# List of international goals scored by Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o is a retired Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a striker for the Cameroon national football team from 1997 to 2014. He is currently Cameroon's all-time goalscorer with 56 goals and 118 appearances, which also puts him as his nation's 2nd-most capped player behind Rigobert Song (137). He represented his country at four FIFA World Cups (1998, 2002, 2010, 2014), six Africa Cup of Nations (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010), and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Eto'o helped Les Lions Indomptables win both the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations finals and also reached the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, which they lost to France.
He earned his first cap for Cameroon on 9 March 1997 during a 5–0 loss in a friendly against Costa Rica, but did not score his first goal until 2000 in a 3–0 win against Ivory Coast in a 2000 Africa Cup of Nations group stage match. His only hat-trick while playing for Cameroon would come in a 3–1 win against Angola in a 2006 Africa Cup of Nations group stage match. He eventually decided to retire from international duty in 2014 after joining Everton.

## Goals

    Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 13 | 28 January 2000 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Ivory Coast | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations |
| 2 | 14 | 6 February 2000 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Algeria | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2000 African Cup of Nations |
| 3 | 15 | 10 February 2000 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Tunisia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 16 | 13 February 2000 | National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria | Nigeria | 1–0 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | 2000 Africa Cup of Nations final |
| 5 | 17 | 19 April 2000 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Somalia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 20 | 28 January 2001 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Togo | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 26 | 1 July 2001 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Togo | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 28 | 7 January 2002 | Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 31 | 29 January 2002 | Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso, Mali | Togo | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 African Cup of Nations |
| 10 | 35 | 27 March 2002 | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva, Switzerland | Argentina | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 11 | 37 | 26 May 2002 | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe, Japan | England | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 12 | 39 | 6 June 2002 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 13 | 42 | 27 March 2003 | 7 November Stadium, Radès, Tunisia | Madagascar | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2003 Tunis Four Nations Tournament |
| 14 | 44 | 19 June 2003 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 15 | 51 | 8 February 2004 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia | Nigeria | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2004 African Cup of Nations |
| 16 | 52 | 6 June 2004 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Benin | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17 | 54 | 4 July 2004 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18 | 55 | 5 September 2004 | Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Egypt | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19 | 59 | 4 June 2005 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | Benin | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 63 | 21 January 2006 | Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Angola | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 21 | 63 | 21 January 2006 | Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Angola | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 22 | 63 | 21 January 2006 | Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Angola | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 23 | 64 | 25 January 2006 | Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Togo | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 24 | 65 | 29 January 2006 | Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | DR Congo | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 25 | 69 | 3 June 2007 | Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia | Liberia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 26 | 71 | 22 January 2008 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | Egypt | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 27 | 71 | 22 January 2008 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | Egypt | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 28 | 72 | 26 January 2008 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | Zambia | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 29 | 73 | 30 January 2008 | Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana | Sudan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 30 | 73 | 30 January 2008 | Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana | Sudan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 31 | 77 | 31 May 2008 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Cape Verde | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 32 | 78 | 8 June 2008 | Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius | Mauritius | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 33 | 80 | 21 June 2008 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Tanzania | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 34 | 80 | 21 June 2008 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Tanzania | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 35 | 81 | 11 October 2008 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Mauritius | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 36 | 81 | 11 October 2008 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Mauritius | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 37 | 82 | 11 February 2009 | Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France | Guinea | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 38 | 82 | 11 February 2009 | Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France | Guinea | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 39 | 86 | 5 September 2009 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon | Gabon | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 40 | 87 | 9 September 2009 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Gabon | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 41 | 89 | 14 November 2009 | Fez Stadium, Fez, Morocco | Morocco | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 42 | 91 | 17 January 2010 | Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola | Zambia | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2010 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 43 | 92 | 21 January 2010 | Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola | Tunisia | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2010 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 44 | 97 | 19 June 2010 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | Denmark | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 45 | 98 | 24 June 2010 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 46 | 99 | 11 August 2010 | Stadion Poznań, Poznań, Poland | Poland | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 47 | 99 | 11 August 2010 | Stadion Poznań, Poznań, Poland | Poland | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 48 | 100 | 4 September 2010 | Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius | Mauritius | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 49 | 100 | 4 September 2010 | Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius | Mauritius | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 50 | 106 | 3 September 2011 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Mauritius | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 51 | 107 | 7 October 2011 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo | DR Congo | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 52 | 108 | 11 November 2011 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Sudan | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2011 LG Cup |
| 53 | 109 | 13 November 2011 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Morocco | 1–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | 2011 LG Cup |
| 54 | 112 | 23 March 2013 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Togo | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 55 | 112 | 23 March 2013 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Togo | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 56 | 117 | 1 June 2014 | Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany | Germany | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |

## Statistics

Goals by year :
| Year | Goals |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| Total | 56 |
Goals by competition :
| Competition | Goals |
| Friendlies | 8 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 18 |
| Africa Cup of Nations tournaments | 18 |
| Africa Cup of Nations qualification | 5 |
| FIFA World Cup finals | 3 |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | 1 |
| Other tournaments | 3 |
| Total | 56 |