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Samuel Eto'o
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Cameroonalso in the record as Samuel ETO'O · Photo: BACHELOR45 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Archive goals
42
for Cameroon · 8 from the spot
Matches scored in
35
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
5
most in the African Cup of Nations (18)
Career span
2000–2013
first 2000-01-28 · last 2013-03-23
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian football administrator and former player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation. Often regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time, Sports Illustrated ranked him in first place in their list of the best African players in history in 2026. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-24
In the line-ups
36 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2000–2014The archive holds 36 team sheets naming Samuel Eto'o in Cameroon's starting line-up, from 2000-01-28 to 2014-06-13.
36 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
42 goals across 35 scoring matches · 5 tournaments · 2000–2013| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-23 |  Togo | W2–1(h) | 41' (pen) 82' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Yaoundé |
| 2011-10-07 |  DR Congo | W3–2(a) | 18' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Kinshasa |
| 2011-09-03 |  Mauritius | W5–0(h) | 67' (pen) | African Cup of Nations qualification | Yaoundé |
| 2010-06-24 |  Netherlands | L1–2(n) | 65' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Cape Town |
| 2010-06-19 |  Denmark | L1–2(n) | 10' | FIFA World Cup | Pretoria |
| 2010-01-21 |  Tunisia | D2–2(n) | 47' | African Cup of Nations | Lubango |
| 2010-01-17 |  Zambia | W3–2(n) | 72' | African Cup of Nations | Lubango |
| 2009-11-14 |  Morocco | W2–0(a) | 52' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Fez |
| 2009-09-09 |  Gabon | W2–1(h) | 64' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Yaoundé |
| 2009-09-05 | Gabon | W2–0(a) | 67' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Libreville |
| 2008-10-11 | Mauritius | W5–0(h) | 26' 47' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Yaoundé |
| 2008-06-21 |  Tanzania | W2–1(h) | 67' 89' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Yaoundé |
| 2008-06-08 | Mauritius | W3–0(a) | 27' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Curepipe |
| 2008-05-31 |  Cape Verde | W2–0(h) | 56' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Yaoundé |
| 2008-01-30 |  Sudan | W3–0(n) | 27' (pen) 90' | African Cup of Nations | Tamale |
| 2008-01-26 | Zambia | W5–1(n) | 66' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Kumasi |
| 2008-01-22 |  Egypt | L2–4(n) | 51' 90' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Kumasi |
| 2006-01-29 | DR Congo | W2–0(n) | 33' | African Cup of Nations | Cairo |
| 2006-01-25 | Togo | W2–0(n) | 68' | African Cup of Nations | Cairo |
| 2006-01-21 |  Angola | W3–1(n) | 20' 39' 78'hat-trick | African Cup of Nations | Cairo |
| 2005-06-04 |  Benin | W4–1(a) | 69' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Cotonou |
| 2004-09-05 | Egypt | L2–3(a) | 89' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Cairo |
| 2004-07-04 |  Ivory Coast | W2–0(h) | 80' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Yaoundé |
| 2004-06-06 | Benin | W2–1(h) | 42' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Yaoundé |
| 2004-02-08 |  Nigeria | L1–2(n) | 42' | African Cup of Nations | Monastir |
Honours
22 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
UEFA Champions League×4
1999–2000, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
La Liga×3
2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
Serie A
2009–10
| Team honours22 | ||||
| UEFA Champions League | ×4 | 1999–2000, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10 | Real Madrid ·1, Barcelona ·2, Inter Milan ·1 | |
| La Liga | ×3 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09 | Barcelona | |
| Serie A | ×1 | 2009–10 | Inter Milan | |
| African Cup of Nations | ×2 | 2000, 2002 | Cameroon | |
| Copa del Rey | ×2 | 2002–03, 2008–09 | Mallorca ·1, Barcelona ·1 | |
| Coppa Italia | ×2 | 2009–10, 2010–11 | Inter Milan | |
| Supercopa de España | ×2 | 2005, 2006 | Barcelona | |
| African Cup of Nations all-time top goalscorer | ×1 | |||
| Cameroon all-time top goalscorer | ×1 | |||
| FIFA Club World Cup | ×1 | 2010 | Inter Milan | |
| Olympic Gold Medal | ×1 | 2000 | Cameroon U23 | |
| RCD Mallorca all-time top goalscorer | ×1 | |||
| Supercoppa Italiana | ×1 | 2010 | Inter Milan | |
| Individual honours34 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 5 | ||||
| African Cup of Nations top goalscorer | ×2 | 2006, 2008 | ||
| Coppa Italia top goalscorer | 2010–11 | |||
| Pichichi Trophy | 2005–06 | |||
| UEFA Champions League top assist provider | 2005–06 | |||
| Player of the year · 9 | ||||
| African Player of the Year | ×4 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010 | ||
| FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball | 2010 | |||
| FIFA World Player of the Year Bronze Award | 2005 | |||
| Globe Soccer Player Career Award | 2016 | |||
| UEFA Club Forward of the Year | 2006 | |||
| Young African Player of the Year | 2000 | |||
| Teams of the season · 15 | ||||
| CAF Team of the Year | ×6 | 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | ||
| ESM Team of the Year | ×4 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11 | ||
| FIFPRO World 11 | ×2 | 2005, 2006 | ||
| UEFA Team of the Year | ×2 | 2005, 2006 | ||
| IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team | 2021 | |||
| More honours · 5 | ||||
| Golden Foot | 2015 | |||
| Inter Milan Hall of Fame | 2021 | |||
| Russian Premier League MVP Award | 2012–13 | |||
| Sports Illustrated The Best African Football Players in History (#1) | 2026 | |||
| Title of honor | 2010 | |||
| Orders & distinctions4 | ||||
| Order For Services to the Republic of Dagestan | 2014 | |||
| Gold medal | 2009 | |||
| Silver medal | 2003 | |||
| European Medal of Tolerance | ||||
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