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Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age45
CitizenshipCameroon Spain
Height1.80 m
Footboth
BornMarch 10, 1981
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Honors & awards

Pichichi Trophy
2005
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Career snapshot

13
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.49
goals / match
FC Barcelona
top club · 199 apps

Career highs

€42.00m
peak value · 2009
€27.00m
top transfer fee · 04/05
49
best season · 10/11
124 / 57
int'l caps / goals
754Appearances
368Goals
121Assists
100Yellow cards
5Red cards
119Full matches (90′)
Full nameSamuel Eto'o
Name in home countrySamuel Eto'o Fils
Date of birth1981-03-10 (45 yrs)
Place of birthDouala, Cameroon
CitizenshipCameroon Spain
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footboth
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2019-09-06
Contract expires
AgentVigo Global Sport ...
OutfitterPuma
Sep 2019
Transfer: Qatar SC → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: Konyaspor → Qatar SC
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Qatar SC
19 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Antalyaspor → Konyaspor
17/18 · Transfer
Jan 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Konyaspor, Antalyaspor
29 matches · 12 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Antalyaspor
30 matches · 18 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
15/16 — Antalyaspor
32 matches · 20 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Sampdoria → Antalyaspor
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Transfer: Everton → Sampdoria
14/15 · Transfer
Aug 2014
Transfer: Chelsea → Everton
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Everton FC, UC Sampdoria
38 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2013
Transfer: Anzhi → Chelsea
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Chelsea FC, Anzhi Makhachkala
41 matches · 14 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2013
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Anzhi Makhachkala
44 matches · 21 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2011
Transfer: Inter → Anzhi
11/12 · Transfer · €27.00m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Anzhi Makhachkala, Inter Milan
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Inter Milan
2 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
10/11 — Inter Milan, Anzhi Makhachkala
73 matches · 49 G · 20 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Barcelona → Inter
09/10 · Transfer · €20.00m
Jul 2009
09/10 — Inter Milan
48 matches · 16 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Barcelona
52 matches · 36 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Barcelona
28 matches · 18 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Barcelona
27 matches · 13 G · 11 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Barcelona
47 matches · 34 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2004
Transfer: RCD Mallorca → Barcelona
04/05 · Transfer · €27.00m
Jul 2004
04/05 — FC Barcelona
45 matches · 29 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — RCD Mallorca
42 matches · 22 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — RCD Mallorca
35 matches · 19 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — RCD Mallorca
40 matches · 10 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — RCD Mallorca
32 matches · 13 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
2000 — Real Madrid
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: Real Madrid → RCD Mallorca
99/00 · Transfer · €7.20m
Jun 2000
Transfer: RCD Mallorca → Real Madrid
99/00 · Return from loan
Jan 2000
Transfer: Real Madrid → RCD Mallorca
99/00 · Loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — Real Madrid, RCD Mallorca
18 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 1999
Transfer: Espanyol → Real Madrid
98/99 · Return from loan
Dec 1998
Transfer: Real Madrid → Espanyol
98/99 · Loan
Jul 1998
98/99 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona, Real Madrid
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Real Madrid B → Real Madrid
98/99 · Transfer
Jun 1998
Transfer: CD Leganés → Real Madrid B
97/98 · Return from loan
Jul 1997
97/98 — CD Leganés
27 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: Real Madrid B → CD Leganés
97/98 · Loan
Jul 1996
Transfer: Kadji SA → Real Madrid B
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €42.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals6 total · 3.53/90
99
Assists1 total · 0.59/90
86
G+A7 total · 4.12/90
98
Yellow cards3 total · 1.76/90
0
10,732 min
Minutes played by club
RCD Mallorca 23.5%
Real Madrid 0.0%
RCD Espanyol Barcelona 0.0%
CD Leganés 6.5%
Inter Milan 14.7%
Qatar SC 3.0%
Antalyaspor 4.5%
Konyaspor 1.3%
Everton FC 5.0%
UC Sampdoria 5.7%
Chelsea FC 3.0%
Anzhi Makhachkala 10.2%
FC Barcelona 22.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
RCD Mallorca 5 00/01 99/00 162 70 19 2,525
Real Madrid 3 2000 99/00 7 0 0 0
RCD Espanyol Barcelona 1 98/99 98/99 1 0 0 0
CD Leganés 1 97/98 97/98 27 4 0 700
Inter Milan 4 09/10 2011 102 53 23 1,577
Qatar SC 1 18/19 18/19 19 7 1 325
Antalyaspor 3 15/16 17/18 77 44 14 487
Konyaspor 1 17/18 17/18 14 6 2 141
Everton FC 1 14/15 14/15 20 4 2 535
UC Sampdoria 1 14/15 14/15 18 2 2 612
Chelsea FC 1 13/14 13/14 35 12 4 319
Anzhi Makhachkala 4 10/11 13/14 73 36 16 1,099
FC Barcelona 5 04/05 08/09 199 130 38 2,412

