Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Henri Patrick Mboma Dem | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 November 1970 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
–1990 | Stade de l'Est Pavillonnais | |||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Cameroon Olympic (O.P.) | 6 | (4) | |||||||||||
1995–2004 | Cameroon | 57 | (33) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born 15 November 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fourth all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroon national team.
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.
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 2000 .
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 1990–91 | Division 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
1991–92 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1994–95 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | ||
1996–97 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 6 | ||
Châteauroux | 1992–93 | Division 2 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 5 | ||||||
1993–94 | Championnat National | 29 | 17 | 29 | 17 | |||||||
Total | 48 | 22 | 48 | 22 | ||||||||
Metz | 1995–96 | Division 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
Gamba Osaka | 1997 | J1 League | 28 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | – | 34 | 29 | |
1998 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 4 | |||
Total | 34 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 33 | ||
Cagliari | 1998–99 | Serie A | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 8 | ||
1999–00 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 6 | – | – | 31 | 14 | ||||
Total | 40 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 22 | ||
Parma | 2000–01 | Serie A | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | |
2001–02 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
Total | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 7 | ||
Sunderland (loan) | 2001–02 | Premier League | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
Al-Ittihad | 2002–03 | Libyan Premier League | 28 | 12 | 28 | 12 | ||||||
Tokyo Verdy | 2003 | J1 League | 23 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 29 | 16 | |
2004 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | – | 17 | 8 | |||
Total | 35 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 24 | ||
Vissel Kobe | 2004 | J1 League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | |
2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
Career total | 261 | 109 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 312 | 135 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cameroon | 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 | |
Cameroon Olympic | 2000 | 6 | 4 |
Total | 6 | 4 |
Patrick M'Boma – goals for Cameroon | |||||||
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No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
1 | 10 November 1996 | Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo | Togo | 3-1 | 4-2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [5] |
2 | 26 January 1997 | Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Namibia | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1998 African Cup of Nations qualification | [6] |
3 | 4-0 | ||||||
4 | 27 April 1997 | Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Togo | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [7] |
5 | 8 June 1997 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola | Angola | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [ citation needed ] |
6 | 17 August 1997 | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [ citation needed ] |
7 | 2-0 | ||||||
8 | 23 June 1998 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France | Chile | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup | [8] |
9 | 28 February 1999 | Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Mozambique | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification | [9] |
10 | 11 April 1999 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Mozambique | 3-0 | 6-1 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification | [10] |
11 | 4-0 | ||||||
12 | 28 January 2000 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Ivory Coast | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations | [11] |
13 | 10 February 2000 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Tunisia | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations | [12] |
14 | 3-0 | ||||||
15 | 13 February 2000 | National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria | Nigeria | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2000 Africa Cup of Nations final | [13] |
16 | 19 April 2000 | Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Somalia | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [14] |
17 | 18 June 2000 | June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya | Libya | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [15] |
18 | 2-0 | ||||||
19 | 3-0 | ||||||
20 | 4 October 2000 | Stade de France, Paris, France | France | 1-1 | 1-1 | Friendly | [16] |
21 | 25 January 2001 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | Benin | 1-0 | 3-1 | Friendly | [ citation needed ] |
22 | 28 January 2001 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Togo | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [17] |
23 | 25 February 2001 | Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Zambia | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [18] |
24 | 4 June 2001 | Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan | Canada | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup | [ citation needed ] |
25 | 7 January 2002 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 2-0 | 3-1 | Friendly | [19] |
26 | 20 January 2002 | Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso, Mali | DR Congo | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2002 African Cup of Nations | [ citation needed ] |
27 | 25 January 2002 | Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso, Mali | Ivory Coast | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2002 African Cup of Nations | [20] |
28 | 4 February 2002 | Stade Malien de Sikasso, Sikasso, Mali | Egypt | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2002 African Cup of Nations | [21] |
29 | 1 June 2002 | Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan | Republic of Ireland | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | [22] |
30 | 25 January 2004 | Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia | Algeria | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2004 African Cup of Nations | [ citation needed ] |
31 | 29 January 2004 | Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax, Tunisia | Zimbabwe | 1-1 | 5-3 | 2004 African Cup of Nations | [23] |
32 | 3-1 | ||||||
33 | 4-2 | ||||||
Patrick M'Boma – goals for Cameroon Olympic team | |||||||
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No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
1 | 13 September 2000 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia | Kuwait | 2-1 | 3-2 | 2000 Summer Olympics | [24] |
2 | 16 September 2000 | Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australia | United States | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2000 Summer Olympics | [25] |
3 | 23 September 2000 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia | Brazil | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2000 Summer Olympics | [ citation needed ] |
4 | 26 September 2000 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | Chile | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2000 Summer Olympics | [26] |
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