Patrick M'Boma

Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born 15 November 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional football striker and the former all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroonian national team.

Patrick Mboma
Mboma in 2008
Personal information
Full name Henri Patrick Mboma Dem
Date of birth (1970-11-15) 15 November 1970
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1990 Stade de l'Est Pavillonnais
1990–1992 Paris SG
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
1995–2004 Cameroon 57 (33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 1998.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 1990–91 Division 1 00
1991–92 00
1994–95 81102112124
1996–97 8131112
Total 162102143236
Châteauroux 1992–93 Division 2 195195
1993–94Championnat National 29172917
Total 48224822
Metz 1995–96 Division 1 1744250266
Gamba Osaka 1997 J1 League 28251054–3429
1998 640000–64
Total 34291054004033
Cagliari 1998–99 Serie A 13731––168
1999–00 27846––3114
Total 40157700004722
Parma 2000–01 Serie A 20540–31276
2001–02 4020–2181
Total 245600052357
Sunderland (loan) 2001–02 Premier League 91–––91
Al-Ittihad 2002–03 Libyan Premier League 28122812
Tokyo Verdy 2003 J1 League 23133033–2916
2004 1240054–178
Total 35173087004624
Vissel Kobe 2004 J1 League 620000–62
2005 400000–40
Total 102000000102
Career total 2611091871914145312135

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 199510
199611
1997106
199881
199943
200099
200194
2002105
200310
200444
Total5733

Honours

Club

Paris Saint-Germain

Metz

Parma

International

Cameroon

Individual

References
  1. "Ferdinand foils Black Cats". BBC. 2 March 2002. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  2. Patrick M'Boma at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Patrick M'Boma at J.League (in Japanese)
  4. RSSSF
  5. "Historique du meilleur footballeur africain BBC". BBC Afrique. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. Roberto Di Maggio; Davide Rota (4 June 2015). "Italy - Coppa Italia Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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