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

17€10.5M35€21M52€31.5M69€42M00/01 — 13 goals (RCD Mallorca)00/01 — 2 assists1500/0101/02 — 10 goals (RCD Mallorca)01/02 — 7 assists1701/0202/03 — 19 goals (RCD Mallorca)02/03 — 2 assists2102/0303/04 — 22 goals (RCD Mallorca)03/04 — 7 assists2903/0404/05 — 29 goals (FC Barcelona)04/05 — 7 assists3604/0505/06 — 34 goals (FC Barcelona)05/06 — 10 assists4405/0606/07 — 13 goals (FC Barcelona)06/07 — 11 assists2406/0707/08 — 18 goals (FC Barcelona)07/08 — 3 assists2107/0808/09 — 36 goals (FC Barcelona)08/09 — 7 assists4308/0909/10 — 16 goals (Inter Milan)09/10 — 8 assists2409/1010/11 — 49 goals (Anzhi Makhachkala)10/11 — 20 assists6910/1111/1212/13 — 21 goals (Anzhi Makhachkala)12/13 — 10 assists3112/1313/14 — 14 goals (Anzhi Makhachkala)13/14 — 4 assists1813/1414/15 — 6 goals (UC Sampdoria)14/15 — 4 assists1014/1515/16 — 20 goals (Antalyaspor)15/16 — 6 assists2615/1616/17 — 18 goals (Antalyaspor)16/17 — 5 assists2316/1717/18 — 12 goals (Antalyaspor)17/18 — 5 assists1717/1818/19 — 7 goals (Qatar SC)18/19 — 1 assists818/192011 — 1 goals (Inter Milan)2011 — 1 assists2201197/98 — 4 goals (CD Leganés)497/9899/00 — 6 goals (RCD Mallorca)99/00 — 1 assists799/0004/05 — €27M05/06 — €31M06/07 — €36M07/08 — €38M08/09 — €40M09/10 — €42M10/11 — €37.5M11/12 — €42M12/13 — €28M13/14 — €27M14/15 — €9M15/16 — €4.5M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €1.7M18/19 — €1.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 131300/0101/02: 101001/0202/03: 191902/0303/04: 222203/0404/05: 292904/0505/06: 343405/0606/07: 131306/0707/08: 181807/0808/09: 363608/0909/10: 161609/1010/11: 494910/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 212112/1313/14: 141413/1414/15: 6614/1515/16: 202015/1616/17: 181816/1717/18: 121217/1818/19: 7718/192000: 0020002011: 11201197/98: 4497/9898/99: 0098/9999/00: 6699/00

