Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1989)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
| image = Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.jpg2.jpg
| caption = Choupo-Moting with New York Red Bulls in 2025
| full_name = Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting{{cite news|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/everything-you-need-know-about-eric-choupo-moting|title=Everything you need to know about... Eric Choupo-Moting|date=13 June 2014|access-date=8 January 2015|publisher=Four Four Two}}
| height = 1.91 m{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/eric-maxim-choupo-moting/spieler/bundesliga/2022-23/fc-bayern-muenchen | title = Choupo-Moting, Eric Maxim | language = de | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 3 September 2014}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|3|23}}
| birth_place = Hamburg, West Germany
| currentclub = New York Red Bulls
| clubnumber = 13
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 1995–2000
| youthclubs1 = Teutonia 05
| youthyears2 = 2000–2003
| youthclubs2 = Altona 93
| youthyears3 = 2003–2004
| youthclubs3 = FC St. Pauli
| youthyears4 = 2004–2007
| youthclubs4 = Hamburger SV
| years1 = 2007–2011
| clubs1 = Hamburger SV II
| caps1 = 31
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2007–2011
| clubs2 = Hamburger SV
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2009–2010
| clubs3 = → FC Nürnberg (loan)
| caps3 = 25
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2011–2014
| clubs4 = Mainz 05
| caps4 = 74
| goals4 = 20
| years5 = 2012–2013
| clubs5 = Mainz 05 II
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2014–2017
| clubs6 = Schalke 04
| caps6 = 82
| goals6 = 18
| years7 = 2017–2018
| clubs7 = Stoke City
| caps7 = 30
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2018–2020
| clubs8 = Paris Saint-Germain
| caps8 = 31
| goals8 = 6
| years9 = 2020–2024
| clubs9 = Bayern Munich
| caps9 = 88
| goals9 = 19
| years10 = 2025–
| clubs10 = New York Red Bulls
| caps10 = 8
| goals10 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam1 = Germany U19
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam2 = Germany U21
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2010–
| nationalteam3 = Cameroon
| nationalcaps3 = 73
| nationalgoals3 = 20
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|CMR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|3rd|2021 Cameroon|}}
| pcupdate = 03:06, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 23:43, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
}}
Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (born 23 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls. Born in Germany, he plays for the Cameroon national team.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/choupo-moting-verzichtet-auf-afrika-cup-667858/artikel | title = Choupo-Moting verzichtet auf Afrika-Cup | language = de | website = Kicker | date = 3 January 2017 | access-date = 3 January 2017}}
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 80 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 two-year deal in August 2018. After his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired, Choupo-Moting returned to the Bundesliga and joined Bayern Munich in October 2020 on a free transfer. After he was let go as a free agent by Bayern at the end of the 2023–24 season, he joined MLS side New York Red Bulls on a free transfer in December 2024.
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.{{cite web|title=Choupo-Moting gets Hamburg chance|date = February 2008|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01ca-0e6ef565e8c7-50f88d37515c-1000--choupo-moting-gets-hamburg-chance/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=28 October 2017}}
=Hamburger SV=
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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. 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.{{cite web|title=Choupo-Moting's star still ascendant|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/0000295946.jsp|website=Bundesliga|access-date=28 October 2017}} 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.{{cite web|title=Late Fax Foils Hamburger SV Striker Choupo-Moting's Move To FC Köln|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2011/02/01/2332901/late-fax-foils-hamburger-sv-striker-choupo-motings-move-to|website=Goal|access-date=28 October 2017}} After his botched transfer he spent the second half of the campaign with the reserves.
