Eto’o’s Son Etienne Indicators First Skilled Contract With Portugal’s Vitoria De Guimaraes

The Cameroon U20 star appears to be following in his legendary dad’s footsteps after agreeing a two-year take care of the Primera Liga aspect

Cameroon teen Etienne Eto’o, son to Indomitable Lions legend and Fecafoot president Samuel Eto’o, has signed his first skilled contract with Portuguese aspect Vitoria de Guimaraes who he joined final yr.

The highly-rated midfielder has been that includes for Vitoria’s reserve aspect within the newbie leagues in Portugal however is now set to be a part of the primary workforce beginning subsequent month when the 2022-23 season commences.

In line with kick442.com, Etienne has signed a two-year contract, with the choice for a 3rd, and will have his first style {of professional} soccer when Vitoria go to newly-promoted Chaves on August 7 of their opening Primera Liga match of the season.

The midfielder loved an excellent marketing campaign within the youth ranks of the Portuguese aspect, scoring two targets in 10 video games.

Etienne additionally has European soccer to sit up for given Vitoria certified for the Europa Convention League following a sixth-place end within the 18-team league final season.

Born in Palma, Spain in 2002, throughout his dad’s four-year stint at Actual Mallorca, Eto’o junior started his profession within the youth ranks of the Spanish workforce earlier than shifting to Austria’s FC Lustenau in 2011.

The Cameroon U20 star then left Austria for Spanish second division aspect Actual Oviedo the place he performed till he was launched on the finish of the 2020-21 season after which he moved to Portugal, becoming a member of Vitoria’s U23 aspect.

He was a part of the Cameroon U20 squad that performed on the Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania final yr and made headlines when he scored twice on his debut, first with a ravishing free-kick earlier than including a second from the spot, as they beat Mozambique 4-1.

Vitoria will probably be hoping that the youthful Eto’o can produce a fraction or extra of what his legendary father managed throughout his enjoying profession that noticed him rating 371 targets in 764 video games throughout Spain, Italy, England, Russia, Italy and Qatar.

Eto’o senior is the one African participant to have gained 4 Uefa Champions League titles, including onto three La Liga and a Serie A crown that he claimed at Barcelona and Inter Milan respectively in addition to two Africa Cup of Nations titles and an Olympic gold.

Throughout a earlier interview, Etienne mentioned his father has nice affect on him and he want to do even higher than the four-time African Participant of the 12 months,

“My dad has performed an enormous affect in my life as a result of I’ve at all times admired him and wish to be taught from him and proceed in his steps. All the time I wish to be somebody like him,” he mentioned.

“I wish to try to be higher than him and I’m at all times trying ahead to stepping on the pitch and giving my greatest. Though I do know it’s troublesome to be higher than my father, I wish to work exhausting to attain like him. He’s at all times there to assist me and provides me recommendation.”