Editing Samuel Eto'o (section)

===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]].