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{{Short description|Footballer (born 1989)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
| image = Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Red Bull Atlanta 5.31.25-095 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Choupo-Moting with the [[New York Red Bulls]] in 2025
| full_name = Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/everything-you-need-know-about-eric-choupo-moting|title=Everything you need to know about... Eric Choupo-Moting|date=13 June 2014|access-date=8 January 2015|publisher=Four Four Two}}</ref>
| height = 1.91 m<ref name="Maxim Choupo-Moting"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/eric-maxim-choupo-moting/spieler/bundesliga/2022-23/fc-bayern-muenchen | title = Choupo-Moting, Eric Maxim | language = de | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 3 September 2014}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|3|23}}
| birth_place = [[Hamburg]], West Germany<ref name="Maxim Choupo-Moting: Match in Ottensen"/>
| currentclub = [[New York Red Bulls]]
| clubnumber = 13
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1995–2000
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Teutonia Ottensen|Teutonia 05]]
| youthyears2 = 2000–2003
| youthclubs2 = [[Altona 93]]
| youthyears3 = 2003–2004
| youthclubs3 = [[FC St. Pauli]]
| youthyears4 = 2004–2007
| youthclubs4 = [[Hamburger SV]]
| years1 = 2007–2011
| clubs1 = [[Hamburger SV II]]
| caps1 = 31
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2007–2011
| clubs2 = [[Hamburger SV]]
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2009–2010
| clubs3 = → [[1. FC Nürnberg|FC Nürnberg]] (loan)
| caps3 = 25
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2011–2014
| clubs4 = [[1. FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05]]
| caps4 = 74
| goals4 = 20
| years5 = 2012–2013
| clubs5 = [[1. FSV Mainz 05 II|Mainz 05 II]]
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2014–2017
| clubs6 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
| caps6 = 82
| goals6 = 18
| years7 = 2017–2018
| clubs7 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
| caps7 = 30
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2018–2020
| clubs8 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| caps8 = 31
| goals8 = 6
| years9 = 2020–2024
| clubs9 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| caps9 = 88
| goals9 = 19
| years10 = 2025–
| clubs10 = [[New York Red Bulls]]
| caps10 = 18
| goals10 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national youth football team|Germany U19]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam2 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany U21]]
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2010–
| nationalteam3 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]
| nationalcaps3 = 73
| nationalgoals3 = 20
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|CMR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2021 Cameroon]]|}}
| pcupdate = 03:46, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 23:43, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
}}
'''Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting''' (born 23 March 1989) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Major League Soccer]] club [[New York Red Bulls]]. Born in Germany, he plays for the [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]].<ref name="Africa Cup">{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/choupo-moting-verzichtet-auf-afrika-cup-667858/artikel | title = Choupo-Moting verzichtet auf Afrika-Cup | language = de | website = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | date = 3 January 2017 | access-date = 3 January 2017}}</ref>

Choupo-Moting began his career with [[Hamburger SV]], making his [[Bundesliga]] debut in August 2007. He spent the [[2009–10 1. FC Nürnberg season|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 [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] in August 2014. He became a regular for the [[Gelsenkirchen]] club, and made over 80 appearances, before joining [[Premier League]] side [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] in August 2017. Struggling for minutes in the [[EFL Championship]] with Stoke, he decided to move to [[Ligue 1]] club [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] on a two-year deal in August 2018. After his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired, Choupo-Moting returned to the Bundesliga and joined [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in October 2020 on a free transfer. After he was let go as a free agent by Bayern at the end of the 2023–24 season, he joined the New York Red Bulls on a free transfer in December 2024.