=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.{{cite web | url = http://www.rhein-zeitung.de/sport/fussball/mainz05_artikel,-Mainz-05-verpflichtet-Eric-Maxim-Choupo-Moting-_arid,250383.html | title = Mainz 05 verpflichtet Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting | publisher = Rhein-Zeitung | language = de | date = 18 May 2011 | access-date = 11 September 2014}} Choupo-Moting enjoyed a successful 2011–12 season with the club, scoring ten times in the Bundesliga.{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/42607/vereinsspieler_eric-maxim-choupo-moting.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110921002611/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/42607/vereinsspieler_eric-maxim-choupo-moting.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 21 September 2011 | title = Choupo-Moting, Eric Maxim| language = de | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 11 September 2014}} However, he missed most of the 2012–13 season with a knee injury and was therefore unable to make an impact.{{cite web | url = http://bundesligafanatic.com/bundesliga-at-world-cup-mainz-eric-maxim-choupo-moting/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140706074316/http://bundesligafanatic.com/bundesliga-at-world-cup-mainz-eric-maxim-choupo-moting/ | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 6 July 2014 |title = Bundesliga stars at the World Cup – Mainz' Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | work = bundesligafanatic.com | access-date = 26 August 2014 | date = 6 February 2014 | first = Oli | last = Moody}}{{cite web | url = http://www.mainz05.de/mainz05/en/aktuell/news/news-detail/article/neues-aus-dem-lazarett.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114324/http://www.mainz05.de/mainz05/en/aktuell/news/news-detail/article/neues-aus-dem-lazarett.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 26 August 2014 | title = Choupo-Moting will miss the season opener | work = 1. FSV Mainz 05 | access-date = 26 August 2014 | date = 7 August 2013 }} 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.
=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.{{cite news|title=S04 sign Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting|url=http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/140705_choupo_moting/page/967--86-86-.html|access-date=7 July 2014|newspaper=schalke04.de|date=5 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208182637/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/140705_choupo_moting/page/967--86-86-.html|archive-date=8 December 2014}} The transfer was reported as a free transfer by Schalke's sport and communications manager Horst Heldt. Choupo-Moting was assigned the squad number 13.
On 6 December 2014, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over VfB Stuttgart.{{cite web | title =VfB bestaunt Barnettas und Choupo-Motings Gala | url = https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-schalke-2014-bundesliga-2407349/analyse | website = Kicker | language = de | access-date = 27 February 2021}}
=Stoke City=
On 7 August 2017, Choupo-Moting joined Premier League side Stoke City on a three-year contract.{{cite web|title=Potters swoop to sign highly-regarded forward on three-year deal...|url=http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/choupo-moting-checks-in|website=Stoke City|access-date=7 August 2017}}{{cite web|title=Stoke City sign Cameroon winger Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting|work=BBC Sport |date=7 August 2017 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40855236|access-date=7 August 2017}} He made his debut for Stoke on 12 August 2017 against Everton.{{cite web|title=Everton 1–0 Stoke|work=BBC Sport |date=11 August 2017 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40835425|access-date=22 August 2017}} 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.{{cite web|title=Stoke 2–2 Man United|work=BBC Sport |date=8 September 2017 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41133352|access-date=9 September 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43353975|title=Stoke City 1–2 Everton|date=17 March 2018| website = BBC Sport | access-date = 17 March 2018 | first = Katie | last = Falkingham}} Choupo-Moting played 32 times in 2017–18, scoring five goals as Stoke suffered relegation to the EFL Championship.{{cite web|title=Swansea 1–2 Stoke|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44020155|website=BBC Sport|date=11 May 2018 |access-date=24 May 2018}}
=Paris Saint-Germain=
== 2018–19 season ==
On 31 August 2018, Choupo-Moting joined Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.{{cite news |title=PSG sign Stoke's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bayern Munich's Juan Bernat |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45377566 |access-date=2 September 2018}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45619657|title=Rennes 1–3 PSG|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 September 2018|access-date=9 October 2018}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47847547|title=Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting sitter costs Paris St-Germain early title|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 April 2019|access-date=8 April 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/07/eric-maxim-choupo-moting-psg-strasbourg-amazing-miss-ligue-1|title= Choupo-Moting's shocking miss means PSG fail to wrap up Ligue 1 title|publisher=Guardian|date=8 April 2019|access-date=8 April 2019}} The BBC described it as "the worst miss in the history of football".
