Love Everton Forum | Breaking News and Everton Discussion At Everton between 2014 - 2015 Cameroon international Samuel Eto'o signed for Everton on 26 August 2014. The vastly-experienced striker joined on a free transfer and put pen-to-paper on a two-year deal. Joining Real Madrid's youth academy as a 16-year old in 1997, Eto'o would be loaned out to CD Leganes and Espanyol before making a name for himself at Real Mallorca. An initial loan was turned into a club record signing of £4.4million and he struck over 50 goals across four seasons for the Spanish side. A late Eto'o brace secured the Copa del Rey trophy in 2003. Leaving the club as their all-time leading domestic league scorer, the pacey forward signed for Barcelona in the summer of 2004 for a fee of £24million. At the Camp Nou, he would go on to hit over 100 goals across four trophy-laden campaigns.

A league title in his debut season was followed by the La Liga top scorer award in 2005/06 and his first Champions League medal. In his last season at Barcelona, Eto'o weighed in with 36 goals including vital strikes in the Champions League final and title run-in as the Catalans completed a historic treble. He joined Inter Milan that summer and became the first player to win consecutive European continental trebles following with Champions League, Serie A and Italian SuperCup successes. Switching to Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala in 2011, he later signed for Chelsea to work with former Inter mentor Jose Mourinho in 2013. His one-year deal ran out at the end of the campaign in which he netted 12 goals in 34 appearances. On the international front, Eto'o has 118 caps and a record 56 goals for his country. He was part of the squad that won the 2000 Olympic tournament and has participated in three World Cups. He has featured in six Africa Cup of Nations, helping Cameroon to be crowned champions twice.

He is the most decorated African player of all time, having won the African Player of the Year award a record four times, while he came third in the FIFA World Player of the Year vote in 2005. Samuel left Everton in January 2015, and signed a 2 1/2 year deal with Sampdoria, before again moving on in the June to Turkish side Antalyaspor. Source: Evertonfc.com Samuel Eto'o Retires From International Football - World Soccer Talk Caitlin O'Connell August 28, 2014 Cameroon , Leagues: EPL , Leagues: La Liga , Samuel Eto'o , Transfer News 6 Comments Cameroon striker, Samuel Eto’o, has announced his retirement from international football today in a tweet posted on his personal account. He thanked the continent of Africa for their support and thanked his fans as well. The 33-year-old recently signed with Everton , thus ending his one-year stay with Chelsea for a two-year deal with the Toffees. Eto’o holds the title of all-time leading goal-scorer for the Cameroon National team, as well as the Africa Cup of Nations Tournament.

He made the third most appearances for his nation with 118 total appearances since his first call-up to the National team in 1997. After joining Real Madrid’s youth academy in 1997, Eto’o played with the Real Madrid B team until he turned 18. He then spent the next few years on-loan to different clubs including Leganés, Espanyol and Mallorca where he was later signed and played for four years. While with Mallorca he made 120 appearances and scored 48 goals. In 2004, Eto’o left Mallorca and joined FC Barcelona for €24 million after both clubs and Real Madrid fought to keep the striker. While with Barcelona, Eto’o earned many awards including the Pichichi Trophy, UEFA Best Forward of the Year, FIFA World Player of the Year, and his third African Player of the Year. Eventually leaving as one of the top 10 goal scorers of all-time with 108 goals in 145 appearances – a phenomenal return.

During the 2009 transfer season, Eto’o signed with Inter Milan in exchange for Zlatan Ibrahimović and put pen to paper on a five-year deal. He helped Inter win the Champions League in the 2009-2010 season and earned achieved a treble in one season, for the second year in a row. Despite 67 appearances and 33 goals, Eto’o was again traded and signed a three-year deal with Anzhi Makhachkala for the largest transfer fee in history at that time. However, he eventually left the Russian powerhouse due to budget cuts to Chelsea for a one-year deal. He probably surpassed most of the supporters’ expectations, firing in nine goals and providing two assists in 16 games in the league. His experience will now aid the Toffees. After earning his first appearance for his country just before his 16th birthday, Eto’o was the youngest player in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France and eventually appeared in three World Cups. He helped Cameroon win the Africa Cup of Nations twice and earned African Player of the Year four times.

Eto’o eyes Everton debut against former team - Samuel Eto'o Samuel Eto'o Eto’o eyes Everton debut against former team Everton's new striker Samuel Eto'o by Stephane DeSaintsalvy Wednesday Aug 27, 2014. 20:52 Former Chelsea’s striker Samuel Eto’o could make his Everton debut against his ex-teammates on Saturday, as the Blues travel to Goodison Park in matchday 3 of the Premier League. The Cameroon star signed a two-year deal with the Toffees on Tuesday, and cannot wait to wear his new Everton’s number 5 shirt. “I am very happy to be here, I am looking forward greatly to putting on the Blue shirt of Everton,” the 33-year old told the club’s website following his signing. “When I came here to play against Everton it was with another club and I was in a different mindset. Now I am an Everton player and I am really looking forward to experiencing my first game at Goodison.” Eto’o was released from Stamford Bridge at the end of last season and didn’t have much competitive football since, struggling with a knee injury through the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

However, Everton boss Roberto Martinez doesn’t rule out the possibility of giving the Cameroonian some playing time against his former club on Saturday. “Realistically I would have liked him to have 10 or 11 sessions before we put him in a competitive environment,” Martinez told the media on Wednesday. “But I quite quickly learned that I was wasting my time; he wants to be helpful to the team straight away and he wants to be involved. “He is working today and everything will go down to what condition he has over the next two or three days to make that decision. “He arrives at a good time with the international break and that will speed up his adaptation period.” BREAKING-Eto’o pens two-year deal with Everton - Samuel Eto'o BREAKING-Eto’o pens two-year deal with Everton Cameroon's striker Samuel Eto'o by Stephane DeSaintsalvy Tuesday Aug 26, 2014. 22:08 After passing his medical, former Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has signed a two-year deal with Everton, the club has announced on Tuesday evening. “ETO’O SIGNS: Everton sign 3-times Champions League winner @setoo9 on a two-year deal.