==Club career==
===Early career===
Choupo-Moting was born in [[Hamburg]] to a German mother and a Cameroonian father and began playing football at an early age. He played in the youth teams at [[FC Teutonia Ottensen|Teutonia 05]], [[Altona 93]] and [[FC St. Pauli]] before joining [[Hamburger SV]] in 2004. He played semi-professional football with [[Hamburger SV II]] in the [[Regionalliga Nord]] before breaking into the first team in August 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Choupo-Moting gets Hamburg chance|date = February 2008|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01ca-0e6ef565e8c7-50f88d37515c-1000--choupo-moting-gets-hamburg-chance/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref>

===Hamburger SV===
[[File:Maxim Choupo-Moting 2010.jpg|thumb|Choupo-Moting during his loan spell at [[1. FC Nürnberg]], 2010|259x259px]]
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 (association football)|substitute]] in the 69th minute against [[Hannover 96]].<ref name="Maxim Choupo-Moting"/> Choupo-Moting struggled to establish himself in [[Martin Jol]]'s side and he spent the [[2009–10 1. FC Nürnberg season|2009–10]] season on loan at [[1.&nbsp;FC Nürnberg]] with whom he scored six goals in 27 appearances helping Nürnberg retain their Bundesliga status.<ref name="Bundesliga">{{cite web|title=Choupo-Moting's star still ascendant|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/0000295946.jsp|website=Bundesliga|access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref> On his return to Hamburg, Choupo-Moting struggled to make much impact in [[2010–11 Hamburger SV season|2010–11]] and after scoring just two goals by January he was set for another loan move this time to [[1.&nbsp;FC Köln]], however the move fell through after registration documents were faxed to the [[German Football Association]] too late.<ref>{{cite web|title=Late Fax Foils Hamburger SV Striker Choupo-Moting's Move To FC Köln|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2011/02/01/2332901/late-fax-foils-hamburger-sv-striker-choupo-motings-move-to|website=Goal|access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref> After his botched transfer he spent the second half of the campaign with the reserves.<ref name="Bundesliga"/>

===Mainz 05===
On 18 May 2011, Choupo-Moting signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side [[1. FSV Mainz 05]] on a free transfer from Hamburg.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rhein-zeitung.de/sport/fussball/mainz05_artikel,-Mainz-05-verpflichtet-Eric-Maxim-Choupo-Moting-_arid,250383.html | title = Mainz 05 verpflichtet Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting | publisher = Rhein-Zeitung | language = de | date = 18 May 2011 | access-date = 11 September 2014}}</ref> Choupo-Moting enjoyed a successful [[2011–12 1. FSV Mainz 05 season|2011–12]] season with the club, scoring ten times in the Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/42607/vereinsspieler_eric-maxim-choupo-moting.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110921002611/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/42607/vereinsspieler_eric-maxim-choupo-moting.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 21 September 2011 | title = Choupo-Moting, Eric Maxim| language = de | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 11 September 2014}}</ref> However, he missed most of the [[2012–13 1. FSV Mainz 05 season|2012–13 season]] with a knee injury and was therefore unable to make an impact.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bundesligafanatic.com/bundesliga-at-world-cup-mainz-eric-maxim-choupo-moting/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140706074316/http://bundesligafanatic.com/bundesliga-at-world-cup-mainz-eric-maxim-choupo-moting/ | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 6 July 2014 |title = Bundesliga stars at the World Cup&nbsp;– Mainz' Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | work = bundesligafanatic.com | access-date = 26 August 2014 | date = 6 February 2014 | first = Oli | last = Moody}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mainz05.de/mainz05/en/aktuell/news/news-detail/article/neues-aus-dem-lazarett.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114324/http://www.mainz05.de/mainz05/en/aktuell/news/news-detail/article/neues-aus-dem-lazarett.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 26 August 2014 | title = Choupo-Moting will miss the season opener | work = 1. FSV Mainz 05 | access-date = 26 August 2014 | date = 7 August 2013 }}</ref> He returned to form in [[2013–14 Bundesliga|2013–14]], scoring ten goals in 32 appearances helping Mainz secure seventh position and qualification to the [[UEFA Europa League]], however at the end of the campaign he decided not to renew his contract with the club.<ref name="Bundesliga"/>

===Schalke 04===
[[File:Shalke tran (5).jpg|thumb|269x269px|Choupo-Moting playing for Schalke 04 in 2016]]
On 5 July 2014, after Choupo-Moting's contract expired at Mainz, [[FC Schalke 04]] confirmed he had signed a three-year professional contract with them until 30 June 2017.<ref name="S04 sign Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting">{{cite news|title=S04 sign Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting|url=http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/140705_choupo_moting/page/967--86-86-.html|access-date=7 July 2014|newspaper=schalke04.de|date=5 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208182637/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/140705_choupo_moting/page/967--86-86-.html|archive-date=8 December 2014}}</ref> The transfer was reported as a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] by Schalke's sport and communications manager [[Horst Heldt]].<ref name="S04 sign Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting"/> Choupo-Moting was assigned the [[Squad number (association football)|squad number]] 13.<ref name="S04 sign Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting"/>

On 6 December 2014, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over [[VfB Stuttgart]].<ref>{{cite web | title =VfB bestaunt Barnettas und Choupo-Motings Gala | url = https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-schalke-2014-bundesliga-2407349/analyse | website = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | language = de | access-date = 27 February 2021}}</ref>

===Stoke City===
On 7 August 2017, Choupo-Moting joined [[Premier League]] side [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Potters swoop to sign highly-regarded forward on three-year deal...|url=http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/choupo-moting-checks-in|website=Stoke City|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Stoke City sign Cameroon winger Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting|work=BBC Sport |date=7 August 2017 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40855236|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref> He made his debut for Stoke on 12 August 2017 against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Everton 1–0 Stoke|work=BBC Sport |date=11 August 2017 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40835425|access-date=22 August 2017}}</ref> Choupo-Moting scored both goals in a 2–2 draw against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on 9 September 2017 and was named [[man of the match]] by [[BBC Sport]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Stoke 2–2 Man United|work=BBC Sport |date=8 September 2017 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41133352|access-date=9 September 2017}}</ref> Against Everton, he came on as a substitute, scored within five minutes of his arrival, but injured himself in the process and Stoke lost 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43353975|title=Stoke City 1–2 Everton|date=17 March 2018| website = BBC Sport | access-date = 17 March 2018 | first = Katie | last = Falkingham}}</ref> Choupo-Moting played 32 times in [[2017–18 Stoke City F.C. season|2017–18]], scoring five goals as Stoke suffered relegation to the [[EFL Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Swansea 1–2 Stoke|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44020155|website=BBC Sport|date=11 May 2018 |access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref>

===Paris Saint-Germain===


==== 2018–19 season ====
On 31 August 2018, Choupo-Moting joined [[Ligue 1]] champions [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite news |title=PSG sign Stoke's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bayern Munich's Juan Bernat |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45377566 |access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 18 September 2018 in the 3–2 [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] away defeat against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] before scoring on his [[Ligue 1]] debut against [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] five days later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45619657|title=Rennes 1–3 PSG|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 September 2018|access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref> On 7 April 2019, Choupo-Moting made a mistake in the Ligue 1 home match against [[Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]; when a shot from teammate [[Christopher Nkunku]] was about to cross the goal line, Choupo-Moting attempted to touch the ball with his left foot across the goal line but instead unintentionally diverted the ball onto the near post and prevented a certain goal.<ref name="BBC_2019-04-07">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47847547|title=Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting sitter costs Paris St-Germain early title|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 April 2019|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/07/eric-maxim-choupo-moting-psg-strasbourg-amazing-miss-ligue-1|title= Choupo-Moting's shocking miss means PSG fail to wrap up Ligue 1 title|publisher=Guardian|date=8 April 2019|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref> The BBC described it as "the worst miss in the history of football".<ref name="BBC_2019-04-07" />

