Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (German pronunciation: [ɛˈʀɪk maksˈɪm ˈtʃʊ.pøː ˈmɔ.tɪŋ]; born 23 March 1989) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Cameroon national team.[5]

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Choupo-Moting at Schalke 04 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989
Place of birth Hamburg, West Germany[2]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3][4]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Bayern Munich
Number 13
Youth career
1995–2000 Teutonia 05
2000–2003 Altona 93
2003–2004 FC St. Pauli
2004–2007 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Hamburger SV II 31 (1)
2007–2011 Hamburger SV 23 (2)
2009–20101. FC Nürnberg (loan) 25 (5)
2011–2014 Mainz 05 74 (20)
2013 Mainz 05 II 2 (0)
2014–2017 Schalke 04 82 (18)
2017–2018 Stoke City 30 (5)
2018–2020 Paris Saint-Germain 31 (6)
2020– Bayern Munich 10 (0)
National team
2007–2009 Germany U19 5 (4)
2009–2010 Germany U21 5 (4)
2010– Cameroon 55 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:56, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2019

Choupo-Moting began his career with Hamburger SV, making his Bundesliga debut in August 2007. He spent the 2009–10 season on loan at 1. FC Nürnberg and in August 2011 he joined 1. FSV Mainz 05. After three seasons with Mainz he moved on to Schalke 04 in August 2014. He became a regular for the Gelsenkirchen club, and made over 100 appearances, before joining Premier League side Stoke City in August 2017. Struggling for minutes in the EFL Championship with Stoke, he decided to move to Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain on a 2-year deal in August 2018. After his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired, Choupo-Moting joined Bundesliga club Bayern Munich in October 2020 on free transfer.

Club career

Early career

Choupo-Moting was born in Hamburg to a German mother and a Cameroonian father and began playing football at an early age. He played in the youth teams at Teutonia 05, Altona 93 and FC St. Pauli before joining Hamburger SV in 2004. He played semi-professional football with Hamburger SV II in the Regionalliga Nord before breaking into the first team in August 2007.[6]

Hamburger SV

Choupo-Moting made his first appearance as a Hamburger SV player in a Bundesliga match on 11 August 2007, being sent on as a substitute in the 69th minute against Hannover 96.[3] Choupo-Moting struggled to establish himself in Martin Jol's side and he spent the 2009–10 season on loan at 1. FC Nürnberg with whom he scored six goals in 27 appearances helping Nürnberg retain their Bundesliga status.[7] On his return to Hamburg, Choupo-Moting struggled to make much impact in 2010–11 and after scoring just two goals by January he was set for another loan move this time to 1. FC Köln, however the move fell through after registration documents were faxed to the German Football Association too late.[8] After his botched transfer he spent the second half of the campaign with the reserves.[7]

Mainz 05

On 18 May 2011, Choupo-Moting signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a free transfer from Hamburg.[9] Choupo-Moting enjoyed a successful 2011–12 season with the club, scoring ten times in the Bundesliga.[10] However, he missed most of the 2012–13 season with a knee injury and was therefore unable to make an impact.[11][12] He returned to form in 2013–14, scoring ten goals in 32 appearances helping Mainz secure seventh position and qualification to the UEFA Europa League, however at the end of the campaign he decided not to renew his contract with the club.[7]

Schalke 04

On 5 July 2014, after Choupo-Moting's contract expired at Mainz, FC Schalke 04 confirmed he had signed a three-year professional contract with them until 30 June 2017.[13] The transfer was reported as a free transfer by Schalke's sport and communications manager Horst Heldt.[13] Choupo-Moting was assigned the squad number 13.[13]

On 6 December 2014, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over VfB Stuttgart.[14]

Stoke City

On 7 August 2017, Choupo-Moting joined Premier League side Stoke City on a three-year contract.[15][16] He made his debut for Stoke on 12 August 2017 against Everton.[17] Choupo-Moting scored both goals in a 2–2 draw against Manchester United on 9 September 2017 and was named man of the match by BBC Sport.[18] Against Everton, he came on as a substitute, scored within five minutes of his arrival, but injured himself in the process and Stoke lost 2–1.[19] Choupo-Moting played 32 times in 2017–18, scoring five goals as Stoke suffered relegation to the EFL Championship.[20]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 31 August 2018, Choupo-Moting joined Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.[21] He made his debut for the club on 18 September 2018 in the 3–2 Champions League away defeat against Liverpool before scoring on his Ligue 1 debut against Rennes five days later.[22] On 7 April 2019, Choupo-Moting made a mistake in the Ligue 1 home match against Strasbourg; when a shot from teammate Christopher Nkunku was about to cross the goal line, Choupo-Moting attempted to touch the ball with his left foot across the goal line but instead unintentionally diverted the ball onto the near post and prevented a certain goal.[23][24] The BBC described it as "one of the worst misses in the history of football".[23]