#WelcomeSamuel,” tweeted the Toffes on their official account. The 33-year old will have the opportunity to reunite with his former teammates when the Blues travel to Goodison Park on Saturday. Linked with a move to Merseyside rivals Liverpool, the Cameroon star ultimately landed at their neighbours with the Reds hiring the services of AC Milan’s star Mario Balotelli. Samuel Eto'o - TheChels.info - The Chelsea Football Club Wiki Anzhi Makhachkala Everton Samuel Eto'o (born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian international striker who played for Chelsea during the 2013-14 season . A highly successful and decorated player, he was won the UEFA Champions League on three occasions, twice with Barcelona and once with Internazionale , in addition to numerous domestic honours in Spain and Italy. He has also won two African Cup of Nations titles with Cameroon and has been named African Player of the Year a record four times: in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.

Although Chelsea finished his only season at the club trophyless, Eto'o's brief spell at the club will be well remembered, with a hat-trick against Manchester United arguably the highlight. He made 35 appearances in his solitary season in west London (including nine as a substitute), scoring 12 goals; all at Stamford Bridge. Contents Before Chelsea Real Madrid and Mallorca A prodigious talent as a teenager, Eto'o joined Real Madrid in 1997 but as he was still a minor his involvement was limited to the Real Madrid B team. To further complicate matters Real Madrid B were relegated to the Segunda División B, a level at which non-EU nationals are excluded, leading to Eto'o being loaned to CD Leganés for the 1997-98 season. At the start of 1999 he was loaned to RCD Espanyol, where he failed to make an appearance, before being loaned to Mallorca . Eto'o's loan spell at RCD Mallorca was a success, the young striker scoring six goals in 19 apperances.

Such was his impact in Palma that the move was made permanent; Mallorca paying a club record £4.4m for the player. His performances over subsequent seasons more than justified the outlay, the Cameroon international going on to score 69 goals in 165 appearances in all competitions by the end of 2003-04. Barcelona In the summer of 2004 he signed for FC Barcelona , after protracted negotiations that also involved Real Madrid, who retained the option to buy back the player from Mallorca. The eventual fee of €24 million proved enough to see the deal go through. He won the league title in his first season at the club, but in Europe he was in the side that was knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in the first knock-out round by Chelsea, in a memorable 4-2 win . Eto'o helped the Catalan side retain the title the following season when he was top scorer in La Liga. He also scored six goals in Barcelona's run to the UEFA Champions League final (including the winner in a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge ), where they would beat Arsenal 2-1.

Both Barcelona goalscorers would go on to play for Chelsea; Eto'o himself and Juliano Belletti . In recognition of his performances over the course of the season he was named African Player of the Year for a third consecutive year, was selected for the FIFPro World XI and finished third in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year. A knee injury at the start of the 2006-07 season would lead to Eto'o missing the first half of the campaign. After returning he caused controversially by confusing to come on as a substitute in a match against Racing de Santander on 11 February 2007. The striker later claimed that he hadn't had time to warm up properly. [1] Eto'o suffered a second successive injury-affected season in 2007-08, a recurrence of his meniscus injury keeping him out until December, but he quickly returned to goalscoring form and the following season helped the club to an historic treble. Having regained the league title and won the Copa del Rey, Barcelona beat Manchester United in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final, with Eto'o scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 win.

It would prove to be his last goal for the club; he would leave in the summer after five years in Catalonia, having scored an impressive 129 goals in 201 appearances in all competitions. Internazionale In July 2009 Eto'o was used as a makeweight in a deal that saw Zlatan Ibrahimović move from Internazionale to Barcelona; the Catalan side paying €46 million in addition to the Cameroon international moving in the opposite direction. [2] Under former Chelsea manager José Mourinho Eto'o was a regular in the side, and though he wasn't quite as free-scoring as he had been in Spain he scored 12 goals in 32 league appearances as Inter won the Serie A title. In the UEFA Champions League Eto'o again scored against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, in a 1-0 second leg win that saw the Blues exit the competition. He would go on to win the competition for the third time as Inter beat Bayern Munich in the final. With Inter having also been victorious in the Coppa Italia, the result meant that Eto'o had won the treble in consecutive seasons; the first player to do so.

His second season at the San Siro was less productive in terms of trophies (though Inter did retain the Coppa Italia), but from a personal goalscoring point of view Eto'o's output increased, with 37 goals in 53 appearances in all competitions; the highest total in a single season in his career. Anzhi Makhachkala In August 2011 Eto'o moved to Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala, reportedly becoming the world's highest paid player. [3] He scored 13 goals in 23 appearances in his first season, and in 2012-13 scored 21 in 44 appearances, including 9 in 16 in the UEFA Europa League . In August 2013 Anzhi owner Suleiman Kerimov, whose money had been bankrolling the club, decided to drastically reduce the club's budget, meaning that retaining the club's star players, who were on huge salaries, was unviable.

