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A precocious talent, Eto'o moved to Real Madrid as a 16 year old. Due to competition in his position with more experienced players, he had several loan spells, before signing for Mallorca in where he scored 70 goals, a club record. He signed with Inter Milan for the —10 season, where he became the first player to win two European continental trebles following his back-to-back achievements with Barcelona and Inter.

In , he received the Golden Foot Award. As a member of the Cameroon national team , Eto'o was a part of the squad that won the Gold Medal at the Olympics.

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He also won the Africa Cup of Nations in and He is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, with 18 goals, and is Cameroon's all-time leading scorer and third most capped player , with 56 goals in caps. In January , he was loaned out to Espanyol , [ 14 ] but made only one appearance for the club, against Real Valladolid in Copa del Rey.

The next season, in the winter transfer window, he transferred to La Liga team Mallorca on loan, where he scored six goals in 19 games. 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.

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 thrashing, the only home loss of the Madrilenian club who went to win the La Liga. Eto'o made his Barcelona debut in the season opener at Racing de Santander on 29 August 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.