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Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Marc-Vivien Foé
Marc-Vivien Foé
Cameroon
1 May 1975
midfielder
Marc-Vivien Foé was a Cameroonian professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.

Having initially played for Canon Yaoundé, Foé went on to play professionally in Ligue 1 and the Premier League with Lens, West Ham United, Lyon and Manchester City. On 26 June 2003, Foé died suddenly during an international match for Cameroon, an event which shocked the football community worldwide. The death was later ruled to be due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He was capped 62 times by his nation and had scored 8 goals.

He was posthumously decorated with the Commander of the National Order of Valour and had his shirt numbers 23 and 17 retired by Manchester City and Lens, respectively.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Foé playing for Cameroon in 2003
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Marc-Vivien Foé
Date of birth: (1975-05-01)1 May 1975
Place of birth: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Date of death: 26 June 2003(2003-06-26) (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)
⚽ International career:
1993: Cameroon U20 3 (1)
1993–2003: Cameroon 62 (8)

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