Eto'o subsequently moved to Chelsea, joining on a one-year deal on a reduced (but not insubstantial) salary [4] and following Brazilian international Willian who had also joined the Blues from Anzhi. Chelsea career Eto'o joined Chelsea in late August 2013, re-uniting with José Mourinho who had been his manager at Internazionale . [5] He made his debut two weeks later, but couldn't prevent his new side losing 1-0 at Everton . He scored his first goal for Chelsea just over a month later, in a 4-1 win against Cardiff City at Stamford Bridge. A brace against Schalke in a 3-0 home win in the UEFA Champions League group stage at the start of November were his first European goals for the club, but in general the Cameroonian was yet to fully adjust to the English game and remained a bit-part player. After Christmas he scored what turned out to be the winner against Liverpool in a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge, and three weeks later he would enjoy arguably his finest day in a Chelsea shirt, scoring a hat-trick in a 3-1 win against Manchester United , again at the Bridge.

Eto'o then opened the scoring in three important home matches in a two week period in March. Firstly he broke the deadlock in what would turn out to be a 4-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur , before setting the Blues on their way to victory against Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. He also opened the scoring early in a remarkable match against Arsenal , that resulted in Chelsea humbling their London rivals 6-0 . Eto'o left the club upon the expiry of his one-year contract in July 2014, having endeared himself to the Stamford Bridge faithful to a degree that initially seemed unlikely; winning the supporters over with a combination of enthusiasm and a knack for scoring important goals in big games. After Chelsea Eto'o remained in England following his season in west London, joining Everton ahead of the 2014-15 season. He would face Chelsea on his debut for the Toffees in the third match of the season, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a remarkable match that eventually resulted in the Blues winning 6-3 at Goodison Park.

Statistics Stamford Bridge International Eto'o won his first cap with Cameroon on 9 March 1997 at the age of just 15; one day before his 16th birthday. He was the youngest player to make an appearance at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, appearing in a group stafe defeat to Italy when aged 17. He represented his country at the 2002 World Cup, scoring one goal, and was a member of the victorious 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations squads. He also represented Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, winning a gold medal. On 30 January 2008 he became the all-time top scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations with the second goal of a hat-trick against Zambia. He helped Cameroon qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and scored in a crucial group stage match against Denmark, but he couldn't prevent an eventual 2-1 loss that saw his side eliminated from the tournament.

In 2011 Eto'o refused to play in a match against Algeria, and was eventually banned by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football for fifteen games, [6] later reduced to eight. In 2012, ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations play-off match against Cape Verde, he again refused to play, in protest at the "amateurish and poorly organised" national team set-up. [7] Cameroon's Prime Minister, Philemon Yang, intervened in the dispute, and the striker agreed to return to the side for the second leg, but couldn't inspire his side to victory, meaning that they failed to qualify. He scored 2 goals in Cameroon's 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign, helping them to qualify for the tournament. Honours Samuel Eto'o | Football Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia 006 00(1) 118 0(59) Samuel Eto'o Fils (born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker. Eto'o trained at Kadji Sports Academy.

He also holds a Spanish passport, enabling him not to count among the "foreign players" working in the European Union. Eto'o scored over 100 goals in five seasons with Barcelona , and is also the record holder in number of appearances by an African player in La Liga . In 2010, he became the first player to win two European continental trebles following his back-to-back achievements with Barcelona and Milan . He is the second player to have ever scored in two separate UEFA Champions League finals and the fourth player, after Marcel Desailly , Paulo Sousa , and Gerard Piqué , to have won the UEFA Champions League two years in a row with different teams. He is the most decorated African player of all time having won the African Player of the Year award a record four times: in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010. He was third in the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2005. As a member of the Cameroon national team , Eto'o was a part of the squad that won the 2000 Olympic tournament.

He has also participated in three World Cups and six Africa Cup of Nations (being champion twice) and is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, with 18 goals. He is also Cameroon's all-time leading scorer and third most capped player, with 59 goals from 118 caps. Contents Early career Real Madrid Samuel Eto'o joined Real Madrid's youth academy in 1997, but he could only train with Real Madrid B , as he was still a minor. Real Madrid B were relegated to the third tier, Segunda División B , where non-European Union players are not allowed, and as a result, he was loaned to second-division CD Leganés for the 1997–98 season, when he was only in the tenth grade. After making 30 appearances for the club and only scoring four goals, he returned to Madrid following the end of the 1998–99 season. In January 1999, he was loaned out to RCD Espanyol , but failed to make any appearances for the club.

Mallorca The next season, in the winter transfer window, he transferred to La Liga team RCD Mallorca on loan, scoring six goals in 19 games. At the end of the season, Eto'o left Real Madrid, signing a permanent deal with RCD Mallorca for a club record £4.4 million fee. In his second season, he scored 11 goals and began to garner attention throughout the league. Mallorca President Mateo Alemany said of his style of play, "I doubt if there is any other player in the world who would please the fans more at this moment." Eto'o himself commented on his rise to stardom, "I like it here in Mallorca; I have always been well looked after, the fans appreciate me and I also have a contract that runs until 2007." He returned the fans' appreciation when he donated €30,000 in meals to travelling Mallorca supporters who made the journey to the Copa del Rey final against Recreativo de Huelva in 2003. Mallorca won the match 3–0, with Eto'o scoring two late goals to seal the victory.

