Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

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]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 17
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)
2009–2010 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 25 (5)
2011–2014 1. FSV Mainz 05 74 (20)
2013 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 2 (0)
2014–2017 Schalke 04 82 (18)
2017–2018 Stoke City 30 (5)
2018– Paris Saint-Germain 1 (1)
National team‡
2007–2009 Germany U19 5 (4)
2009–2010 Germany U21 5 (4)
2010– Cameroon 47 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:45, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:45, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

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

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. In August 2018, he joined Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

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 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, 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 the following month in a Champions League defeat to Liverpool before scoring on his league debut against Rennes the following week.[22]

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.[23] "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 Cameroon Football Federation,"[23] a FIFA spokesman told BBC Sport.[23] 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,[24] but had his switch of national allegiance approved by FIFA before representing Cameroon.[23] 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.[23]

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.[24]

Choupo-Moting has a German wife named Nevin.[25] They have one son, Liam, who was born on 17 October 2013.[25]

Style of play

Choupo-Moting is often stationed as a striker or on the left wing.[24] 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.[24] Choupo-Moting is known for high work rate, long stride and powerful, direct dribbling ability.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 September 2018[26][27]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV II 2006–07 Regionalliga Nord 121———121
2007–08 Regionalliga Nord 80———80
2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 20———20
2009–10 Regionalliga Nord 20———20
2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 70———70
Total 311———311
Hamburger SV 2007–08 Bundesliga 13031—7[lower-alpha 1]2233
2008–09 Bundesliga 0000—0000
2009–10 Bundesliga 0010—1[lower-alpha 2]020
2010–11 Bundesliga 10220—00122
Total 23261—82377
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2009–10 Bundesliga 25510—2[lower-alpha 3]1276
1. FSV Mainz 05 2011–12 Bundesliga 341030—103810
2012–13 Bundesliga 8011—0091
2013–14 Bundesliga 321021—003411
Total 742062—108122
1. FSV Mainz 05 II 2012–13 Regionalliga Südwest 20———20
Schalke 04 2014–15 Bundesliga 31910—8[lower-alpha 4]14010
2015–16 Bundesliga 28620—6[lower-alpha 2]3369
2016–17 Bundesliga 23320—5[lower-alpha 2]0303
Total 821850—18410522
Stoke City 2017–18 Premier League 3051010—325
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 Ligue 1 1100001[lower-alpha 4]021
Career total 268521931030731862
  1. ↑ One appearance in the Intertoto Cup and six in the UEFA Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Bundesliga/2. Bundesliga relegation/promotion play-off
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the Champions League

International

As of 12 October 2017[26][28]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon
201062
201172
201265
201330
2014123
201570
201621
201720
201821
Total4714

International goals

As of match played 30 May 2016. Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Choupo-Moting goal.[26]
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

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Everything you need to know about... Eric Choupo-Moting". Four Four Two. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Schiller, Kai (27 December 2010). "Maxim Choupo-Moting: Heimspiel in Ottensen" [Maxim Choupo-Moting: Match in Ottensen]. abendblatt.de (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Maxim Choupo-Moting". FIFA. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Choupo-Moting, Eric Maxim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Choupo-Moting verzichtet auf Afrika-Cup". kicker.de (in German). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Choupo-Moting gets Hamburg chance". UEFA. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "Choupo-Moting's star still ascendant". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Late Fax Foils Hamburger SV Striker Choupo-Moting's Move To FC Köln". Goal. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mainz 05 verpflichtet Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting" (in German). Rhein-Zeitung. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Choupo-Moting, Eric Maxim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  11. ↑ Moody, Oli (6 February 2014). "Bundesliga stars at the World Cup – Mainz' Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting". bundesligafanatic.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Choupo-Moting will miss the season opener". 1. FSV Mainz 05. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "S04 sign Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting". schalke04.de. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "Choupo-Moting hat-trick brings more misery for Stuttgart". kicker. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Potters swoop to sign highly-regarded forward on three-year deal..." Stoke City. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Stoke City sign Cameroon winger Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Everton 1–0 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Stoke 2–2 Man United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  19. ↑ Falkingham, Katie (17 March 2018). "Stoke City 1–2 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "Swansea 1–2 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  21. ↑ "PSG sign Stoke's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bayern Munich's Juan Bernat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  22. ↑ "Rennes 1–3 PSG". BBC Sport. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 Cavell, Nick; Hughes, Ian (28 November 2013). "Tunisia appeal over Cameroon players rejected by Fifa". BBC. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 Crocker, Sam (13 June 2014). "Everything you need to know about... Eric Choupo-Moting". fourfourtwo.com. FourFourTwo. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  25. 1 2 "Choupo wurde Papa!" [Choupo became a Dad!]. Bild (in German). 18 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  26. 1 2 3 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  27. ↑ "Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting". fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  28. ↑ "Maxim Choupo-Moting". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  29. ↑ "Choupo-Moting erhält Fritz-Walter-Medaille" [Choupo-Moting receives the Fritz Walter Medal]. focus.de (in German). Focus. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
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