Samuel Eto'o, born 10 March 1981 in Douala (Cameroon). 85 games and 35 goals in Serie A, playing as striker with Inter and Sampdoria. From 2009 to 2011 he played 2 Serie A seasons with "nerazzurri", winning 1 Serie A, 2 Coppa Italia, 1 Supercoppa Italiana, 1 UEFA Champions League and 1 FIFA Club World Cup. He added 18 league games in 2014/15 with Sampdoria.
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 3rd in the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2005.
Eto'o scored over 100 goals in 5 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 Inter Milan. He is the second player in history to score in two UEFA Champions League finals and the fourth player, after Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa and Gerard Piqué, to have won the trophy two years in a row with different teams.
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 four 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 56 goals from 118 caps. He announced his retirement from international football on 27 August 2014. In 2015, he received the Golden Foot Award.