Barcelona 2004–2007 Eto'o departed Mallorca as the club's all-time leading domestic league scorer (54 goals) when he signed for FC Barcelona in the summer of 2004 for a transfer fee of €24 million, after lengthy, three-way negotiations with Mallorca and Madrid. Initially, Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez wanted to buy back the full transfer rights and loan him out again, but eventually the Barcelona deal proved lucrative enough to warrant a sale. Additionally, the team already had its full quota of three non-EU players. Eto'o made his Barcelona debut in the season opener at Racing de Santander on 29 August 2004. After Barcelona won the 2004–05 La Liga title, the team organized a festive party in the Camp Nou , during which Eto'o harangued the fans chanting, "Madrid, cabrón, saluda al campeón" (English: Madrid, bastards, salute the champions). The Royal Spanish Football Federation fined Eto'o €12,000 for his comments, for which he later apologized.

He expressed regret and asked for forgiveness from Real Madrid , his first professional team. The head of the Real Madrid fan club federation remained unimpressed, however, stating, "This character is a fantastic player, but he leaves a lot to be desired as a person." He signed an improved contract with Barcelona in June 2005. After missing out on the previous year's Pichichi trophy, which is given to the topscorer in La Liga, Eto'o edged out Valencia CF striker David Villa for the award during the final matchday on 20 May 2006 when he scored his 26th goal of the season against Athletic Bilbao . Eto'o was very gracious to teammates after the game saying, "It has been a team effort although only one person gets the award. We've worked hard all season and have got our just rewards." Eto'o also contributed six goals during Barcelona's run to the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League title.

In the final , Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was sent offearly on for bringing down Eto'o just outside of the penalty area, but the Catalans struggled to capitalize on their one-man advantage until Eto'o scored the game-tying goal in the second half. Barcelona went on to win the match 2–1, and Eto'o was awarded with the UEFA Best Forward of the Year award for his accomplishments in the European campaign. Eto'o also won an historic third consecutive African Player of the Year award that season. He said in his acceptance speech, "Above all, I dedicate this to all the children of Africa." He was also selected to his second straight FIFPro World XI and finished third in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year, making him only the second African footballer ever to be voted into the top three. The season started badly for Eto'o, as he ruptured the meniscus in his right knee during Barcelona's Champions League group stage match against Werder Bremen on 27 September 2006. Barcelona team physician Ricard Pruna originally estimated that the injury would keep him out of action for two to three months.

After the operation, Eto'o's recovery time was extended to five months, but he resumed training with Barcelona in early January 2007. 2007–2009 Eto'o refused to come on as a substitute in a league match against Racing de Santander on 11 February 2007. Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard said after the match, "He did not want to come on; I don't know why." Ronaldinho was critical of Eto'o's actions, saying that Eto'o was not putting the team first, but Eto'o rebutted the comment, claiming that he did not come on because he did not have enough time to warm up properly. Three months later, Eto'o said, "These kind of things are usually just speculation and don't come through to me. However, if it is true that I am a problem for my team then I will go. But like I said, I am happy here. The press can write what they want." Following the comments, Barcelona President Joan Laporta was quick to quash rumours of transfers involving Eto'o and Ronaldinho .

After aggravating a meniscus injury on 28 August during a summer friendly against Inter Milan , Eto'o was sidelined indefinitely. On 17 October, in the midst of his recovery period, he gained Spanish citizenship. He was cleared to play again on 4 December, and returned to the side a week later in Barcelona's 2–1 league win over Deportivo de La Coruña . Eto'o recorded his first league hat-trick in a match against UD Levante on 24 February 2008. He finished with a total of 16 league goals in 18 appearances for the season. On 25 October, he recorded the fastest hat-trick in club history after netting three times in 23 minutes in a victory over UD Almería . Only two games later, on 8 November 2008, Eto'o scored four goals in the first half of Barcelona's game against Real Valladolid , which ended 6–0.

On 29 November 2008, he scored his 111th career Barcelona goal in all competitions in a 3–0 road win over Sevilla FC , moving him into the club's top ten all-time goalscorers. On 14 February 2009, he scored his 99th and his 100th league goals for Barcelona in a 2–2 draw with Real Betis . Eto'o scored his 30th goal of the 2008–09 season in a La Liga match against Real Valladolid . The game ended 1–0 and meant that Barcelona kept a six-point lead over Real Madrid in the league. He also scored against Villarreal CF in the game that put Barcelona one point away from lifting the 2008–09 La Liga trophy. Eto'o scored the opening goal in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final against Manchester United . Barcelona went on to win the final 2–0, thus completing the Treble.

Internazionale After Maxwell completed the transfer from Internazionale , Joan Laporta confirmed that there was an agreement in principle between FC Barcelona and Inter Milan for Zlatan Ibrahimović to join the club in exchange for Eto'o and €46 million. After Ibrahimović agreed terms with Barcelona, the club announced Eto'o would travel to Milan for his medical to complete the transfer. On 27 July 2009, Eto'o passed his medical and signed for five years with Inter. On his first press-conference in Milan, he declared that he was where he wanted to be and refused to compare himself to Ibrahimović saying, "I'm Samuel Eto'o and I don't want to compare myself to anyone. I believe the victories I have earned up to now can contribute to giving the right value to my name." On 8 August, Eto'o scored his first competitive goal for Inter, in the 2009 Supercoppa Italiana . Two weeks later, Eto'o scored from the penalty spot against Bari in his first Serie A match.

