Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (born 23 March 1989) is a Cameroonian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Bayern Munich and the Cameroon national team. He won the Golden Boot for the best goalscorer in the Bundesliga in 2014 and 2015. In August 2017 he joined Premier League side Stoke City on a three-year contract. He moved to Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain on a 2-year deal in August 2018.

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Summary Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingJean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (born 23 March 1989) is a Cameroonian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Cameroon national team. He began his career with Hamburger SV, making his Bundesliga 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. After three seasons with Mainz he moved on to Schalke 04 in August 2014. In August 2017 he joined Premier League side Stoke City on a three-year contract. He moved to Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain on a 2-year deal in August 2018. On 25 August 2019, he joined Bayern Munich on a free transfer. He made his debut for the club in a 1-0 win over Rennes on 7 April 2019.

He has been called up to the Cameroon squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He is also a member of the Cameroon World Cup squad. He was named in the Cameroon’s squad for this year’s tournament in South Africa, but was left out of the starting line-up due to an injury. He also made his Cameroon debut in the 2014 World Cup qualifier against South Africa. He played in the World Cup warm-up game against South Korea. He won the Golden Boot for the best goalscorer award in the competition in 2014 and 2015. In the 2014–15 season, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over VfB Stuttgart. He scored two goals in a 2–2 draw against Manchester United on 9 September 2017 and was named man of the match.