Assists by season

00/01: 2200/0101/02: 7701/0202/03: 2202/0303/04: 7703/0404/05: 7704/0505/06: 101005/0606/07: 111106/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 7708/0909/10: 8809/1010/11: 202010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 101012/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 1118/192000: 0020002011: 11201197/98: 0097/9898/99: 0098/9999/00: 1199/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Champions League Real Madrid 3 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 LaLiga Real Madrid 2 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 13 6 1 3 0 153
98/99 Copa del Rey RCD Espanyol Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 LaLiga Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 LaLiga RCD Espanyol Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0
97/98 2ª División CD Leganés 25 3 0 2 0 529
97/98 Copa del Rey CD Leganés 2 1 0 1 0 171
2011 Club World Cup Inter Milan 2 1 1 0 0 180
2000 Club World Cup Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Amir Cup Qatar SC 1 1 0 0 0 90
18/19 QSL Relegation Qatar SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Stars League Qatar SC 17 6 1 2 0 235
17/18 Süper Lig Konyaspor 13 6 1 1 0 141
17/18 Süper Lig Antalyaspor 15 6 3 1 0 210
17/18 Türkiye Kupasi Konyaspor 1 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Süper Lig Antalyaspor 30 18 5 5 0 140
15/16 Süper Lig Antalyaspor 31 20 6 5 0 137
15/16 Türkiye Kupasi Antalyaspor 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Everton FC 4 1 1 0 0 274
14/15 FA Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 League Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Everton FC 14 3 1 1 0 261
14/15 Serie A UC Sampdoria 18 2 2 1 0 612
13/14 Champions League Chelsea FC 9 3 2 0 0 174
13/14 FA Cup Chelsea FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League Chelsea FC 21 9 2 1 0 145
13/14 Premier Liga Anzhi Makhachkala 6 2 0 1 0 270
12/13 Europa League Anzhi Makhachkala 10 4 1 1 0 225
12/13 Europa League Qualifying Anzhi Makhachkala 6 5 2 0 0 106
12/13 Premier Liga Anzhi Makhachkala 25 10 7 4 0 219
12/13 Russian Cup Anzhi Makhachkala 3 2 0 1 0 132
11/12 Russian Cup Anzhi Makhachkala 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Supercoppa Italiana Inter Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Champions League Inter Milan 10 8 5 0 0 113
10/11 Italy Cup Inter Milan 4 5 0 0 0 74
10/11 Premier Liga Anzhi Makhachkala 22 13 6 7 0 147
10/11 Serie A Inter Milan 35 21 9 3 0 141
10/11 Supercoppa Italiana Inter Milan 1 2 0 0 0 45
10/11 UEFA Super Cup Inter Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Champions League Inter Milan 13 2 2 2 0 572
09/10 Italy Cup Inter Milan 2 1 0 0 0 154
09/10 Serie A Inter Milan 32 12 6 6 0 208
09/10 Supercoppa Italiana Inter Milan 1 1 0 0 0 90
08/09 Champions League FC Barcelona 10 4 2 1 0 196
08/09 Champions League Qu. FC Barcelona 2 2 1 0 0 83
08/09 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 4 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 LaLiga FC Barcelona 36 30 3 9 0 98
07/08 Champions League FC Barcelona 7 1 0 0 0 504
07/08 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 3 1 0 0 0 265
07/08 LaLiga FC Barcelona 18 16 3 4 0 94
06/07 Champions League FC Barcelona 3 1 3 0 0 216
06/07 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 2 1 0 0 0 180
06/07 LaLiga FC Barcelona 19 11 8 4 0 134
06/07 Supercopa FC Barcelona 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 UEFA Super Cup FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Champions League FC Barcelona 11 6 3 1 0 163
05/06 LaLiga FC Barcelona 34 26 7 1 0 116
05/06 Supercopa FC Barcelona 2 2 0 0 0 90
04/05 Champions League FC Barcelona 7 4 2 0 0 148
04/05 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 LaLiga FC Barcelona 37 25 5 4 0 125
03/04 Copa del Rey RCD Mallorca 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 32 17 7 3 1 168
03/04 Supercopa RCD Mallorca 2 1 0 1 0 180
03/04 UEFA Cup RCD Mallorca 7 4 0 0 0 110
02/03 Copa del Rey RCD Mallorca 5 5 0 1 0 85
02/03 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 30 14 2 7 1 178
01/02 Champions League RCD Mallorca 5 1 1 1 1 386
01/02 Champions League Qu. RCD Mallorca 2 1 0 0 0 210
01/02 Copa del Rey RCD Mallorca 1 1 0 0 0 90
01/02 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 30 6 6 5 1 424
01/02 UEFA Cup RCD Mallorca 2 1 0 1 0 180
00/01 Copa del Rey RCD Mallorca 4 2 0 1 1 168
00/01 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 28 11 2 6 0 193
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
96/97 1996-07-01 Kadji SA Real Madrid B Transfer 0
97/98 1997-07-01 Real Madrid B CD Leganés Loan 0
97/98 1998-06-30 CD Leganés Real Madrid B Return from loan 0
98/99 1998-07-01 Real Madrid B Real Madrid Transfer 0
98/99 1998-12-01 Real Madrid Espanyol Loan 0
98/99 1999-06-30 Espanyol Real Madrid Return from loan 0
99/00 2000-01-16 Real Madrid RCD Mallorca Loan 0
99/00 2000-06-30 RCD Mallorca Real Madrid Return from loan 0
99/00 2000-07-01 Real Madrid RCD Mallorca Transfer 0 €7.20m
04/05 2004-08-26 RCD Mallorca Barcelona Transfer 0 €27.00m
09/10 2009-07-27 Barcelona Inter Transfer 35000000 €20.00m
11/12 2011-08-24 Inter Anzhi Transfer 42000000 €27.00m
13/14 2013-08-29 Anzhi Chelsea Transfer 22000000
14/15 2014-08-26 Chelsea Everton Transfer 9000000
14/15 2015-01-27 Everton Sampdoria Transfer 7000000
15/16 2015-07-01 Sampdoria Antalyaspor Transfer 2000000
17/18 2018-01-31 Antalyaspor Konyaspor Transfer 1500000
18/19 2018-08-14 Konyaspor Qatar SC Transfer 1000000
19/20 2019-09-06 Qatar SC Retired Transfer 1000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Knee problems 2013-03-27 2013-04-17 22 4
13/14 Groin injury 2013-11-27 2013-12-05 9 2
16/17 Foot injury 2016-11-07 2016-11-22 16 1
17/18 unknown injury 2017-12-04 2017-12-13 10 3
17/18 Calf problems 2017-12-17 2018-01-29 44 6
17/18 Fitness 2018-01-29 2018-02-05 8 2
Current
Peak€42.00m
Low
Δ since start−€24.00m
€10.50m€21.00m€31.50m€42.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €27.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €42.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €37.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €42.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €38.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €36.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €31.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €27.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €24.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53843 6 1 former national player
Team #3434 #9 118 56 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Lionel Messi 2 23 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
08/09 LaLiga FC Barcelona 30 36
05/06 LaLiga FC Barcelona 26 34
04/05 LaLiga FC Barcelona 25 37

