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Samuel Eto'o

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Samuel Eto'o Fils (French pronunciation: [samɥɛl eto fis]; born 10 March 1981) 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 all time and one of the greatest African players of all time. A precocious talent, Eto'o moved to Real Madrid as a 16 year old. Due to competition in his position with more experienced players, he had several loan spells, before signing for Mallorca in 2000 where he scored 70 goals, a club record. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Eto'o is the 240th most popular soccer player (down from 204th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Cameroon and the 2nd most popular Cameroonian Soccer Player.

Samuel Eto'o is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Antalyaspor. He is the most decorated African player in history, having won the African Player of the Year award a record four times in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Samuel Eto'o ranks 240 out of 21,273. Before him are Salvatore Schillaci, Yoshio Okada, Hifuyo Uchida, Tadao Takayama, Yozo Aoki, and Francisco Varallo. After him are Kevin Keegan, Waichiro Omura, Andrés Iniesta, Bert Trautmann, Ștefan Kovács, and Stjepan Bobek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Samuel Eto'o ranks 12. Before him are Roger Federer, Fernando Alonso, Takashi Furukawa, Natalie Portman, Iker Casillas, and Alicia Keys. After him are Britney Spears, Pitbull, Park Ji-sung, David Villa, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, and Serena Williams.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Samuel Eto'o ranks 4 out of 156. Before him are Paul Biya (1933), Roger Milla (1952), and Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696). After him are Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924), Issa Hayatou (1946), Manu Dibango (1933), Philémon Yang (1947), Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), Patrick M'Boma (1970), and Marc-Vivien Foé (1975).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Cameroon

Among soccer players born in Cameroon, Samuel Eto'o ranks 2. Before him are Roger Milla (1952). After him are Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), Patrick M'Boma (1970), Marc-Vivien Foé (1975), Geremi (1978), Emmanuel Kundé (1956), Samuel Umtiti (1993), Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954), Rigobert Song (1976), and Lauren (1977).

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