== 2019–20 season ==
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.sportbible.com/football/goals-reactions-choupo-moting-scored-a-superb-solo-goal-after-beating-four-defenders-20190825|title=Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Scored A Superb Solo Goal After Beating Four Toulouse Defenders|publisher=Sport Bible|date=25 August 2019 | access-date = 28 August 2019 | first = Adnan | last = Riaz}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53730251 |title=Atalanta 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain |website=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2020 }}{{Cite web|date=13 August 2020|title=Choupo-Moting: Africa's unlikeliest Champions League hero?|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/choupo-moting-africas-unlikeliest-champions-league-hero/12nz0bih4gu1s1ifi6n1dnfsxc|access-date=13 August 2020|website=goal.com}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2030150/ |title=Paris 0–1 Bayern |website=UEFA |date=23 August 2020 }}
= Bayern Munich =
== 2020–21 season ==
On 5 October 2020, Choupo-Moting joined Bayern Munich on a one-year contract.{{Cite web|date=5 October 2020|title=Bayern announce the signing of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting|url=https://bulinews.com/news/6291/bayern-announce-the-signing-eric-maxim-choupo-moting|access-date=5 October 2020|website=bulinews.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311419|title=1. FC Düren 0:3 Bayern München|website=DFB|date=15 October 2020|language=de}} On 9 December, he scored his first Champions League goal with Bayern Munich in a 2–0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55221522 |title=Bayern Munich 2–0 Lokomotiv Moscow |website=BBC Sport |date=9 December 2020 | access-date = 10 December 2020}} He scored his first league goal on 25 February 2021, scoring the first goal in Bayern's 5–1 victory over 1. FC Köln.{{Cite news|date=27 February 2021|title=Leaders Bayern cruise past Cologne|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56224638|access-date=16 October 2021}}{{Cite web|date=27 February 2021|title=Robert Lewandowski brace helps leaders Bayern Munich beat Cologne|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-cologne-live-line-ups-stats-lewandowski-neuer-sane-davies-14905|access-date=16 October 2021|website=Bundesliga}} In April 2021, he scored in both Champions League quarter-final matches against his former club Paris Saint-Germain, including a 1–0 away win at Parc des Princes, yet his club lost on the away goals rule after a 3–3 draw on aggregate.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56725385 |title=Paris Saint Germain 0–1 Bayern Munich |website=BBC Sport |date=13 April 2021 }} In May 2021, he lifted his first Bundesliga title with Bayern.{{Cite news|date=8 May 2021|title=Bayern win Bundesliga for ninth season|work=BBC Sport|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57038735|access-date=12 October 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-crowned-german-champions-2020-21-lewandowski-flick-davies-15756|access-date=12 October 2021|website=Bundesliga Official|publisher=Bundesliga}}
== 2021–22 season ==
On 17 August 2021, he came on in the 88th minute for Robert Lewandowski during the 2021 DFL-Supercup, a 3–1 win over Borussia Dortmund to clinch the DFL-Supercup title.{{Cite web|last=Netherton|first=Alexander|date=17 August 2021|title=Bayern Munich lift second successive Super Cup with Robert Lewandowski-inspired win over Borussia Dortmund|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/dfl-supercup/2021-2022/bayern-munich-lift-second-successive-super-cup-with-robert-lewandowski-inspired-win-over-borussia-do_sto8494848/story.shtml|access-date=16 October 2021|website=Eurosport}} On 25 August 2021, he scored his first hat-trick at Bayern after scoring four goals in the club's first round 12–0 win over Bremer SV in the DFB-Pokal.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=612222|title=Bayern Munich win 12–0 over fifth-tier side Bremer SV in German Cup action|website=ESPN|date=25 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/bayern-munich-win-12-0-204853109.html|title=Bayern Munich win 12–0 in German Cup rout|website=Yahoo Sports|date=25 August 2021|access-date=25 August 2021|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826031813/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/bayern-munich-win-12-0-204853109.