Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Cameroon international and Red Bull New York forward, sharing a football journey that has taken him from Hamburg to PSG, Bayern Munich and MLS.
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UEFA Champions League
MLSOverview
- Born
- 23 March 1989 · Hamburg, Germany
- Occupation
- Professional footballer · Forward
- Club
- Red Bull New York
- International team
- Cameroon
- Breakout moment
- PSG’s late winner against Atalanta in the 2020 Champions League quarter-final
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Hamburg to a German mother and Cameroonian father, Choupo-Moting played youth football locally before joining Hamburger SV’s academy. He reached the Bundesliga first team in 2007 and later played for Mainz, Schalke and Stoke City.
A moment Paris remembers.
At PSG, he scored the added-time winner against Atalanta on 12 August 2020, sending Paris into the Champions League semi-finals. He then joined Bayern in October 2020 and stayed until 2024.
The New York chapter.
He moved to New York as a Designated Player for the 2025 season. His first MLS campaign produced 17 goals and five assists. Internationally, he has represented Cameroon at the 2010, 2014 and 2022 World Cups.
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Club football
- 2025–presentRed Bull New YorkForward · Designated Player
- 2020–2024Bayern MunichForward
- 2018–2020Paris Saint-GermainForward
- 2017–2018Stoke CityForward
- 2014–2017Schalke 04Forward
- 2011–2014Mainz 05Forward
- 2007–2011Hamburger SVForward
International football
- 2010, 2014, 2022FIFA World CupCameroon squad member
Awards
Quotes
I was confident in myself, confident in the team.Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, UEFA
Speaking after his late winner against Atalanta in the Champions League quarter-final on 12 August 2020.
Trivia
- He represented Germany at youth level before playing senior international football for Cameroon.
- His first World Cup goal came in Cameroon’s 3-3 draw with Serbia in 2022.
- His Champions League winner against Atalanta came from the bench.
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