Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born 15 November 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the former all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroon national team. Club career Born in Douala, Cameroon, Mboma started his domestic football career in 1993. During his career he 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 Honours Paris Saint-Germain Coupe de France: 1994–95 Coupe de la Ligue: 1995 Metz Coupe de la Ligue: 1996 Parma Coppa Italia: 2001–02 Cameroon Summer Olympics: 2000 African Nations Cup: 2000, 2002 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 References External links Living people 1970 births Footballers from Douala Cameroonian footballers African Footballer of the Year winners Association football forwards FC Metz players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players LB Châteauroux players Sunderland A.F.C. players Cagliari Calcio players Parma Calcio 1913 players Gamba Osaka players Tokyo Verdy players Vissel Kobe players Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli) players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players J1 League players Serie A players Premier League players Cameroon international footballers Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Cameroon Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1998 FIFA World Cup players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Cameroonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Japan Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Expatriate footballers in Libya Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in England Libyan Premier League players