Who is Samuel Eto’o
is a Cameroonian football administrator and former player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation. He is often regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation alongside being one of the greatest African players of all time.
Why Eto is greatest African players .
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is the only player in history to win the treble with two different clubs in two consecutive seasons:
🇪🇸 Barcelona, 2008/09:
🏆 Champions League
🏆 La Liga
🏆 Copa del Rey
🇮🇹 Inter Milan, 2009/10:
🏆 Champions League
🏆 Serie A
🏆 Coppa Italia
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He played 14 teams scored 427 goals . Win 4 champions league plus one Madrid won when he was loan in 1999 , 2005/6 and 2008/9 with Barcelona, 2009/10 with inter Milan , 2 cops del Rey ,3 la liga 2 Spanish super cup ,1 club World Cup ,2 coppa italia ,1 supercoppa and 2 AFCON 2000/2 and 1 Olympic 2000for nation.
Years Team
1997–2000 Real Madrid
1997–1998 Leganés (loan)
1999 Espanyol (loan)
2000 Mallorca (loan)
2000–2004 Mallorca
2004–2009 Barcelona
2009–2011 Inter Milan
2011–2013 Anzhi Makhachkala
2013–2014 Chelsea
2014–2015 Everton
2015 Sampdoria
2015–2018 Antalyaspor
2018 Konyaspor
2018–2019 Qatar SC
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He is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, with 18 goals
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He holder record of most appearances African player in La Liga.
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He won the African Player of the Year a record four times, winning in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.
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the African footballer with most Ballon d’Or nominations in history. Despite never winning the award, Eto’o was nominated for the Ballon d’Or nine times during his career.
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Most decorated African player of all-time.
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Cameroon all-time top-scorer with 56 goals.
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In 2004 won the La Liga golden boot with 25 goals