Eto'o's life is legendary, Eto'o nicknamed cheetah, excellent dribbling technology, fast speed, good explosiveness.
Eto'o's freedom from the ball, no-ball running and sprint speed are the biggest advantages. As long as there is space, Eto'o's threat multiplies, few defenders can catch up with Eto'o after turning around, and the African Cheetah is a sharp weapon in the counterattack. In addition, Eto'o's foot speed is fast, flexible and agile, and the flexibility is also very good. In terms of confrontation and headers, although he said that he had advantages, he also had certain abilities.
Samuel Etoó Fils (born 10 March 1981 in Nkun, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Antalya Sport F.C., Mallorca F.C., Real Madrid F.C., FC Barcelona, Inter Milan F.C., Anzhi Mahachalala F.C., Chelsea F.C., Everton F.C. and Sampdoria F.C.
Eto'o has won the Champions League three times, the African Footballer of the Year four times and has scored the winning goal in two Champions League finals. He is also the only player to have won trebles on different teams for two consecutive years. Represented the Cameroon national team at the 1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014 World Cups. In December 2016, Eto'o won the Best Player Career Award.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > real madrid's outcast, Mallorca's darling</h1>
In 1997, at the age of 16, Eto'o joined La Liga club Real Madrid, but was not reused and could only play for B.
In the 1997–98 season, he was loaned to La Liga side Leganes, scoring four goals in 30 appearances.
Returning to Real Madrid in the 1998-99 season, he made only one appearance due to injuries and the manager's distrust.
In January 1999, he was loaned to the mid-sized squad Espanyol, but did not get a chance to play in the league.
He was loaned to Real Mallorca in the 1999–2000 season, during which time he played 13 games and scored six goals.
In the winter of the 1999–2000 season, he returned to Real Madrid.
In the 2000/2001 season, he officially transferred to Mallorca for £4.4 million, scoring 11 goals and helping Mallorca to finish third in La Liga.
In the 2002–03 season, he scored 14 goals for Mallorca.
He scored 17 goals in the 2003–04 season.
While in Mallorca, he scored a total of 54 goals, becoming mallorca's league all-time best scorer (54 goals), officially establishing himself as an excellent striker in La Liga.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the hero of Barcelona</h1>
He joined Barcelona for €24 million in 2004–2005, scoring 24 goals in the league and becoming a striker and winning la Liga that season. After winning la Liga, Eto'o shouted the slogan "Real Madrid, bastards, come and pay tribute to the champions" at the celebration. At this moment, Otto was completely released, he proved his worth to Real Madrid, the voice buried in his heart, accompanied by the complete release of the scream, this moment Eto'o proved to the world that he was the hero of Barcelona, but this was only the beginning of the hero.
In the 2005–06 season, Eto'o scored 26 goals in 38 league rounds and was la Liga's top scorer while defending his league title. And helped Barca win the 2006 Champions League.
In the 2008–09 season, Eto'o scored 30 goals in La Liga and scored again in the Champions League final, helping the team to beat Manchester United 2-0 to win the title again. In the end, he assisted Barcelona to win la Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, and contributed to Barcelona's treble. In Barcelona, Eto'o helped the team win three La Liga titles (05,06,09) and two Champions League titles (06,09) with 108 individual goals, making him the most scoring African player in La Liga history.
The hero on the Barca stadium, the big mouth under the stadium, because of the gap between himself and the Barca executives and the head coach Guardiola, and Guardiola's favor for Ibrahimovic, the deal was born, and the cheetah left Barca for Inter Milan.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Inter's attacking finisher</h1>
In the summer of 2009, Etoogga exchanged 46 million euros for Inter Milan's Ibrahimovic, and the Cheetahs moved to Inter Milan and has since been dressed in a black and blue shirt.
On 8 August 2009, Eto'o made his debut for Inter Milan in the Italian Super Cup at the Beijing National Stadium and scored a goal, but Inter still lost 2-1 to Lazio. Eto'o quickly integrated into the team after joining, scoring 12 goals in Serie A and helping the team win the league title.
On 5 May 2010, Eto'o helped the team win the Coppa Italia by beating Roma 1-0.
On 22 May 2010, Eto'o entered his third champions league final in his career, helping the team beat Bayern Munich 2–0.
In 2009/10, Eto'o made 48 appearances for Inter Milan, scoring 16 goals, including 12 in the league and 2 in the Champions League. Thus helping the Nerazzurri to win the three major titles of Serie A, The Italian Cup and the European Champions Cup, and crowning the first treble in Italian history!
In the 2010-2011 season, Eto'o scored a total of 37 goals in all competitions for Inter Milan (21 in the league, 8 in the Champions League, 5 in the Coppa Italia, 2 in the Italian Super Cup and 1 in the Club World Cup), setting a new career record for goals in a single season. It also broke Ronaldo's record of 34 goals in a single season at Inter (1997-98).
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Eto'o: I want the world's first annual salary</h1>
On 24 August 2011, Russia's Anzhi Football Club introduced Eto'o for $36 million to $39 million and gave him the world's first annual salary of 29 million euros (20.5 million euros before and after tax).
In the 2011/12 season, Eto'o scored 36 goals in 71 appearances during his time at Anzhi. Goal efficiency is still high, and this year Eto'o is 31 years old.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Eto'o: You don't have the money, I can go to Chelsea</h1>
On 29 August 2013, due to the severe financial crisis in Anzhi, Eto'o voluntarily took a pay cut to sign a one-year contract with Premier League powerhouse Chelsea, where the salary will reach £7 million.
In September 2013, he moved to Chelsea Football Club in the Premier League. Playing for Chelsea for a year, he scored nine goals in 21 Premier League appearances and scored 12 goals in 34 appearances for the London Blue Lions.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Eto'o: Go to Everton for two years</h1>
On 26 August 2014, Chelsea did not offer a contract extension, and Eto'o personally gave up joining Eredivisie giants Ajax and moved to another Premier League team, Everton, for free, signing for two years. He scored 3 goals in 14 appearances at Everton and had 1 assist.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Eto'o: Go to Serie A Sampdoria for retirement</h1>
In 2015, Eto'o joined Serie A team Sampdoria.
On September 7, 2019, the legendary striker Eto'o, 38, announced the end of his career through social networks. A generation of superstars came to an end.
Eto'o, dare to love and dare to hate, in one of BEYOND's lyrics, describes it as: "Debauchery loves freedom". That love and nature of football is completely unleashed in the game. The 22-year career has written the life of the Otto legend and paid tribute to the legend.
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