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{{short description|Cameroonian footballer (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Patrick Suffo
| image = 
| full_name = Patrick Hervé Suffo-Kengné
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|01|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ebolowa]], Cameroon
| height = 1.83 m
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1995
| youthyears2 = 1995–1996
| youthclubs1 = [[Tonnerre Yaoundé]]
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
| years1 = 1996–1997
| years2 = 1997–2000
| years3 = 2000–2002
| years4 = 2002–2003
| years5 = 2003
| years6 = 2003–2005
| years7 = 2005
| years8 = 2005
| years9 = 2006–2007
| years10 = 2007
| years11 = 2008
| years12 = 2008–2009
| years13 = 2011–2012
| years14 = 2012–2013
| years15 = 2014–2016
| clubs1 = → [[FC Barcelona B|Barcelona B]] (loan)
| clubs2 = [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
| clubs3 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]
| clubs4 = → [[CD Numancia|Numancia]] (loan)
| clubs5 = [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]
| clubs6 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
| clubs7 = [[Dubai CSC|Dubai Club]]
| clubs8 = [[Odds BK|Odd Grenland]]
| clubs9 = [[Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C.|Maccabi Petah Tikva]]
| clubs10 = [[F.C. Ashdod|Ashdod]]
| clubs11 = [[CD Puertollano|Puertollano]]
| clubs12 = [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]
| clubs13 = [[Bedworth Liberal|Bedworth Liberal]]
| clubs14 = [[Coventry Alvis F.C.|Alvis]]
| clubs15 = [[Coventry United F.C.|Coventry United]]
| caps1 = 26
| caps2 = 30
| caps3 = 36
| caps4 = 23
| caps5 = 10
| caps6 = 48
| caps7 = 15
| caps8 = 11
| caps9 = 37
| caps10 = 1
| caps11 = 11
| caps12 = 12
| caps13 = 
| caps14 = 
| caps15 = 13
| goals1 = 4
| goals2 = 4
| goals3 = 5
| goals4 = 6
| goals5 = 12
| goals6 = 10
| goals7 = 13
| goals8 = 4
| goals9 = 7
| goals10 = 1
| goals11 = 0
| goals12 = 2
| goals13 = 
| goals15 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2003
| nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]
| nationalcaps1 = 29
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{CMR}}}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}}
}}

'''Patrick Hervé Suffo Kengné''' (born 17 January 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]].

==Club career==
Suffo was born in [[Ebolowa]], Cameroon. He played in France, England, Spain and the United Arab Emirates before joining Norwegian team [[Odd Grenland]] in 2005. His form immediately helped Odd Grenland climb away from the relegation zone. In October of that year he was supposed to sign a contract with rivals, [[Vålerenga IF Fotball|Vålerenga]], but he did not. During February 2006 he signed a short-term contract with Israeli team [[Maccabi Petah Tikva FC|Maccabi Petah Tikva]] but was subsequently released at the end of this period.

His career was littered with disciplinary problems; whilst at French club [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] he was banned from playing for eight months for lashing out at a referee.<ref name="bbc-worldcup">{{cite news |title=WORLD CUP <nowiki>| Squad |</nowiki> Patrick Suffo |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/cameroon/squad/newsid_1998000/1998385.stm |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=31 May 2002 |archive-date=9 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109082255/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/cameroon/squad/newsid_1998000/1998385.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

At [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] Suffo was part in a 21-man mass brawl during the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] game dubbed as the [[Battle of Bramall Lane]] against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] on 16 March 2002.<ref name="bbc-worldcup"/> This game had to be abandoned as Sheffield United were reduced to six players due to three red cards and two injuries. Suffo was one of the three who were sent off as he clashed heads with one of the opposition players.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Mark |title=On This Day in 2002: Sheffield United v West Brom abandoned by referee |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/on-this-day-in-2002-sheffield-united-v-west-brom-abandoned-by-referee-39063449.html |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=20 March 2020}}</ref> Afterwards, he was told that he had no future with the club and in April Suffo was sent to [[Segunda División|Spanish Second Division]] side [[CD Numancia|Numancia]] on loan for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Suffo moves to Spain |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/africans_abroad/1910749.stm |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=4 April 2002 |archive-date=7 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207010237/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/africans_abroad/1910749.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bbc-worldcup"/> In May he received a £3,000 fine and was banned for three games in addition to a three-match suspension already served for his dismissal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Russell |title=Blades fined £10,000 over Battle of Bramall Lane |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/may/03/newsstory.sport7 |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=3 May 2002}}</ref>

In September 2007, he trialled with Scottish side [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tannadice trial for striker Suffo |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/6981225.stm |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=6 September 2007}}</ref>

On 22 July 2008, Suffo featured in a pre-season friendly for [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] against [[Aston Villa]]. He scored in this game to add to the two goals he notched the previous week in a game against [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]].

