He began his senior career at Vicenza Calcio and spent almost seven years playing in Italy until moving to English Premier League side Fulham FC in August 2002.

[4] After playing for some notable clubs, including RCD Espanyol, Inter Milan and Werder Bremen, Womé joined 1.

In late February 2012, it was announced that Womé would join Coton Sport FC de Garoua in his homeland.

He was a key member of the squads that won consecutive African Cup of Nations titles in 2000 and 2002 and the Olympic gold medal in 2000.

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 by Senegal's Tony Sylva.