It hasn't been the best of seasons for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o

Eto'o spent 70 minutes on the pitch in Barca's 6-0 demolition of Valencia yesterday.Although he didn’t add to his tally of 14 goals this season, he notched up his 242nd appearance in the Spanish first division.

He takes the ‘record’ from his compatriot Thomas N’kono, who wore the gloves for Barcelona’s neighbours Espanyol in 241 games between 1982 and 1989.

Eto’o has played 106 games for the Catalan club since arriving at Barcelona in the summer of 2004.

In addition, he played three times for Real Madrid at the start of his career before moving to Real Mallorca for five seasons and 133 matches.

The question now is, how many more La Liga games will Eto’o play?

Barcelona have three fixtures remaining this season, including a trip to bitter rivals and Spanish champions Real Madrid on Wednesday.

But Eto’o himself will be suspended after picking up a fifth yellow card against Valencia.

There have been strong rumours in recent months that Eto’o may move during the summer, with Italy’s Serie A or the English Premiership being the most likely destinations.

However, Eto’o has been at pains to dismiss speculation about his departure.

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“I believe in this team. This season hasn’t been either so good or so bad but I wouldn’t use the word ‘fiasco’ that has appeared in the media.”

Despite not winning anything with Barcelona this season, Eto’o has still achieved a stunning array of honours with his various