David Eto'o

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David Eto'o
Personal information
Full name David Pierre Eto'o Fils [1]
Date of birth (1987-06-13) 13 June 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
Kadji Sports Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005 Mallorca 0 (0)
2004 → Ciudad de Murcia (loan) 1 (0)
2005 → Yverdon-Sport (loan)
2005 Sedan
2005–2006 Champagne Sports 2 (0)
2006 Meyrin
2006 Ponferradina
2007 Créteil 1 (0)
2007 Metalurh Donetsk 0 (0)
2007–2008 Aris 0 (0)
2007 → Ilisiakos (loan) 1 (0)
2008–2009 Reus Deportiu
2009–2011 Kadji Sports Academy
2011 FC Koper 0 (0)
2011–2017 Union Douala
2018–2019 Eding Sport
International career
2017–2018 Cameroon 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Pierre Eto'o Fils (born 13 June 1987) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

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Early and personal life

Born in Yaoundé, [1] he is the younger brother of Samuel Eto'o, while a younger brother Etienne also played for Real Mallorca. His father was also called David. [2]

Club career

Eto'o began his career with the Kadji Sports Academy in Cameroon, before moving to Spain at the age of 16 with RCD Mallorca. At Mallorca he spent loan spells with Ciudad de Murcia and Yverdon-Sport FC, leaving the club in 2005. [3] Short spells at Sedan, FC Champagne Sports, FC Meyrin, SD Ponferradina and US Créteil-Lusitanos followed, before Eto'o signed with Ukrainian side FC Metalurh Donetsk in April 2007. [4] [5] He later signed with Greek side Aris, where he went on to have a loan spell at Ilisiakos, after his loan spell ended he left Aris and moved back to Spain in August 2008 and signed a contract with CF Reus Deportiu. [6] After two years with CF Reus Deportiu, [7] he later played for Kadji Sports Academy, FC Koper and Union Douala, [1] before signing for Eding Sport in 2018. [8]

International career

Eto'o was called up to the Cameroon national football team, and made his professional debut in a 2–0 2018 African Nations Championship qualification win over Sao Tome and Principe on 12 August 2017. [9] He earned 3 caps for the national team. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "David Eto'o". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Ian Hawkey (19 February 2006). "Eto'o kicking out". The Times. London. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "Bewegung und Stillstand: Hauptaktionär Cursach gibt Anteile ab / Zukunft von Stürmer Samuel Eto´o weiter ungewiss – Mallorca Magazin". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Eto'o joins Metallurg Donetsk". BBC. 6 April 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Younger Eto'o nets Metalurh deal". UEFA. 6 April 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  6. ↑ David Eto'o, hermano de Samuel, estrella en el CF Reus catalán Archived 14 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "La Part Alta sigue esperando el impulso para su rehabilitación".
  8. ↑ Transfert : A 29 ans, David Eto'o signe à Eding sport FC de la Lekié, le champion du Cameroun‚ lebledparle.com, 7 December 2017
  9. ↑ "CHAN 2018: Eto'o in Cameroon's lineup to face Sao Tome - MySoccer24". 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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