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|date=25 August 2021|title=Bayern put 12 past Bremer SV in cup win|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58335764|access-date=11 October 2021}} This made him the first Bayern player since March 2005 when Claudio Pizarro scored four goals against Freiburg in the 2004–05 DFB-Pokal season. He also set up three other goals in the match, making him the first ever Bayern player to be directly involved in seven goals in the DFB-Pokal since records began in the 2008–09 season.{{Cite web|date=26 August 2021|title=Half a dozen facts about 12–0 at Bremer SV|url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2021/08/half-a-dozen-facts-about-the-12-0-at-bremer-sv|access-date=11 October 2021|website=FC Bayern|publisher=Bayern Munich}}{{cite web|last=Bernstein|first=Dan|date=25 August 2021|title=Nagelsmann applauds Choupo-Moting starring role in historic 12–0 romp for Bayern Munich in DFB-Pokal|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/news/nagelsmann-choupo-moting-bayern-dfb-pokal/hxz03om8vd3l1uk1aso7tbdv0|website=Sporting News}}
== 2022–23 season ==
On 16 October 2022, he scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season in a 5–0 win over Freiburg.{{cite web |url=https://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/saison2022-2023/spieltag-10/fc-bayern-muenchen-sc-freiburg/spielbericht-fcb-siegt-gegen-scf-5-0-tore-gnabry-choupo-moting-sane-mane-sabitzer.html |title=FC Bayern München - SC Freiburg 5:0: Choupo-Moting und Gnabry und Co. führen FCB auf Platz zwei |website=spox.com |language=de |date=16 October 2022 }} Afterwards, he scored a goal in each of the last two group stage matches against Barcelona and Inter Milan, in which Bayern Munich finished top of their Group C with six wins out of six matches for the second year in a row.{{cite web |url=https://talksport.com/football/1233711/eric-maxim-choupo-record-bayern-munich-stoke-city-fascinating-story-champions-league/ |title=WOW Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is firing for Bayern Munich in the latest chapter of the ex-Stoke City striker's fascinating story |website=talkSPORT |date=1 November 2022 }} On 3 March 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension until 30 June 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/eric-maxim-choupo-moting-signs-a-one-year-contract-extension-with-bayern-munich-22825 |title=Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting signs a one-year contract extension with Bayern Munich |website=Bundesliga |date=3 March 2023 }}
== 2023–24 season ==
On 23 September 2023, he scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season in a 5–0 win over VfL Bochum.{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/bundesliga/2023-2024/fc-bayern-muenchen-vfl-bochum-1848-23-09-2023/report|title=Hat-trick hero Harry leads seven-goal rout|website=fcbayern.com |date=23 September 2023 }} On 11 November 2023, he netted Bayern's fourth goal in a 4–2 victory over Heidenheim.{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/bundesliga/2023-2024/fc-bayern-muenchen-1-fc-heidenheim-1846-11-11-2023/report|title=Bayern maintain winning run in Bundesliga|website=fcbayern.com |date=11 November 2023 }} Thus, he succeeded in scoring against every Bundesliga club competing that season.{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2023/11/five-special-stories-from-the-heidenheim-clash |title=Five special stories from the Heidenheim match |website=fcbayern.com |date=11 November 2023 }} On 12 May 2024, it was officially announced that he would leave the club upon the expiration of his contract.{{cite web | url = https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2024/05/fc-bayern-say-goodbye-to-eric-maxim-choupo-moting-bouna-sarr | title = FC Bayern say goodbye to Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bouna Sarr | website = FC Bayern Munich | date = 12 May 2024 | access-date = 13 May 2024}}
= New York Red Bulls =
On 18 December 2024, it was announced that Choupo-Moting had joined MLS side New York Red Bulls on a free transfer.{{cite web | url = https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-signs-cameroon-international-eric-maxim-choupo-moting-to-mls-contract-as-designated-player| title = New York Red Bulls Signs Cameroon International Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting to MLS Contract as Designated Player | website = NY Red Bulls | date = 17 December 2024 | access-date = 17 December 2024}} On 15 March 2025, Choupo-Moting recorded his first goal for New York, on a penalty kick, in a 2–2 draw with Orlando City SC.{{cite web | url = https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/match-recap-pres-by-provident-bank-red-bulls-orlando-battle-to-2-2-draw| title = Red Bulls, Orlando Battle to 2-2 Draw | website = NY Red Bulls | date = 15 March 2024 | access-date = 15 March 2024}}
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.
