Editing Samuel Eto'o (section)

==Club career==
===Real Madrid===
Having trained at the [[Kadji Sports Academy]] in Cameroon, Eto'o joined [[La Fábrica (Real Madrid)|Real Madrid's youth academy]] in 1997, but he could only train with [[Real Madrid Castilla|Real Madrid B]], as he was still a minor.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1993624_2146033,00.html |magazine=Time |title=In Cameroon, Samuel Eto'o Reigns as Uncrowned King – Photo Essays |date=2 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608011331/http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1993624_2146033,00.html |archive-date=8 June 2010}}</ref> Real Madrid B were relegated to the third tier, [[Segunda División B]], where non-[[European Union|EU]] players are not allowed, and as a result, he was loaned to second division [[CD Leganés|Leganés]] for the 1997–98 season.<ref name=Early>{{cite web | url=http://arogeraldes.com/2007/07/la-revancha-de-etoo.html | title=La revancha de Eto'o | publisher=Fox Sport | access-date=20 October 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028062943/http://arogeraldes.com/2007/07/la-revancha-de-etoo.html | archive-date=28 October 2010 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> After making 30 appearances for the club and only scoring four goals, he returned to Madrid following the end of the 1998–99 season. In January 1999, he was loaned out to [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.camlions.com/fr/indexlions.php?tid=35&wid=5|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109100834/http://www.camlions.com/fr/indexlions.php?tid=35&wid=5|url-status=dead|title=QUI SUIS JE ? Samuel, Eto´o Fils|archivedate=9 November 2007}}</ref> but made only one appearance for the club, against [[Real Valladolid]] in [[Copa del Rey]].

===Mallorca===
The next season, in the winter transfer window, he transferred to [[La Liga]] team [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] on loan, where he scored six goals in 19 games. At the end of the season, Eto'o left Real Madrid, signing a permanent deal with Mallorca for a club record £4.4 million fee. In his second season, he scored 11 goals and began to garner attention throughout the league. Mallorca President Mateo Alemany said of his style of play, "I doubt if there is any other player in the world who would please the fans more at this moment." Eto'o himself commented on his rise to stardom, "I like it here in [[Mallorca]]; I have always been well looked after, the fans appreciate me and I also have a contract that runs until 2007." He returned the fans' appreciation when he donated €30,000 in meals to travelling Mallorca supporters who made the journey to the [[2003 Copa del Rey Final|Copa del Rey final]] against [[Recreativo de Huelva]] in 2003. Mallorca won the match 3–0, with Eto'o scoring two late goals to seal the victory. Eto'o also scored in two consecutive away wins against his former club [[Real Madrid]]: the first, a 1-5 thrashing, the only home loss of the Madrilenian club who went to win the [[2002-03 La Liga]].;<ref>[https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2003/05/03/liga/1051991140.html El Mundo]. Mallorca shatters Bernabéu</ref> the second ended with a 2-3 result that [[2003-04 La Liga|denied a back-to-back La Liga win]] for Real.<ref>[https://elpais.com/deportes/2004/05/08/actualidad/1084000915_850215.html El País]. Mallorca finishes Madrid</ref>

===Barcelona===
====2004–07: Transfer, Pichichi Trophy and first Champions League title====
[[File:Samuel etoo.JPG|thumb|upright|Eto'o celebrating a goal for [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in December 2005]]
Eto'o departed Mallorca as the club's all-time leading domestic league scorer (54 goals) when he signed for [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the summer of 2004 for a transfer fee of €24 million, after lengthy, three-way negotiations with Mallorca and Madrid.<ref name=ToWatch>{{cite news |last=McCoy |first=Tim |title=Six to watch in the Primera Liga |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 August 2004 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3556318.stm |access-date=26 November 2008}}</ref> Initially, Real Madrid President [[Florentino Pérez]] wanted to buy back the full transfer rights and loan him out again, but eventually the Barcelona deal proved lucrative enough to warrant a sale.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eto'o is Barça priority |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 July 2004 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3894767.stm |access-date=26 November 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040726001916/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3894767.stm |archive-date=26 July 2004}}</ref> Additionally, the team already had its full quota of three non-EU players.<ref name=ToWatch/>

Eto'o made his Barcelona debut in the season opener at [[Racing de Santander]] on 29 August 2004. After Barcelona won the [[2004–05 La Liga]] title, the team organized a festive party in the [[Camp Nou]], during which Eto'o harangued the fans chanting, "''Madrid, cabrón, saluda al campeón''" (English for, "Madrid, bastards, salute the champions"). The [[Royal Spanish Football Federation]] fined Eto'o €12,000 for his comments, for which he later apologized. He expressed regret and asked for forgiveness from Real Madrid, his first professional team. The head of the Real Madrid fan club federation remained unimpressed, however, stating, "This character is a fantastic player, but he leaves a lot to be desired as a person."<ref>{{cite news |title=Eto'o apologizes for outburst |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4553179.stm |access-date=26 November 2008}}</ref> He signed an improved contract with Barcelona in June 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=312993.html|title=Eto'o aims for even better at Barça|date=29 June 2005|access-date=23 July 2009|publisher=UEFA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729101036/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=312993.html|archive-date=29 July 2009}}</ref>

