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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 (age 35)
Place of birth Hamburg, West Germany[2]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3][4]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 10
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– Stoke City 4 (2)
International career‡
2007–2009 Germany U19 5 (4)
2009–2010 Germany U21 5 (4)
2010– Cameroon 45 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:57, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:33, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (German pronunciation: [ɛˈʀɪk maksˈɪm ˈtʃʊ.pøː ˈmɔ.tɪŋ]; born 23 March 1989) is a German-born Cameroonian international footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Stoke City 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 English Premier League side Stoke City in August 2017.

Club career

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]

Mainz 05

On 18 May 2011, Choupo-Moting signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side Mainz 05 on a free transfer from Hamburg.[6] The player enjoyed a successful debut season with the club, scoring ten times in the Bundesliga.[7] However, he missed most of the 2012–13 season through injury and was therefore unable to make an impact.[8][9]

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.[10] The transfer was reported as a free transfer by Schalke's sport and communications manager Horst Heldt.[10] Choupo-Moting was assigned the squad number 13.[10]

On 6 December 2014, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over VfB Stuttgart.[11]

Stoke City

On 7 August 2017, Choupo-Moting joined Premier League side Stoke City on a three-year contract.[12][13] He made his debut for Stoke on 12 August 2017 against Everton.[14] He scored his first and second goal in the same game, as Stoke draw 2-2 with Manchester United.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). "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,"[15] a FIFA spokesman told BBC Sport.[15] 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,[16] but had his switch of national allegiance approved by FIFA before representing Cameroon.[15] 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.[15] The Tunisian Football Federation was the beneficiary of a FIFA ruling on ineligible players when the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol, which governs the Cape Verde national team, were deducted three points from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round for using a player who should have been suspended for the match.[15]

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 will not play in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

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.[16]

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

Style of play

Choupo-Moting is often stationed as a striker or on the left wing.[16] 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.[16] Choupo-Moting is known for high work rate, long stride and powerful, direct dribbling ability.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 August 2017[18][19]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV II 2006–07 Regionalliga Nord 12 1 — — — 12 1
2007–08 Regionalliga Nord 8 0 — — — 8 0
2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 2 0 — — — 2 0
2009–10 Regionalliga Nord 2 0 — — — 2 0
2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 7 0 — — — 7 0
Total 31 1 — — — 31 1
Hamburger SV 2007–08 Bundesliga 13 0 3 1 — 7 2 23 3
2008–09 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 — 1 0 2 0
2010–11 Bundesliga 10 2 2 0 — 0 0 12 2
Total 23 2 6 1 — 8 2 37 7
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2009–10 Bundesliga 25 5 1 0 — 2 1 27 6
1. FSV Mainz 05 2011–12 Bundesliga 34 10 3 0 — 1 0 38 10
2012–13 Bundesliga 8 0 1 1 — 0 0 9 1
2013–14 Bundesliga 32 10 2 1 — 0 0 34 11
Total 74 20 6 2 — 1 0 81 22
1. FSV Mainz 05 II 2012–13 Regionalliga Südwest 2 0 — — — 2 0
Schalke 04 2014–15 Bundesliga 31 9 1 0 — 8 1 40 10
2015–16 Bundesliga 28 6 2 0 — 6 3 36 9
2016–17 Bundesliga 23 3 2 0 — 5 0 30 3
Total 82 18 5 0 — 18 4 105 22
Stoke City 2017–18 Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Career total 240 46 18 3 0 0 29 7 288 56

International

As of 7 September 2017[18][20]
National team Year Apps Goals
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
Total 45 13

International goals

As of match played 30 May 2016. Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Choupo-Moting goal.[18]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 June 2010 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 2  Serbia 3–4 3–4 Friendly
2 4 September 2010 Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue, Mauritius 6  Mauritius 3–1 3–1 2012 African Cup of Nations qualification
3 3 September 2011 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 11  Mauritius 5–0 5–0 2012 African Cup of Nations qualification
4 7 October 2011 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo 12  DR Congo 3–2 3–2 2012 African Cup of Nations qualification
5 29 February 2012 Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 14  Guinea-Bissau 1–0 1–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 26 May 2012 Stade Armand Micheletti, Amanvillers, France 15  Guinea 1–0 2–1 Friendly
7 2–1
8 2 June 2012 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 16  DR Congo 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 10 June 2012 Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia 17  Libya 1–1 1–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 26 May 2014 Kufstein-Arena, Kufstein, Austria 24  Macedonia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
11 29 May 2014 Kufstein-Arena, Kufstein, Austria 25  Paraguay 1–2 1–2 Friendly
12 1 June 2014 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany 26  Germany 2–2 2–2 Friendly
13 30 May 2016 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France 42  France 2–2 2–3 Friendly

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Everything you need to know about... Eric Choupo-Moting". Four Four Two. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Schiller, Kai (27 December 2010). "Maxim Choupo-Moting: Heimspiel in Ottensen". abendblatt.de (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved 31 August 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d "Maxim Choupo-Moting". Fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Choupo-Moting, Eric Maxim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Choupo-Moting verzichtet auf Afrika-Cup". kicker.de (in German). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Mainz 05 verpflichtet Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting" (in German). Rhein-Zeitung. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Choupo-Moting, Eric Maxim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  8. ^ Moody, Oli (6 February 2014). "Bundesliga stars at the World Cup – Mainz' Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting". bundesligafanatic.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Choupo-Moting will miss the season opener". 1. FSV Mainz 05. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "S04 sign Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting". schalke04.de. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Choupo-Moting hat-trick brings more misery for Stuttgart". Daily Mail. Reuters. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Potters swoop to sign highly-regarded forward on three-year deal..." Stoke City. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Stoke City sign Cameroon winger Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Everton 1-0 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  15. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Appeal over Cameroon players rejected by Fifa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ a b c d e Crocker, Sam (13 June 2014). "Everything you need to know about... Eric Choupo-Moting". fourfourtwo.com. FourFourTwo. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Choupo wurde Papa!". bild.de (in German). Bild. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ a b c Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting at Soccerway
  19. ^ "Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting". www.fussballdaten.de.
  20. ^ "Maxim Choupo-Moting". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  21. ^ "Choupo-Moting erhält Fritz-Walter-Medaille". focus.de (in German). Focus. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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