Liga: Karl Etta Eyong follows in Nicolas Jackson's footsteps

The Cameroonian prodigy Karl Etta Eyong is following in the footsteps of Senegalese international Nicolas Jackson.

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The Douala native has made a strong impression with Villarreal's reserve team and is expected to permanently join the professional squad in the coming weeks.

He is following the path of Nicolas Jackson, who went through the reserve team of the Yellow Submarine before becoming a key player for the first team and eventually joining Chelsea during the last summer transfer window.

What should we know about Etta Eyong?

Trained in his home country at the Galactique Football Association academy, he joined Cadiz in 2022.

After proving himself with the reserve team, he joined Villarreal in 2024 for a sum of 1 million euros.

This season, he has scored 14 goals and provided 5 assists in 24 matches across all competitions. His market value is currently estimated at 5 million euros on the transfermarkt website.

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.