In November 2008, Suffo signed a "pay as you play" deal with [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]], making his debut as a substitute during a 1–0 defeat to [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]]. His first goal for the club came in his second appearance when he converted a penalty during a 2–1 win over [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]].

Suffo signed for [[Coventry United F.C.|Coventry United]] of the [[Midland Football League (2014)|Midland Football League]] Division Two in August 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/coventryunited/news/cov-utd-sign-patrick-suffo-1269383.html|title=Club not live|access-date=17 August 2014|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124230/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/coventryunited/news/cov-utd-sign-patrick-suffo-1269383.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/patrick_suffo_signs_for_cov_united_838342/index.shtml|title=Patrick Suffo SIgns for Cov United|access-date=17 August 2014|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125646/http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/patrick_suffo_signs_for_cov_united_838342/index.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his debut playing the full 90 minutes against [[Paget Rangers F.C.|Paget Rangers]] in a 3–2 Coventry United win on 16 August 2014. He has since become a player/assistant manager for the club after the departure of Shamir Alam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/coventryunited/news/patrick-suffo-1305801.html|title=Club not live|access-date=25 January 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040737/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/coventryunited/news/patrick-suffo-1305801.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==International career==
Suffo played at international level for the [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]], won the gold medal for football at the [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympic Games]] in [[Sydney]], Australia and played in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] in South Korea and Japan, where he was sent off in the final group game against [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. He was also part of the Cameroon team who won the [[2002 African Cup of Nations]], scoring a penalty during the shootout in the final as they beat [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/1812787.stm |title=Cameroon retain Cup |publisher=BBC |date=10 February 2002 |access-date=5 October 2017 |archive-date=30 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330123424/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/1812787.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Suffo holds Cameroonian and French nationalities.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=patrick-suffo-kengne | title=
SUFFO - FC NANTES | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130090100/https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=patrick-suffo-kengne | archive-date=2021-11-30}}</ref> He acquired [[French nationality law|French nationality]] by [[naturalization]] on 28 April 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JORF n° 0101 du 30 avril 1998 - Légifrance |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/1998/04/30/0101 |access-date=8 November 2023 |website=legifrance.gouv.fr |page=6628 |language=fr |format=PDF |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108073022/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/1998/04/30/0101 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Suffo goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by  Patrick Suffo
|-
!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|9 August 1997}}
|[[El Menzah Stadium]], [[Tunis]], Tunisia
|{{fb|Zambia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|3–3
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cameroon vs. Zambia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25899/Cameroon_Zambia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=31 August 2024|archive-date=24 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124001228/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25899/Cameroon_Zambia.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|11 April 1999}}
|[[Estádio da Machava]], [[Matola]], Mozambique
|{{fb|Mozambique}}
|style="text-align:center"|6–1
|style="text-align:center"|6–1
|[[2000 African Cup of Nations qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Mozambique vs. Cameroon|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23776/Mozambique_Cameroon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=31 August 2024|archive-date=22 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522040301/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23776/Mozambique_Cameroon.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|11 January 2002}}
|El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia	
|{{fb|Tunisia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Tunisia vs. Cameroon|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19782/Tunisia_Cameroon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|27 March 2002}}
|[[Charmilles Stadium]], [[Geneva]], Switzerland
|{{fb|Argentina}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Argentina vs. Cameroon|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19783/Argentina_Cameroon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
'''Nantes'''
* [[Coupe de France]]: [[Coupe de France Final 1999|1999]]
* [[Trophée Des Champions|Trophée des Champions]]: 1999

'''Cameroon'''
* [[Olympic medal|Gold Medal]]: [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympic Games]]
* [[African Cup of Nations]]: [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.vi.nl/vi/show/id=40053/dbid=40990/typeofpage=40054/sc=7ed1b2 Voetbal International]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081226170149/http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10311~8849,00.html Profile on Wrexham website]

{{Cameroon Squad 1998 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Cameroon Squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
{{Cameroon Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Cameroon Squad 2002 World Cup}}

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