=Cameroon=
==2010 World Cup==
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.
==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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24991558|title=Tunisia appeal over Cameroon players rejected by Fifa| first1 =Nick | last1 = Cavell | first2 = Ian | last2 = Hughes |publisher=BBC|date=28 November 2013|access-date=31 August 2014}} "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," a FIFA spokesman told BBC Sport. 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, but had his switch of national allegiance approved by FIFA before representing Cameroon. 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.
==2014 and 2022 World Cups==
In June 2014, he was called up for Cameroon's World Cup squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=312316/profile-detail.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613025224/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=312316/profile-detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2014|title=Maxim Choupo-Moting|publisher=FIFA|access-date=26 August 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27374746|title=World Cup 2014: Idrissou dropped from Cameroon|date=2 June 2014|access-date=2 June 2014|work=BBC Sport }} On 3 January 2017, he announced that he would not play in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 29 March 2022, during the third round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, he scored a goal for Cameroon to lead 1–0 in an away match against Algeria, which equalized the tie 1–1 on aggregate. That match went on into extra time and both teams scored; hence, Cameroon qualified to the 2022 FIFA World Cup on away goals.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/629214 |title=Algeria 1–2 Cameroon |website=ESPN |date=29 March 2022 }}
File:Eric Maxim Choupô Moting.jpg
On 9 November 2022, he was included in the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.{{cite tweet |author=Cameroon national football team |author-link=Cameroon national football team |user=LIndomptables |number=1590446431575638016 |date=9 November 2022 |title=Liste des 26 Lions Indomptables qui iront défendre les couleurs du Cameroun à la Coupe du Monde FIFA Qatar 2022. |trans-title=List of the 26 Indomitable Lions who will defend the colours of Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. |language=fr |access-date=12 November 2022}} On 28 November, he scored his first World Cup goal in a 3–3 draw against Serbia.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/28/cameroon-serbia-world-cup-group-g-match-report |title=Choupo-Moting thwarts Serbia to cap Cameroon's wild World Cup comeback |website=The Guardian |date=28 November 2022 }}
Personal life
Choupo-Moting was born in Altona, Hamburg, and he attended Gymnasium Altona.{{cite news|title=Maxim Choupo-Moting: Heimspiel in Ottensen|trans-title=Maxim Choupo-Moting: Match in Ottensen|url=http://www.abendblatt.de/sport/fussball/hsv/article1739014/Maxim-Choupo-Moting-Heimspiel-in-Ottensen.html| first =Kai | last = Schiller|access-date=31 August 2014|work=abendblatt.de|publisher=Hamburger Abendblatt |date=27 December 2010|language=de}} He was born to a German mother and Cameroonian father.{{cite news|title=Everything you need to know about... Eric Choupo-Moting|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/everything-you-need-know-about-eric-choupo-moting| first =Sam | last = Crocker|access-date=31 August 2014|work=fourfourtwo.com|publisher=FourFourTwo |date=13 June 2014}}
Choupo-Moting has a German wife named Nevin. They have two children, born 2013 and 2021.{{cite web |title=Vaterfreuden beim FC Bayern! Choupo-Moting zum zweiten Mal Papa geworden |url=https://www.tag24.de/sport/fussball/verein/fc-bayern-muenchen/eric-maxim-choupo-moting-vom-fc-bayern-muenchen-zum-zweiten-mal-vater-geworden-frau-nevin-promis-stars-1812638 |website=tag24.de |publisher=TAG24 NEWS Deutschland |access-date=25 August 2023 |language=german |date=25 January 2021}}
Style of play
Choupo-Moting is often stationed as a striker or on the left wing. 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. Choupo-Moting is known for high work rate, long stride and powerful, direct dribbling ability.
