Born in
Yaoundé, Mbami started his career in his home country playing for Dynamo Douala but was quickly spotted by foreign clubs. Mbami joined
Sedan during the summer of 2000. Despite his young age, Mbami played ten matches in his first season in
Division 1 and helped his club to finish fifth. He rapidly became a team regular and played 60 matches in the two following seasons. In 2003, the club was relegated to
Ligue 2 and Mbami decided to sign a five-year contract with
Paris Saint-Germain for €5 million after his agent Willie McKay halted advanced discussions with Wolverhampton Wanderers. During his first season with Paris Saint-Germain, Mbami was associated with another young defensive midfielder,
Lorik Cana. Despite their lack of experience, they played a big part in the club's good season, where Paris Saint-Germain finished second in Ligue 1 and won the
Coupe de France. The club's 2004–05 season was less successful, in which Mbami bami was struggling with an injury. The 2005–06 season saw Mbami help Paris Saint-Germain to another Coupe de France title, while the club finished 9th in the league. In August 2006, after three years at Paris Saint-Germain, Mbami was transferred to arch-rivals
Marseille, signing a three-year contract, and thus renewing his midfield partnership with Lorik Cana, who had signed for Marseille the season before. Mbami left Marseille after his contract expired in the summer of 2009 and has since had trials at
English Premier League clubs
Portsmouth,
Bolton Wanderers,
Wolverhampton Wanderers and
Wigan Athletic. After his contract ended with Marseille he moved on 30 September 2009 for a trial with the Spanish club
UD Almería, later Almería completed the purchase of the midfielder, the Cameroon player signed a contract with the Spanish club. In July 2011, Mbami and
Juanito were released by Almería. Then he joined
China League One club
Dalian Aerbin and was loaned to
Chinese Super League side
Changchun Yatai immediately. Mbami returned to Dalian Aerbin in 2012. However, he could not play for Dalian Aerbin in the 2012 league season due to the foreign players restricted rule. Mbami transferred to
Saudi Premier League side
Al-Ittihad in July 2012. In 2014 he moved to Colombia joining
Millonarios, from the capital city
Bogotá. Mbami was hired to play as a defensive midfielder and signed a contract for the 2014–15 season. ==International career==