After missing out on the previous year's [[Pichichi Trophy|Pichichi trophy]], which is given to the top scorer in La Liga, Eto'o edged out [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] striker [[David Villa]] for the award during the final matchday on 20 May 2006 when he scored his 26th goal of the season against [[Athletic Bilbao]]. Eto'o was very gracious to teammates after the game, saying, "It has been a team effort although only one person gets the award. We've worked hard all season and have got our just rewards."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/5002096.stm|title=Eto'o thanks team for Pichichi|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 May 2005|access-date=26 November 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113173340/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/5002096.stm|archive-date=13 January 2009}}</ref>

Eto'o also contributed six goals during Barcelona's run to the [[UEFA Champions League 2005-06|2005–06 Champions League]] title. In [[2006 UEFA Champions League Final|the final]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] goalkeeper [[Jens Lehmann]] was [[sent off]] early on for bringing down Eto'o just outside the penalty area, but the Catalans struggled to capitalize on their one-man advantage until Eto'o scored the game-tying goal in the second half. Barcelona went on to win the match 2–1, and Eto'o was awarded with the UEFA Best Forward of the Year award for his accomplishments in the European campaign.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=2005/intro.html| title=Ronaldinho delivers for Barcelona| publisher=[[UEFA]]| date=1 June 2006| access-date=26 November 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915063506/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season%3D2005/intro.html| archive-date=15 September 2008| df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Haslam |first=Andrew |title=Ronaldinho reigns in Monaco |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=24 August 2006 |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/supercup/news/kind=1/newsid=447990.html |access-date=26 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208115808/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/supercup/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D447990.html |archive-date= 8 December 2008 }}</ref>

Eto'o also won an historic third consecutive [[African Player of the Year]] award that season. He said in his acceptance speech, "Above all, I dedicate this to all the children of Africa."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4722080.stm|title=Eto'o king of Africa once again Eto'o show|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 February 2006|access-date=26 November 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207035537/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4722080.stm|archive-date=7 December 2008}}</ref> He was also selected to his second straight [[FIFPro World XI]] and finished third in the running for the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]], making him only the second African footballer ever, after the Liberian star [[George Weah]], to be voted into the top three.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ronaldinho voted FIFPro World Player of the Year again |publisher=[[FIFPro]] |url=http://worldx1.fifpro.org/index.php?mod=plink&id=9025 |access-date=26 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221011357/http://worldx1.fifpro.org/index.php?mod=plink&id=9025 |archive-date=21 December 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA World Player |publisher=[[FIFA]] |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/playeroftheyear/winnermen.html |access-date=26 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528002627/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/playeroftheyear/winnermen.html |archive-date=28 May 2010 }}</ref>

The season started badly for Eto'o, as he ruptured the [[Meniscus (anatomy)|meniscus]] in his right knee during Barcelona's Champions League group stage match against [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] on 27 September 2006. Barcelona team physician Ricard Pruna originally estimated that the injury would keep him out of action for two to three months.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/continentalfootball/story/0,,1883793,00.html | title=Eto'o setback for Barcelona | work=The Guardian | date=29 September 2006 | access-date=29 September 2006 | location=London | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929130121/http://football.guardian.co.uk/continentalfootball/story/0,,1883793,00.html | archive-date=29 September 2006 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> After the operation, Eto'o's recovery time was extended to five months, but he resumed training with Barcelona in early January 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eto'o out for five months after knee operation |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=27 September 2006 |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=382133&&cc=5739 |access-date=26 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209155416/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=382133&&cc=5739 |archive-date=9 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eto'o to train again on Monday |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 January 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6251923.stm |access-date=26 November 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127224743/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6251923.stm |archive-date=27 January 2007}}</ref>

====2007–09: More trophies, the ''Treble'' and departure====
[[File:Etoo Joan Gamper Trophy 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Eto'o during the 2008 [[Joan Gamper Trophy]]]]
Eto'o refused to come on as a substitute in a league match against [[Racing de Santander]] on 11 February 2007. Barcelona manager [[Frank Rijkaard]] said after the match, "He did not want to come on; I don't know why."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/sport_sto1084515.shtml| title=Eto'o refuses to play| publisher=[[Eurosport]]| last=Chick| first=Alex| date=17 February 2007| access-date=17 February 2007| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109214218/http://www.eurosport.com/football/sport_sto1084515.shtml| archive-date=9 January 2016| df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Ronaldinho]] was critical of Eto'o's actions, saying that Eto'o was not putting the team first, but Eto'o rebutted the comment, claiming that he did not come on because he did not have enough time to warm up properly.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200702130067.html| title=Cameroon: Ronaldinho Slams Eto'o – Over Racing snub| publisher=allAfrica.com| date=17 February 2007| access-date=17 February 2007| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216063311/http://allafrica.com/stories/200702130067.html| archive-date=16 February 2007| df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/la-liga/2006-2007/sport_sto1085983.shtml| title=Eto'o slams Rijkaard and Ronaldinho| publisher=[[Eurosport]]| date=14 February 2007| access-date=14 February 2007| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216013106/http://www.eurosport.com/football/la-liga/2006-2007/sport_sto1085983.shtml| archive-date=16 February 2007| df=dmy-all}}</ref> Three months later, Eto'o said, "These kind of things are usually just speculation and don't come through to me. However, if it is true that I am a problem for my team then I will go. But like I said, I am happy here. The press can write what they want." Following the comments, Barcelona President [[Joan Laporta]] was quick to quash rumours of transfers involving Eto'o and Ronaldinho.<ref>{{cite web |title=No Change at Barca, Says Chairman |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=19 June 2007 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/news/2007/June/19/no-change-at-barca-says-chairman/ |access-date=26 November 2008}}</ref>

