His name came into the spotlight again as he beat up a YouTuber in Qatar: Who is Samuel Eto'o?

The 41-year-old football man had a burst of anger after the Brazil-South Korea match and attacked Youtuber.

By William James Published on 20 Aralık 2022 : 14:46.
His name came into the spotlight again as he beat up a YouTuber in Qatar: Who is Samuel Eto'o?

Former football player and President of the Cameroon Football Federation, Samuel Eto'o, attacked Youtuber, who viewed him after the Brazil-South Korea match in the 2022 World Cup. Eto'o kicked Said Mamouni, who was holding a camera, in the face.

The 41-year-old football man had a burst of anger after the Brazil-South Korea match and attacked Youtuber.

French La Opinion shared the footage of Eto'o violence against the Youtuber after the encounter.

At the beginning of the video, Eto'o, who came out of the match, was seen taking a photo with the fans. An Algerian Youtuber, whose name was later learned to be Said Mamouni, entered the frame.

Eto'o, who went crazy after a dialogue that took place for a short time, suddenly started to march on the Algerian Youtuber.

Unable to contain his anger, although there were those who tried to intervene, Eto'o took the opportunity to bend over to pick up his fallen camera and kicked Mamouni violently in the face with his knee.

While Mamouni collapsed to the ground with the effect of a hard kick, those who intervened drove the legendary football player away from the area. This move by Samuel Eto'o, who is also the official World Cup Ambassador, came as a shock.

Said Mamouni, who later made a statement on his Youtube channel, showing his broken camera and the places where Eto'o had shot in his face.

While the cause of the incident is not yet known exactly, it was claimed that the discussion was related to the match played between Algeria and Cameroon in the World Cup qualifiers last March.

Cameroon eliminated Algeria with an away goal and bought a World Cup ticket, while the Algerian front vomited anger at the referee of the match. It was stated that Mamouni may have reminded the match and moved to Eto'o, who is the President of the Cameroon Football Federation.

Who is Samuel Eto'o?

Samuel Eto'o Fils was born on March 10, 1981, in Douala, Cameroon. Eto'o, who is considered to be the greatest football player that Cameroon football has ever produced, has played high-level football for many years.

The Cameroonian striker has played in the Spanish La League for many years, apart from the Italian Serie A. Samuel Eto'o, who played for Real Madrid in La Liga, who made his first official contract with Real Madrid in 1997. Samuel Eto'o, who was officially in the squad for 3 years in Real Madrid, was able to play in only 3 La Liga matches in 3 years. Eto'o, one of the contracted players of Real Madrid, which won the UEFA Champions League in 2000, was sold to Mallorca in July of the same year. The Cameroonian star, who played in Mallorca for 4 years, served in 120 La Liga matches during this time and scored 48 goals. Eto'o, who played successful matches in the 4 seasons he spent in Mallorca, also experienced the joy of lifting the Spanish King's Cup in 2003.

Samuel Eto'o, who transferred to Barcelona, one of the biggest clubs in Spain and the arch-rival of his former club Real Madrid, in 2004, reached the peak of his career here. Having won the La Liga championship with Barcelona in 2004/05, 2005/06, and 2008/09, the Cameroonian star won the Spanish Super Cup in 2005 and 2006, and the UEFA Champions League in 2006 and 2009. In addition, Eto'o, who won the Spanish King's Cup in 2009, managed to become one of the important names that achieved serious success in Barcelona's 6-cup season. Eto'o, who announced that he wanted to leave Barcelona in 2009, was used as a swap in the transfer of Ibrahimovic from Barcelona to Inter. Transferred to Inter, Eto'o played 145 La Liga matches with Barcelona in 5 years and scored 108 goals.

Transferred to Jose Mourinho's Inter in 2009, Eto'o has done very well here as well. Eto'o, who had the chance to play in 67 Serie A matches in Inter, where he played for 2 years, scored 33 goals and also won 1 Serie A, 1 UEFA Champions League, 2 Italian Cups, 1 Italian Super Cup, and 1 Club World Cup. Transferring to Anzhi in 2011 for an astronomical annual transfer fee, Eto'o earned a net fee of 20M€ per year.

After 2 years at Anzhi, Samuel Eto'o transferred to Chelsea for free in 2013 after earning 40M€. Eto'o, who took part in 21 Premier League games for Chelsea, had 9 times the joy of scoring. Eto'o, who broke with Everton in 2014, made 14 appearances there but had to leave the club at halftime due to disappointment. Unable to find what he was looking for in the Premier League, Samue Eto'o returned to Italian Serie A and signed a contract with Sampdoria. Eto'o, who was also disappointed at Sampdoria, announced that he might have to quit football soon.

Eto'o, who wore the Cameroon national jersey for 17 years, scored 56 goals in 118 matches. He also reached the trophy in an African Championship with Cameroon.

Samuel Eto’o ‘beats’ up Algerian YouTuber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Broeg897o