Career statistics
=Club=
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Coupe de France}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup, Coupe de la Ligue}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Hamburger SV II
|12 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2007–08
|Regionalliga Nord |8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09
|Regionalliga Nord |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10
|Regionalliga Nord |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11
|Regionalliga Nord |7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!31||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||1 | |||||||||||
| rowspan="5"|Hamburger SV
|13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Cup}} | 2 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup}} | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2008–09
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11
|Bundesliga |10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!23||2||6||1||colspan="2"|—||7||2||1||0||37||5 | |||||||||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)
|Bundesliga |25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs}} | 1 | 28 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Mainz 05
|Bundesliga |34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13
|Bundesliga |8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14
|Bundesliga |32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 11 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!74||20||6||2||colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||81||22 | |||||||||||
| Mainz 05 II
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Schalke 04
|Bundesliga |31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16
|Bundesliga |28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|name=UEL}} | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 9 | ||
| 2016–17
|Bundesliga |23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!82||18||5||0||colspan="2"|—||19||4||colspan="2"|—||106||22 | |||||||||||
| Stoke City
|30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 5 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Paris Saint-Germain
|22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 2019–20
|Ligue 1 |9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6{{efn|name=UCL}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!31||6||7||1||3||1||10||1||0||0||51||9 | |||||||||||
| rowspan="5"|Bayern Munich
|Bundesliga |22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 7{{efn|name=UCL}} | 4 | 2{{efn|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 0 | 32 | 9 | |
| 2021–22
|Bundesliga |20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=UCL}} | 1 | 1{{efn|Appearance in DFL-Supercup}} | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
| 2022–23
|Bundesliga |19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 7{{efn|name=UCL}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 17 | |
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!88 | 19 | 8 | 10 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 38 | |
| New York Red Bulls
|2025 |8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!395 | 79 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 508 | 111 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 12 September 2023}}{{NFT player|id=38180|name=Maxim Choupo-Moting|access-date=3 June 2014}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| National team||Year||Apps||Goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="15"|Cameroon | ||
| 2010 | 6 | 2 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total||73||20 |
:As of match played 28 November 2022. Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Choupo-Moting goal.
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition |
| scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |
|---|
| scope=row|1
|5 June 2010||Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia||align=center|2||{{fb|SRB|variant=2004}}|| align="center" |3–4||align=center|3–4||Friendly |
| scope=row|2
|4 September 2010||Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue, Mauritius||align=center|6||rowspan=2|{{fb|MRI}}||align=center|3–1||align=center|3–1||rowspan=3|2012 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| scope=row|3
|3 September 2011||Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon||align=center|11||align=center|5–0||align=center|5–0 |
| scope=row|4
|7 October 2011||Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo||align=center|12||{{fb|COD}}||align=center|3–2||align=center|3–2 |
| scope=row|5
|29 February 2012||Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau||align=center|14||{{fb|GNB}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–0||2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| scope=row|6
|rowspan="2"|26 May 2012||rowspan="2"|Stade Armand Micheletti, Amanvillers, France|| rowspan="2" align="center" |15||rowspan="2"|{{fb|GUI}}||align=center|1–0||rowspan=2 align=center|2–1||rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| scope=row|7
|align=center|2–1 |
| scope=row|8
|2 June 2012||Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon||align=center|16||{{fb|COD}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–0||rowspan=2|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| scope=row|9
|10 June 2012||Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia||align=center|17||{{fb|LBY}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|1–2 |
| scope=row|10
