The most decorated African footballer of all time, Samuel Eto'o is a celebrity of the day. He is from Cameroon and a professional footballer who plays for a Turkish club, Antalyaspor. He bagged the African Player of the Year Award four times in the year 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2010 and was third place in the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year.
He is a prolific goal scorer and have scored over a total of 100 goals in five seasons when in Barcelona and was part of the team that won the 2000 Olympic tournament. Samuel Eto'o is the all time leading goal scorer of 18 goals in the history of African Cup of Nations and also Cameroon's third capped player with a total of 56 goals.
BIODATA:
Date of Birth: 10 March, 1981.
Place of Birth: Douala, Cameroon.
Nationality: Cameroon.
Occupation: Professional Footballer.
Position of Play: Striker.
Clubs: Real Madrid (1997 - 1999), Mallorca (1999 - 2003), Barcelona (2004 - 2009), Inter Milan (2009 - 2011), Anzhi Makhachkala (2011 - 2013), Chelsea (2013 - 2014), Everton (2014 - 2015), Sampdoria (January, 2015), Antalyaspor (June, 2015).
Marital Status: Married.
Spouse(s): Georgette Eto'o (m. 2007).
Children: Etienne, Maelle, Siena and Lynn.
Siblings: David Eto'o, Etienne Eto'o.
Award(s): Samuel Eto'o has won numerous awards, among which are;
=> African Player of the Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2010).
=> ESM Team of the Year (2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2010-2011).
=>Young African Player of the Year (2000).
=> UEFA Team of the Year (2005, 2006).
=> 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year (third place).
=> 2006 UEFA Champions League Final (Man of the Match).
=> UEFA Club Forward of the Year (2006).
=> 2010 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball.
=>African Cup of Nations Top Scorer (2006, 2008).
=> Russian Premiere League, MVP Award (2012 -2013).
=> Cameroon All Time Top Scorer.
=> Golden Foot (2015).
=> FIFPro World Xl (2005, 2006).
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