Etienne Eto'o (footballer, born 1990)

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| name = Etienne Eto'o

| fullname = Etienne Emmanuel Eto'o Fils{{Cite web|url=https://gh.women.soccerway.com/players/etienne-etoo/96366/|title=Cameroon - E. Eto'o Fils - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Women Soccerway|website=gh.women.soccerway.com}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|03|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Yaoundé, Cameroon

| height = 1.78 m

| currentclub =

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| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Kadji Sports Academy

| years1 = 2006–2009 |clubs1 = Mallorca B |caps1 = 48 |goals1 = 23

| years3 = 2007 |clubs3 = → La Salle (loan) |caps3 = 16 |goals3 = 11

| years4 = 2009–2011 |clubs4 = Gimnàstic |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2010–2011 |clubs5 = Pobla Mafumet |caps5 = 11 |goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2011–2012 |clubs6 = FC Lustenau |caps6 = 8 |goals6 = 1

| totalcaps = 83

| totalgoals = 41

}}

Etienne Emmanuel Eto'o Fils (born 17 March 1990) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Eto'o began his career with Real Mallorca and has also played on loan for S.D. La Salle in 2007,{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=8391&Revision=en%2F2 |title=Etienne Eto'o Hopes To Play With Barcelona's Samuel |access-date=7 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060244/http://mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=8391&Revision=en%2F2 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} after six months turned back to Real Mallorca.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rhein-wied-news.de/wochenanzeiger-herford-de/|title=Wochenanzeiger-Herford.de – das Online-Wochenblatt|date=9 October 2011}} After several years with RCD MallorcaTheOffside.com, [http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/a-name-to-remember-etienne-emmanuel-etoo.html A Name to Remember: Etienne Emmanuel Eto'o] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509205158/http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/a-name-to-remember-etienne-emmanuel-etoo.html |date=9 May 2007 }}, retrieved 3 May 2007 was released in summer 2009 and signed on 1 December 2009 for Gimnàstic de Tarragona,{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2009/12/01/actualidad/1259655718_850215.html|title=Un hermano de Eto'o ficha por el filial del Nàstic|newspaper=El País|date=1 December 2009|via=elpais.com}} but on 11 January 2010 left his club on loan to CF Pobla de Mafumet.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diaridetarragona.com/deportes/Adolfo-Baines-ficha-por-el-Inter-dEscaldes-20180820-0035.html|title=Adolfo Baines ficha por el Inter d'Escaldes|website=Diari de Tarragona}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gimnasticdetarragona.cat/es/noticia/etienne-etoo-ficha-por-la-pobla|title = Etienne Eto'o ficha por la Pobla | Nàstic - Web Oficial}}

In August 2011 he signed a one-year contract at FC Lustenau in Austria.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fc-lustenau.at/index.php?id=143|title=FC-Lustenau: Kaderplanung|date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107174044/http://www.fc-lustenau.at/index.php?id=143|archive-date=7 November 2011}} At his first appearance he scored a goal only two minutes after his substitution.{{Cite web|url=https://orf.at/v2/stories/2076027/|title=Erste Liga: Lustenau verliert trotz Traumdebüts von Eto'o|date=26 August 2011|website=news.ORF.at}} In February 2012 he left the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a181009186371024895-entretien-avec-etienne-etoo-je-suis-au-chomage-cest-tres-difficile-de-porter-ce-nom|title=Entretien avec... Etienne Eto'o : " Je suis au chômage, c'est très difficile de porter ce nom "|website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert|date=27 May 2012 }} He left the club in February 2012, and retired from football afterwards.{{cite news |title=FC Lustenau trennte sich von Etienne Eto'o |url=https://www.vol.at/fc-lustenau-trennte-sich-von-etienne-etoo/3161833 |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=Vorarlberg Online |date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225191302/https://www.vol.at/fc-lustenau-trennte-sich-von-etienne-etoo/3161833 |archive-date=25 February 2024 |language=de-AT}}

International career

He represented Africa in the 2007 Meridian Cup.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/meridian/news/kind=1/newsid=513047.html|title=uefa.com - UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup - News & Features|date=12 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312165149/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/meridian/news/kind=1/newsid=513047.html|archive-date=12 March 2007}}

Personal life

He is the younger brother of striker Samuel Eto'o.[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article1466575.ece Barcelona seeking salvation in Eto'o]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He also has another older brother, David Eto'o. He also holds a Spanish passport.