After aggravating a meniscus injury on 28 August during a summer friendly against [[Inter Milan]], Eto'o was sidelined indefinitely.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eto'o cleared to return to action |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 December 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7127353.stm |access-date=26 November 2008}}</ref> On 17 October, in the midst of his recovery period, he gained Spanish citizenship.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/castellano/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/10/n071017101231.html| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122191306/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/castellano/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/10/n071017101231.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=22 January 2013| title=Eto'o nationalized| publisher=FC Barcelona| date=17 October 2007| access-date=26 November 2008| language=es}}</ref> He was cleared to play again on 4 December, and returned to the side a week later in Barcelona's 2–1 league win over [[Deportivo de La Coruña]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Jensen |first=Pete |title=Barcelona 2 Deportivo la Coruna 1: Barcelona achieve harmony with REM's return to stage |work=The Independent |date=10 December 2007 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/barcelona-2-deportivo-la-coruna-1-barcelona-achieve-harmony-with-rems-return-to-stage-764272.html |access-date=26 November 2008 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208030702/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/barcelona-2-deportivo-la-coruna-1-barcelona-achieve-harmony-with-rems-return-to-stage-764272.html |archive-date=8 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lyon and Fenerbahce roll on |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=12 December 2007 |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=659220.html |access-date=26 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207222500/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=659220.html |archive-date=7 December 2008}}</ref>

[[Pep Guardiola]] was appointed as Barcelona's new manager for the [[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09 season]]. The coach made headlines by announcing that stars such as Ronaldinho, [[Deco]], and Eto'o were not part of his plans; Eto'o ultimately remained with the club, while the other two players departed, although Eto'o and Guardiola had several reported disagreements throughout the season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Daniel |date=18 June 2008 |title=Barcelona clear way for Deco, Ronaldinho and Eto'o to leave |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/18/laligafootball.barcelona |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126080014/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/18/laligafootball.barcelona |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eto'o blasts 'coward' Guardiola |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37343248/chelsea-striker-samuel-etoo-blasts-bayern-munich-coach-pep-guardiola |work=ESPN.com |access-date=11 March 2024 |date=24 March 2014}}</ref> Eto'o recorded his first league [[hat-trick]] in a match against [[UD Levante|Levante]] on 24 February 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jensen |first=Pete |title=Eto'o hat-trick keeps Barcelona in hot pursuit |work=The Independent |date=25 February 2008 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/etoo-hattrick-keeps-barcelona-in-hot-pursuit-786938.html |access-date=26 November 2008 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208030707/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/etoo-hattrick-keeps-barcelona-in-hot-pursuit-786938.html |archive-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> He finished with a total of 16 league goals in 18 appearances for the season.<ref name=Irish>{{cite news |last=Barclay |first=Patrick |title=Eto'o out to prove class is permanent |work=[[The Irish Independent]] |date=7 July 2008 |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/etoo-out-to-prove-class-is-permanent-1428710.html |access-date=26 November 2008}}</ref> 
[[File:Eto'o and Evra, 2009 UEFA Champions League Final.jpg|thumb|upright|Eto'o holding off [[Patrice Evra]] of [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the [[2009 UEFA Champions League Final]]]]
On 25 October, Eto'o recorded the fastest hat-trick in club history after netting three times in 23 minutes in a victory over [[UD Almería|Almería]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Jensen |first=Pete |title=Eto'o treble maintains Barcelona's flying start |work=The Independent |date=27 October 2008 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/etoo-treble-maintains-barcelonas-flying-start-974450.html |access-date=26 November 2008 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202152145/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/etoo-treble-maintains-barcelonas-flying-start-974450.html |archive-date=2 December 2008}}</ref> Only two games later, on 8 November 2008, Eto'o scored four goals in the first half of Barcelona's game against [[Real Valladolid]], which ended 6–0. On 29 November 2008, he scored his 111th career Barcelona goal in all competitions in a 3–0 road win over [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], moving him into the club's top ten all-time goalscorers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eto'o is one of Barça's top ten all-time goalscorers |publisher=fcbarcelona.cat |date=30 November 2008 |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada08-09/11/n081130106317.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730111545/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada08-09/11/n081130106317.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2012 |access-date=1 December 2008 }}</ref>

On 14 February 2009, he scored his 99th and his 100th league goals for Barcelona in a 2–2 draw with [[Real Betis]]. Eto'o scored his 30th goal of the 2008–09 season in a La Liga match against Real Valladolid. The game ended 1–0 and meant that Barcelona kept a six-point lead over Real Madrid in the league. He also scored against [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] in the game that put Barcelona one point away from lifting the [[2008–09 La Liga]] trophy. He scored 30 goals in the season, finishing second in the Pichichi Trophy goalscorers list behind Atlético de Madrid's [[Diego Forlán]].

