Patrick Mboma

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 :''Scores and results list Cameroon and Cameroon Olympic goal tally first. The score column indicates the score after each M'Boma goal.'' ==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 • African Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002 Cameroon U-23 • Olympic Gold Medal: 2000 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 ==Personal life==

He announced his conversion to Islam in a mosque in Douala in May 2022 acquiring the name Abdul Jalil Mboma. ==References==