In the following match, the Derby della Madonnina, Eto'o won Inter a penalty, after being brought down by Gennaro Gattuso in the box. Gattuso was yellow carded and eventually sent off. Eto'o scored again on 13 September against Parma , his first goal from open play in a Serie A match. At the end of September 2009, Eto'o demanded almost £2.75 million from Barcelona after his transfer to Inter . The amount represented 15% of the US$29 million (£17.7 million) fee which Inter paid Barcelona in July 2009. The demand was based on a Spanish rule that a player should get 15% of the amount of his transfer to another Spanish club. If the parties failed to reach a solution, the matter could go to court. Eto'o scored two goals during a thrilling win over Palermo which ended 5–3, with a brace also being scored by Mario Balotelli .

Eto'o also scored in the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League Round of 16 against Chelsea , in the second leg, on 16 March 2010, which allowed Inter to progress to the quarter-finals. On 5 May, Eto'o and his teammates helped Inter to lift the Italian Cup after defeating Roma 1–0 at the Stadio Olimpico . Inter's goal was scored by Argentina's Diego Milito . On 22 May 2010, Eto'o played in the third Champions League final of his career, and with Inter's triumph over Bayern Munich , he became the only player to win the treble in consecutive seasons. On 21 August 2010, Eto'o scored twice as Inter beat Roma 3–1 to win the Italian Super Cup . His first hat trick for Inter occurred in the UEFA Champions League against the German team Werder Bremen on 29 September 2010.

Inter Milan won the game 4–0, with Eto'o saying, "We will remain humble because we know that there are sides out there that are better than us, so we will just take it one match at a time and we will go as far as it takes us". Continuing his outstanding form in Serie A and in the Champions League for the 2010–11 campaign, he was pivotal to Inter Milan's attack line. On 16 March 2011, Eto'o gave a legendary performance in Munich as he helped Inter eliminate Bayern Munich 3–2 (with an aggregate score of 3–3, winning on away goals) in the Champions League . Eto'o scored the first goal after four minutes, and provided two clinical assists to Wesley Sneijder and to Goran Pandev for the winner. After the game, Inter president Massimo Moratti said, "I'm not sure if the deal that brought Eto'o to the club was my best piece of transfer business ever, but I really think it was a great piece of business for us. Eto'o is fantastic.

I do not want to take anything away from Ibrahimović , but for everyone it was really a great deal to get Eto'o. Samuel is truly extraordinary." On 29 May, Eto'o scored two goals in the final of the Coppa Italia against Palermo to help Inter win 3–1 and taking his total season goals to 37, a new record high for him. Anzhi Makhachkala On 23 August 2011, Anzhi Makhachkala reached an agreement with Inter Milan to sign Eto'o in a three-year deal that made him the world's highest paid player, with a salary of €20 million (after taxes) per season. Eto'o made his debut for Anzhi on 27 August 2011 against FC Rostov when he came on as a substitute with 30 minutes to go in the game and scored an equalizer in the 80th minute from a cross by Yuri Zhirkov . Eto'o scored the opening goal in an 5–3 defeat at home to CSKA Moscow leaving his side four points above Krasnodar with only two games left for qualification to the Championship Group.

At the end of the 2012–13 Russian Premier League Eto'o made it to the Top 33 players of the Season list as the #1 Right Striker. Anzhi's billionaire owner Suleiman Kerimov shocked the Russian football world by deciding in August 2013 to scale down the club's ambitions and drastically shrink its budget. As a result, almost all of the star players, who were signed in a bid to make the club world beaters, were put on the market. Chelsea On 29 August 2013, Eto'o signed a one-year deal with English side Chelsea , for an undisclosed fee. He reportedly took a huge pay cut from €20 million a season down to €8 million to sign for Chelsea. He scored his first goal for Chelsea on 19 October 2013 against Cardiff City , in which he gave Chelsea the lead. In Chelsea's home Champions League match against Schalke on 6 November, Eto'o scored twice in a 3–0 victory.

In Eto'o's first league start of 2014, on 20 January, he scored his first hat-trick for Chelsea, earning the Blues a 3–1 victory over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge . On 8 March, Eto'o opened scoring in Chelsea's 4-0 victory over Tottenham when Jan Vertonghen sent a backpass straight into his path. It was the 300th goal in his club career. In the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League last-16 tie with Galatasaray , Eto'o gave the Blues a 4th-minute early lead with his 10th goal of the season, in a match they would go on to win 2-0. [60] Eto'o continued his good form with another early goal, in the 5th minute against Arsenal on 22 March. However, he was then substituted after 10 minutes for Fernando Torres after picking up a slight injury. Chelsea won the game 6-0. Eto'o was included on the list of players released by Chelsea on 23 May 2014.

International career Eto'o earned his first cap with Cameroon one day before his 16th birthday on 9 March 1997, in a 5–0 friendly loss to Costa Rica . In 1998, he was the youngest participant in the 1998 FIFA World Cup when he appeared in a 3–0 group stage loss to Italy on 17 June 1998, at the age of 17 years and three months. Eto'o scored his sole goal of the 2002 World Cup when he netted the game-winner against Saudi Arabia during the group stage on 6 June 2002, which was Cameroon's only win of the competition. Eto'o was a part of the squads that won the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations , and was a gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup , in which Cameroon finished as runners-up, he scored his only goal in a 1–0 group-stage upset of Brazil on 19 June.