Eto'o scored the opening goal in the [[2009 UEFA Champions League Final]] against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Barcelona went on to win the final [[2009 UEFA Champions League Final#Details|2–0]], thus completing the [[Treble (association football)|Treble]]. The trio of [[Lionel Messi]] (38 goals), Eto'o (36 goals) and [[Thierry Henry]] (26 goals) scored exactly 100 goals between them in the club's historic treble year.<ref>[http://blogs.soccernet.com/barcelona/archives/2012/05/lionel_messis_golden_boot_mean.php "Lionel Messi Excelled In The Least Successful Barcelona Under Guardiola"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826160826/http://blogs.soccernet.com/barcelona/archives/2012/05/lionel_messis_golden_boot_mean.php |date=26 August 2014 }}. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2014</ref>

===Inter Milan===
====2009–10: Historical treble-winning campaign====
[[File:Samuel Eto'o - Inter Mailand (1).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Eto’o playing for [[Inter Milan]] in August 2009]]
After [[Maxwell (footballer, born 1981)|Maxwell]] completed the transfer from Inter Milan, Joan Laporta confirmed that there was an agreement in principle between Barcelona and Inter Milan for [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] to join the club in exchange for Eto'o and €46 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/07/n090717105959.html|title=Laporta announces agreement in principle with Inter|date=17 July 2009|access-date=23 July 2009|publisher=FC Barcelona|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526092345/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/07/n090717105959.html|archive-date=26 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/castellano/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/07/n090727107758.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110706220728/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/castellano/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/07/n090727107758.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 July 2011|title=Ibrahimovic firma por cinco años|date=27 July 2009|access-date=27 July 2009|publisher=FC Barcelona|language=es}}</ref> After Ibrahimović agreed terms with Barcelona, the club announced Eto'o would travel to [[Milan]] for his medical to complete the transfer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/07/n090724107725.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526092347/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/07/n090724107725.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2012|title=Ibrahimovic will arrive on Sunday|date=24 July 2009|access-date=25 July 2009|publisher=FC Barcelona}}</ref>

On 27 July 2009, Eto'o passed his medical and signed for five years with Inter.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=31823&L=en|title=Samuel Eto'o signs five-year deal|publisher=inter.it|date=27 July 2009|access-date=28 July 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814033845/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=31823&L=en|archive-date=14 August 2009}}</ref> On his first press-conference in Milan, he declared that he was where he wanted to be and refused to compare himself to Ibrahimović saying, "I'm Samuel Eto'o and I don't want to compare myself to anyone. I believe the victories I have earned up to now can contribute to giving the right value to my name."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=31833&L=en|title=Eto'o: "I'm where I wanted to be"|publisher=inter.it|date=28 July 2009|access-date=29 July 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731150611/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=31833&L=en|archive-date=31 July 2009}}</ref> On 8 August, Eto'o
scored on his competitive debut in the [[2009 Supercoppa Italiana]] as Inter lost 1–2 to [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2009/08/08/supercoppa_italiana_inter_lazio.html|title=Inter cuore e grinta, ma la Supercoppa è della Lazio|trans-title=Inter heart and grinta, but the Supercoppa is of Lazio|publisher=Sky Sport|language=it|date=8 August 2009|access-date=8 August 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042609/https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2009/08/08/supercoppa_italiana_inter_lazio.html|archive-date=14 March 2018}}</ref> Two weeks later, Eto'o scored [[Penalty kick (association football)|from the penalty spot]] against [[F.C. Bari 1908|Bari]] in his first [[Serie A]] match.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/en/news/32001/serie-a-inter-1-1-bari|title=SERIE A: INTER 1-1 BARI|publisher=inter.it|date=23 August 2009|access-date=23 August 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042604/http://www.inter.it/en/news/32001/serie-a-inter-1-1-bari|archive-date=14 March 2018}}</ref> In the following match, the [[Derby della Madonnina]] against [[A.C. Milan|Milan]], Eto'o won Inter a penalty after being brought down by [[Gennaro Gattuso]] in the box; Milito scored the penalty and Gattuso was yellow carded and eventually sent off. Inter won the match 4–0.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/aug/29/serieafootball-acmilan|title=Internazionale thrash ten-man Milan in one-sided derby|work=The Guardian|date=29 August 2009|access-date=29 August 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216115834/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/aug/29/serieafootball-acmilan|archive-date=16 February 2010}}</ref> Eto'o scored again on 13 September against [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]], his first goal from open play in a Serie A match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/86/italy/2009/09/13/1498729/inter-2-0-parma-etoo-milito-break-down-dogged-parma|title=Inter 2-0 Parma: Eto'o & Milito Break Down Dogged Parma|publisher=Goal.com|first=Adam|last=Scime|date=13 September 2009|access-date=22 September 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922185412/http://goal.com/en-us/news/86/italy/2009/09/13/1498729/inter-2-0-parma-etoo-milito-break-down-dogged-parma|archive-date=22 September 2009}}</ref>

