Daniel Armand N'Gom Kome (born 19 May 1980) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a midfielder. Playing in Spain since 1999 and representing nearly ten clubs during his professional career, he received a passport from that country in August 2006. Kome played mainly for Numancia and Tenerife, amassing

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totals of 224 matches and 24 goals over nine seasons. He appeared for Cameroon at the

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and three

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tournaments.

Club career

Born in Bangou,

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, Kome moved to Spain in 1999 at the age of 19 and played there for over a decade. His first team was Atlético Madrid B, and he joined

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in the

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after one season. After representing

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, Kome made his La Liga debut with another Madrid club,

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, first appearing 15 minutes in a 3–1 home win against

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. On 6 February 2005 he scored the game's only goal in a home victory former side Numancia and, after relative playing time, he dropped down to the second level and signed with

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. Kome started the 2006–07 campaign with

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but, after being overlooked, left for Real Valladolid during the January transfer window, on a two-and-a-half-year deal. However, after being sparingly played and although still under contract, he managed to reach a buyout and moved to CD Tenerife on 21 July 2008, on a Bosman transfer. On 13 June 2009, Kome scored the game's only goal at

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as his team confirmed their return to the top tier after seven years. He featured regularly for the Canarians in the following two years, but they suffered consecutive relegations.

International career

A Cameroon international since 2000, Kome was also part of the nation's winning team at that year's

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. At full level, he appeared twice at the

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and played four matches for the

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winners in Egypt. Kome was also selected for the

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and

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editions: in the latter, he scored in the epic 11–12 penalty shootout quarter-final loss against

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Honours

Club

Valladolid *

: 2006–07

International

Cameroon *

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* African games in 1999.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kome, Daniel Ngom 1980 births Living people People from West Region (Cameroon) Cameroonian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Coton Sport FC de Garoua players La Liga players Segunda División players Atlético Madrid B players Levante UD footballers CD Numancia players Getafe CF footballers Ciudad de Murcia footballers RCD Mallorca players Real Valladolid players CD Tenerife players Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers Cameroon men's international footballers 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Olympic footballers for Cameroon Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain