Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

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Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
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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 Altona, Hamburg, West Germany[2]
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
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)
2009–2010 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 25 (5)
2011–2014 1. FSV Mainz 05 74 (20)
2013 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 2 (0)
2014– Schalke 04 59 (15)
International career‡
2007–2009 Germany U19 5 (4)
2009–2010 Germany U21 5 (4)
2010– Cameroon 42 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2016

Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (German pronunciation: [ɛˈʀɪk maksˈɪm ˈtʃʊ.pøː ˈmɔ.tɪŋ]; born 23 March 1989) is a German-Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for as a striker for FC Schalke 04 and the Cameroon national football team.

Choupo-Moting is known for high work rate, long stride, and powerful direct dribbling ability.[5] He has represented Cameroon at two FIFA World Cups.

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]

1. FSV 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.[6] Choupo-Moting enjoyed a successful debut season with the club, scoring ten times in the Bundesliga.[7] However, Choupo-Moting 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 ran out at 1. FSV Mainz 05, FC Schalke 04 confirmed that Choupo-Moting 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]

International career

Germany

Choupo-Moting has a German passport and represented his country of birth and his mothers 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.[10]

Cameroon eligibility investigation

The Tunisian Football Federation which governs the Tunisia national football team had questioned FIFA on whether Maxim Choupo-Moting fulfilled nationality criteria to play for Cameroon.[12] "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,"[12] a FIFA spokesman told BBC Sport.[12] Choupo-Moting played for both the Germany national youth football teams and the Germany national under-21 football team, including being born in Germany and growing up in Germany with German parentage,[5] but had his switch of national allegiance approved by FIFA before representing Cameroon.[12] 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.[12] The Tunisian Football Federation were the benefits of a FIFA ruling on ineligible players when the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol which governs the Cape Verde national football 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.[12]

Cameroon

On 11 May 2010, Choupo-Moting earned his first call-up for the Cameroon national football team and represented Cameroon at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.[3] Choupo-Moting was also called up for the Cameroon national football team's world cup squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.[3]

Club career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Club League Season App. Goals App. Goals App. Goals App. Goals App. Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Hamburger SV II Regionalliga 2006–07 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 [13]
2007–08 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2008–09 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2009–10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2010–11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Mainz 05 II 2012–13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Nürnberg Bundesliga 2009–10 25 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 28 6
Hamburger SV 2007–08 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2010–11 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Mainz 05 2011–12 34 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 38 10
2012–13 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
2013–14 32 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 34 11
Schalke 04 2014–15 31 9 1 0 8 1 0 0 40 10
2015–16 28 6 2 0 6 3 0 0 36 9
Career total 214 43 11 2 16 4 2 1 244 50
Last updated: 14 May 2016

International career statistics

Cameroon national team
Year App. Goals Ref.
2010 6 2 [14]
2011 7 2
2012 6 5
2013 3 0
2014 12 3
2015 7 0
2016 1 1
Total 42 13
Last updated: 30 May 2016

International goals

As of match played 30 May 2016. Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Choupo-Moting goal.[15]
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

Playing style

Choupo-Moting is often stationed as a striker or on the left wing.[5] 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.[5]

Honours

Individual

Personal life

Choupo-Moting was born in Altona, Hamburg and he attended Gymnasium Altona.[2] Choupo-Moting was born to a German mother and Cameroonian father.[5]

Choupo-Moting is married to German Nevin Choupo-Moting.[17] They have one son, Liam, who was born on 17 October 2013.[17]

References

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  13. ↑ Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting at Soccerway
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  15. ↑ Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting at Soccerway
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