Patrick Mboma - Honors and awards

Footballer, born in Douala, Cameroon. He emigrated to France with his family at age two. A mathematics graduate, his football career began with Stade de l'Est in Paris, from where he moved to local rivals Paris St Germain. His career did not take off until a loan spell at third division Chateauroux, where he scored 17 times in 29 games. In 1997 his suprising move to the J League in Japan proved decisive, finishing top scorer in his first season. Returning to Europe, he signed for Italian side Cagliari in 1998 and transferred to AC Parma in summer 2000. He also has a French passport, but opted to play for Cameroon at international level, and was part of their squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals in France. In 2000 he was voted African Player of the Year. He was named as a member of the Cameroon squad for the 2002 World Cup.

Olympic medal record
Football
Gold	2000 Sydney	Football

Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born November 15, 1970 in Douala, Cameroon) is a former Cameroonian football striker, the all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroonian national team.

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

African Footballer of the Year: 2000 J-League Top Scorer: 1996 J-League Best Eleven: 1997

Team Honors

African Nations Cup Champions: 2000, 2002

Preceded by: Kazuyoshi Miura

J-League Top Scorer 1997

Succeeded by: Masashi Nakayama