==== 2019–20 season ====
On 25 August 2019, Choupo-Moting came off the bench to replace the injured [[Edinson Cavani]] in the 16th minute and scored twice in the second half of a 4–0 home win over [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]; his first goal was a superb solo goal scored after he beat four Toulouse defenders in the [[penalty area]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportbible.com/football/goals-reactions-choupo-moting-scored-a-superb-solo-goal-after-beating-four-defenders-20190825|title=Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Scored A Superb Solo Goal After Beating Four Toulouse Defenders|publisher=Sport Bible|date=25 August 2019 | access-date = 28 August 2019 | first = Adnan | last = Riaz}}</ref> On 12 August 2020, Choupo-Moting scored in the third minute of stoppage time against [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] in the [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], completing a late turnaround for PSG and sending the team into the semi-finals of the competition for the first time in 25 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53730251 |title=Atalanta 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain |website=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=13 August 2020|title=Choupo-Moting: Africa's unlikeliest Champions League hero?|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/choupo-moting-africas-unlikeliest-champions-league-hero/12nz0bih4gu1s1ifi6n1dnfsxc|access-date=13 August 2020|website=goal.com}}</ref> Later on, he came on as a substitute in the [[2020 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League final]], which ended in a 1–0 defeat for Paris Saint-Germain against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2030150/ |title=Paris 0–1 Bayern |website=UEFA |date=23 August 2020 }}</ref>

=== Bayern Munich ===

==== 2020–21 season ====
On 5 October 2020, Choupo-Moting joined Bayern Munich on a one-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 October 2020|title=Bayern announce the signing of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting|url=https://bulinews.com/news/6291/bayern-announce-the-signing-eric-maxim-choupo-moting|access-date=5 October 2020|website=bulinews.com}}</ref> Choupo-Moting made his debut for Bayern in the first round of the [[2020–21 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] on 15 October and scored twice as the club defeated fifth division side [[1. FC Düren]] by a score of 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311419|title=1. FC Düren 0:3 Bayern München|website=DFB|date=15 October 2020|language=de}}</ref> On 9 December, he scored his first Champions League goal with Bayern Munich in a 2–0 win over [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55221522 |title=Bayern Munich 2–0 Lokomotiv Moscow |website=BBC Sport |date=9 December 2020 | access-date = 10 December 2020}}</ref> He scored his first league goal on 25 February 2021, scoring the first goal in Bayern's 5–1 victory over [[1. FC Köln]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 February 2021|title=Leaders Bayern cruise past Cologne|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56224638|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 February 2021|title=Robert Lewandowski brace helps leaders Bayern Munich beat Cologne|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-cologne-live-line-ups-stats-lewandowski-neuer-sane-davies-14905|access-date=16 October 2021|website=Bundesliga}}</ref> In April 2021, he scored in both Champions League quarter-final matches against his former club Paris Saint-Germain, including a 1–0 away win at [[Parc des Princes]], yet his club lost on the away goals rule after a 3–3 draw on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56725385 |title=Paris Saint Germain 0–1 Bayern Munich |website=BBC Sport |date=13 April 2021 }}</ref> In May 2021, he lifted his first Bundesliga title with Bayern.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 May 2021|title=Bayern win Bundesliga for ninth season|work=BBC Sport|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57038735|access-date=12 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-crowned-german-champions-2020-21-lewandowski-flick-davies-15756|access-date=12 October 2021|website=Bundesliga Official|publisher=Bundesliga}}</ref>