Cameroon were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations after Eto'o missed the decisive penalty in a 12–11 penalty shootout loss to Ivory Coast following a 1–1 draw, but he nonetheless finished as the top scorer of the tournament with five goals. He missed a team practice before the quarter-finals to attend the CAF African Footballer of the Year award ceremonies in Togo. In the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations , Eto'o became joint leading goalscorer (along with Laurent Pokou ) in the competition's history after scoring his 14th goal with a penalty against Zambia on 26 January 2008. In the following game against Sudan , on 30 January, Eto'o converted another penalty to become the tournament's all time leading scorer, followed by another goal in the same match that took his Cup of Nations tally to 16. He finished as the top scorer for the second consecutive tournament, matching his 2006 total of five goals. On 1 June 2008, Eto'o headbutted reporter Philippe Bony, following an incident at a press conference.

Bony suffered an injury, but Eto'o later apologized for the altercation, offering to pay Bony's medical expenses. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Gabon , Eto'o scored a goal in the 68th minute. He followed it up with another goal in the home fixture. He led the scoring chart with eight qualification goals. Eto'o scored in the World Cup qualification match against Morocco to win Cameroon a spot in the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament. On 1 December 2009, Eto'o finished fifth in voting for the Ballon d'Or, which was won by his former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi . On 19 June 2010, Eto'o scored a goal in Cameroon's 2010 FIFA World Cup group stage match against Denmark, from a mistake by Christian Poulsen . Cameroon eventually lost the game 2–1 and was eliminated from the World Cup . Eto'o described it as the biggest disappointment of his career. In December 2010, Eto'o became the first man to be named African Player of the Year for a fourth time.

On 16 December 2011, Eto'o was suspended for fifteen games by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football , after the team refused to play a friendly against Algeria earlier this year. The ban was reduced to eight months in January 2012, meaning Eto'o will only miss four competitive matches. The change was brought about after Cameroon president Paul Biya asked officials to reconsider the controversial sanction. On 27 August 2012, Eto'o was in the squad to face Cape Verde in the first leg of a qualification play-off for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations , but the striker refused to play, as a protest against what he described as the "amateurish and poorly organised" national team set-up. After an intervention from the country's Prime Minister, Philemon Yang, Eto'o agreed to return for the second leg. However, Eto'o's return was not enough for Cameroon to overturn a 0–2 first leg deficit, and the Indomitable Lions failed to qualify for the Cup of Nations.

On 23 March 2013, Eto'o scored his first goal for Cameroon in 16 months with a penalty kick against Togo in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He went on to score an 82nd minute winning goal in the same match, sending Cameroon to the top of their qualifying group. Honours [[]] Samuel Eto'o (Soccer Player) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News 'forgiven' Eto'o Back For Antalyaspor After Racism Row Yahoo News - Oct 02, 2016 ' Former Cameroon international Samuel Eto\'o was recalled by Turkish side Antalyaspor on Sunday after being dropped for allegedly accusing the club leadership of racism on social media. Club chairman Ali Safak Ozturk said the former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea star had been forgiven after expressing regret for the remarks. Eto\'o has now been included in the side to face Galatasaray in Istanbul later Sunday and pictures published by the club showed him in training and shaking hands wi...

Antalyaspor Drop Eto'o In Racism Row Yahoo News - Sep 21, 2016 ' Turkish top flight club Antalyaspor said on Wednesday that their star striker Samuel Eto\'o would be left out of the squad until further notice in a bitter row over comments on social media. Former Cameroon international Eto\'o, who in a glittering career has turned out for Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea, had written on his Instagram account he was not being given respect for his achievements as he is black. Eto\'o had moved to Antalyaspor in June 2015 as the keystone of the club\'s bid... Chasing Dreams: Young African Footballers Duped, Dumped By Traffickers Yahoo News - Dec 07, 2015 'By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR, Dec 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On the pitches of ramshackle football academies across West Africa, teenage boys chase one another in pursuit of the ball, the chance to impress, and the prospect of a lucrative contract with one of Europe\'s top teams.

Some 15,000 young players are moved out of West Africa each year under false pretences, estimates the charity Foot Solidaire, but a lack of monitoring means the number of boys being trafficked abroad could be far ... Show Less Eto'o departed Mallorca as the club's all-time leading domestic league scorer (54 goals) when he signed for Barcelona in the summer of 2004 for a transfer fee of â¬24 million, after lengthy, three-way negotiations with Mallorca and Madrid. … Read More Initially, Real Madrid President Florentino PÃ©rez wanted to buy back the full transfer rights and loan him out again, but eventually the Barcelona deal proved lucrative enough to warrant a sale. Additionally, the team already had its full quota of three non-EU players. Read Less Eto'o made his Barcelona debut in the season opener at Racing de Santander on 29 August 2004.

After Barcelona won the 2004â05 La Liga title, the team organized a festive party in the Camp Nou, during which Eto'o harangued the fans chanting, "Madrid, cabrÃ³n, saluda al campeÃ³n" (English for, "Madrid, bastards, salute the champions"). … Read More The Royal Spanish Football Federation fined Eto'o â¬12,000 for his comments, for which he later apologized. He expressed regret and asked for forgiveness from Real Madrid, his first professional team. The head of the Real Madrid fan club federation remained unimpressed, however, stating, "This character is a fantastic player, but he leaves a lot to be desired as a person." Read Less Show Less He signed an improved contract with Barcelona in June 2005. … Read More After missing out on the previous year's Pichichi trophy, which is given to the topscorer in La Liga, Eto'o edged out Valencia striker David Villa for the award during the final matchday on 20 May 2006 when he scored his 26th goal of the season against Athletic Bilbao.

