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Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (born 23 March 1989) is a professional
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who plays as a forward for
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club
New York Red Bulls The New York Red Bulls are an American professional association football, soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conferenc ...
. Born in Germany, he plays for the Cameroon national team. Choupo-Moting began his career with
Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...
, making his
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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 1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05 (), is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tie ...
. After three seasons with Mainz he moved on to
Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...
in August 2014. He became a regular for the
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club, and made over 80 appearances, before joining
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side
Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...
in August 2017. Struggling for minutes in the
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with Stoke, he decided to move to
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club
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ...
on a two-year deal in August 2018. After his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired, Choupo-Moting returned to the Bundesliga and joined
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in October 2020 on a free transfer. After he was let go as a free agent by Bayern at the end of the 2023–24 season, he joined the New York Red Bulls on a free transfer in December 2024.


Club career


Early career

Choupo-Moting was born in
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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,
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and
FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St. Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St. Pauli (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg. The team plays in the Bundesliga from the 2024–25 Bundesli ...
before joining
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in 2004. He played semi-professional football with
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in the
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before breaking into the first team in August 2007.


Hamburger SV

Choupo-Moting made his first appearance as a Hamburger SV player in a
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match on 11 August 2007, being sent on as a substitute in the 69th minute against
Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...
. Choupo-Moting struggled to establish himself in
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'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. On his return to Hamburg, Choupo-Moting struggled to make much impact in
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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
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too late. After his botched transfer he spent the second half of the campaign with the reserves.


Mainz 05

On 18 May 2011, Choupo-Moting signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side
1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05 (), is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tie ...
on a free transfer from Hamburg. Choupo-Moting enjoyed a successful 2011–12 season with the club, scoring ten times in the Bundesliga. However, he missed most of the 2012–13 season with a knee injury and was therefore unable to make an impact. He returned to form in 2013–14, scoring ten goals in 32 appearances helping Mainz secure seventh position and qualification to the
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, however at the end of the campaign he decided not to renew his contract with the club.


Schalke 04

On 5 July 2014, after Choupo-Moting's contract expired at Mainz,
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confirmed he had signed a three-year professional contract with them until 30 June 2017. The transfer was reported as a free transfer by Schalke's sport and communications manager Horst Heldt. Choupo-Moting was assigned the
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13. On 6 December 2014, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over
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.


Stoke City

On 7 August 2017, Choupo-Moting joined
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side
Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...
on a three-year contract. He made his debut for Stoke on 12 August 2017 against Everton. Choupo-Moting scored both goals in a 2–2 draw against
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on 9 September 2017 and was named
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by
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. 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. Choupo-Moting played 32 times in 2017–18, scoring five goals as Stoke suffered relegation to the
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.


Paris Saint-Germain


2018–19 season

On 31 August 2018, Choupo-Moting joined
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champions
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on a free transfer. He made his debut for the club on 18 September 2018 in the 3–2 Champions League away defeat against
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before scoring on his
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debut against
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five days later. On 7 April 2019, Choupo-Moting made a mistake in the Ligue 1 home match against
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; when a shot from teammate
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was about to cross the goal line, Choupo-Moting attempted to touch the ball with his left foot across the goal line but instead unintentionally diverted the ball onto the near post and prevented a certain goal. The BBC described it as "the worst miss in the history of football".


2019–20 season

On 25 August 2019, Choupo-Moting came off the bench to replace the injured
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in the 16th minute and scored twice in the second half of a 4–0 home win over
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; his first goal was a superb solo goal scored after he beat four Toulouse defenders in the
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. On 12 August 2020, Choupo-Moting scored in the third minute of stoppage time against
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in the Champions League, completing a late turnaround for PSG and sending the team into the semi-finals of the competition for the first time in 25 years. Later on, he came on as a substitute in the Champions League final, which ended in a 1–0 defeat for Paris Saint-Germain against
Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...
.


Bayern Munich


2020–21 season

On 5 October 2020, Choupo-Moting joined Bayern Munich on a one-year contract. Choupo-Moting made his debut for Bayern in the first round of the
DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...
on 15 October and scored twice as the club defeated fifth division side 1. FC Düren by a score of 3–0. On 9 December, he scored his first Champions League goal with Bayern Munich in a 2–0 win over
Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record ...
. He scored his first league goal on 25 February 2021, scoring the first goal in Bayern's 5–1 victory over
1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...
. In April 2021, he scored in both Champions League quarter-final matches against his former club Paris Saint-Germain, including a 1–0 away win at
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, yet his club lost on the away goals rule after a 3–3 draw on aggregate. In May 2021, he lifted his first Bundesliga title with Bayern.


2021–22 season

On 17 August 2021, he came on in the 88th minute for
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during the 2021 DFL-Supercup, a 3–1 win over
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to clinch the
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title. On 25 August 2021, he scored his first hat-trick at Bayern after scoring four goals in the club's first round 12–0 win over
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in the
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. This made him the first Bayern player since March 2005 when
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scored four goals against
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in the 2004–05 DFB-Pokal season. He also set up three other goals in the match, making him the first ever Bayern player to be directly involved in seven goals in the
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since records began in the 2008–09 season.


