Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born 15 November 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fourth all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroon national team.
Born in Douala, Cameroon, Mboma 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.
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.
Scores and results list Cameroon and Cameroon Olympic goal tally first. The score column indicates the score after each M'Boma goal.
African Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002
African Footballer of the Year: 2000
BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2000
African Nations Cup top scorer: 2002
Coppa Italia top scorer: 1999–2000
He announced his conversion to Islam in a mosque in Douala in May 2022 acquiring the name Abdul Jalil Mboma.
Patrick Mboma – FIFA competition record (archived)
Patrick Mboma at National-Football-Teams.com
Patrick Mboma at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)