Editing Samuel Eto'o (section)

===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/>