Daniel N'Gom Kome

Daniel Armand N'Gom Kome (born 19 May 1980) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Daniel Kome
Personal information
Full name Daniel Armand N'Gom Kome
Date of birth (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980
Place of birth Bangou, Cameroon
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995 Lycée Bandjoun
1996 Stade Bandjoun
1997–1999 Cotonsport Garoua
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Atlético Madrid B 33 (3)
2000–2001 Levante 7 (0)
2001–2004 Numancia 89 (12)
2004–2005 Getafe 20 (2)
2005–2006 Ciudad Murcia 32 (3)
2006 Mallorca 5 (0)
2007–2008 Valladolid 17 (1)
2008–2011 Tenerife 90 (6)
Total 293 (27)
National team
2000–2009 Cameroon 35 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing in Spain since 1999 and representing nearly ten clubs during his professional career, he received a passport from that country in August 2006.[1]

Kome played mainly for Numancia and Tenerife, amassing Segunda División totals of 224 matches and 24 goals over nine seasons. He appeared for Cameroon at the 2002 World Cup and three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

Club career

Born in Bangou, West Region, Kome moved to Spain in 1999 at the age of 19 and played there for over a decade. His first team was Atlético Madrid B, and he joined Levante UD in the third division after one season.

After representing CD Numancia,[2] Kome made his La Liga debut with another Madrid club, Getafe CF, first appearing 15 minutes in a 3–1 home win against Athletic Bilbao. On 6 February 2005 he scored the game's only goal in a home victory former side Numancia and, after relative playing time, he dropped down to the second level and signed with Ciudad de Murcia.

Kome started the 2006–07 campaign with RCD Mallorca but, after being overlooked, left for Real Valladolid during the January transfer window, on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[3] However, after being sparingly played and although still under contract, he managed to reach a buyout and moved to CD Tenerife on 21 July 2008, on a Bosman transfer.[4]

On 13 June 2009, Kome scored the game's only goal at Girona FC as his team confirmed their return to the top tier after seven years.[5] He featured regularly for the Canarians in the following two years, but they suffered consecutive relegations.

International career

A Cameroon international since 2000, Kome was also part of the nation's winning team at that year's Summer Olympic Games. At full level, he appeared twice at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and played four matches for the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations winners in Egypt.

Kome was also selected for the 2004 and 2006 editions: in the latter, he scored in the epic 11–12 penalty shootout quarter-final loss against Ivory Coast.[6]

Honours

Club

Valladolid

International

Cameroon

References
  1. Kome ya es español y Delibasic se va al AEK de Serra (Kome already Spanish and Delibašić goes to Serra's AEK) Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine; El Mundo, 17 August 2006 (in Spanish)
  2. "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. El Valladolid ficha al camerunés Kome (Valladolid sign Cameroonian Kome); Marca, 12 February 2007 (in Spanish)
  4. El Tenerife presenta a Kome (Tenerife present Kome); Marca, 21 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. El Tenerife no dio opción a la sorpresa y selló su ascenso en Girona (Tenerife did not wait on a surprise and sealed promotion in Girona); Marca, 13 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. "Cameroon 1–1 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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