Template:Dts	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	Template:Fbu	1-1	2-1	2000 Summer Olympics	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe de France: 1994–95
• Coupe de la Ligue: 1995

Metz

• Coupe de la Ligue: 1996

Parma

• Coppa Italia: 2001–02

Cameroon

• African Cup of Nations: 2000,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 2002<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Cameroon U-23

• Olympic Gold Medal: 2000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Individual

• African Footballer of the Year: 2000
• BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2000<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• African Nations Cup top scorer: 2002
• J.League Top Scorer: 1997
• J.League Best XI: 1997
• Coppa Italia top scorer: 1999–2000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

He announced his conversion to Islam in a mosque in Douala in May 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

External links

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