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{{Short description|Cameroonian footballer (born 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Patrick Mboma
| image = Ancien du PSG Patrick Mboma.jpg
| upright = 1.1
| caption = Mboma in 2008
| fullname = Henri Patrick Mboma Dem
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|11|15}}
| birth_place = [[Douala]], Cameroon
| height = 1.85 m
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1990 | youthclubs1 = Stade de l'Est Pavillonnais
| youthyears2 = 1990–1992       | youthclubs2 = [[Paris Saint-Germain Academy|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| years1  = 1992–1997 | clubs1  = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] | caps1  = 16  | goals1  = 2
| years2  = 1992–1994 | clubs2  = → [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]] (loan)   | caps2  = 48 | goals2  = 22
| years3  = 1995–1996 | clubs3  = → [[FC Metz|Metz]] (loan)                 | caps3  = 17 | goals3  = 4
| years4  = 1997–1998 | clubs4  = [[Gamba Osaka]]                           | caps4  = 34 | goals4  = 29
| years5  = 1998–2000 | clubs5  = [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]              | caps5  = 40 | goals5  = 15
| years6  = 2000–2001 | clubs6  = [[Parma F.C.|Parma]]                      | caps6  = 24 | goals6  = 5
| years7  = 2002      | clubs7  = → [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] (loan) | caps7  = 9  | goals7  = 1
| years8  = 2002–2003 | clubs8  = [[Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli)|Al-Ittihad]]  | caps8  = 28 | goals8  = 12
| years9  = 2003–2004 | clubs9  = [[Tokyo Verdy]]                           | caps9  = 35 | goals9  = 17
| years10 = 2004–2005 | clubs10 = [[Vissel Kobe]]                           | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 2
| totalcaps = 261 | totalgoals = 109
| nationalyears1 = 2000 | nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national under-23 football team|Cameroon Olympic]] ([[List of overage players in Olympic football|O.P.]]) | nationalcaps1 =6  | nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 1995–2004 | nationalteam2 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] | nationalcaps2 = 57 | nationalgoals2 = 33
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{CMR}}}}
{{MedalComp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000 Ghana-Nigeria]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002 Mali]]|}}
{{MedalComp|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]}}
{{Medal|G|[[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]}}
}}

'''Henri Patrick Mboma Dem''' (born 15 November 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. He is the fourth all-time top goal-scorer for the [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Douala]], Cameroon, Mboma started his domestic football career in 1993. During his career he played for [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]], [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], [[FC Metz|Metz]], [[Gamba Osaka]], [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]], [[Parma F.C.|Parma]], [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] (where he scored once against Tottenham Hotspur),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1847947.stm |title=Ferdinand foils Black Cats |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=2 March 2002 |access-date=3 November 2009}}</ref> [[Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli)|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 FIFA World Cup|1998]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cups]], and also led Cameroon to the gold medal at the [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]] and victories at the [[2000 African Nations Cup|2000]] and [[2002 African Nations Cup]]s. He was named [[African Footballer of the Year]] for his efforts in 2000. He scored a memorable overhead kick against France in 2000.<!--freindly match 2000 October 4 -->

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{NFT player}}</ref><ref>{{J.League player}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|[[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]
|0||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]]
|0||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[1994–95 French Division 1|1994–95]]
|8||1||1||0||2||1||1||2||12||4
|-
|[[1996–97 French Division 1|1996–97]]
|8||1||||||||||3||1||11||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!16!!2!!1!!0!!2!!1!!4!!3!!23!!6
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]]
|[[1992–93 French Division 2|1992–93]]
|[[Ligue 2|Division 2]]
|19||5||||||||||||||19||5
|-
|1993–94||[[Championnat National]]
|29||17||||||||||||||29||17
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!48!!22!!!!!!!!!!!!!!48!!22
|-
|[[FC Metz|Metz]]
|[[1995–96 French Division 1|1995–96]]
|Division 1
|17||4||||||4||2||5||0||26||6
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|[[1997 Gamba Osaka season|1997]]
|rowspan="2"|[[J1 League]]
|28||25||1||0||5||4||colspan="2"|–||34||29
|-
|[[1998 Gamba Osaka season|1998]]
|6||4||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||6||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!34!!29!!1!!0!!5!!4!!0!!0!!40!!33
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|[[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Serie A]]
|13||7||3||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||8
|-
|[[1999–2000 Serie A|1999–00]]
|27||8||4||6||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||31||14
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!40!!15!!7!!7!!0!!0!!0!!0!!47!!22
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Parma F.C.|Parma]]
|[[2000–01 Serie A|2000–01]]
|rowspan="2"|Serie A
|20||5||4||0||colspan="2"|–||3||1||27||6
|-
|[[2001–02 Serie A|2001–02]]
|4||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||2||1||8||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!24!!5!!6!!0!!0!!0!!5!!2!!35!!7
|-
|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] (loan)
|[[2001–02 FA Premier League|2001–02]]
|[[Premier League]]
|9||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9||1
|-
|[[Al-Ittihad (Tripoli)|Al-Ittihad]]
|2002–03
|[[Libyan Premier League]]
|28||12||||||||||||||28||12
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Tokyo Verdy]]
|[[2003 Tokyo Verdy 1969 season|2003]]
|rowspan="2"|J1 League
|23||13||3||0||3||3||colspan="2"|–||29||16
|-
|[[2004 Tokyo Verdy 1969 season|2004]]
|12||4||0||0||5||4||colspan="2"|–||17||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!35!!17!!3!!0!!8!!7!!0!!0!!46!!24
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Vissel Kobe]]
|[[2004 Vissel Kobe season|2004]]
|rowspan="2"|J1 League
|6||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||6||2
|-
|2005
|4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!10!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!10!!2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!261!!109!!18!!7!!19!!14!!14!!5!!312!!135
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mboma-intlg.html RSSSF]</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Cameroon national football team|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
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!57!!33
|-
|[[Cameroon national under-23 football team|Cameroon Olympic]]
|2000||6||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!6!!4
|}

