Etienne Eto'o (footballer, born 2002)
Footballer (born 2002)
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Etienne Eto'o Pineda (born 18 August 2002) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Villarreal CF B, on loan from Rayo Vallecano. Born in Spain, he represents Cameroon at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Etienne Eto'o Pineda | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Villarreal B (on loan from Rayo Vallecano) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Mallorca | ||
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Baleares | ||
| 2020–2021 | Oviedo | ||
| 2021–2022 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Poblense | 21 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Collado Villalba | 30 | (15) |
| 2024 | Rayo Majadahonda | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Rayo Vallecano B | 33 | (26) |
| 2024– | Rayo Vallecano | 2 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Mirandés (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Villarreal B (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Cameroon U20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Cameroon U23 | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:06, 22 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
Eto'o was born in Palma in 2002, the son of the Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto'o and a Spanish mother.[2][3]
Club career
In December 2019, Eto'o moved from Mallorca to Atlético Baleares.[4] In 2020, he joined Real Oviedo.[2] In September 2021, he moved to Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães.[5][6]
In July 2022, Eto'o returned to Spain with Poblense in Tercera Federación.[7][8] In August 2023, he signed for Rayo Majadahonda and was assigned to farm team Collado Villalba.[9]
In July 2024, Eto'o signed for Rayo Vallecano; assigned to the B-team, he made the pre-season with the main squad.[10] Later that year, on 29 October, he scored on his debut for the first-team, in a 5–0 away win over CD Villamuriel in the Copa del Rey.[11]
On 1 September 2025, Eto'o was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés, for one year.[12] His loan was cut short on 15 January 2026,[13] and he moved to Villarreal CF B also in a temporary deal the following day.[14]
International career
Born in Spain, Eto'o elected to represent Cameroon at international level.[15]
In September 2019, he was called up to the Cameroon under-17 team for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[16] However, in October 2019 he was dropped from the national team due to a Presidential decree which stated all under-15 and under-17 youth players must be based in the country.[15] In December 2019 he was prevented for playing for the under-20 team for similar reasons.[4] In February 2021, he scored on his first start for the Cameroon under-20 team.[2][17]
On 28 March 2023, he netted the only goal in a 1–0 victory for the Cameroon under-23 team against Gabon U23 during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, with the tie ending in a penalty shoot-out defeat.[18]