CAMEROON - Player Profile

Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o

NAME:

Samuel Eto'o

BORN:

10/03/1981 in Nkon, Cameroon

POSITION:

ST

CLUB:

Internazionale

PREVIOUS CLUBS:

Real Madrid (loan), Espanyol (loan), Mallorca , Barcelona

INTERNATIONAL CAPS:

87

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT:

9 March 1996, in a 5–0 friendly loss to Costa Rica

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Eto'o joined Real Madrid in 1997 but went on loan to Leganes, Espanyol and Mallorca. He signed with Mallorca in 2000 making 120 appearances and scoring 48 goals in his four seasons there. He enjoyed a successful spell at Barcelona from 2004-2009, with 108 goals in 145 appearances, before moving to Inter.

He has played for the Cameroon national side since 1996. He was the youngest participant in the 1998 World Cup. He has played in numerous major competitions with the national side. He claimed eight goals in the qualification for the 2010 World Cup.


 

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