==== 2021–22 season ====
On 17 August 2021, he came on in the 88th minute for [[Robert Lewandowski]] during the [[2021 DFL-Supercup]], a 3–1 win over [[Borussia Dortmund]] to clinch the [[DFL-Supercup]] title.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Netherton|first=Alexander|date=17 August 2021|title=Bayern Munich lift second successive Super Cup with Robert Lewandowski-inspired win over Borussia Dortmund|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/dfl-supercup/2021-2022/bayern-munich-lift-second-successive-super-cup-with-robert-lewandowski-inspired-win-over-borussia-do_sto8494848/story.shtml|access-date=16 October 2021|website=Eurosport}}</ref> On 25 August 2021, he scored his first hat-trick at Bayern after scoring four goals in the club's first round 12–0 win over [[Bremer SV]] in the [[2021–22 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]].<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=612222|title=Bayern Munich win 12–0 over fifth-tier side Bremer SV in German Cup action|website=ESPN|date=25 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/bayern-munich-win-12-0-204853109.html|title=Bayern Munich win 12–0 in German Cup rout|website=Yahoo Sports|date=25 August 2021|access-date=25 August 2021|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826031813/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/bayern-munich-win-12-0-204853109.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=25 August 2021|title=Bayern put 12 past Bremer SV in cup win|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58335764|access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref> This made him the first Bayern player since March 2005 when [[Claudio Pizarro]] scored four goals against [[SC Freiburg|Freiburg]] in the [[2004–05 DFB-Pokal]] season. He also set up three other goals in the match, making him the first ever Bayern player to be directly involved in seven goals in the [[DFB-Pokal]] since records began in the 2008–09 season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 August 2021|title=Half a dozen facts about 12–0 at Bremer SV|url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2021/08/half-a-dozen-facts-about-the-12-0-at-bremer-sv|access-date=11 October 2021|website=FC Bayern|publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref><ref name="SportingNews">{{cite web|last=Bernstein|first=Dan|date=25 August 2021|title=Nagelsmann applauds Choupo-Moting starring role in historic 12–0 romp for Bayern Munich in DFB-Pokal|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/news/nagelsmann-choupo-moting-bayern-dfb-pokal/hxz03om8vd3l1uk1aso7tbdv0|website=Sporting News}}</ref>

==== 2022–23 season ====
On 16 October 2022, he scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season in a 5–0 win over Freiburg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/saison2022-2023/spieltag-10/fc-bayern-muenchen-sc-freiburg/spielbericht-fcb-siegt-gegen-scf-5-0-tore-gnabry-choupo-moting-sane-mane-sabitzer.html |title=FC Bayern München - SC Freiburg 5:0: Choupo-Moting und Gnabry und Co. führen FCB auf Platz zwei |website=spox.com |language=de |date=16 October 2022 }}</ref> Afterwards, he scored a goal in each of the last two group stage matches against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[Inter Milan]], in which Bayern Munich finished top of their [[2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group C|Group C]] with six wins out of six matches for the second year in a row.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://talksport.com/football/1233711/eric-maxim-choupo-record-bayern-munich-stoke-city-fascinating-story-champions-league/ |title=WOW Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is firing for Bayern Munich in the latest chapter of the ex-Stoke City striker's fascinating story |website=talkSPORT |date=1 November 2022 }}</ref> On 3 March 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension until 30 June 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/eric-maxim-choupo-moting-signs-a-one-year-contract-extension-with-bayern-munich-22825 |title=Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting signs a one-year contract extension with Bayern Munich |website=Bundesliga |date=3 March 2023 }}</ref>

==== 2023–24 season ====
[[File:Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.jpg|thumb|301x301px|Choupo-Moting 2025]]
On 23 September 2023, he scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season in a 5–0 win over [[VfL Bochum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/bundesliga/2023-2024/fc-bayern-muenchen-vfl-bochum-1848-23-09-2023/report|title=Hat-trick hero Harry leads seven-goal rout|website=fcbayern.com |date=23 September 2023 }}</ref> On 11 November 2023, he netted Bayern's fourth goal in a 4–2 victory over [[1. FC Heidenheim 1846|Heidenheim]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/bundesliga/2023-2024/fc-bayern-muenchen-1-fc-heidenheim-1846-11-11-2023/report|title=Bayern maintain winning run in Bundesliga|website=fcbayern.com |date=11 November 2023 }}</ref> Thus, he succeeded in scoring against every Bundesliga club competing that season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2023/11/five-special-stories-from-the-heidenheim-clash |title=Five special stories from the Heidenheim match |website=fcbayern.com |date=11 November 2023 }}</ref> On 12 May 2024, it was officially announced that he would leave the club upon the expiration of his contract.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2024/05/fc-bayern-say-goodbye-to-eric-maxim-choupo-moting-bouna-sarr | title = FC Bayern say goodbye to Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bouna Sarr | website = FC Bayern Munich | date = 12 May 2024 | access-date = 13 May 2024}}</ref>

