Eto o biography
Samuel Eto'o
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.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 12 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 118 | 56 | |
Manager
[change | change source]Honours
[change | change source]Mallorca
Barcelona
Inter Milan
Cameroon
Individual
- Young African Player of the Year: 2000
- African Player of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
- ESM Team of the Year: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11
- FIFA World Player of the Year Bronze Award: 2005
- FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2005, 2006
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2005, 2006
- CAF Team of the Year: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Pichichi Trophy: 2005–06
- UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2005–06
- African Cup of Nations top goalscorer: 2006, 2008
- UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2006
- FIFA Club World CupGolden Ball: 2010
- Coppa Italia top goalscorer: 2010–11
- Russian Premier League MVP Award: 2012–13
- Golden Foot: 2015
- Globe Soccer Player Career Award: 2016
- IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 2021
- Inter Milan Hall of Fame: 2021
Records
References
[change | change source]Samuel Eto'o
Cameroonian footballer (born 1981)
"Eto'o" redirects here. For the surname, see Eto'o (surname).
Samuel Eto'o Fils (French pronunciation:[samɥɛletofis]; born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian football administrator and former player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation. He is often regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation alongside being one of the greatest African players of all time.
A precocious talent, Eto'o moved to Real Madrid as a 16 year old. Due to competition in his position with more experienced players, he had several loan spells, before signing for Mallorca in 2000 where he scored 70 goals, a club record. His impressive form saw him join Barcelona in 2004 where he scored 130 goals in five seasons and also became the record holder for the most appearances by an African player in La Liga. Winning La Liga three times, he was a key member of the Barcelona attack, alongside Ronaldinho, that won the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final, with Eto'o scoring in the final, and was part of a front three of Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry that won the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, with Eto'o again scoring in the final. He is the second player in history to score in two UEFA Champions League finals. At Barcelona, Eto'o came in third for the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2005 and was twice named in the FIFA FIFPro World XI, in 2005 and 2006.
He signed with Inter Milan for the 2009–10 season, where he became the first player to win two European continental trebles following his back-to-back achievements with Barcelona and Inter. He is the fourth player in Champions League history, after Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa, and Gerard Piqué, to have won the trophy two years in a row with different teams. After brief spells with Anzhi Makhachkala, Chelsea, Everton, and Sampdo Heralded as one of the greatest African football players of all time, Samuel Eto’o is a Cameroonian professional footballer with a career spanning 22 years. Prior to announcing his retirement from his playing career in 2019, Eto’o played for 11 teams, participated in four World Cups and six Africa Cup of Nations, and is the first African footballer to have won the African Golden Ball four times. In 2009, he was voted the 5th best player in the world, scoring a total of 453 goals across his career and holding the record as the highest scorer for the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon with 56 goals. He is the second player in history to score in two UEFA Champions League finals and won twice with FC Barcelona and once with Inter Milan. Eto’o has been awarded with 18 club and national team trophies—including the Africa Cup of Nations in both 2000 and 2002 and the Gold Medal at the 2000 Olympics. Using his platform to advocate for the rights of youth, Eto’o established The Samuel Eto’o Foundation in 2006 to raise awareness around the issues facing the African continent. Operating primarily in West Africa, the Foundation prioritizes the protection of youth through the provision of emergency aid, education, healthcare, and social inclusion initiatives, equipping youth with the vision to imagine a brighter future for themselves and their communities. The Foundation includes a football academy that has produced 18 professional footballers, nine of them are playing in Cameroon’s senior national team with the goalkeeper named by Fifa as the 5th best goalkeeper in the world and the best African goalkeeper this past two years. Eto’o is enrolled at Harvard University on the Business Management program.Samuel Eto’o Fils Sr.
President of Samuel Eto'o Foundation & Football Legend
Bio Current as of September 8, 2020
Current club
Cameroon
Current job
President
Cameroon
Age
43
Personal Details
| Name in Home Country / Full Name: | Samuel Eto'o Fils |
|---|---|
| Date of birth/Age: | Mar 10, 1981 (43) |
| Place of Birth: | Douala |
| Citizenship: | Cameroon Spain |
| Avg. term as coach: | 0.08 Years |
Stats
History
This is an overview of the career of a manager.
| wappen | Club & role | Appointed | In charge until | Matches | PPM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon President | 21/22 (Dec 11, 2021) | - | - | 0.00 | ||
| Antalyaspor Caretaker Manager | 15/16 (Dec 8, 2015) | 15/16 (Jan 5, 2016) | - | 0.00 | ||
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Transfer history as a player
This page displays all transfers for the selected player. Alongside the date of the transfer, the clubs involved and the transfer fee, it also displays the market value of the player at the time of the transfer.
| Season | Date | Left | Joined | MV | Fee | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Sep 6, 2019 | Qatar SC | Retired | €1.00m | - | |||||
| 18/19 | Aug 14, 2018 | Konyaspor | Qatar SC | €1.00m | free transfer | |||||
| 17/18 | Jan 31, 2018 | Antalyaspor | Konyaspor | €1.50m | free transfer | |||||
| 15/16 | Jul 1, 2015 | Sampdoria | Antalyaspor | €2.00m | free transfer | |||||
| 14/15 | Jan 27, 2015 | Everton | Sampdoria | €7.00m | free transfer | |||||
| 14/15 | Aug 26, 2014 | Chelsea | Everton | €9.00m | free transfer | |||||
| 13/14 | Aug 29, 2013 | Anzhi | Chelsea | €22.00m | free transfer | |||||
| 11/12 | Aug 24, 2011 | Inter | Anzhi | €42.00m | €27.00m | |||||
| 09/10 | Jul 27, 2009 | Barcelona | Inter | €35.00m | €20.00m | |||||
| 04/05 | Aug 26, 2004 | RCD Mallorca | Barcelona | - | €27.00m | |||||
| 99/00 | Jul 1, 2000 | Real Madrid | RCD Mallorca | - | €7.20m | |||||
| 99/00 | Jun 30, 2000 | RCD Mallorca | Real Madrid | - | End of loan | |||||
| 99/00 | Jan 16, 2000 | Real Madrid | RCD Mallorca | - | loan transfer | |||||
| 98/99 | Jun 30, 1999 | Espanyol | Real Madrid | - | End of | |||||