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Samuel Eto'o, fils (French pronunciation: [samɥɛl eto fis]; born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian footballer who played as a striker for Italian Serie A club Internazionale and formerly served as captain of the Cameroon national team.

Eto'o scored over 100 goals in five seasons with FC Barcelona, and is also the greatest African player of all times. As of June 2009, he is the joint 3rd highest goalscorer in Barça's history, along with Rivaldo. He is the second player to have ever scored in two separate UEFA Champions League finals.

As a member of the Cameroon national team, he was a part of the squad that won the 2000 Olympic tournament; he has participated in two World Cups and five African Nations Cups (being champion twice), and is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the African Nations Cup, with 18 goals. (Read more...)