:''Scores and results list Cameroon and Cameroon Olympic goal tally first. The score column indicates the score after each M'Boma goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Patrick M'Boma
|-
!colspan="8"|'''Patrick M'Boma&nbsp;– goals for Cameroon'''
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|10 November 1996}}
|[[Stade Municipal (Lomé)|Stade Municipal]], [[Lomé]], Togo
|{{fb|Togo}}
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|style="text-align:center"|4-2
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Togo v Cameroon, 10 November 1996|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/togo-v-cameroon-10-november-1996-247108/|website=11v11|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|26 January 1997}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium|Stade Omnisports]], [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Namibia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="2"style="text-align:center"|4-0
|rowspan="2"|[[1998 African Cup of Nations qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon v Namibia, 26 January 1997
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/cameroon-v-namibia-26-january-1997-247279/|website=11v11|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|4-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|27 April 1997}}
|Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon
|{{fb|Togo}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon vs. Togo
|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26032/Cameroon_Togo.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|8 June 1997}}
|[[Estádio 11 de Novembro]], [[Talatona]], Angola
|{{fb|Angola}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|17 August 1997}}
|rowspan="2"|[[National Sports Stadium (Zimbabwe)|National Sports Stadium]], [[Harare]], Zimbabwe
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Zimbabwe}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-1
|rowspan="2"|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|rowspan="2"|{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|23 June 1998}}
|[[Stade de la Beaujoire]], [[Nantes]], France
|{{fb|Chile}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Chile v Cameroon, 23 June 1998
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/chile-v-cameroon-23-june-1998-265598/|website=11v11|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|{{dts|28 February 1999}}
|Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon
|{{fb|Mozambique}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|[[2000 African Cup of Nations qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon v Mozambique, 28 February 1999
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/cameroon-v-mozambique-28-february-1999-266306/|website=11v11|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|11 April 1999}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Estádio da Machava]], [[Maputo]], Mozambique
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Mozambique}}
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6-1
|rowspan="2"|2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon v Mozambique, 28 February 1999
|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23776/Mozambique_Cameroon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|style="text-align:center"|4-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|{{dts|28 January 2000}}
|[[Accra Sports Stadium]], [[Accra]], Ghana
|{{fb|Ivory Coast}}
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|[[2000 African Cup of Nations]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon v Ivory Coast, 28 January 2000
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/cameroon-v-ivory-coast-28-january-2000-267748/|website=11v11|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|10 February 2000}}
|rowspan="2"|Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Tunisia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-0
|rowspan="2"|2000 African Cup of Nations
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon v Tunisia, 10 February 2000
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/cameroon-v-tunisia-10-february-2000-267850/|website=11v11|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|{{dts|13 February 2000}}
|[[National Stadium, Lagos|National Stadium]], [[Lagos]], Nigeria
|{{fb|Nigeria}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|style="text-align:center"|2-2
|[[2000 Africa Cup of Nations final]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigeria - Cameroon 3:4
|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma1897454/lineup/|website=Worldfootball|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|{{dts|19 April 2000}}
|Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon
|{{fb|Somalia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon v Somalia, 19 April 2000
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/cameroon-v-somalia-19-april-2000-268346/|website=11v11|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|18 June 2000}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Tripoli Stadium|June 11 Stadium]], [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], Libya
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Libya|1977}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3-0
|rowspan="3"|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Libya vs. Cameroon
|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22226/Libya_Cameroon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|{{dts|4 October 2000}}
|[[Stade de France]], [[Paris]], France
|{{fb|France}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=France v Cameroon, 04 October 2000
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/france-v-cameroon-04-october-2000-269164/|website=11v11|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21
|{{dts|25 January 2001}}
|[[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Cotonou]], Benin
|{{fb|Benin}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|Friendly
|{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22
|{{dts|28 January 2001}}
|[[Stade de Kégué]], Lomé, Togo
|{{fb|Togo}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Togo v Cameroon, 28 January 2001
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/togo-v-cameroon-28-january-2001-270418/|website=11v11|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|23
|{{dts|25 February 2001}}
|Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé, Cameroon
|{{fb|Zambia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon v Zambia, 25 February 2001
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/cameroon-v-zambia-25-february-2001-270540/|website=11v11|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|24
|{{dts|4 June 2001}}
|[[Denka Big Swan Stadium|Niigata Stadium]], [[Niigata (city)|Niigata]], Japan 
|{{fb|Canada}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|25
|{{dts|7 January 2002}}
|[[Stade du 4 Août]], [[Ouagadougou]], Burkina Faso
|{{fb|Burkina Faso}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso v Cameroon, 07 January 2002
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/burkina-faso-v-cameroon-07-january-2002-248790/|website=11v11|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26
|{{dts|20 January 2002}}
|[[Stade Babemba Traoré]], [[Sikasso]], Mali
|{{fb|COD|1997}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations]]
|{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|27
|{{dts|25 January 2002}}
|Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso, Mali
|{{fb|Ivory Coast}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|2002 African Cup of Nations
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon v Ivory Coast, 25 January 2002
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/cameroon-v-ivory-coast-25-january-2002-248813/|website=11v11|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|28
|{{dts|4 February 2002}}
|[[Stade Malien de Sikasso]], Sikasso, Mali
|{{fb|Egypt}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|2002 African Cup of Nations
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon v Egypt, 04 February 2002
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/cameroon-v-egypt-04-february-2002-248931/|website=11v11|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|29
|{{dts|1 June 2002}}
|Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan
|{{fb|Republic of Ireland}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Republic of Ireland v Cameroon, 01 June 2002
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/republic-of-ireland-v-cameroon-01-june-2002-248996/|website=11v11|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|30
|{{dts|25 January 2004}}
|[[Stade Olympique de Sousse]], [[Sousse]], Tunisia
|{{fb|Algeria}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations]]
|{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|31
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|29 January 2004}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Taieb Mhiri Stadium]], [[Sfax]], Tunisia
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Zimbabwe}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5-3
|rowspan="3"|[[2004 African Cup of Nations]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon v Zimbabwe, 29 January 2004
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/cameroon-v-zimbabwe-29-january-2004-252598/|website=11v11|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|32
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|33
|style="text-align:center"|4-2
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="8"|'''Patrick M'Boma&nbsp;– goals for Cameroon Olympic team'''
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|13 September 2000}}
|[[The Gabba|Brisbane Cricket Ground]], [[Brisbane]], Australia
|{{fbu|23|KUW}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|style="text-align:center"|3-2
|[[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Summer Olympics]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon v Kuwait, 13 September 2000
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/cameroon-v-kuwait-13-september-2000-269446/|website=11v11|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|16 September 2000}}
|[[Canberra Stadium|Bruce Stadium]], [[Canberra]], Australia
|{{fbu|23|USA}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|2000 Summer Olympics
|<ref>{{cite web|title=UNITED STATES U23 VS. CAMEROON U23 1 - 1
|url=https://nr.soccerway.com/matches/2000/09/16/world/olympics/united-states-u23/cameroon-under-23/237864/|website=Soccerway|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|23 September 2000}}
|Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia
|{{fbu|23|BRA}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|2000 Summer Olympics
|{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|26 September 2000}}
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia
|{{fbu|23|CHI}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|2000 Summer Olympics
|<ref>{{cite web|title=CAMEROON U23 VS. CHILE U23 2 - 1
|url=https://ng.soccerway.com/matches/2000/09/26/world/olympics/cameroon-under-23/chile-under-23/237878/|website=Soccerway|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
'''Paris Saint-Germain'''
* [[Coupe de France]]: [[1994–95 Coupe de France|1994–95]]
* [[Coupe de la Ligue]]: 1995

