Samuel Eto’o

Quick Facts

Full Name	Samuel Eto'o
Occupation	association football player
Date Of Birth	Mar 10, 1981(1981-03-10)
Age	43
Birthplace	Douala
Country	Cameroon
Birth City	Littoral Region
Horoscope	Pisces

Samuel Eto'o Biography

Samuel Eto'o is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on March 10, 1981 in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon.

Eto’o earned his first cap with Cameroon one day before his 16th birthday on 9 March 1997, in a 5–0 friendly loss to Costa Rica. In 1998, he was the youngest participant in the 1998 FIFA World Cup when he appeared in a 3–0 group stage loss to Italy on 17 June 1998, at the age of 17 years and three months. Eto’o scored his sole goal of the 2002 FIFA World Cup when he netted the game-winner against Saudi Arabia during the group stage on 6 June 2002, which was Cameroon’s only win of the competition.

Having trained at the Kadji Sports Academy in Cameroon, Eto’o joined Real Madrid’s youth academy in 1997, but he could only train with Real Madrid B, as he was still a minor. Real Madrid B were relegated to the third tier, Segunda División B, where non-EU players are not allowed, and as a result, he was loaned to second division Leganés for the 1997–98 season. After making 30 appearances for the club and only scoring four goals, he returned to Madrid following the end of the 1998–99 season. In January 1999, he was loaned out to Espanyol, but made only one appearance for the club, against Real Valladolid in Copa del Rey.

Samuel Eto'o Net Worth

Samuel Eto'o is one of the richest association football player from Cameroon. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Samuel Eto'o 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Samuel Eto’o Fils (French pronunciation: ​[samɥɛl eto fis] ; born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. In his prime, Eto’o was regarded by pundits as one of the best strikers in the world, and he is regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, winning the African Player of the Year a record four times: in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Samuel Eto'o Dating?

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Eto’o departed Mallorca as the club’s all-time leading domestic league scorer (54 goals) when he signed for Barcelona in the summer of 2004 for a transfer fee of €24 million, after lengthy, three-way negotiations with Mallorca and Madrid. Initially, Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez wanted to buy back the full transfer rights and loan him out again, but eventually the Barcelona deal proved lucrative enough to warrant a sale. Additionally, the team already had its full quota of three non-EU players.

Facts & Trivia

Samvel Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cameroon. Samuel Eto'o celebrates birthday on March 10 of every year.

Eto’o also contributed six goals during Barcelona’s run to the 2005–06 Champions League title. In the final, Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was sent off early on for bringing down Eto’o just outside the penalty area, but the Catalans struggled to capitalize on their one-man advantage until Eto’o scored the game-tying goal in the second half. Barcelona went on to win the match 2–1, and Eto’o was awarded with the UEFA Best Forward of the Year award for his accomplishments in the European campaign.