Marc-Vivien Foé
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc-Vivien Foé | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 2003 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Union de Garoua | ||
| 1992–1994 | Fogape Yaoundé | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
| 1994–1999 | Lens | 85 | (11) |
| 1999–2000 | West Ham United | 38 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Lyon | 43 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | → Manchester City (loan) | 35 | (9) |
| Total | 201 | (24) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Cameroon U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 1993–2003 | Cameroon | 65 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Marc-Vivien Foé (1 May 1975 – 26 June 2003) is a former Cameroonian football player. He played for the Cameroonian national team.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens | 1994–95 | Division 1 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | 28 | 2 | 28 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||||||
| 1998–99 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 85 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 11 | ||||||
| West Ham United | 1998–99 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999–2000 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 2 | ||
| Lyon | 2000–01 | Division 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 65 | 4 | ||
| Manchester City | 2002–03 | Premier League | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 |
| Career total | 201 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 234 | 26 | ||
International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 8 | |
International goals
[change | change source]- Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Foé goal.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 December 1995 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | 10 |  Liberia |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 22 January 2000 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | 28 |  Ghana |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2000 African Cup of Nations |
| 3 | 6 February 2000 | 31 |  Algeria |
2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | 19 April 2000 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | 34 |  Somalia |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 1 July 2001 | 42 |  Togo |
2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | 14 July 2001 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia | 43 |  Zambia |
1–0 | 2–2 | |
| 7 | 7 January 2002 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 45 |  Burkina Faso |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 7 February 2002 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | 51 |  Mali |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2002 African Cup of Nations |
Honours
[change | change source]- Canon Yaoundé
- Cameroonian Cup: 1993[3]
- Lens
- West Ham United
- Lyon
- Cameroon
Individual
- FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Ball: 2003[12]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mamrud, Roberto (30 October 2014). "Marc-Vivien Foé – International appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ↑ "La fiche de Marc-Vivien Foé". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2007.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Former clubs to honor fallen player". ESPN FC. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Villepreux, Olivier (11 May 1998). "Les sang et or champions sur le fil devant Metz. Au bonheur de Lens". Libération (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Haylett, Trevor (11 August 1999). "West Ham unable to master a meaty Metz challenge". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Tongue, Steve (25 August 1999). "Hammers storm Metz citadel". The Independent. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Berlin, Peter (6 May 2002). "Lyon catches Lens to grab French title". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "Ambitious Lyon clinches first trophy in 28 years". Hürriyet Daily News. Reuters. 7 May 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "Cameroon victorious on penalty kicks". ESPN. Reuters. 13 February 2000. Archived from the original on 17 November 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Copnall, James (11 February 2002). "Cameroon are hot from the spot". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "FIFA Confederations Cup official awards". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 June 2003. Archived from the original on 4 July 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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