How tall is Samuel Eto'o?

Samuel Eto'o's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 91% of men in Cameroon.

Where 180 cm sits among men in Cameroon

Taller than about 91% of men in Cameroon born in 1981 (average 170.8 cm).

Eto'o next to his teammates

Geremi is 4 cm shorter than Samuel Eto'o (176 cm), teammate at Cameroon men's national football team from 1997 to 2010.

Jean Makoun is 7 cm shorter than Samuel Eto'o (173 cm), teammate at Cameroon men's national football team from 2003 to 2014.

Thiago Motta is 7 cm taller than Samuel Eto'o (187 cm), teammate at FC Barcelona from 2004 to 2007.

About Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian football administrator and former player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation. He was born on 10 March 1981 in Douala. He moved to Real Madrid at 16 and signed for Mallorca in 2000, scoring 70 goals, a club record.

Eto'o joined Barcelona in 2004 and scored 130 goals in five seasons, winning La Liga three times. He played alongside Ronaldinho when Barcelona won the 2006 UEFA Champions League final, scoring in it, and scored again in the 2009 final in a front three with Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry. He signed with Inter Milan for 2009 to 2010 and became the first player to win two European continental trebles.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Eto'o was a teammate of Geremi in the Cameroon men's national football team from 1997 to 2010. Geremi is listed at 176 cm (5'9") and is 4 cm shorter than Eto'o. Thiago Motta, his teammate at FC Barcelona from 2004 to 2007, is listed at 187 cm (6'2") and is 7 cm taller than Eto'o.

Frequently asked

How tall is Samuel Eto'o in feet and inches? Samuel Eto'o is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Samuel Eto'o compared to Geremi? Geremi is 4 cm shorter than Samuel Eto'o: 176 cm (5'9") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Samuel Eto'o compared to Jean Makoun? Jean Makoun is 7 cm shorter than Samuel Eto'o: 173 cm (5'8") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Samuel Eto'o compared to Thiago Motta? Thiago Motta is 7 cm taller than Samuel Eto'o: 187 cm (6'2") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Samuel Eto'o tall for men in Cameroon? At 180 cm he is taller than about 91% of men in Cameroon born in 1981, whose average height is 170.8 cm.

Sources

• Samuel Eto'o on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Samuel Eto'o on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 cm.
• Samuel Eto'o on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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