=== New York Red Bulls ===

On 18 December 2024, it was announced that Choupo-Moting had joined [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] side [[New York Red Bulls]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/new-york-red-bulls-signs-cameroon-international-eric-maxim-choupo-moting-to-mls-contract-as-designated-player| title = New York Red Bulls Signs Cameroon International Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting to MLS Contract as Designated Player | website = NY Red Bulls | date = 17 December 2024 | access-date = 17 December 2024}}</ref> On 15 March 2025, Choupo-Moting recorded his first goal for New York, on a penalty kick, in a 2–2 draw with [[Orlando City SC]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/match-recap-pres-by-provident-bank-red-bulls-orlando-battle-to-2-2-draw| title = Red Bulls, Orlando Battle to 2-2 Draw  | website = NY Red Bulls | date = 15 March 2024 | access-date = 15 March 2024}}</ref>  On 28 May 2025, Choupo-Moting scored two goals from the penalty spot in a 4–2 victory over [[Charlotte FC]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Four Goals Lead Red Bulls Over Charlotte FC|url=https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/match-recap-pres-by-provident-bank-four-goals-lead-red-bulls-over-charlotte-fc|publisher=New York Red Bulls |access-date=28 May 2025 |date=28 May 2025}}</ref>

==International career==

===Germany===
Choupo-Moting has a German passport and represented his country of birth and his mother's 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]].<ref name="S04 sign Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting"/>

===Cameroon===
====2010 World Cup====
On 11 May 2010, Choupo-Moting earned his first call-up for the [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]], and represented Cameroon at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] in South Africa.<ref name="Maxim Choupo-Moting"/>

====Cameroon eligibility investigation====
The [[Tunisian Football Federation]], which governs the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia national team]], had questioned [[FIFA]] on whether Choupo-Moting fulfilled nationality criteria to play for Cameroon.<ref name="Appeal over Cameroon players rejected by Fifa">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24991558|title=Tunisia appeal over Cameroon players rejected by Fifa| first1 =Nick | last1 = Cavell | first2 = Ian | last2 = Hughes |publisher=BBC|date=28 November 2013|access-date=31 August 2014}}</ref> "With regards to the protest lodged by the Tunisian Football Federation in relation to the eligibility of Choupo-Moting representing Cameroon, FIFA had communicated to the Tunisia Football Federation that no breach of the FIFA regulations has been committed by the [[Cameroonian Football Federation]],"<ref name="Appeal over Cameroon players rejected by Fifa"/> a FIFA [[spokesman]] told [[BBC Sport]].<ref name="Appeal over Cameroon players rejected by Fifa"/> Choupo-Moting played for both the [[Germany national youth football team]]s and the [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany national under-21 team]], including being born in Germany and growing up in Germany with German parentage,<ref name="Everything you need to know about Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting"/> but had his switch of national allegiance approved by [[FIFA]] before representing Cameroon.<ref name="Appeal over Cameroon players rejected by Fifa"/> The Tunisian Football Federation's complaint came during the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round]] despite Choupo-Moting playing at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.<ref name="Appeal over Cameroon players rejected by Fifa"/>

====2014 and 2022 World Cups====
In June 2014, he was called up for Cameroon's World Cup squad for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]] in Brazil.<ref name="Maxim Choupo-Moting">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=312316/profile-detail.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613025224/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=312316/profile-detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2014|title=Maxim Choupo-Moting|publisher=FIFA|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27374746|title=World Cup 2014: Idrissou dropped from Cameroon|date=2 June 2014|access-date=2 June 2014|work=BBC Sport }}</ref> On 3 January 2017, he announced that he would not play in the [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref name="Africa Cup" />

[[File:Eric Maxim Choupô Moting.jpg|thumb|Choupo-Moting with the Cameroon national team in 2022]]

On 29 March 2022, during the third round of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]], he scored a goal for Cameroon to lead 1–0 in an away match against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]], which equalized the tie 1–1 on aggregate. That match went on into extra time and both teams scored; hence, Cameroon qualified to the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] on away goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/629214 |title=Algeria 1–2 Cameroon |website=ESPN |date=29 March 2022 }}</ref>

