Michael Cheukoua

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Michael Cheukoua

| image = SC Wiener Neustadt vs. FK Austria Wien II 2018-08-17 (017).jpg

| caption = Cheukoua in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1997|1|13}}

| birth_place = Cameroon

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Meizhou Hakka

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Canon Yaoundé

| years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = Canon Yaoundé | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 10

| years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = SC Rheindorf Altach II | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = SC Rheindorf Altach | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = → 1. Wiener Neustädter (loan) | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2019–2021 | clubs5 = SV Horn | caps5 = 57 | goals5 = 15

| years6 = 2021–2023 | clubs6 = Austria Lustenau | caps6 = 48 | goals6 = 12

| years7 = 2023–2025 | clubs7 = Grazer AK | caps7 = 34 | goals7 = 7

| years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = Meizhou Hakka | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Cameroon U23

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 27 December 2024

| ntupdate = 23:48, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

}}

Michael Cheukoua (born 13 January 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka .{{Soccerway|michael-cheukoua/504156}}

Club career

Cheukoua began his senior career in his native Cameroon with Canon Yaoundé. He transferred to the Austrian club Rheindorf Altach on 26 August 2017, and initially was assigned to their reserves before playing for their senior team.{{Cite web |url=https://newsroom.scra.at/de/scra/1.Mannschaft/publikumsliebling-moumi-ngamaleu-wechselt-zu-yb-bern/ |title=Publikumsliebling Moumi Ngamaleu wechselt zu YB Bern |date=23 April 2018 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033305/https://newsroom.scra.at/de/scra/1.Mannschaft/publikumsliebling-moumi-ngamaleu-wechselt-zu-yb-bern/ |archive-date=23 April 2018 |url-status=dead}} He joined Wiener Neustädter on loan for the 2018–19 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.45fois2.com/actusdiv.php?idpost=20181006212613|title=Autriche : Michael Cheukoua marque, SC Wiener s'impose|website=www.45fois2.com}} In the summer of 2021, he transferred to SV Horn.{{Cite web|url=https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/2--liga/hintergrund/2--liga--ohne-japan--das-ist-der--neue--sv-horn/|title=Ohne Japan! Das ist Horn "neu"|website=www.laola1.at}}

Cheukoua moved to crossdown rivals Austria Lustenau on 24 June 2021, signing a 2-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.austria-lustenau.at/teams/profis/berichte/item/1215-sc-austria-lustenau-verpflichtet-michael-cheukoua.html|title=SC Austria Lustenau verpflichtet Michael Cheukoua|website=www.austria-lustenau.at}} In his first season with them, he helped them win the 2021–22 and earn promotion into the Austrian Football Bundesliga.{{Cite web|url=https://actucameroun.com/2022/05/14/autriche-michael-cheukoua-et-laustria-lustenau-d2-sacres-champions-et-promus-en-1ere-division/|title=Autriche : Michaël Cheukoua et l'Austria Lustenau (D2) sacrés champions et promus en 1ère division|first=Isaac|last=Esanji|date=14 May 2022}}

International career

Cheukoua played for the Cameroon U23s at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kingfut.com/2019/10/17/cameroon-announce-squad-afcon-2/|title=Cameroon announce squad for U-23 AFCON|first=Ahmed|last=Wagih|date=17 October 2019}}

Honours

Austria Lustenau

Austrian Football Second League: 2021–22{{cite news |title=Austria Lustenau bejubelt den Aufstieg in die Bundesliga |url=https://www.kicker.de/austria-lustenau-bejubelt-den-aufstieg-in-die-bundesliga-902110/artikel |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=kicker |date=13 May 2022 |language=de-DE}}