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Patrick Mboma
Personal information
Full name Henri Patrick Mboma Dem
Date of birth November 15, 1970 (age 36)
Place of birth    Douala, Cameroon
Height 185 cm
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1990-1992
1992-1994
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-2000
2000-2001
2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005		 Paris Saint-Germain (France)
LB Châteauroux (France)
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
FC Metz (France)
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Gamba Osaka (Japan)
Cagliari (Italy)
Parma (Italy)
Sunderland (England)
Al-Ittihad (Libya)
Tokyo Verdy 1969 (Japan)
Vissel Kobe (Japan)		 0 (0)
48 (12)
8 (1)
17 (4)
8 (1)
34 (29)
40 (15)
24 (5)
9 (1)

35 (17)
10 (2)   
National team2
Cameroon 56 (33)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of January 5, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of January 5, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)
Olympic medalist
Center
Patrick Mboma
Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Cameroon Cameroon
Men's Football
Gold 2000 Sydney Team Competition

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

He started his domestic football career in 1993, and during his career played for Châteauroux, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Metz, Gamba Osaka, Cagliari, Parma, Sunderland,Al Ittihad, Tokyo Verdy and Vissel Kobe, before retiring on May 16, 2005.

After first being capped for Cameroon in 1995, Mboma has 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 to victories at the 2000 and 2002 African Nations Cups. He was named African Footballer of the Year for his efforts in 2000. His special goal trademark goal-scoring celebration was a two-gun shooting spree with both his hands.

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Preceded by
Flag of Japan Kazuyoshi Miura		 J-League Top Scorer
1997		 Succeeded by
Flag of Japan Masashi Nakayama
Preceded by
Flag of Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu		 African Footballer of the Year
2000		 Succeeded by
Flag of Senegal El Hadji Diouf


Flag of Cameroon Cameroon squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Flag of Cameroon

1 Songo'o | 2 Elanga | 3 Wome | 4 Song | 5 Kalla | 6 Njanka | 7 Omam‑Biyik | 8 Angibeaud | 9 Tchami | 10 Mboma | 11 Eto'o | 12 Lauren | 13 Abanda | 14 Simo | 15 Ndo | 16 William | 17 Pensée | 18 Ipoua | 19 Mahouvé | 20 Olembé | 21 Job | 22 Boukar | Coach: Le Roy
Flag of Cameroon Cameroon squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Flag of Cameroon

1 Boukar | 2 Tchato | 3 Wome | 4 Song | 5 Kalla | 6 Njanka | 7 Ndo | 8 Geremi | 9 Eto'o | 10 Mboma | 11 Ndiefi | 12 Lauren | 13 Mettomo | 14 Epalle | 15 Alnoudji | 16 Songo'o | 17 Foé | 18 Suffo | 19 Djemba‑Djemba | 20 Olembé | 21 Job | 22 Kameni | 23 Ngom Kome | Coach: Schäfer
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