 Choupo-Moting at Nürnberg in 2010. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Teutonia 05 | ||
| 2001–2004 | Altona 93 | ||
| 2004–2007 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Hamburger SV II | 24 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Hamburger SV | 23 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 25 | (5) |
| 2011– | Mainz 05 | 54 | (14) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Germany U19 | 5 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U21 | 5 | (4) |
| 2010– | Cameroon | 19 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:53, 22 November 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:55, 16 June 2012 (UTC) | |||
Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (born 23 March 1989) is a German-born Cameroonian footballerwho plays for 1. FSV Mainz 05 as a striker.
Career[edit]
Born in Hamburg, he 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, he signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a free transfer from Hamburg.[2] Choupo-Moting enjoyed a successful debut season with the club, scoring ten times in the Bundesliga. However, he missed most of the 2012–13 season through injury and was therefore unable to make an impact.
International career[edit]
On 11 May 2010, Choupo-Moting earned his first call-up for the Cameroon national football team
