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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.[1] Samuel Eto'o was also member to the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[6]

Samuel Eto'o
Samuel 2011.jpg
Eto'o in 2011
President of Cameroonian Football Federation
Assumed office
11 December 2021[1]
Preceded bySeidou Mbombo Njoya
Personal details
Born
Samuel Eto'o Fils[2]

10 March 1981 (aged 44)
Douala, Cameroon[3]
NationalityCameroonian
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[4][5]
OccupationFootballer
Football administrator
Association football career
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1992–1996Kadji Sports Academy
1996–1997Real Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2000Real Madrid3(0)
1997–1998→ Leganés (loan)28(3)
1999→ Espanyol (loan)0(0)
2000→ Mallorca (loan)13(6)
2000–2004Mallorca120(48)
2004–2009Barcelona144(108)
2009–2011Inter Milan67(33)
2011–2013Anzhi Makhachkala53(25)
2013–2014Chelsea21(9)
2014–2015Everton14(3)
2015Sampdoria18(2)
2015–2018Antalyaspor76(44)
2018Konyaspor13(6)
2018–2019Qatar SC17(6)
Total587(293)
National team
2000Cameroon U236(1)
1997–2014Cameroon118(56)
Teams managed
2015–2016Antalyaspor (interim player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7][8][9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leganés (loan) 1997–98 Segunda División 28 3 2 1 0 0 — 30 4
Real Madrid 1998–99 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
1999–2000 La Liga 2 0 0 0 3 0 1[a] 0 6 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 0
Espanyol (loan) 1998–99 La Liga 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Mallorca 1999–2000 (loan) La Liga 13 6 0 0 — — 13 6
2000–01 La Liga 28 11 5 2 — — 33 13
2001–02 La Liga 30 6 1 1 9 3 — 40 10
2002–03 La Liga 30 14 6 5 0 0 — 36 19
2003–04 La Liga 32 17 2 0 7 4 2[b] 1 43 22
Total 133 54 14 8 16 7 2 1 165 70
Barcelona 2004–05 La Liga 37 25 1 0 7 4 — 45 29
2005–06 La Liga 34 26 0 0 11 6 2[b] 2 47 34
2006–07 La Liga 19 11 2 1 3 1 3[c] 0 27 13
2007–08 La Liga 18 16 3 1 7 1 — 28 18
2008–09 La Liga 36 30 4 0 12 6 — 52 36
Total 144 108 10 2 40 18 5 2 199 130
Inter Milan 2009–10 Serie A 32 12 2 1 13 2 1[d] 1 48 16
2010–11 Serie A 35 21 4 5 10 8 4[e] 3 53 37
2011–12 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 1 0
Total 67 33 6 6 23 10 6 4 102 53
Anzhi Makhachkala 2011–12 Russian Premier League 22 13 1 0 0 0 — 23 13
2012–13 Russian Premier League 25 10 3 2 16 9 — 44 21
2013–14 Russian Premier League 6 2 0 0 0 0 — 6 2
Total 53 25 4 2 16 9 — 73 36
Chelsea 2013–14 Premier League 21 9 3 0 9 3 2[f] 0 35 12
Everton 2014–15 Premier League 14 3 1 0 4 1 1[f] 0 20 4
Sampdoria 2014–15 Serie A 18 2 — — — 18 2
Antalyaspor 2015–16 Süper Lig 31 20 1 0 — — 32 20
2016–17 Süper Lig 30 18 0 0 — — 30 18
2017–18 Süper Lig 15 6 0 0 — — 15 6
Total 76 44 1 0 — — 77 44
Konyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 13 6 1 0 — — 18 6
Qatar SC 2018–19 Qatar Stars League 17 6 3 3 — 3[g] 1 23 10
Career total 587 293 46 22 111 48 20 8 764 371
  1. ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearances in Supercopa de España
  3. ↑ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana
  5. ↑ One appearance and two goals in Supercoppa Italiana, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearances in League Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance in League play-off and Emir of Qatar Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10][11]
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

Team From To Record
M W D L Win % Ref.
Antalyaspor 7 December 2015 6 January 2016 5 2 1 2 40.00 [12]
Total 5 2 1 2 40.00 —

Honours

Mallorca[13]

Barcelona[13]

Eto'o and Juliano Belletti celebrate winning the 2005–06 La Liga with Barcelona

Inter Milan[13]

Cameroon[13][14]

Individual

Records

Samuel Eto'o Media

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Former Cameroon star Eto'o elected president of national federation". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ↑ Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists. Premier League. 4 September 2013. p. 8. http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/Premier-League-Squad-Lists-September-2013.pdf. Retrieved 5 September 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Samuel Eto'o Fils". FC Internazionale Milano. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "Samuel Eto'o Fils". fcbarcelona.cat. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Home | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Foot: Samuel Eto'o élu au comité exécutif de la Confédération africaine de football". Le Figaro. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Samuel Eto'o - Football Stats - Antalyaspor - Age 34 - Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Eto'o". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Samuel Eto'o » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Worldfootball. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Samuel Eto'o Fils - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Samuel Eto'o Fils – Goals in International Matches Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  12. ↑ "Samuel Eto'o's coaching stint with Antalyaspor ends". BBC Sport. 6 January 2016. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35245487. Retrieved 11 February 2018. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "S. Eto'o". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Samuel Eto'o". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  15. ↑ Dove, Ed (17 April 2013). "Samuel Eto'o: The Greatest African Player of All Time". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Samuel Eto'o voted African Player of the Year for a record fourth time". The Guardian. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  17. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (14 March 2007). "ESM Season XI". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ronnie rules the world". The Age. 20 December 2005. http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/ronnie-rules-the-world/2005/12/20/1134840823518.html. 
  19. ↑ "FIFPro World XI 2004/2005". FIFPro. 20 August 2005. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "FIFPro World XI 2005/2006". FIFPro. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Eto'o takes Pichichi". Sky Sports. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11833/2377475/Eto-o-takes-Pichichi. Retrieved 11 January 2016. 
  22. ↑ "UEFA Champions League 2005/06 - History - Statistics – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Afcon Top Goalscorers 2004-2012: 2. 2006 - Samuel Eto'o". Goal.com. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  24. ↑ "Afcon Top Goalscorers 2004-2012: 3. 2008 - Samuel Eto'o". Goal.com. 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  25. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010 – AWARDS". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  26. ↑ Di Maggio, Roberto; Rota, Davide (4 June 2015). "Italy - Coppa Italia Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  27. ↑ "В списке 33-х лучших девять игроков ЦСКА". sport-express.ru. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013.
  28. ↑ "Eto'o Wins 2015 Golden Foot Award". Soccer Laduma. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  29. ↑ "Wall of Fame". GlobeSoccer. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017.
  30. ↑ "IFFHS". IFFHS. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  31. ↑ "Samuel Eto'o inducted into the Inter Hall of Fame". Inter Milan Official website. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Samuel Eto'o". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  33. ↑ "Samuel Eto'o retires from Cameroon". ESPN FC. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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