Eto'o was very gracious to teammates after the game, saying, "It has been a team effort although only one person gets the award. We've worked hard all season and have got our just rewards." Read Less Eto'o also contributed six goals during Barcelona's run to the 2005â06 Champions League title. … Read More In the final, Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was sent off early on for bringing down Eto'o just outside the penalty area, but the Catalans struggled to capitalize on their one-man advantage until Eto'o scored the game-tying goal in the second half. Barcelona went on to win the match 2â1, and Eto'o was awarded with the UEFA Best Forward of the Year award for his accomplishments in the European campaign.<br /><br /> Eto'o also won an historic third consecutive African Player of the Year award that season.

He said in his acceptance speech, "Above all, I dedicate this to all the children of Africa." He was also selected to his second straight FIFPro World XI and finished third in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year, making him only the second African footballer ever, after the Liberian star George Weah, to be voted into the top three. Read Less 2006 25 Years Old The season started badly for Eto'o, as he ruptured the meniscus in his right knee during Barcelona's Champions League group stage match against Werder Bremen on 27 September 2006. … Read More Barcelona team physician Ricard Pruna originally estimated that the injury would keep him out of action for two to three months. Read Less Show Less After the operation, Eto'o's recovery time was extended to five months, but he resumed training with Barcelona in early January 2007. Eto'o refused to come on as a substitute in a league match against Racing de Santander on 11 February 2007.

… Read More Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard said after the match, "He did not want to come on; I don't know why." Ronaldinho was critical of Eto'o's actions, saying that Eto'o was not putting the team first, but Eto'o rebutted the comment, claiming that he did not come on because he did not have enough time to warm up properly. Three months later, Eto'o said, "These kind of things are usually just speculation and don't come through to me. However, if it is true that I am a problem for my team then I will go. But like I said, I am happy here. The press can write what they want." Following the comments, Barcelona President Joan Laporta was quick to quash rumours of transfers involving Eto'o and Ronaldinho.<br /><br /> After aggravating a meniscus injury on 28 August during a summer friendly against Inter Milan, Eto'o was sidelined indefinitely. On 17 October, in the midst of his recovery period, he gained Spanish citizenship.

He was cleared to play again on 4 December, and returned to the side a week later in Barcelona's 2â1 league win over Deportivo de La CoruÃ±a. Read Less Eto'o has two brothers who are also footballers: David and Ãtienne. Eto'o has four children: Maelle, Ãtienne, Siena and Lynn. He married his longtime sweetheart Georgette on 6 July 2007. … Read More Georgette is the mother of Siena and Lynn, who both live with her in Paris.<br /><br /> Eto'o has experienced racial abuse in some away matches. He is one of several high-profile contemporary players to have reacted to the abuse by threatening to leave the pitch and being outspoken in criticism of their experiences.<br /><br /> In February 2005, during an away match with Real Zaragoza, Eto'o was the subject of racist taunts by Zaragoza supporters, who began making monkey-like chants onto the pitch whenever he had possession of the ball.

Referee Fernando Carmona MÃ©ndez, however, made no mention of the incidents in his match report, commenting only that the behavior of the crowd was "normal"; two of the abusers were caught and given five-month sporting-event bans after being identified to police by other spectators. Eto'o later declared that the punishment was insufficient and that La Romareda should have been closed for at least one year, but his manager Frank Rijkaard, also of African origin, told him to concentrate on football and stop talking about the incident. Infuriated again by Zaragoza fans' racist chants the following season, however, Eto'o attempted to walk off the pitch in protest. His teammates intervened and convinced him to continue playing. Read Less Show Less Eto'o recorded his first league hat-trick in a match against Levante on 24 February 2008. … Read More He finished with a total of 16 league goals in 18 appearances for the season. On 25 October, he recorded the fastest hat-trick in club history after netting three times in 23 minutes in a victory over AlmerÃ­a.

Read Less Only two games later, on 8 November 2008, Eto'o scored four goals in the first half of Barcelona's game against Real Valladolid, which ended 6â0. On 29 November 2008, he scored his 111th career Barcelona goal in all competitions in a 3â0 road win over Sevilla, moving him into the club's top ten all-time goalscorers. … Read More On 14 February 2009, he scored his 99th and his 100th league goals for Barcelona in a 2â2 draw with Real Betis. Read Less Eto'o scored his 30th goal of the 2008â09 season in a La Liga match against Real Valladolid. … Read More The game ended 1â0 and meant that Barcelona kept a six-point lead over Real Madrid in the league. Read Less He also scored against Villarreal in the game that put Barcelona one point away from lifting the 2008â09 La Liga trophy.

… Read More He scored 30 goals in the season, finishing second in the Pichichi Trophy goalscorers list behind AtlÃ©tico de Madrid's Diego ForlÃ¡n. Read Less Show Less Eto'o scored the opening goal in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final against Manchester United. … Read More Barcelona went on to win the final 2â0, thus completing the Treble. The formidable trio of Lionel Messi (38 goals), Eto'o (36 goals) and Thierry Henry (26 goals) scored exactly 100 goals between them in the club's historic treble year.<br /><br /> After Maxwell completed the transfer from Inter Milan, Joan Laporta confirmed that there was an agreement in principle between Barcelona and Inter Milan for Zlatan IbrahimoviÄ to join the club in exchange for Eto'o and â¬46 million. After IbrahimoviÄ agreed terms with Barcelona, the club announced Eto'o would travel to Milan for his medical to complete the transfer. Read Less On 27 July 2009, Eto'o passed his medical and signed for five years with Inter.

