Marc-Vivien Foé: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Marc-Vivien Foé: profile

Marc-Vivien Foé (born 1 May 1975 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) was a Cameroonian footballer who played as a midfielder. He died on 26 June 2003.

Foé's senior club career began in 1991 at Canon Yaoundé. He played for 5 clubs in 3 countries between 1991 and 2003. His most appearances came at R.C. Lens (1994–1999), where he made 85 appearances and scored 11 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 201 appearances and 24 goals.

At international level, Foé represented Cameroon (1994–2003). Our match database lists 6 of his international goals; the first came against Ghana on 22 January 2000 (Africa Cup of Nations).

Yaoundé has produced 306 footballers in our database, including Samuel Umtiti, Roger Milla and Vincent Aboubakar.

Nationality explained: Why does Marc-Vivien Foé play for Cameroon?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 1994 (aged about 19)
First international goal: 2000 – aged 24 (match)
Club career: 1991–2003 (13 seasons)
Countries played in: 3: Cameroon, France and United Kingdom
Club goals per game: 0.12 (24 in 201)
Height: 188 cm — taller than 88% of Cameroonian internationals on record
Latest move: Manchester City F.C. (2002)
Shares a birthday with: Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, Sammy Ameobi and Edgar Ié (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
1991–1994	Canon Yaoundé	Elite One	–	–
1994	Canon Yaoundé	Elite One	–	–
1994–1999	R.C. Lens	Ligue 1	85	11
1999–2000	West Ham United F.C.	EFL Championship	38	1
2000–2003	Olympique Lyonnais	Ligue 1	43	3
2002–2003	Manchester City F.C.	Premier League	35	9
	Total		201	24

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
1994–2003	Cameroon	Senior	–	–

International goals (6)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	22 Jan 2000	Ghana 1–1 Cameroon	19	Africa Cup of Nations
2	6 Feb 2000	Cameroon 2–1 Algeria	24	Africa Cup of Nations
3	19 Apr 2000	Cameroon 3–0 Somalia	31	World Cup Qualification
4	1 Jul 2001	Cameroon 2–0 Togo	48	World Cup Qualification
5	14 Jul 2001	Zambia 2–2 Cameroon	52	World Cup Qualification
6	7 Feb 2002	Mali 0–3 Cameroon	84	Africa Cup of Nations