In the 113th minute of the Sydney 2000 quarter-final against Brazil, M'Bami found the corner from 18 yards, and under the golden goal rule the match ended there. Cameroon beat Spain on penalties in the final for Olympic gold, and he later won the Coupe de France twice with Paris Saint-Germain, in 2004 and 2006, in a career that brought 37 caps. Career record: 38 caps and 3 goals for Cameroon; club career at CS Sedan Ardennes, Paris Saint-Germain, Olympique de Marseille.
| 2000–2003 | CS Sedan Ardennes |
| 2003–2006 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2006–2009 | Olympique de Marseille |
| 2009–2011 | Unión Deportiva Almería |
| 2011–2011 | Changchun Yatai |
| 2011–2012 | Dalian Professional |
| 2012–2013 | Al Ittihad |
| 2014–today | Le Havre |
| 2014–2014 | Millonarios |
| Cameroon | 38 caps, 3 goals |
Cameroon legends whose careers overlapped M'Bami's
One rank above: Karl Toko Ekambi at #23.
One rank below: Pierre Womé at #25.
Cameroon's editorial top five: Samuel Eto'o · Roger Milla · Thomas N'Kono · Joseph-Antoine Bell · Patrick Mboma.