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Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o Fils (born March 10, 1981 in Nkon , Cameroon) is a football striker, who currently plays for Barcelona. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 2003 and 2004.
Prior to joining Barcelona in 2004, Eto'o spent most of his career on the books of Real Madrid, although he only played in three league games in his six years under contract. Instead, the last four and a half of those years were spent on loan with Real Mallorca.
At the age of 17, Eto'o was the youngest player at the 1998 World Cup when he suited for Cameroon against Italy. He then played in the 2002 edition. Eto'o won three major tournaments with his country: the 2000 and 2002 African Nations Cups, as well as the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
He currently leads the 2004/2005 Spanish 'La Liga' regular season scoring with 21 goals in 31 regular season games.
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