… Read More On his first press-conference in Milan, he declared that he was where he wanted to be and refused to compare himself to IbrahimoviÄ saying, "I'm Samuel Eto'o and I don't want to compare myself to anyone. I believe the victories I have earned up to now can contribute to giving the right value to my name." Read Less On 8 August, Eto'o scored his first competitive goal for Inter, in the 2009 Supercoppa Italiana. … Read More Two weeks later, Eto'o scored from the penalty spot against Bari in his first Serie A match. In the following match, the Derby della Madonnina against Milan, Eto'o won Inter a penalty after being brought down by Gennaro Gattuso in the box. Gattuso was yellow carded and eventually sent off. Eto'o scored again on 13 September against Parma, his first goal from open play in a Serie A match. Read Less At the end of September 2009, Eto'o demanded almost Â£2.75 million from Barcelona after his transfer to Inter.

… Read More The amount represented 15% of the US$29 million (Â£17.7 million) fee which Inter paid Barcelona in July 2009. The demand was based on a Spanish rule that a player should get 15% of the amount of his transfer to another Spanish club. If the parties failed to reach a solution, the matter could go to court. Read Less On 1 December 2009, Eto'o finished fifth in voting for the Ballon d'Or, which was won by his former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi. … Read More Eto'o scored two goals during a 5â3 win over Palermo, with Mario Balotelli also scoring twice. Read Less … Eto'o is a fast, energetic forward, who is known for his stamina, work-rate and his accurate finishing ability in the air and with his feet. A prolific goalscorer with good technique, Eto'o is primarily deployed as a striker, although during his time at Inter, under JosÃ© Mourinho, he demonstrated notable tactical intelligence and versatility.

Read Less During Inter's 2009â10 treble-winning season, Eto'o played an important role in the squad, and was utilised as a winger or even as an attacking midfielder in Mourinho's 4â2â3â1 formation, where he was primarily required to help his team creatively and defensively. … Read More During the return leg of the Champions League semi-final match against Barcelona, Eto'o demonstrated his workrate and versatility by playing as an attacking full-back following Thiago Motta's controversial sending-off. Eto'o has also been renowned for his leadership, opportunism and mentality throughout his career. In his prime, Eto'o was regarded by pundits as one of the best strikers in the world; he is currently regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time. Read Less Show Less … On 23 August 2011, Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala reached an agreement with Inter to sign Eto'o in a three-year deal that made him the world's highest-paid player, with a salary of â¬20 million (after taxes) per season.

Read Less Eto'o made his debut for Anzhi on 27 August 2011 against Rostov when he came on as a substitute with 30 minutes left in the game, later scoring an equalizer in the 80th minute from a cross by Yuri Zhirkov. … Read More Eto'o scored the opening goal in an 5â3 defeat at home to CSKA Moscow leaving his side four points above Krasnodar with only two games left for qualification to the Championship Group. At the end of the 2012â13 Russian Premier League, Eto'o made it to the Top 33 players of the Season list as the #1 Right Striker. Anzhi's billionaire owner Suleiman Kerimov shocked the Russian football world by deciding in August 2013 to scale down the club's ambitions and drastically shrink its budget. As a result, almost all of the star players, previously signed in a bid to make the club world beaters, were available on the transfer market.<br /><br /> On 29 August 2013, Eto'o signed a one-year deal with English side Chelsea for an undisclosed fee.

He scored his first goal for Chelsea on 19 October 2013 against Cardiff City, in which he gave Chelsea the lead. In Chelsea's home Champions League match against Schalke 04 on 6 November, Eto'o scored twice in a 3â0 victory. In Eto'o's first league start of 2014, on 20 January, he scored his first Premier League hat-trick for Chelsea, earning the Blues a 3â1 victory over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. On 8 March, Eto'o opened scoring in Chelsea's 4â0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur when defender Jan Vertonghen sent a backpass straight into his path. It was the 300th goal in his club career. Read Less On 16 December 2011, Eto'o was suspended 15 games by the FÃ©dÃ©ration Camerounaise de Football, after the team refused to play a friendly against Algeria earlier in the year. Show Less The ban was reduced to eight months in January 2012, meaning Eto'o would only miss four competitive matches.

… Read More The change was brought about after Cameroon President Paul Biya asked officials to reconsider the controversial sanction. Read Less On 27 August 2012, Eto'o was in the squad to face Cape Verde in the first leg of a qualification play-off for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but the striker refused to play, as a protest against what he described as the "amateurish and poorly organised" national team set-up. … Read More After an intervention from Cameroon Prime Minister Philemon Yang, Eto'o agreed to return for the second leg. However, Eto'o's return was not enough for Cameroon to overturn a 0â2 first leg deficit, and the Indomitable Lions failed to qualify for the Cup of Nations. Read Less Show Less On 23 March 2013, Eto'o scored his first goal for Cameroon in 16 months with a penalty kick against Togo in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. … Read More He went on to score an 82nd minute winning goal in the same match, sending Cameroon to the top of their qualifying group.

Read Less In November 2013, he captained the team in their 4â1 aggregate defeat of Tunisia in the play-off to secure World Cup qualification.

Question: Striker Samuel Eto'o who signed for Everton in 2014 has represented which country in the FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Cameroon