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The new 16-year-old Samuel Eto’o who broke all the records of Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona wants

He is Cameroonian as well as Eto’o, plays as an attacker and could be the next world soccer star.

By Mauricio Saenz

He is Cameroonian as well as Eto’o, plays as an attacker and could be the next world soccer star.
He is Cameroonian as well as Eto’o, plays as an attacker and could be the next world soccer star.
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During the last years a lot of top talented players had risen and show soccer world great skills that could set him as the top ones of the future. The most emblematic case is the one of Kylian Mbappé, French attacker who is already a World Champion at the age of 21. But there is also a new generation showing off of younger players.

One of those who may mark an era soon is Youssoufa Moukoko, a Cameroonian attacker nationalized German who is called the new Samuel Eto’o. With just 16 years old he has broken some of the records that Lionel Messi himself has, of scoring and playing games since very young.

So far now, Moukoko is the youngest player to make his debut at Bundesliga (16 years and 1 day), as well as in Champions League (16 years and 18 days) and at making his debut on the starting XI at Bundesliga (16 years and 25 days). So much trust make Borussia Dortmund don’t look for a replacement after Erling Haaland injury, as they think he could be the successor of the Norwegian.

On his first game from the start, Dortmund defeated Werder Bremen 2-1 on Bundesliga Week 12 with goals from Raphael Guerreiro and Marco Reus. The left-footed attacker formed at FC St. Pauli has a contract until June 2022 and his actual reported value, according to specialized website Transfermarkt, arrives to $10 million.


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