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 Serie A Inter Milan 9 35
06/07 LaLiga FC Barcelona 8 19
03/04 LaLiga RCD Mallorca 7 32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
99/00 2000-06-30 RCD Mallorca Real Madrid Return from loan
99/00 2000-01-16 Real Madrid RCD Mallorca Loan
98/99 1999-06-30 Espanyol Real Madrid Return from loan
98/99 1998-12-01 Real Madrid Espanyol Loan
97/98 1998-06-30 CD Leganés Real Madrid B Return from loan
97/98 1997-07-01 Real Madrid B CD Leganés Loan

Teams faced most often by Samuel Eto'o's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Manchester City 79 42 13 24 110 86 +24 53%
Manchester United 77 25 19 33 90 104 -14 32%
Liverpool FC 77 21 25 31 80 98 -18 27%
Tottenham Hotspur 76 27 25 24 115 105 +10 36%
Arsenal FC 76 26 20 30 103 116 -13 34%
West Ham United 64 37 15 12 118 58 +60 58%
Newcastle United 64 32 16 16 111 72 +39 50%
Aston Villa 60 26 19 15 109 72 +37 43%
Sunderland AFC 52 34 7 11 108 53 +55 65%
Fulham FC 52 32 10 10 86 44 +42 62%
Southampton FC 49 24 13 12 78 55 +23 49%
West Bromwich Albion 44 27 9 8 76 39 +37 61%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
03/04 Goal #50 (career)
05/06 Goal #100 (career)
07/08 Goal #150 (career)
09/10 Goal #200 (career)
10/11 Goal #250 (career)
14/15 Goal #300 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 18 153 3 0 0 1.76
97/98 27 700 3 0 0 0.39
18/19 19 325 2 0 0 0.55
17/18 29 351 2 0 0 0.51
16/17 30 140 5 0 0 3.21
15/16 32 137 5 0 0 3.28
14/15 38 1,147 3 0 0 0.24
13/14 41 589 2 0 0 0.31
12/13 44 682 6 0 0 0.79
11/12 2 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 73 520 10 0 0 1.73
09/10 48 1,024 8 0 0 0.7
08/09 52 377 10 0 0 2.39
07/08 28 863 4 0 0 0.42
06/07 27 530 4 0 0 0.68
05/06 47 369 2 0 0 0.49
04/05 45 273 4 0 0 1.32
03/04 42 458 4 0 1 0.98
02/03 35 263 8 0 1 3.08
01/02 40 1,290 7 0 2 0.63
00/01 32 361 7 0 1 1.99

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

LaLiga
280 apps
162 G
44 A
Süper Lig
89 apps
50 G
15 A
Serie A
85 apps
35 G
17 A
Champions League
78 apps
30 G
20 A
Premier Liga
53 apps
25 G
13 A
Premier League
35 apps
12 G
3 A
Copa del Rey
24 apps
11 G
1 A
Stars League
17 apps
6 G
1 A
Italy Cup
6 apps
6 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
5 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Samuel Eto'o

Who is Samuel Eto'o?

Samuel Eto'o is a Cameroon professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Samuel Eto'o?

Samuel Eto'o is 45 years old. He was born on March 10, 1981 in Douala.

What position does Samuel Eto'o play?

Samuel Eto'o plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Samuel Eto'o play for?

Samuel Eto'o currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Samuel Eto'o scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Samuel Eto'o has scored 368 goals in 754 appearances.