|26 May 2014||rowspan=2|Kufstein-Arena, Kufstein, Austria|| align="center" |24||{{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}||align=center|2–0||align=center|2–0||rowspan=4|Friendly |
| scope=row|11
|29 May 2014||align=center|25||{{fb|PAR}}||align=center|1–2||align=center|1–2 |
| scope=row|12
|1 June 2014||Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany||align=center|26||{{fb|GER}}||align=center|2–2||align=center|2–2 |
| scope=row|13
|30 May 2016||Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France||align=center|42||{{fb|FRA}}||align=center|2–2||align=center|2–3 |
| scope=row|14
|12 October 2018||rowspan=2|Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon||align=center|47||{{fb|MWI}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–0||rowspan=2|2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| scope=row|15
|23 March 2019||align=center|50||{{fb|Comoros}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|3–0 |
| scope=row|16
|rowspan="2"|8 October 2021|| rowspan="2" |Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon|| rowspan="2" align="center" |59|| rowspan="2" |{{fb|MOZ}}|| align="center" |1–0||rowspan=2 align=center|3–1|| rowspan="2" |2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| scope=row|17
|align=center|2–0 |
| scope=row|18
|29 March 2022||Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria||align=center|67||{{fb|ALG}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|2–1 {{aet}}||2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| scope=row|19
|18 November 2022||Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||align=center|69||{{fb|PAN}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–1||Friendly |
| scope=row|20
|28 November 2022||Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar||align=center|71||{{fb|SRB}}||align=center|3–3||align=center|3–3||2022 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2018–19,{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/psg-champions-as-lille-held-at-toulouse.htm|title=PSG Champions as Lille held at Toulouse|date=21 April 2019|access-date=21 April 2019|website=ligue1.com|publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626220236/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/psg-champions-as-lille-held-at-toulouse.htm|archive-date=26 June 2019}} 2019–20{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/04/30/psg-champions-season-ended-ligue-1|title=PSG champions as season ended|work=Ligue1 |date=30 April 2020|access-date=30 April 2020|publisher=Ligue 1}}
- Coupe de France: 2019–20{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/OTHER-COMPETITIONS/2020/07/25/psg-edge-asse-for-coupe-de-france-win|title=PSG edge ASSE for Coupe de France win!|date=24 July 2020|access-date=25 July 2020|website=ligue1.com}}
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2019–20
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20{{Cite news|date=23 August 2020|title=Paris St-Germain 0–1 Bayern Munich: German side win Champions League final|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53867676|access-date=27 August 2020}}
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 2020–21,{{cite news|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-crowned-german-champions-2020-21-lewandowski-flick-davies-15756|title=Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions|publisher=Bundesliga|date=8 May 2021|access-date=8 May 2021}} 2021–22, 2022–23{{cite news |date=27 May 2023 |title=Dortmund draw gifts Bayern title on thrilling final day |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65714772 |access-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527160105/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65714772 |archive-date=27 May 2023}}
- DFL-Supercup: 2021, 2022{{Cite web|title=Robert Lewandowski double as Bayern Munich overcome Borussia Dortmund to win the Supercup|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/borussia-dortmund-bayern-munich-live-supercup-line-ups-stats-haaland-lewandowski-16902|access-date=11 October 2021|website=Bundesliga Official|publisher=Bundesliga}}
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2020{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/amp/pavard-completes-sextuple-for-dominant-bayern |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211201846/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/amp/pavard-completes-sextuple-for-dominant-bayern |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 February 2021 |title=Pavard completes sextuple for dominant Bayern |website=FIFA.com |date=11 February 2021 |access-date=11 February 2021}}
Cameroon
- African Cup of Nations third place: 2021{{Cite news|date=5 February 2022|title=Cameroon beat Burkina Faso on penalties|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60186277|access-date=5 February 2022}}
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U18 Silver: 2007{{cite web | url = http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga1/fussball-bundesliga-choupo-moting-erhaelt-fritz-walter-medaille_aid_280463.html | title = Choupo-Moting erhält Fritz-Walter-Medaille | trans-title = Choupo-Moting receives the Fritz Walter Medal | work = focus.de | publisher = Focus | date = 4 September 2007 | access-date = 31 August 2014 | language = de | archive-date = 6 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171006183633/http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga1/fussball-bundesliga-choupo-moting-erhaelt-fritz-walter-medaille_aid_280463.html | url-status = dead }}
References
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