#Merrybet Player Profile Samuel Etoo Fils (born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Sampdoria and formerly for the Cameroon national team. 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. He joined Real Madrids youth academy in 1997 and was loaned to multiple clubs throughout the late 1990s. Etoo signed with Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona in 2004 from RCD Mallorca and 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 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, Etoo 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 Cameroons 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.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:12:31 +0000
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