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#3 Samuel Eto'o (2004–2009)
The Black Diamond, Eto’s journey to playing at the Nou Camp was the opposite of someone like Josep Samitier’s as he was signed first for Real Madrid before moving to Barcelona after three highly productive seasons at Real Mallorca.
A brilliant striker who was as strong as he was fast, Eto'o was a terror during his Barca days as his pace, power, aggression, aerial ability and deadly finishing made him a nightmare.
Due to his high intelligence levels, he was able to dovetail very well with such geniuses as Ronaldinho, Messi, Thierry Henry and others during his 5-season stint at Barcelona and it wasn’t until Pep Guardiola arrived and found the team in need of a reboot that the three-time African Footballer of the Year had to leave the club in 2011 (he won a treble with the team in Pep’s first season).
A very intelligent person, he had issues with various managers during his time at the club, famously refusing to come on for a game against Racing de Santander in a La Liga match in 2007 and was also respected for his forthright views on racism.
His tally of 131 goals in 200 games was a phenomenal record and he remains the 8th highest goalscorer in the club’s history.
