Eugene Mbome

Eugene Mbome

Personal information
Full name	Eugene Petit Mbende Mbome
Date of birth	(1986-08-29) 29 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2003–2004	Cintra Yaoundé[1]
2004–2005	Académica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Tarouca[1]
2006–2008	Pombal
2008–2015	Pegasus	89	(10)
2011–2012	→ Sapling (loan)	8	(0)
2015–2016	Eastern	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Metro Gallery (loan)	7	(0)
2016–2019	Pegasus	38	(1)
2019–2020	Tai Po	6	(0)
2021–2022	Metro Gallery	3	(0)
International career^‡
2003	Cameroon U17[2][3]	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2011

Eugene Petit Mbende Mbome (Chinese: 麥保美; born (1986-08-29)29 August 1986) is a former Cameroonian-born Hong Kong professional footballer.

Club career

Hong Kong Sapling

Mbome joined Sapling from Pegasus as a foreign player to help the team.

On 22 November 2011, Mbome fainted before training and was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital. He woke up later but remained in hospital for observation.^[4]

Pegasus

On 5 January 2012, it was announced that Mbome had returned to Pegasus, as coach Chan Hiu Ming wanted to improve the team's defensive ability in midfield.^[5]

Eastern & Metro Gallery

On 12 June 2015, he joined Eastern. However, he was loaned to Metro Gallery for the rest of the season.^[6][7]

Return to Pegasus

Mbome returned to Pegasus at the start of the 2016-17 season.

Tai Po

On 29 July 2019, it was announced that Mbome had joined Tai Po.^[8]

International career

Mbome played for the Cameroon national under-17 football team and played as vice-captain of Cameroon U17 for the 2003 African Under-17 Championship and the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.^[9]

References

1. (in Portuguese) Mbende Mbomé Eugéne Petit – My Best Play^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. (in French) CAN-Cadets : Les Lions Indomptables Cadets à l’assaut du titre continental, Camfoot.com, 25 March 2003
3. Report of 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, FIFA, September 2003
4. (in Chinese)港菁麥保美 操練前暈倒送院 Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Oriental Daily. 23 November 2011.
5. (in Chinese)晨曦周六鬥飛馬 爭做首循環冠軍^{[permanent dead link‍]} The Sun (Hong Kong). 5 January 2012. 文： 黎永淦
6. (in Chinese)港超聯繼續簽 麥保美去埋東方Apple Daily (Hong Kong). 12 June 2015.
7. (in Chinese)夢想駿其以老帶新東方日報. 18 July 2015.
8. (in Chinese)"衛冕大埔改頭換面 郭嘉諾馮凱文「雙教練」掌帥". Sportsroad. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
9. Mbomè Eugène, Youtube, 17 November 2010

External links

• Eugene Mbome at Soccerway
• Eugene Mbome at HKFA
• Eugene Mbome – FIFA competition record (archived)
• "アフリカユース選手権（U-17） 2003 スワジランド" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.