At the end of September 2009, Eto'o demanded almost £2.75 million from Barcelona after his transfer to Inter. The amount represented 15% of the £17.7 million (US$29 million) fee which Inter paid Barcelona in July 2009. The demand was based on a Spanish rule that a player should get 15% of the amount of his transfer to another Spanish club. If the parties failed to reach a solution, the matter could go to court.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8269115.stm|title=Eto'o seeks payout from Barcelona|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 September 2009|access-date=22 September 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925171212/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8269115.stm|archive-date=25 September 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Samuel Eto'o 2009.jpg|thumb|Eto'o playing in the [[UEFA Champions League]] with Inter Milan, a competition he would win for the third time in his career]]
Eto'o scored his first Serie A brace on 29 October during a 5–3 win over [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]], with [[Mario Balotelli]] also scoring twice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/inter-vs-palermo/111259|title=Inter survive Palermo scare|publisher=Sky Sports|date=29 October 2009|access-date=29 October 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313214333/http://www.skysports.com/football/inter-vs-palermo/111259|archive-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> On 1 December 2009, Eto'o finished fifth in voting for the [[Ballon d'Or]], which was won by his former Barcelona teammate [[Lionel Messi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-44372920091201|title=2009 Ballon d'Or final standings|publisher=Reuters|date=1 December 2009|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref> Eight days later, he scored his first [[UEFA Champions League]] goal for the team in the final [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group F|Group F]] match against [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] to help Inter win 2–0 at home and progress to the knockout stage as runner-ups.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2009/12/09/1676927/inter-2-0-rubin-kazan-samuel-etoo-mario-balotelli-take-the|title=Inter 2-0 Rubin Kazan: Samuel Eto'o & Mario Balotelli Take The Nerazzurri Through|publisher=Goal.com|first=Anthony|last=Sormani|date=9 December 2009|access-date=9 December 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213114114/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2009/12/09/1676927/inter-2-0-rubin-kazan-samuel-etoo-mario-balotelli-take-the|archive-date=13 December 2009}}</ref> Eto'o continued to be a protagonist for Inter in Europe, netting the winner in the second leg of [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|2009–10 UEFA Champions League round of 16]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] on 16 March 2010, which allowed Inter to progress to the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8568613.stm|title=Chelsea 0-1 Inter Milan (agg 1-3)|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Phil|last=McNulty|date=16 March 2010|access-date=16 March 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317053748/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8568613.stm|archive-date=17 March 2010}}</ref> He scored his first goal in [[2009–10 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] on 13 April against [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] in the second of semi-finals to help Inter win 1–0 at [[Stadio Artemio Franchi]] and progress in the final 2–0 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/04/13/italy/coppa-italia/acf-fiorentina/fc-internazionale-milano/904440/|title=Fiorentina vs. Internazionale 0 – 1|publisher=Soccerway|date=13 April 2010|access-date=13 April 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221074454/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/04/13/italy/coppa-italia/acf-fiorentina/fc-internazionale-milano/904440/|archive-date=21 February 2013}}</ref> Eto'o won his first silverware with the club on 5 May as Inter defeated [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] 1–0 at [[Stadio Olimpico]] to lift the Coppa Italia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2177/coppa-italia/2010/05/06/1910660/inter-1-0-roma-diego-milito-wins-the-coppa-italia-for-the|title=Inter 1-0 Roma: Diego Milito Wins The Coppa Italia For The Nerazzurri|publisher=Goal.com|first=Subhankar|last=Mondal|date=5 May 2010|access-date=5 May 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507132645/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2177/coppa-italia/2010/05/06/1910660/inter-1-0-roma-diego-milito-wins-the-coppa-italia-for-the|archive-date=7 May 2010}}</ref> His 12 Serie A goals helped Inter claim another championship, the fifth consecutive, after defeating [[S.S. Robur Siena|Siena]] in the final matchday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italian-football/2010/05/16/1927368/siena-0-1-inter-diego-milito-secures-scudetto-for-nerazzurri|title=Siena 0-1 Inter: Diego Milito Secures Scudetto For Nerazzurri|publisher=Goal.com|first=Adam|last=Scime|date=16 May 2010|access-date=16 May 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313214256/http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italian-football/2010/05/16/1927368/siena-0-1-inter-diego-milito-secures-scudetto-for-nerazzurri|archive-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> On 22 May 2010, Eto'o played in the third [[2010 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League final]] of his career, as Inter won 2–0 over [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] to win the first title in 45 years; Milito scored both goals, with Eto'o setting up the second.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0522/265451-bayernmunich_intermilan/|title=Inter Milan crowned champions of Europe|publisher=RTE|date=22 May 2010|access-date=22 May 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313214242/https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0522/265451-bayernmunich_intermilan/|archive-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> With Inter's triumph over Bayern Munich, he became the only player to win the [[Treble (association football)|treble]] in consecutive seasons with two different teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8697017.stm|title=Bayern Munich 0 - 2 Inter Milan|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Sam|last=Lyon|date=22 May 2010|access-date=22 May 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524102843/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8697017.stm|archive-date=24 May 2010}}</ref>

