Etienne Eto'o (footballer, born 2002)

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Etienne Eto'o
Personal information
Full name Etienne Eto'o Pineda
Date of birth (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rayo Vallecano
Number 28
Youth career
Mallorca
Atlético Baleares
Real Oviedo
2021–2022 Vitória
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Poblense 21 (4)
2023–2024 Collado Villalba 30 (15)
2024 Rayo Majadahonda 1 (0)
2024– Rayo Vallecano B 8 (6)
2024– Rayo Vallecano 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Cameroon U20 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:26, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:06, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Etienne Eto'o Pineda (born 18 August 2002) is a footballer who plays for Spanish club Rayo Vallecano B as a forward. Born in Spain, he represents Cameroon at youth international level.

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Early and personal life

Eto'o was born in Palma in 2002, the son of the Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto'o and a Spanish woman. [2] [3]

Club career

In December 2019, Eto'o moved from Mallorca to Atlético Baleares. [4] In 2020, he joined Real Oviedo. [2] In September 2021, he moved to Portuguese club Vitória. [5] [6]

In July 2022, Eto'o returned to Spain with Poblense in Tercera Federación. [7] [8] In August 2023, he signed for Rayo Majadahonda and was assigned to farm team Collado Villalba. [9]

In July 2024, Eto'o signed for Rayo Vallecano; assigned to the B-team, he made the pre-season with the main squad. [10] Later that year, on 29 October, he scored on his debut for the first-team, in a 5–0 away win over CD Villamuriel in the Copa del Rey. [11]

International career

Born in Spain, Eto'o elected to represent Cameroon at international level. [12]

In September 2019 he was called up to the Cameroon under-17 team for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [13] However, in October 2019 he was dropped from the national team due to a Presidential decree which stated all under-15 and under-17 youth players must be based in the country. [12] In December 2019 he was prevented for playing for the under-20 team for similar reasons. [4]

In February 2021 he scored on his first start for the Cameroon under-20 team. [2] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Etienne Eto'o at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Watch: Samuel Eto'o's son scores stunning free-kick for Cameroon U20s". Planet Football. 21 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Eto'o: 'Bearing this name on my shirt is difficult'". Morning Star. 26 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Etienne Eto'o: Politics prevented striker from playing for Cameroon at the U20 World Cup | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  5. ↑ "Etienne Eto'o: Cameroon youth star joins Portuguese club Vitoria Guimaraes | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  6. ↑ "DONE DEAL: Eto'o joins Vitoria Guimaraes". African Football.
  7. ↑ Esanji, Isaac (30 July 2022). "Etienne Eto'o quitte Victória Guimarães pour se donner un nouveau challenge en Espagne".
  8. ↑ "Mercato : Étienne Eto'o signe à L'union Deportivo Poblense FC. | La voix des Jeunes". LavoixdesJeunes.
  9. ↑ "Etienne Eto'o retrouve un club (officiel)". www.afrik-foot.com. 24 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "El hijo de Eto'o ficha por el Rayo y ya se entrena con el primer equipo" [Eto'o's son signs for Rayo and already trains with the first team] (in Spanish). Relevo. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Etienne Eto'o scores on his debut for Rayo Vallecano". Yahoo Sports. 30 October 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Etienne Eto'o on why he wants to play for Cameroon ahead of Spain | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  13. ↑ "Eto'o junior set to follow in father's footsteps" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Etienne Eto'o following in his father's footsteps". African Football.
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