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.
Club career Born in Douala, Cameroon, Mboma played for Châteauroux, Paris Saint-Germain, Metz, Gamba Osaka, Cagliari, Parma, Sunderland (where he scored once against Tottenham Hotspur), 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 2000.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsParis Saint-Germain1990–91Division 1001991–92001994–95811021121241996–978131112Total162102143236Châteauroux1992–93Division 21951951993–94Championnat National29172917Total48224822Metz1995–96Division 11744250266Gamba Osaka1997J1 League28251054–34291998640000–64Total34291054004033Cagliari1998–99Serie A13731––1681999–0027846––3114Total40157700004722Parma2000–01Serie A20540–312762001–024020–2181Total245600052357Sunderland (loan)2001–02Premier League91–––91Al-Ittihad2002–03Libyan Premier League28122812Tokyo Verdy2003J1 League23133033–291620041240054–178Total35173087004624Vissel Kobe2004J1 League620000–622005400000–40Total102000000102Career total2611091871914145312135
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearRSSSFNational teamYearAppsGoalsCameroon19951019961119971061998811999432000992001942002105200310200444Total5733Cameroon Olympic200064Total64
Scores and results list Cameroon and Cameroon Olympic goal tally first. The score column indicates the score after each M'Boma goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Patrick M'BomaCameroon goalsNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo3–14–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification2Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon1–04–01998 African Cup of Nations qualification34–04Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon2–02–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification5Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola1–01–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification6National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–02–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification72–08Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France1–11–11998 FIFA World Cup9Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon1–01–02000 African Cup of Nations qualification10Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique3–06–12000 African Cup of Nations qualification114–012Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana3–03–02000 African Cup of Nations13Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana1–03–02000 African Cup of Nations143–015National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria2–02–22000 Africa Cup of Nations final16Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon1–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification17June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya1–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification182–0193–020Stade de France, Paris, France1–11–1Friendly21Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin1–03–1Friendly22Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo2–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification23Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon1–01–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification24Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan 2–02–02001 FIFA Confederations Cup25Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso2–03–1Friendly26Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso, Mali1–01–02002 African Cup of Nations27Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso, Mali1–01–02002 African Cup of Nations28Stade Malien de Sikasso, Sikasso, Mali1–01–02002 African Cup of Nations29Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan1–01–12002 FIFA World Cup30Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia1–01–12004 African Cup of Nations31Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax, Tunisia1–15–32004 African Cup of Nations323–1334–2Cameroon Olympic team goalsNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia2–13–22000 Summer Olympics2Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australia1–01–12000 Summer Olympics3Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia1–02–12000 Summer Olympics4Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia1–12–12000 Summer Olympics
Honours Paris Saint-Germain Coupe de France: 1994–95 Coupe de la Ligue: 1994–95
Metz Coupe de la Ligue: 1995–96
Parma Coppa Italia: 2001–02 Cameroon African Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002
Cameroon U-23 Olympic Gold Medal: 2000
Individual 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 XI: 1997 Coppa Italia top scorer: 1999–2000
Personal life He announced his conversion to Islam in a mosque in Douala in May 2022 acquiring the name Abdul Jalil Mboma.
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