====2010–11: Most goals in one season, more trophies and departure====
On 21 August 2010, Eto'o scored twice as Inter beat Roma 3–1 to win the [[2010 Supercoppa Italiana|Supercoppa Italiana]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=816536&sec=europe&cc=5739|title=Benitez begins Inter reign with Supercoppa triumph|date=21 August 2010|work=[[ESPNsoccernet]]|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=23 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824022833/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=816536&sec=europe&cc=5739|archive-date=24 August 2010}}</ref> His first hat trick for Inter [[List of UEFA Champions League hat-tricks|occurred in the UEFA Champions League]] against Werder Bremen on 29 September 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=307788&league=UEFA.CHAMPIONS&cc=5739|title=Irresistible Eto'o fires hat-trick|date=29 September 2010|work=[[ESPNsoccernet]]|publisher=[[ESPN FC]]|access-date=30 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006105110/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=307788&cc=5739&league=UEFA.CHAMPIONS|archive-date=6 October 2010}}</ref> Inter won the game 4–0, with Eto'o saying, "We will remain humble because we know that there are sides out there that are better than us, so we will just take it one match at a time and we will go as far as it takes us."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/general/story?id=5630720&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F%22%7D|title=Samuel Eto'o nets hat trick; Man U wins|publisher=ESPN FC|date=29 September 2011|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref> In December, Eto'o played in the [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.inter.it/en/news/35146|title=Inter squad for FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010|website=inter.it|publisher=Inter Milan|date=29 November 2010|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> he scored against [[TP Mazembe]] in the [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup Final|final]] as Inter won 3–0 and lifted their fifth trophy of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/sports/soccer/19soccer.html|title=Seventh Best in Italy, Inter Is World's No. 1|work=The New York Times|date=18 December 2010|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref> Additionally, he was named the best player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup/uae2010|title=Inter rule the world, Mazembe make history|publisher=FIFA|date=18 December 2010|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>

Continuing his outstanding form in Serie A and in the Champions League for the [[2010–11 Inter Milan season|2010–11 campaign]], he was pivotal to Inter's attack line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/479536-inter-milans-samuel-etoo-is-the-worlds-best-striker|title=Inter Milan's Samuel Eto'o Is the World's Best Striker|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=1 October 2010|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref> On 16 March 2011, Eto'o gave a legendary performance in [[Munich]] as he helped Inter eliminate Bayern Munich 3–2 (with an aggregate score of 3–3, winning on away goals) in the Champions League. Eto'o scored the first goal after four minutes, and provided two clinical assists to [[Wesley Sneijder]] and to [[Goran Pandev]] for the winner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/mar/15/bayern-munich-internazionale-champions-league|title=Goran Pandev strikes late as Inter leave Bayern Munich devastated again|work=The Guardian|date=15 March 2011|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> After the game, Inter President [[Massimo Moratti]] said, "I'm not sure if the deal that brought Eto'o to the club was my best piece of transfer business ever, but I really think it was a great piece of business for us. Eto'o is fantastic. I do not want to take anything away from Ibrahimović, but for everyone it was really a great deal to get Eto'o. Samuel is truly extraordinary." On 29 May, Eto'o scored two goals in the [[2011 Coppa Italia Final|final]] of the Coppa Italia against Palermo to help Inter win 3–1 and taking his total season goals to 37, a new record high for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/59761/inter-vs-palermo/report|title=Inter vs Palermo Report|date=29 May 2011|publisher=Goal.com|access-date=31 May 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601010807/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/59761/inter-vs-palermo/report|archive-date=1 June 2011}}</ref>

On 25 August 2011, Eto'o announced his departure from Inter Milan via an open letter to the fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/820321-samuel-etoo-bids-farewell-to-inter-milan-with-a-letter|title=Samuel Eto'o Bids Farewell to Inter Milan with a Letter|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=25 August 2011|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>

===Anzhi Makhachkala===
[[File:Samuel Eto'o 2011 September.jpg|thumb|Eto'o with [[FC Anzhi Makhachkala|Anzhi Makhachkala]] in a [[2011–12 Russian Cup|Russian Cup]] game against [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] in September 2011]]
On 23 August 2011, Russian club [[FC Anzhi Makhachkala|Anzhi Makhachkala]] reached an agreement with Inter to sign Eto'o in a three-year deal that made him the world's highest-paid player, with a salary of €20 million (after taxes) per season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/serie-a/8719501/Samuel-Etoo-to-become-worlds-highest-earning-footballer-if-he-passes-medical-with-Anzhi-Makhachkala.html|title=Samuel Eto'o to become world's highest earning footballer if he passes medical with Anzhi Makhachkala|date=24 August 2011|work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 August 2011|location=London|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825100951/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/serie-a/8719501/Samuel-Etoo-to-become-worlds-highest-earning-footballer-if-he-passes-medical-with-Anzhi-Makhachkala.html|archive-date=25 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/23/samuel-etoo-internazionale-anzhi-makhachkala|title=Samuel Eto'o in £21.8m move from Internazionale to Anzhi Makhachkala|date=23 August 2011|work=The Guardian|access-date=23 August 2011|location=London|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110824110541/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/23/samuel-etoo-internazionale-anzhi-makhachkala|archive-date=24 August 2011}}</ref> Eto'o made his debut for Anzhi on 27 August 2011 against [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] when he came on as a substitute with 30 minutes left in the game, later scoring an equalizer in the 80th minute from a cross by [[Yuri Zhirkov]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=NashFootball2012|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jiSEX0xdJI|title=1st Eto'o goal for Anzhi video|date=27 August 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409085858/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jiSEX0xdJI|archive-date=9 April 2016}}</ref> Eto'o scored the opening goal in a 5–3 defeat<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/scores/_/league/rus.1/russian-premier-league?cc=5901|title=Russian Premier League Scores & Fixtures - ESPN FC - ESPN FC|work=go.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518155646/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/scores/_/league/rus.1/russian-premier-league?cc=5901|archive-date=18 May 2011}}</ref> at home to [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=315072&league=RUS.1&cc=5901|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714060818/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=315072&league=RUS.1&cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2012|title=Anzhi Makhachkala vs. CSKA Moscow - Football Match Summary - October 23, 2011 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=27 April 2018}}</ref> leaving his side four points above [[FC Krasnodar|Krasnodar]] with only two games left for qualification to the [[2011–12 Russian Premier League#Championship group|Championship Group]].

