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Samuel Eto'o

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Samuel Eto'o
Eto'o in 2011
President of Cameroonian Football Federation
Assumed office
11 December 2021[1]
Preceded bySeidou Mbombo Njoya
Personal details
Born
Samuel Eto'o Fils[2]

(1981-03-10) 10 March 1981 (age 44)
Douala, Cameroon[3]
NationalityCameroonian
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[4][5]
OccupationFootballer
Football administrator

Association football career
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1992–1996 Kadji Sports Academy
1996–1997 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Real Madrid 3 (0)
1997–1998Leganés (loan) 28 (3)
1999Espanyol (loan) 0 (0)
2000Mallorca (loan) 13 (6)
2000–2004 Mallorca 120 (48)
2004–2009 Barcelona 144 (108)
2009–2011 Inter Milan 67 (33)
2011–2013 Anzhi Makhachkala 53 (25)
2013–2014 Chelsea 21 (9)
2014–2015 Everton 14 (3)
2015 Sampdoria 18 (2)
2015–2018 Antalyaspor 76 (44)
2018 Konyaspor 13 (6)
2018–2019 Qatar SC 17 (6)
Total 587 (293)
International career
2000 Cameroon U23 6 (1)
1997–2014 Cameroon 118 (56)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Antalyaspor (interim player-manager)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Cameroon
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 Sydney Team
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2000 Ghana–Nigeria
Winner2002 Mali
Runner-up2008 Ghana
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up2003 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

olayinka etoo fil (fr; born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian football administrator and former player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation.[1] Samuel Eto'o was also member to the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7][8][9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leganés (loan) 1997–98 Segunda División 2832100304
Real Madrid 1998–99 La Liga 10000010
1999–2000 La Liga 2000301[a]060
Total 3000301070
Espanyol (loan) 1998–99 La Liga 00100010
Mallorca 1999–2000 (loan) La Liga 13600136
2000–01 La Liga 2811523313
2001–02 La Liga 30611934010
2002–03 La Liga 301465003619
2003–04 La Liga 321720742[b]14322
Total 133541481672116570
Barcelona 2004–05 La Liga 372510744529
2005–06 La Liga 3426001162[b]24734
2006–07 La Liga 191121313[c]02713
2007–08 La Liga 181631712818
2008–09 La Liga 3630401265236
Total 144108102401852199130
Inter Milan 2009–10 Serie A 3212211321[d]14816
2010–11 Serie A 3521451084[e]35337
2011–12 Serie A 0000001[d]010
Total 67336623106410253
Anzhi Makhachkala 2011–12 Russian Premier League 221310002313
2012–13 Russian Premier League 2510321694421
2013–14 Russian Premier League 62000062
Total 5325421697336
Chelsea 2013–14 Premier League 21930932[f]03512
Everton 2014–15 Premier League 14310411[f]0204
Sampdoria 2014–15 Serie A 182182
Antalyaspor 2015–16 Süper Lig 3120103220
2016–17 Süper Lig 3018003018
2017–18 Süper Lig 15600156
Total 7644107744
Konyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 13610186
Qatar SC 2018–19 Qatar Stars League 176333[g]12310
Career total 587293462211148208764371
  1. Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Supercopa de España
  3. Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana
  5. One appearance and two goals in Supercoppa Italiana, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. 1 2 Appearances in League Cup
  7. Appearance in League play-off and Emir of Qatar Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[10][11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 199730
199850
199910
200095
200192
2002135
200372
200494
200561
200655
200731
20081111
200985
2010128
201194
201220
201342
201431
Total11856
Team From To Record
M W D L Win % Ref.
Antalyaspor 7 December 2015 6 January 2016 5212040.00 [12]
Total 5212040.00

Mallorca[13]

Barcelona[13]

Eto'o and Juliano Belletti celebrate winning the 2005–06 La Liga with Barcelona

Inter Milan[13]

Cameroon[13][14]

Individual

Records

References

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