Etienne Emmanuel Eto'o Fils (born 17 March 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Erste Liga club FC Lustenau in 2012.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Etienne Emmanuel Eto'o Fils[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-03-17) 17 March 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Kadji Sports Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Mallorca B | ||
2007 | → La Salle (loan) | ||
2009–2011 | Gimnàstic | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Pobla Mafumet | ||
2011–2012 | FC Lustenau | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2011 |
Eto'o began his career with Real Mallorca and has also played on loan for S.D. La Salle in 2007,[2] after six months turned back to Real Mallorca.[3] After several years with RCD Mallorca[4] was released in summer 2009 and signed on 1 December 2009 for Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[5] but on 11 January 2010 left his club on loan to CF Pobla de Mafumet.[6][7]
In August 2011 he signed a one-year contract at FC Lustenau in Austria.[8] At his first appearance he scored a goal only two minutes after his substitution.[9] In February 2012 he left the club.[10]
He represented Africa in the 2007 Meridian Cup.[11]
He is the younger brother of striker Samuel Eto'o.[12] He also has another older brother, David Eto'o. He also holds a Spanish passport.