Patrick M'Boma

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

Patrick Mboma
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)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1990 Stade de l'Est Pavillonnais
1990–1992 Paris SG
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 → Châteauroux (loan) 48 (22)
1994–1995 Paris SG 8 (1)
1995–1996 → Metz (loan) 17 (4)
1996–1997 Paris SG 8 (1)
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 and correct as of 5 January 2007
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 January 2007

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

[2][3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1990–91Paris Saint-GermainDivision 100
1991–9200
1992–93ChâteaurouxDivision 2195195
1993–94Championnat National29172917
1994–95Paris Saint-GermainDivision 181102112124
1995–96MetzDivision 11744250266
1996–97Paris Saint-GermainDivision 18131112
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
1997Gamba OsakaJ1 League28251054-3429
1998640000-64
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1998–99CagliariSerie A13731--168
1999–0027846--3114
2000–01ParmaSerie A20540-31276
2001–024020-2181
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2001–02Sunderland (Loan)Premier League91---91
Libya League Libyan Cup League Cup Africa Total
2002–03Al-IttihadPremier League28122812
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2003Tokyo VerdyJ1 League23133033-2916
20041240054-178
2004Vissel KobeJ1 League620000-62
2005400000-40
Total France 832810639399+34+
Japan 7948401311-9659
Italy 6720137-528529
England 91---91
Libya 28122812
Career total 2631091871914145314135

International

[4]

Cameroon national team
YearAppsGoals
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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