Samuel Eto'o
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Samuel Eto'o is a former forward from Cameroon, born on 10 March 1981 in Douala. Clubs included CD Leganés, Real Madrid, Espanyol, RCD Mallorca and FC Barcelona, among 13 in total. Samuel Eto'o won 118 caps for Cameroon, scoring 56 goals (1997-2014).
The club career on record runs from 1997 to 2019, across 13 clubs. The longest of those was five years at FC Barcelona (2004-2009), where the record shows 144 appearances and 108 goals. Honours on record include African Footballer of the Year in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2010; Pichichi Trophy in 2006; Golden Foot in 2015.
Born
10 March 1981
Age
45
Birthplace
Douala
Country
Cameroon
Position
Forward
Height
180 cm
Club career
- 1997-1998
CD Leganés30 apps · 4 goals - 1997-2000
Real Madrid3 apps · 0 goals - 1999
Espanyol0 apps · 0 goals - 2000
RCD Mallorca19 apps · 6 goals - 2000-2004RCD Mallorca120 apps · 48 goals
- 2004-2009
FC Barcelona144 apps · 108 goals - 2009-2011
Inter Milan67 apps · 33 goals - 2011-2013FC Anzhi Makhachkala53 apps · 25 goals
- 2013-2014
Chelsea21 apps · 9 goals - 2014-2015
Everton14 apps · 3 goals - 2015
Sampdoria18 apps · 2 goals - 2015-2018
Antalyaspor73 apps · 44 goals - 2018
Konyaspor13 apps · 6 goals - 2018-2019
Qatar SC17 apps · 6 goals
International career
- 1997-2014Cameroon118 caps · 56 goals
Honours
- African Footballer of the Year2003
- African Footballer of the Year2004
- African Footballer of the Year2005
- Pichichi Trophy2006
- African Footballer of the Year2010
- Golden Foot2015
