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| Eto’o has scored 56 times for his country Cameroon in 118 appearances |
Veteran Cameroon star Samuel Eto’o has signed for Qatar
league side, Qatar Sports Club, just days after he ended a brief stay at
Turkish side Konyaspor.
The
former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker will be unveiled on Tuesday,
said Qatar Sports Club, the latest big-name edition to Qatar’s domestic league
as it gears up to host the 2022 World Cup.
The club
said on social media that it would “present the international star Samuel
Eto’o” at a press conference.
It is
understood he underwent a medical earlier in the day. It will be the 13th
professional club for Eto’o, who was reportedly considering the A-League as a
destination for his next move.
The
four-time African player of the year will join former colleagues in Qatar,
including ex-Barcelona teammate Xavi Hernandez, who plays for Al Sadd, and
Wesley Sneijder who was at Inter with Eto’o.
In 2009,
Eto’o won the Champions League with Barcelona playing alongside Xavi. A year
later he won the same trophy with Inter in the same team as Sneijder. The
Dutchman now plays for Al Gharafa in Qatar’s domestic competition, the Qatar
Stars League.
The
signing is a coup for Qatar Sports Club, who finished in mid-table last season
and currently has little hope of winning any domestic titles.
Earlier
on Monday Eto’o said Ligue 1 clubs had contacted him after he announced he was
leaving Turkey last week.
The
37-year-old is now in the twilight of a fabulous career. He enjoyed five hugely
successful seasons with Barcelona from 2004 to 2009, before helping Jose
Mourinho’s Inter team to win the treble of Champions League, Serie A and Coppa
Italia titles in his first season in Italy.
He then
had brief stints at Chelsea and Everton in the Premier League.
Eto’o
also scored 56 times for his country in 118 appearances and won two African Cup
of Nations with Cameroon
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