Pierre Nlend Womé (born 26 March 1979) is a Cameroonian former professionalfootballer who played as aleft-back. Ajourneyman, he played for 14 clubs in six countries. At international level, he made 68 FIFA-official appearances scoring 1 goal for theCameroon national team.^[1]

Pierre Womé

Womé withWerder Bremen in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Pierre Nlend Womé
Date of birth	(1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1993–1994	Fogape
1994–1996	Canon Yaoundé
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Vicenza	3	(0)
1997–1998	Lucchese	24	(2)
1998–1999	Roma	8	(0)
1999–2002	Bologna	47	(3)
2002–2003	Fulham	14	(1)
2003–2004	Espanyol	23	(1)
2005	Brescia	16	(3)
2005–2006	Inter Milan	13	(0)
2006–2008	Werder Bremen	28	(2)
2008–2010	1. FC Köln	30	(0)
2011–2012	Sapins	17	(0)
2012–2014	Canon Yaoundé	25	(5)
2014	UMS de Loum	0	(0)
2014	Renaissance de Ngoumou
2014–2015	Chambly	21	(0)
2015–2016	Roye-Noyon	18	(2)
Total		287	(19)
International career
2000	Cameroon Olympic
1995–2013	Cameroon	68	(1)
Medal record Representing Cameroon Men'sFootball 2000 Sydney Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After spending his youth career at Fogape Yaoundé and the relatively eminent regional sideCanon Yaoundé, Womé moved to Italy from Cameroon in the summer of 1996 to start his professional career. He began his senior career atVicenza Calcio and spent almost seven years playing in Italy until moving to EnglishPremier League sideFulham FC in August 2002.^[2] He was sold toBologna F.C. 1909 in aco-ownership deal for 6 billion lire in 1999,^[3] until Roma acquired him for 2 billion lire in the same summer thatFrancesco Antonioli,Amedeo Mangone andAlessandro Rinaldi joined Roma for 10 billion lire, 13 billion lire and 6 billion lire respectively. In June 2000 Bologna acquired Womé outright for a fee of 1 million lire. During his time in England at Fulham, Womé scored once in the league, in a 3–0 win over West Brom in February 2003.^[4]

After playing for some notable clubs, includingRCD Espanyol,Inter Milan andWerder Bremen, Womé joined1. FC Köln in the summer of 2008^[5] and left the team on 30 June 2010.

In late February 2012, it was announced that Womé would joinCoton Sport FC de Garoua in his homeland.^[6][7]

From 2012 to 2014, Womé played forCanon Yaoundé, also of theElite One.^[8]

In January 2014, he moved to Canon Yaoundé's league rivalsUMS de Loum.^[9][10] After not having made an appearance under two coaches, he decided to leave the city and return toYaoundé. The club's president, Pierre Kwemo, threatened to take Womé to court for "fraud and breach of trust".^[11] In March, two months after joining the club, he agreed the termination of his contract.^[12]

In March 2014, shortly after his release by UMS de Loum, he joinedRenaissance de Ngoumou.^[12][13]

In September 2014, Womé signed withChampionnat National sideFC Chambly.^[14][15]

In 2015, he joinedFrench fourth-tier sideUS Roye-Noyon.^[16]

Womé was a regular starter in the left back position for Cameroon during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was a key member of the squads that won consecutiveAfrican Cup of Nations titles in2000 and2002 and theOlympic gold medal in 2000. All three tournaments were won on penalty shoot-outs, and Womé was a taker in all three victories. In the Olympic gold medal match, Womé scored the fifth and decisive penalty to win the title for his country. He also scored from the spot in the 2000 African Cup of Nations final, but his penalty in the following tournament was saved bySenegal'sTony Sylva. Womé also played as Cameroon's first-choice left back in the1998 and2002 FIFA World Cups.

On 8 October 2005, Womé missed a 95th-minutepenalty duringCameroon's finalWorld Cup qualifier againstEgypt that would have sent theIndomitable Lions to the2006 FIFA World Cup; unfortunately for Womé he cannoned the shot off the outside of the post, the match ended 1–1 and theIvory Coast qualified at their expense.^[17] Womé later claimed that some Cameroon fans wanted to kill him as a result of the miss.^[18]

On 19 March 2007, Womé announced his retirement from international football.^[19] He later returned to the team in 2009 for a2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match againstMorocco.^[20]

In March 2017, Womé was appointed sporting director ofCanon Yaoundé by the club's president Emmannuel Mve.^[8][21]

Werder Bremen

• DFL-Ligapokal:2006^[22]

Cameroon

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002
• Olympic Gold Medal:2000

• Pierre Womé at Soccerway
• Pierre Womé at WorldFootball.net
• Pierre Womé atfussballdaten.de(in German)