Patrick Mboma

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

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: 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.