2014 he moved to Colombia joining Millonarios, from the capital city Bogotá. M'bami was hired to play as a defensive midfielder and signed a contract for the 2014–15 season. International career M'bami won the Olympic football games with his country in 2000 in Sydney, also scoring the golden goal against Brazil during the quarter-finals. He was also in the team when Cameroon reached the finals of the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2003 and was part of the 2004 African Cup of Nations team which finished top of its group in the first round of competition, before failing to secure qualification for the semi-finals. M'bami was also in the Cameroon national team that failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup as it finished second in its qualification group behind the Ivory Coast. Coaching career In November 2019 he turned down a coaching job with the Cameroon national team. Death On 7 January 2023, Paris Saint-Germain announced that M'bami had died of a heart attack, at the age of 40. Career statistics Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each M'bami goal. Honours Paris Saint-Germain Coupe de France: 2004, 2006 Ittihad FC Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia): 2013 Cameroon Olympic Games: 2000 Confederations Cup: runner-up 2003 References External links Career stats ESPN profile 1982 births 2023 deaths Footballers from Yaoundé Cameroonian footballers Association football midfielders Cameroon international footballers Cameroon under-20 international footballers Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players Olympic footballers of Cameroon Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players La Liga players Chinese Super League players Saudi Professional League players Categoría Primera A players CS Sedan Ardennes players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Olympique de Marseille players UD Almería players Dalian Professional F.C. players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Ittihad FC players Millonarios F.C. players Cameroonian expatriate footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in China Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Colombia