Moritz Stoppelkamp (born 11 December 1986) is a German

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who plays as a

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for

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

Club career

Stoppelkamp played for

Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße. The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 1955. The latt ...

from July 2005 to August 2006. He made 15 appearances during the 2005–06 season. He was loaned to Rot-Weiß Erfurt for the 2006–07 season. During the 2006–07 season, he made 21 appearances for the first team and scored a goal in four appearances for the reserve team. Stoppelkamp returned to Rot-Weiss Essen for the 2007–08 season. During the 2007–08 season, Stoppelkamp scored two goals in 11 appearances. Stoppelkamp made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for

on 17 August 2008, when he started in a game against

TuS Koblenz TuS Koblenz is a Football in Germany, German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club. History Nazi era ( ...

. He finished the 2008–09 season with 16 appearances. During the 2009–10 season, he scored nine goals in 33 appearances. He joined

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 ...

for the following two season. During the 2010–11 season, Stoppelkamp made 24 appearances. During the 2011–12 season, he made 28 appearances. He joined

1860 Munich , commonly known as TSV 1860 München (; ''sechzig'' locally ; lettered as ) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's football team plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of the German football pyramid. Their current home gr ...

for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons. During the 2012–13 season, he scored nine goals in 36 appearances. During the 2013–14 season, he scored seven goals in 36 appearances. Joining

SC Paderborn Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e.V., commonly known as simply SC Paderborn 07 () or SC Paderborn, is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has enjoyed its greatest success since the turn of the millenni ...

he was a regular starter for the team on the right side of the midfield. On 20 September 2014, Stoppelkamp scored a goal from 83 metres in a 2–0 victory against former club Hannover, a record in

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 ...

history. He finished the 2014–15 season with four goals in 28 appearances. During the 2015–16 season, he scored six goals in 31 appearances. During the 2016–17 season, Stoppelkamp played for

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...

, where he scored four goals in 24 appearances. On 3 July 2017, he returned to his youth club

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jer ...

signing a two-year contract including the option for a third. He finished his first season with nine goals in 33 appearances. He extended his contract on 11 June 2019. A new one-year deal was signed in May 2022, keeping him at the club until 2023. In May 2023, it was announced that he would leave Duisburg after the 2022–23 season. On 11 July 2023, Stoppelkamp returned to

. On 20 January 2025, Stoppelkamp extended his contract with

until 30 June 2026.

International career

Stoppelkamp represented the Germany U20 national team four times.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoppelkamp, Moritz 1986 births Living people Footballers from Duisburg Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Rot-Weiss Essen players FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players Hannover 96 players TSV 1860 Munich players SC Paderborn 07 players Karlsruher SC players MSV Duisburg players 3. Liga players 21st-century German sportsmen