Modeste M’Bami started his football career in his homeland Cameroon with Dynamo FC Douala before he moved to Europe. He then played in France with CS Sedan (2000-03), Paris St. Germain (PSG) (2003-06), and Olympique Marseille (2006-09), and in Spain with UD Almeria (2009-11). He then moved to China (Dailan Aerbin, 2011-12), Saudi-Arabia (Al-Ittihad, 2012-13), Colombia (Millonarios FC, 2014) and back to France (AC Le Havre, 2014-16). He helped PSG win the French Cup in 2004 and 2006.
Winning the gold medal with Cameroon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when they beat Spain 5-3 after a penalty shoot-out, was his greatest moment. He was also on the squad that reached the final of the 2003 Confederation Cup, losing to France 1-0 after extra time. M’Bami died from a heart attack in 2023.
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