Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born 15 November 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a striker. He is the fourth all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroon national team.

Club career

Born in

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ...

, Cameroon, Mboma started his domestic football career in 1993. During his career he played for

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(where he scored once against Tottenham Hotspur), Al-Ittihad,

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and

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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

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and 2002 World Cups, and also led Cameroon to the gold medal at the 2000 Olympics and victories at the

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and 2002 African Nations Cups. He was named

African Footballer of the Year The African Footballer of the Year award, presented to the best African association football, footballer each year, has been conferred by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1992. Samuel Eto'o and Yaya Touré have won the award the ...

for his efforts in 2000. He scored a memorable overhead kick against France in 2000.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Cameroon and Cameroon Olympic goal tally first. The score column indicates the score after each M'Boma goal.''

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...

: 1994–95 *

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

: 1995 Metz *

: 1996 Parma *

Coppa Italia Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since. Juventus is the competition's most successf ...

: 2001–02 Cameroon *

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* African Nations Cup:

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Individual *

: 2000 * BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2000 * African Nations Cup top scorer:

* J.League Top Scorer: 1997 * J.League Best XI: 1997 *

top scorer: 1999–2000

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:M'Boma, Patrick Living people 1970 births Footballers from Douala Cameroonian men's footballers French men's footballers African Footballer of the Year winners Men's association football forwards FC Metz players Paris Saint-Germain FC players LB Châteauroux players Sunderland A.F.C. players Cagliari Calcio players Parma Calcio 1913 players Gamba Osaka players Tokyo Verdy players Vissel Kobe players Al Ittihad SCSC (Tripoli) players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players J1 League players Serie A players Premier League players Cameroon men's international footballers Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Cameroon Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1998 FIFA World Cup players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Expatriate men's footballers in Libya Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in England Libyan Premier League players Naturalized citizens of France 20th-century French sportsmen