The African legend officially hung up his boots in September 2019 after glittering success at club level and Cameroon over a remarkable 22-year career.
With 18 major titles, which includes two Africa Cup of Nations winners medals and four African Footballer of the Year awards, Eto'o is considered as one of the greatest the continent has ever produced.
However, in an exclusive interview with Kick Off Magazine, Eto'o claims he probably deserved more as he reflects on his achievements in the game.
Eto'o retired as Cameroon's all-time record goalscorer with 56 goals in 118 caps between 1997 and 2014.
Eto'o started his career with Real Madrid in 1997 before joining Mallorca due to limited first-team chances.
At Mallorca between 2000-2004, he scored 66 goals in 154 games before FC Barcelona snapped him up for €24m.
With Barcelona, the African sensation scored 130 goals and registered 40 assists in 1999 games over five seasons.
With Inter, he won the treble under Jose Mourinho and scored 53 goals over three seasons with the Italian giants.
In 2011 he joined the ambitious project of Russian side Anzhi, where he became the highest paid player in the world.
After the failed project, he joined Chelsea, where he scored 12 goals and registered seven assists in 35 games in the 2013/14 Premier League season.
A spell at Everton followed that lasted just one season.
Another short-term spell in Serie A with Sampdoria followed before he's move to Turkey.
With Antalyaspor, he regained his prolific form despite his advancing years with 44 goals 77 appearances.
Eto'o then moved to Konyaspor during 2018 and scored six goals in 14 starts before a switch to Qatar.
With Qatar Sports Club the two-time AFCON winner scored six goals in 18 games before announcing his retirement.
"Normally, I should have won that award [African Football of the Year] 12 times, but I fought with all of CAF about that," Eto'o said. "They only gave it to me four times and not 12!"
When pressed that the likes of Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure provided him with healthy competition for the prestigious honour he remained unperturbed: "I think two [African] Ballon d'Ors of Didier is mine!"
— Kick Off (@KickOffMagazine)
January 24, 2020 
