1981 - Today
Samuel Eto'o Fils (French pronunciation: [samɥɛl eto fis]; born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. In his prime, Eto'o was regarded by pundits as one of the best strikers in the world, and he is regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, winning the African Player of the Year a record four times: in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010. A precocious talent, Eto'o moved to Real Madrid as a 16 year old. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel Eto'o has received more than 5,807,672 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Samuel Eto'o is the 234th most popular soccer player (down from 227th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Cameroonian Soccer Player.
Samuel Eto'o is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Antalyaspor. He is the most decorated African player in history, having won the African Player of the Year award a record four times in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.
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Among soccer players, Samuel Eto'o ranks 234 out of 16,923. Before him are Osamu Yamaji, Gusztáv Sebes, Rinat Dasayev, Amancio Amaro, Shoichi Nishimura, and Jair Marinho. After him are Luis Enrique, Toshio Hirabayashi, Paul Van Himst, Zbigniew Boniek, Andreas Brehme, and Rafael Moreno Aranzadi.
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 228
1906 - 1986
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 229
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 230
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 231
1912 - 1998
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 232
1936 - 2020
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 233
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 234
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 235
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 236
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 237
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 238
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 239
1892 - 1922
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 240
Among people born in 1981, Samuel Eto'o ranks 8. Before him are Roger Federer, Natalie Portman, Alicia Keys, Iker Casillas, Britney Spears, and Fernando Alonso. After him are David Villa, Beyoncé, Jessica Alba, Rami Malek, Justin Timberlake, and Xabi Alonso.
1981 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 2
1981 - Present
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 3
1981 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 4
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 5
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 6
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 7
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 8
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 9
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 10
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 11
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 12
1981 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 13
1981 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 14
Among people born in Cameroon, Samuel Eto'o ranks 5 out of 115. Before him are Paul Biya (1933), Roger Milla (1952), Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696), and Manu Dibango (1933). After him are Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924), Thomas N'Kono (1956), Issa Hayatou (1946), Patrick M'Boma (1970), Achille Mbembe (1957), Marc-Vivien Foé (1975), and Mongo Beti (1932).
1933 - Present
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 1
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 2
1696 - 1781
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 3
1933 - 2020
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 4
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 5
1924 - 1989
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 6
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 7
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 8
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 9
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 10
1975 - 2003
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 11
1932 - 2001
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 12
Among soccer players born in Cameroon, Samuel Eto'o ranks 2. Before him are Roger Milla (1952). After him are Thomas N'Kono (1956), Patrick M'Boma (1970), Marc-Vivien Foé (1975), Samuel Umtiti (1993), Alex Song (1987), Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954), Rigobert Song (1976), François Omam-Biyik (1966), Jacques Songo'o (1964), and André Onana (1996).
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 1
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 2
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 3
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 4
1975 - 2003
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 5
1993 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 6
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 7
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 8
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 9
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 10
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 11
1996 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 12