On 25 August 2019, Choupo-Moting came off the bench to replace the injured Edinson Cavani in the 16th minute and scored twice in the second half of a 4–0 home win over Toulouse; his first goal was a superb solo goal scored after he beat four Toulouse defenders in the penalty area.[25] On 12 August 2020, Choupo-Moting scored in the third minute of stoppage time against Atalanta in the Champions League, completing a late turnaround for PSG and sending the team into the semi-finals of the competition for the first time in 25 years.[26][27] Later on, he came on as a substitute in the Champions League final, which ended in a 1–0 defeat for Paris Saint-Germain against Bayern Munich.[28]

Bayern Munich

On 5 October 2020, Choupo-Moting joined Bayern Munich on a one-year contract.[29] Choupo-Moting made his debut for Bayern in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on 15 October and scored twice as the club defeated fifth division side 1. FC Düren by a score of 3–0.[30] On 9 December, he scored his first Champions League goal with Bayern Munich in a 2–0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow.[31]

International career

Germany

Choupo-Moting has a German passport and represented his country of birth and his mother's country Germany at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[13]

Cameroon

On 11 May 2010, Choupo-Moting earned his first call-up for the Cameroon national team and represented Cameroon at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[3] He was also called up for Cameroon's World Cup squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.[3] On 3 January 2017, he announced that he would not play in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

Cameroon eligibility investigation

The Tunisian Football Federation, which governs the Tunisia national team, had questioned FIFA on whether Choupo-Moting fulfilled nationality criteria to play for Cameroon.[32] "With regards to the protest lodged by the Tunisian Football Federation in relation to the eligibility of Choupo-Moting representing Cameroon, FIFA had communicated to the Tunisia Football Federation that no breach of the FIFA regulations has been committed by the Cameroonian Football Federation,"[32] a FIFA spokesman told BBC Sport.[32] Choupo-Moting played for both the Germany national youth football teams and the Germany national under-21 team, including being born in Germany and growing up in Germany with German parentage,[33] but had his switch of national allegiance approved by FIFA before representing Cameroon.[32] The Tunisian Football Federation's complaint came during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round despite Choupo-Moting playing at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.[32]

Personal life

Choupo-Moting was born in Altona, Hamburg, and he attended Gymnasium Altona.[2] He was born to a German mother and Cameroonian father.[33]

Choupo-Moting has a German wife named Nevin.[34] They have one son, Liam, who was born on 17 October 2013.[34]

Style of play

Choupo-Moting is often stationed as a striker or on the left wing.[33] He is a composed finisher and possesses purposeful and powerful dribbling ability, comfortable on either left or right flanks or through the middle of the pitch.[33] Choupo-Moting is known for high work rate, long stride and powerful, direct dribbling ability.[33]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 February 2021[35][36]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV II 2006–07 Regionalliga Nord 121121
2007–08 Regionalliga Nord 8080
2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 2020
2009–10 Regionalliga Nord 2020
2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 7070
Total 311311
Hamburger SV 2007–08 Bundesliga 130316[lower-alpha 1]21[lower-alpha 2]0233
2008–09 00000000
2009–10 00101[lower-alpha 3]020
2010–11 10220122
Total 232617210375
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2009–10 Bundesliga 255102[lower-alpha 4]1286
Mainz 05 2011–12 3410301[lower-alpha 3]03810
2012–13 801191
2013–14 3210213411
Total 742062108122
1. FSV Mainz 05 II 2012–13 Regionalliga Südwest 2020
Schalke 04 2014–15 Bundesliga 319108[lower-alpha 5]14010
2015–16 286206[lower-alpha 3]3369
2016–17 233205[lower-alpha 3]0303
Total 82185019410622
Stoke City 2017–18 Premier League 3051010325
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 Ligue 1 22340104[lower-alpha 5]000313
2019–20 9331216[lower-alpha 5]100206
Total 316713110100519
Bayern Munich 2020–21 Bundesliga 110123[lower-alpha 5]11[lower-alpha 6]0153
Career total 30857276414084138373
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in the Bundesliga/2. Bundesliga relegation/promotion play-off
  5. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
  6. Appearance(s) in the FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of 13 November 2019[35][37]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon
201062
201172
201265
201330
2014123
201570
201621
201720
201841
201961
Total5515

International goals

As of match played 23 March 2019. Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Choupo-Moting goal.[35]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 June 2010Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia2 Serbia3–43–4Friendly
2 4 September 2010Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue, Mauritius6 Mauritius3–13–12012 African Cup of Nations qualification
3 3 September 2011Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon11 Mauritius5–05–02012 African Cup of Nations qualification
4 7 October 2011Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo12 DR Congo3–23–22012 African Cup of Nations qualification
5 29 February 2012Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau14 Guinea-Bissau1–01–02013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 26 May 2012Stade Armand Micheletti, Amanvillers, France15 Guinea1–02–1Friendly
7 2–1
8 2 June 2012Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon16 DR Congo1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 10 June 2012Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia17 Libya1–11–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 26 May 2014Kufstein-Arena, Kufstein, Austria24 Macedonia2–02–0Friendly
11 29 May 2014Kufstein-Arena, Kufstein, Austria25 Paraguay1–21–2Friendly
12 1 June 2014Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany26 Germany2–22–2Friendly
13 30 May 2016Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France42 France2–22–3Friendly
14 12 October 2018Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon47 Malawi1–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15 23 March 2019Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon50 Comoros1–03–0

2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

Paris Saint-Germain

Individual

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