Patrick Mboma

Patrick Mboma

Personal information
Full name	Henri Patrick Mboma Dem
Date of birth	November 15, 1970 (1970-11-15)
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), 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.

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

• African Footballer of the Year: 2000
• BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2000
• African Nations Cup Top Scorer: 2002
• J. League Top Scorer: 1997
• J. League Best Eleven: 1997

Team Honors

• Summer Olympics : 2000
• African Nations Cup : 2000, 2002

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

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

External links

• National Football Teams

Awards
Preceded by Nwankwo Kanu	BBC African Footballer of the Year 2000	Succeeded by Samuel Kuffour