James Eto'o
Cameroonian football player
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James Armel Eto'o Eyenga (born 19 November 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia and the Cameroon national team.[2]
Full name
James Armel Eto'o Eyenga
Date of birth
19 November 2000
Place of birth
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
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Eto'o in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Armel Eto'o Eyenga | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Musango | |||
| 2018–2019 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Nantes II | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Boulogne | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Botev Plovdiv | 85 | (2) |
| 2024– | CSKA Sofia | 55 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:51, 8 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:32, 7 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
On 23 September 2021, Eto'o signed with Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv, coming from Boulogne.[3] In April 2023, he extended his contract with the club.[4]
International career
In April 2022, Cameroonian mеdia reported that Eto'o is in the extended list of players for Cameroon national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[5] On 6 June 2025, he earned his first cap, appearing as a starter, but forced to withdraw after 16 minutes in the 3:0 win over Uganda in a friendly match.[6][7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Boulogne II | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Boulogne | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Botev Plovdiv II | 2021–22 | Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2021–22 | First League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 85 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 3 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2024–25 | First League | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 4 | ||||
| 2026–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 177 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 206 | 8 | ||
International
- As of match played 6 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Botev Plovdiv
