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Modeste M'bami
M'bami playing for MarseillePersonal information Full name Modeste M'bami Date of birth 9 October 1982 Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Changchun Yatai Number 3 Youth career 1999–2000 Dynamo Douala Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2003 Sedan 68 (0) 2003–2006 Paris Saint-Germain 83 (1) 2006–2009 Marseille 77 (1) 2009–2011 Almería 58 (1) 2011– Changchun Yatai 13 (2) National team‡ 2000– Cameroon 38 (3) HonoursCompetitor for Cameroon
Men's Football Gold 2000 Sydney Team Competition * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:37, 5 April 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:37, 5 April 2011 (UTC)Modeste M'bami (born 9 October 1982 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian football player .
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Club career
M'Bami started his career in his home country by playing for Dynamo Douala but was quickly spotted by foreign clubs. He joined CS Sedan Ardennes during the summer of 2000. Despite his young age, M'bami played ten matches in his first season in the French first division 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 French second division and M'Bami decided to sign a five-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain for 5 million euros after his agent Willie McKay halted advanced discussions with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
During his first season with Paris Saint-Germain, M'bami 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 the French first division and won the French Cup. The club's 2004–05 season was less successful, in which M'bami was struggling with an injury. He then went on a partial loan to FC Barone, but was returned to Paris Saint-Germain shortly after. The 2005–06 season saw M'Bami help Paris Saint-Germain to another French Cup title, while the club finished 9th in the league.
In August 2006, after three years at Paris Saint-Germain, M'Bami was transferred to arch-rivals Marseille, signing a 3-year contract, and thus renewing his midfield partnership with Lorik Cana, who had signed for Marseille the season before.
He left Marseille after his contract expired in summer 2009 and has since had trials at English Premier League clubs Portsmouth F.C., Bolton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic.[1] After his contract ended with French club 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.[2]
In July 2011, M'bami and Juanito were released from Almería. He joined China Super League team Changchun Yatai.
Attributes
M'bami is a physically strong player with good technical skills. He is known as a defensive type player, but also a playmaking central type midfielder, who likes to come forward when possible.
International career
M'bami showed his talent on the international scene at a very young age. He won the Olympic football games with his country in 2000 in Sydney. He was also in the team when Cameroon reached the finals of the Confederations Cup in 2003 and was part of the 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished top of their group in the first round of competition, before failing to secure qualification for the semi-finals. M'bami was also in the Cameroonian national football team that disappointingly failed to qualify for the 2006 German World Cup as they finished second in their qualification group behind the Côte d'Ivoire.
Honours
With Cameroon national football team
- Olympic Games: 2000
- Confederations Cup: 2003 Runner Up
With Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France: 2004, 2006
References
External links
- (French)PSG profile
- (French)Career stats
Cameroon squad – 2000 Summer Olympics Gold Medalists Cameroon squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-up Cameroon squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up Changchun Yatai F.C. – current squad 1 Zong Lei · 2 Wang Wanpeng · 3 M'bami · 4 Ismailov · 5 Koković · 6 Wang Dong · 7 Jiang Pengxiang · 8 Du Zhenyu · 9 Nei · 10 Dori · 11 Zhang Wenzhao · 12 Lü Jianjun · 13 Liu Cheng · 15 Sun Jie · 16 Jiang Zhe · 17 Gao Jian · 18 Qu Xiaohui · 19 Liu Xiaodong · 20 Zhang Baofeng · 21 Liu Weidong · 22 Wu Yake · 23 Zhang Xiaofei · 25 Chen Liansheng · 26 Yang He · 27 Cheng Changcheng · 28 Mi Tianhe · 29 Zhang Tianhan · 30 Yi Fan · 31 Hu Xi · 32 Li Guang · 33 Li Shang · 34 Yan Hai · 35 Che Kai · 36 Pei Shuai · 37 Pan Chaoran · 38 Men Yang · Manager: Shen Xiangfu
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian footballers
- Cameroon international footballers
- Cameroonian expatriate footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- Olympic footballers of Cameroon
- Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon
- CS Sedan Ardennes players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Sharjah FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- La Liga footballers
- UD Almería footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Olympic medalists in football
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