Samuel Eto'o Best Football Players

Samuel Eto'o Best Football Players

Samuel Eto'o Fils (born 10 March 1981 in Douala) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Internazionale and is currently serving as captain of the Cameroon national team. Eto'o scored over 100 goals in five seasons with FC Barcelona, and is also the record holder in number of appearances by an African player in La Liga. As of June 2009, he is the joint 3rd highest goalscorer in Barça's history, along with Rivaldo. He is the second player (the first being Raul) to have ever scored in two separate UEFA Champions League finals. As a member of the Cameroon national team, he was a part of the squad that won the 2000 Olympic tournament; he has participated in two World Cups and five African Nations Cups (being champion twice), and is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the African Nations Cup, with 16 goals.

Personal information Full name Samuel Eto'o Fils Date of birth 10 March 1981 (1981-03-10) (age 28) Place of birth Douala, Cameroon Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] Playing position Striker Club information Current club Internazionale Number 9 Youth career Kadji Sports Academy Senior career* Years Club Apps† (Gls)† 1997–2000 Real Madrid 3 (1) 1997–1998 → Leganés (loan) 28 (3) 1999 → Espanyol (loan) 0 (0) 2000 → Mallorca (loan) 13 (6) 2000–2004 Mallorca 120 (48) 2004–2009 FC Barcelona 145 (108) 2009– Internazionale 3 (2) National team‡ 1996– Cameroon 86 (41)