At the end of the [[2012–13 Russian Premier League]], Eto'o made it to the Top 33 players of the Season list as the #1 Right Striker.<ref name="news.sport-express.ru">{{cite web|url=http://news.sport-express.ru/2013-06-11/592830/|title=В списке 33-х лучших девять игроков ЦСКА|work=sport-express.ru|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614185144/http://news.sport-express.ru/2013-06-11/592830/|archive-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> Anzhi's billionaire owner [[Suleyman Kerimov]] shocked the Russian football world by deciding in August 2013 to scale down the club's ambitions and drastically shrink its budget.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-08-07/russian-billionaire-to-cut-anzhi-s-funding-as-player-exodus-seen#xj4y7vzkg|title=Russian Billionaire to Cut Anzhi's Funding as Player Exodus Seen|publisher=Bloomberg|date=7 August 2013|access-date=2 May 2023}}</ref> As a result, almost all of the star players, previously signed in a bid to make the club world-beaters, were available on the transfer market.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/anzhi-russia-etoo-willian-carlos-27279366|title=Anzhi's rise and fall from Samuel Eto'o and Willian to relegation and dissolution|publisher=The Mirror|date=21 June 2012|access-date=2 May 2023}}</ref>

===Chelsea===
[[File:Samuel Eto'o'14.JPG|thumb|upright|Eto'o playing for Chelsea in 2014]]
On 29 August 2013, Eto'o signed a one-year deal with English [[Premier League]] club Chelsea for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3441538/title/etoo-signs |title=ETO'O SIGNS |date=29 August 2013 |access-date=29 August 2013 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829203132/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3441538/title/etoo-signs |archive-date=29 August 2013 }}</ref> He scored his first goal for Chelsea on 19 October 2013 against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]], in which he gave Chelsea the lead.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nakrani |first1=Sachin |title=Chelsea hammer Cardiff as Eden Hazard and Samuel Eto'o shine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/19/chelsea-cardiff-city-premier-league |access-date=21 November 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=19 October 2013}}</ref> In Chelsea's home [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] match against [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] on 6 November, Eto'o scored twice in a 3–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Magowan |first1=Alistair |title=Chelsea 3-0 Schalke |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/24824838 |access-date=21 November 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=6 November 2013}}</ref> In Eto'o's first league start of 2014, on 19 January, he scored his first [[List of Premier League hat-tricks|Premier League hat-trick]] for Chelsea, earning the Blues a 3–1 victory over Manchester United at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/367287/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |title=Eto'o treble sinks United |publisher=ESPNFC |date=19 January 2014 |access-date=19 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120043555/http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/367287/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |archive-date=20 January 2014}}</ref> On 8 March, Eto'o opened scoring in Chelsea's 4–0 victory over [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] when defender [[Jan Vertonghen]] sent a backpass straight into his path. It was the 300th goal in his club career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3703761/title/match-report-chelsea-4-tottenham-hotspur-0 |title=MATCH REPORT: CHELSEA 4 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=8 March 2014 |access-date=9 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309204006/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3703761/title/match-report-chelsea-4-tottenham-hotspur-0 |archive-date=9 March 2014}}</ref>

In the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|round of 16]] tie with [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]], Eto'o gave the Blues a fourth-minute early lead with his tenth goal of the season, a match they would go on to win 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3720202/title/match-report-chelsea-2-galatasaray-0-agg-3-1 |title=MATCH REPORT: CHELSEA 2 GALATASARAY 0 (AGG 3–1) |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=19 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321141416/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3720202/title/match-report-chelsea-2-galatasaray-0-agg-3-1 |archive-date=21 March 2014}}</ref> Eto'o continued his good form after scoring another early goal, in the fifth minute, against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] on 22 March. However, he was then substituted after ten minutes for [[Fernando Torres]] after picking up a slight injury; Chelsea went on to win the match 6–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/matchday-live/match/69255#matchReport |title=MATCH REPORT: CHELSEA 6 ARSENAL 0 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=23 March 2014 |access-date=24 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323213327/http://www.chelseafc.com/matchday-live/match/69255 |archive-date=23 March 2014}}</ref>