2022–23 season

On 16 October 2022, he scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season in a 5–0 win over Freiburg. Afterwards, he scored a goal in each of the last two group stage matches against
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and
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, in which Bayern Munich finished top of their
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with six wins out of six matches for the second year in a row. On 3 March 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension until 30 June 2024.


2023–24 season

On 23 September 2023, he scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season in a 5–0 win over
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. On 11 November 2023, he netted Bayern's fourth goal in a 4–2 victory over Heidenheim. Thus, he succeeded in scoring against every Bundesliga club competing that season. On 12 May 2024, it was officially announced that he would leave the club upon the expiration of his contract.


New York Red Bulls

On 18 December 2024, it was announced that Choupo-Moting had joined
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side
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on a free transfer. On 15 March 2025, Choupo-Moting recorded his first goal for New York, on a penalty kick, in a 2–2 draw with
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. On 28 May 2025, Choupo-Moting scored two goals from the penalty spot in a 4–2 victory over
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.


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
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and at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification for the
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.


Cameroon


2010 World Cup

On 11 May 2010, Choupo-Moting earned his first call-up for the Cameroon national team, and represented Cameroon at the
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in South Africa.


Cameroon eligibility investigation

The
Tunisian Football Federation The Tunisian Football Federation (, ) is the governing body of association football, football in Tunisia. It established on 29 March 1957. It became a member in the FIFA in 1960, and in the same year it also became a member of Confederation of Af ...
, which governs the Tunisia national team, had questioned
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on whether Choupo-Moting fulfilled nationality criteria to play for Cameroon. "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
Cameroonian Football Federation The Cameroonian Football Federation () is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Cameroon. It is known as FECAFOOT. On 11 December 2021, the acting-president of FECAFOOT, former Cameroonian international striker Samuel Eto'o, was e ...
," a FIFA
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told
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. Choupo-Moting played for both the
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s and the Germany national under-21 team, including being born in Germany and growing up in Germany with German parentage, but had his switch of national allegiance approved by
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before representing Cameroon. 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.


2014 and 2022 World Cups

In June 2014, he was called up for Cameroon's World Cup squad for the
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in Brazil. On 3 January 2017, he announced that he would not play in the
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. On 29 March 2022, during the third round of the
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, he scored a goal for Cameroon to lead 1–0 in an away match against
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, which equalized the tie 1–1 on aggregate. That match went on into extra time and both teams scored; hence, Cameroon qualified to the
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on away goals. On 9 November 2022, he was included in the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. On 28 November, he scored his first World Cup goal in a 3–3 draw against
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.


Personal life

Choupo-Moting was born in Altona,
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, and he attended Gymnasium Altona. He was born to a German mother and Cameroonian father. Choupo-Moting has a German wife named Nevin. They have two children, born 2013 and 2021.


Style of play

Choupo-Moting is often stationed as a striker or on the
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. He is a composed finisher and possesses purposeful and powerful
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ability, comfortable on either left or right flanks or through the middle of the pitch. Choupo-Moting is known for high
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, long stride and powerful, direct
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ability.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''As of match played 28 November 2022. Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Choupo-Moting goal.''


Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *
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: 2018–19, 2019–20 *
Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...
: 2019–20 *
Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...
: 2019–20 *
UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-divisio ...
runner-up: 2019–20 Bayern Munich *
Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...
: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 *
DFL-Supercup The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup or ''German Super Cup'' is a one-off association football, football match in Germany that features the winners of the Bundesliga championship and the DFB-Pokal. The competition is run by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (E ...
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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
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FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup (FIFA CWC) is an international men's association football competition organised by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (FIFA), the sport's global sports governing body, governing body. The compe ...
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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
Cameroon *
African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is s ...
third place:
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
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Fritz Walter Medal The Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to youth footballers in Germany. First awarded in 2005, it is named in honour of Fritz Walter, captain of West Germany's 1954 FIFA World Cup-winning team ...
U18 Silver:
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...


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at the FC Bayern Munich website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Choupo-Moting, Eric Maxim 1989 births Living people Footballers from Hamburg German people of Cameroonian descent Cameroonian people of German descent Sportspeople of Cameroonian descent Cameroonian men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Teutonia Ottensen players Altonaer FC von 1893 players Hamburger SV II players Hamburger SV players 1. FC Nürnberg players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players FC Schalke 04 players Stoke City F.C. players Paris Saint-Germain FC players FC Bayern Munich footballers New York Red Bulls players Bundesliga players Premier League players Ligue 1 players Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Cameroon men's international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 FIFA World Cup players German expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England German expatriate sportspeople in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in England Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in France 21st-century German sportsmen Designated Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players