'''Metz'''
* [[Coupe de la Ligue]]: 1996

'''Parma'''
* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[2001–02 Coppa Italia|2001–02]]
'''Cameroon'''
*[[African Cup of Nations]]: [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a.html#squad|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Squads-Lists, Cameroon|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2000 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02a-det.html|title=African Nations Cup 2002 - Final Tournament Details|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref>

'''Cameroon U-23'''
*[[Olympic medal|Olympic Gold Medal]]: [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000/results/football/football-men|title=Sydney 2000 football men Results|access-date=August 9, 2025|language=en}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[African Footballer of the Year]]: 2000
* [[BBC African Footballer of the Year]]: 2000<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/afrique/sports-37952786|title=Historique du meilleur footballeur africain BBC|date=12 November 2016|work=BBC Afrique|access-date=8 November 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[African Nations Cup]] top scorer: [[2002 African Nations Cup|2002]]
* [[J.League Top Scorer]]: 1997
* [[J.League Best XI]]: 1997
* [[Coppa Italia]] top scorer: [[1999–2000 Coppa Italia|1999–2000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italcuptops.html|title=Italy – Coppa Italia Top Scorers|author1=Roberto Di Maggio|author2=Davide Rota|date=4 June 2015|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He announced his conversion to [[Islam]] in a [[mosque]] in [[Douala]] in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siasat.com/watch-former-cameroon-footballer-patrick-mboma-embraces-islam-2328138/|title=Former Cameroon footballer Patrick M'Boma embraces Islam|date=16 May 2022|access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIFA player}}
* {{NFT|1229}}
* {{J.League player}}

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