Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

Cameroonian association football player

Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (born 23 March 1989) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bayern Munich and the Cameroon national team.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Choupo-Moting with Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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
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)
2009–2010FC Nürnberg (loan) 25 (5)
2011–2014 Mainz 05 74 (20)
2012–2013 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 85 (19)
National team
2007–2009 Germany U19 5 (4)
2009–2010 Germany U21 5 (4)
2010– Cameroon 73 (20)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2021 Cameroon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:27, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:43, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics change

Club change

As of match played 6 April 2024[5][6]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals 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 6[c] 2 1[d] 0 23 3
2008–09 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 1[e] 0 2 0
2010–11 Bundesliga 10 2 2 0 12 2
Total 23 2 6 1 7 2 1 0 37 5
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2009–10 Bundesliga 25 5 1 0 2[f] 1 28 6
Mainz 05 2011–12 Bundesliga 34 10 3 0 1[e] 0 38 10
2012–13 Bundesliga 8 0 1 1 9 1
2013–14 Bundesliga 32 10 2 1 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[g] 1 40 10
2015–16 Bundesliga 28 6 2 0 6[e] 3 36 9
2016–17 Bundesliga 23 3 2 0 5[e] 0 30 3
Total 82 18 5 0 19 4 106 22
Stoke City 2017–18 Premier League 30 5 1 0 1 0 32 5
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 Ligue 1 22 3 4 0 1 0 4[g] 0 0 0 31 3
2019–20 Ligue 1 9 3 3 1 2 1 6[g] 1 0 0 20 6
Total 31 6 7 1 3 1 10 1 0 0 51 9
Bayern Munich 2020–21 Bundesliga 22 3 1 2 7[g] 4 2[h] 0 32 9
2021–22 Bundesliga 20 4 1 4 4[g] 1 1[i] 0 26 9
2022–23 Bundesliga 19 10 4 3 7[g] 4 0 0 30 17
2023–24 Bundesliga 23 2 2 1 4[g] 0 0 0 30 3
Total 85 19 8 10 22 9 3 0 118 38
Career total 384 76 34 14 4 1 59 16 6 1 496 108
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Coupe de France
  2. Includes EFL Cup, Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  8. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International change

As of match played 12 September 2023[5][7]
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
2018 4 1
2019 6 1
2020 0 0
2021 6 2
2022 11 3
2023 1 0
Total 73 20
As of match played 28 November 2022. Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Choupo-Moting goal.[5]
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 5–0 5–0
4 7 October 2011 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo 12   DR Congo 3–2 3–2
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
10 26 May 2014 Kufstein-Arena, Kufstein, Austria 24   Macedonia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
11 29 May 2014 25   Paraguay 1–2 1–2
12 1 June 2014 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany 26   Germany 2–2 2–2
13 30 May 2016 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France 42   France 2–2 2–3
14 12 October 2018 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 47   Malawi 1–0 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15 23 March 2019 50   Comoros 1–0 3–0
16 8 October 2021 Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon 59   Mozambique 1–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 2–0
18 29 March 2022 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria 67   Algeria 1–0 2–1 (aet) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 18 November 2022 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 69   Panama 1–0 1–1 Friendly
20 28 November 2022 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar 71   Serbia 3–3 3–3 2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours change

Paris Saint-Germain

Bayern Munich

Cameroon

Individual

References change

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