Etienne Eto'o (footballer, born 2002)

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

Etienne Eto'o
Personal information
Full name Etienne Eto'o Pineda
Date of birth (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Collado Villalba
Youth career
Mallorca
Atlético Baleares
Real Oviedo
2021–2022 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Poblense 21 (4)
2023– Collado Villalba 21 (8)
2024 → Rayo Majadahonda 1 (0)
International career‡
2021 Cameroon U20 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:50, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:06, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

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 he moved from Mallorca to Atlético Baleares.[4]

By February 2021 he was playing for Real Oviedo.[2] In September 2021 he moved to Portuguese club Vitória.[5][6]

In July 2022 he returned to Spain with Poblense.[7][8]

In August 2023 he signed for Collado Villalba.[9] In January 2024 he played for Rayo Majadahonda.[1]

International career

Born in Spain, Eto'o elected to represent Cameroon at international level.[10]

In September 2019 he was called up to the Cameroon under-17 team for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11] 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.[10] 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][12]

References
  1. Etienne Eto'o at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. "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. "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. "Etienne Eto'o on why he wants to play for Cameroon ahead of Spain | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  11. "Eto'o junior set to follow in father's footsteps" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. "Etienne Eto'o following in his father's footsteps". African Football.
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