===Everton===
Eto'o's contract with Chelsea expired at the end of the [[2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season|2013–14 season]],<ref name="Released">{{cite news|title=Clubs submit retained and released lists |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/may/premier-league-clubs-submit-retained-and-released-lists.html |access-date=23 May 2014 |newspaper=[[Premier League]] |date=23 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504185633/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/may/premier-league-clubs-submit-retained-and-released-lists.html |archive-date=4 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=7 July 2014|title=Ashley Cole and Samuel Eto'o leave Chelsea after contracts end|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28106568|newspaper=[[BBC Sport]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109214217/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28106568|archive-date=9 January 2016}}</ref> and on 26 August 2014, he joined fellow English [[Premier League]] side [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], signing a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/08/26/everton-sign-eto-o|title=Everton sign Eto'o|date=26 August 2014|access-date=26 August 2014|publisher=Everton F.C.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827083423/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/08/26/everton-sign-eto-o|archive-date=27 August 2014}}</ref> He made his debut four days later, scoring one goal with a header in a 3–6 home defeat to Chelsea.<ref>{{cite news|title=Everton 3–6 Chelsea|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28906778|access-date=30 August 2014|work=BBC Sport|date=30 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830232756/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28906778|archive-date=30 August 2014}}</ref> On 26 October, Eto'o bagged a brace for Everton, heading in the opening goal and curling in a strike from outside the area, as the Toffees defeated [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] 3−1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29679353 |title=Samuel Eto'o scored twice as Everton climbed into the top half of the Premier League to leave joint-bottom Burnley still without a league win. |work=BBC Sport |date=26 October 2014 |access-date=27 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026151848/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29679353 |archive-date=26 October 2014}}</ref>

He stated that he wanted to win the [[UEFA Europa League]] with Everton, a tournament which he had never won before.<ref>{{cite news|last1=O'Keefe|first1=Greg|title=Exclusive: Everton FC striker Samuel Eto'o keen to end Blues' 20 year trophy drought|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/exclusive-everton-fc-striker-samuel-8031973|access-date=2 November 2014|work=[[Liverpool Echo]]|date=31 October 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101034651/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/exclusive-everton-fc-striker-samuel-8031973|archive-date=1 November 2014}}</ref> However, Eto'o left halfway through his first season at Everton, having scored four goals in 20 games across all competitions for them.<ref name=samp/>

===Later career and retirement===
On 27 January 2015, Eto'o returned to the Italian Serie A, joining [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] on a two-and-a-half-year deal.<ref name=samp>{{cite news|title=Samuel Eto'o: Everton striker completes move to Sampdoria|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30968778|access-date=27 January 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=27 January 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127191101/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30968778|archive-date=27 January 2015}}</ref>

On 25 June 2015, Eto'o moved to Turkish side [[Antalyaspor]] on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mobile.todayszaman.com/national_etoo-passes-medical-examination-ahead-of-deal-with-antalya_391878.html |title=Eto passes medical examination ahead of deal with Antalyaspor |publisher=Todayszaman |access-date=26 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626212219/http://mobile.todayszaman.com/national_etoo-passes-medical-examination-ahead-of-deal-with-antalya_391878.html |archive-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> He made his debut on 15 August 2015 in a [[2015–16 Süper Lig|league]] match against [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul Başakşehir]], scoring two goals and helping Antalyaspor win 3–2. Eto'o had a blistering start to the season, scoring 13 goals in his first 15 games, and was named the interim player-manager for the team after the previous coach, [[Yusuf Şimşek]], was sacked on 7 December.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Samuel Eto'o named as interim player-manager at Turkish side Antalyaspor|url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/16/samuel-etoo-player-manager-antalyaspor|newspaper = The Guardian|access-date = 19 December 2015|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151218181754/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/16/samuel-etoo-player-manager-antalyaspor|archive-date = 18 December 2015|df = dmy-all|date = 16 December 2015|last1 = Sport|first1 = Guardian}}</ref> He continued in this capacity until [[José Morais]] was hired as Şimşek's permanent replacement on 6 January 2016.<ref name=PlayerManagerEnds>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35245487 |title=Samuel Eto'o's coaching stint with Antalyaspor ends |access-date=11 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109072755/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35245487 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=6 January 2016 }}</ref>

On 31 January 2018, after leaving Antalyaspor by mutual consent, Eto'o joined league rivals [[Konyaspor]] on a two-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|title=Samuel Eto'o joins Turkish side Konyaspor from rivals Antalyaspor|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42889394|access-date=31 January 2018|work=BBC Sport|date=31 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308080323/http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42889394|archive-date=8 March 2018}}</ref>

He signed for [[Qatar SC]] in August 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45180325|title=Samuel Eto'o: Qatar Sports Club announce signing of former Barcelona player|date=14 August 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> In February 2019 he said he wished to continue playing for a further year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47225472|title=Samuel Eto'o: African legend not ready to quit football|date=13 February 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=27 August 2019|first=Oluwashina|last=Okeleji}}</ref>

On 7 September 2019, Eto'o announced his retirement from football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11804180/samuel-etoo-announces-retirement-from-football|title=Samuel Eto'o announces retirement from football|website=Sky Sports|date=7 September 2019}}</ref>