Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
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Choupo-Moting at Schalke 04 in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Altona, Hamburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 | 72 | (18) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Germany U19 | 5 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U21 | 5 | (4) |
| 2010– | Cameroon | 42 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2016 |
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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. He has represented Cameroon at two FIFA World Cups.
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.
On 18 May 2011, Choupo-Moting signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a free transfer from Hamburg. Choupo-Moting enjoyed a successful debut season with the club, scoring ten times in the Bundesliga. However, Choupo-Moting missed most of the 2012–13 season through injury and was therefore unable to make an impact.
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, The transfer was reported as a free transfer by Schalke's sport and communications manager Horst Heldt. Choupo-Moting was assigned the squad number 13.
On 6 December 2014, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over VfB Stuttgart.
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.
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