Patrick Mboma

Patrick Mboma
Personal information
Full name Henri Patrick Mboma Dem
Date of birth November 15, 1970 (1970-11-15) (age 41)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1990–1992 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
1992–1994 LB Châteauroux 48 (22)
1994–1995 Paris Saint-Germain 8 (1)
1995–1996 FC Metz 17 (4)
1996–1997 Paris Saint-Germain 8 (1)
1997–1998 Gamba Osaka 34 (29)
1998–2000 Cagliari 40 (15)
2000–2001 Parma 24 (5)
2002 Sunderland 9 (1)
2002–2003 Al-Ittihad 28 (12)
2003–2004 Tokyo Verdy 1969 35 (17)
2004–2005 Vissel Kobe 10 (2)
National team‡
1995–2004 Cameroon 57 (33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 5, 2007.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 5, 2007
Olympic medalist
Medal record
Competitor for  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 former 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 (where he scored once against Tottenham Hotspur),[1] 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. He scored a memorable overhead kick against France in 2000. His special goal trademark goal-scoring celebration was a two-gun shooting spree with both his hands. He was renowned for scoring long distance goals with his powerful left foot.

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Honors and awards

Individual Honors

Team Honors

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1990-91 Paris Saint-Germain Division 1 0 0
1991-92 0 0
1992-93 Châteauroux Division 2 19 5
1993-94 Championnat National 29 17
1994-95 Paris Saint-Germain Division 1 8 1
1995-96 Metz Division 1 17 4
1996-97 Paris Saint-Germain Division 1 8 1
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
1997 Gamba Osaka J. League Division 1 28 25 1 0 5 4 - 34 29
1998 6 4 - - - 6 4
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1998-99 Cagliari Serie A 13 7
1999-00 27 8
2000-01 Parma Serie A 20 5
2001-02 4 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2001-02 Sunderland Premier League 9 1
Libya League Libyan Cup League Cup Africa Total
2002-03 Al-Ittihad Premier League 28 12
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2003 Tokyo Verdy J. League Division 1 23 13 3 0 3 3 - 29 16
2004 12 4 - 5 4 - 17 8
2004 Vissel Kobe J. League Division 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 2
2005 4 0 - 0 0 - 4 0
Total France 83 28
Japan 79 48 4 0 13 11 - 96 59
Italy 67 20
England 9 1
Libya 28 12
Career total 263 109

[2]

Cameroon national team
Year Apps Goals
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

References

  1. ^ "Ferdinand foils Black Cats". BBC. 2 March 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1847947.stm. Retrieved 3 November 2009. 
  2. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/mboma-intlg.html

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Awards
Preceded by
Nwankwo Kanu		 BBC African Footballer of the Year
2000		 Succeeded by
Samuel Kuffour
GK: Tomoaki Ōgami  · DF: Naoki Soma  · DF: Masami Ihara  · DF: Yutaka Akita  · MF: Bismarck  · MF: Hidetoshi Nakata  · MF: Motohiro Yamaguchi  · MF: Hiroshi Nanami  · MF: Dunga  · FW: Masashi Nakayama  · FW: Patrick Mboma
1991 Abédi Pelé (Ghana) · 1994 Zambia · 1995 George Weah (Liberia) · 1996 Emmanuel Amuneke (Nigeria) · 1997 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) · 1999 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) · 2000 Patrick Mboma (Cameroon) · 2001 Samuel Kuffour (Ghana) · 2002 El Hadji Diouf (Senegal) · 2003 Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria) · 2004 Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria) · 2005 Mohamed Barakat (Egypt) · 2006 Michael Essien (Ghana) · 2007 Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) · 2008 Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt) · 2009 Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) · 2010 Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) · 2011 André Ayew (Ghana)