On 9 November 2022, he was included in the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Cameroon national football team |author-link=Cameroon national football team |user=LIndomptables |number=1590446431575638016 |date=9 November 2022 |title=Liste des 26 Lions Indomptables qui iront défendre les couleurs du Cameroun à la Coupe du Monde FIFA Qatar 2022. |trans-title=List of the 26 Indomitable Lions who will defend the colours of Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. |language=fr |access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> On 28 November, he scored his first World Cup goal in a 3–3 draw against [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/28/cameroon-serbia-world-cup-group-g-match-report |title=Choupo-Moting thwarts Serbia to cap Cameroon's wild World Cup comeback |website=The Guardian |date=28 November 2022 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Choupo-Moting was born in [[Altona, Hamburg|Altona]], [[Hamburg]], and he attended Gymnasium Altona.<ref name="Maxim Choupo-Moting: Match in Ottensen">{{cite news|title=Maxim Choupo-Moting: Heimspiel in Ottensen|trans-title=Maxim Choupo-Moting: Match in Ottensen|url=http://www.abendblatt.de/sport/fussball/hsv/article1739014/Maxim-Choupo-Moting-Heimspiel-in-Ottensen.html| first =Kai | last = Schiller|access-date=31 August 2014|work=abendblatt.de|publisher=[[Hamburger Abendblatt]] |date=27 December 2010|language=de}}</ref> He was born to a German mother and Cameroonian father.<ref name="Everything you need to know about Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting">{{cite news|title=Everything you need to know about... Eric Choupo-Moting|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/everything-you-need-know-about-eric-choupo-moting| first =Sam | last = Crocker|access-date=31 August 2014|work=fourfourtwo.com|publisher=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=13 June 2014}}</ref>

Choupo-Moting has a German wife named Nevin. They have two children, born 2013 and 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vaterfreuden beim FC Bayern! Choupo-Moting zum zweiten Mal Papa geworden |url=https://www.tag24.de/sport/fussball/verein/fc-bayern-muenchen/eric-maxim-choupo-moting-vom-fc-bayern-muenchen-zum-zweiten-mal-vater-geworden-frau-nevin-promis-stars-1812638 |website=tag24.de |publisher=TAG24 NEWS Deutschland |access-date=25 August 2023 |language=german |date=25 January 2021}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Choupo-Moting is often stationed as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] or on the [[Winger (association football)|left wing]].<ref name="Everything you need to know about Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting"/> He is a composed finisher and possesses purposeful and powerful [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] ability, comfortable on either left or right flanks or through the middle of the pitch.<ref name="Everything you need to know about Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting"/> Choupo-Moting is known for high [[work rate]], long stride and powerful, direct [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] ability.<ref name="Everything you need to know about Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting"/>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 14 June 2025}}<ref name="EMCM">{{Soccerway|eric-maxim-choupo-moting/16501|accessdate=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/person/eric-maxim-choupo-moting/|website=fussballdaten.de|access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[DFB-Pokal]], [[FA Cup]], [[Coupe de France]], [[U.S. Open Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup]], [[Coupe de la Ligue]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Hamburger SV II]]
|[[2006–07 Regionalliga#North|2006–07]]
|[[Regionalliga Nord]]
|12||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||1
|-
|[[2007–08 Regionalliga#North|2007–08]]
|Regionalliga Nord
|8||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Regionalliga#Regionalliga Nord|2008–09]]
|Regionalliga Nord
|2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Regionalliga#Regionalliga Nord|2009–10]]
|Regionalliga Nord
|2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[[2010–11 Regionalliga#Regionalliga Nord (North)|2010–11]]
|Regionalliga Nord
|7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||1
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Hamburger SV]]
|[[2007–08 Hamburger SV season|2007–08]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|13||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]}}||2||1{{efn|Appearance in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}||0||23||3
|-
|[[2008–09 Hamburger SV season|2008–09]]
|Bundesliga
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Hamburger SV season|2009–10]]
|Bundesliga
|0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[[2010–11 Hamburger SV season|2010–11]]
|Bundesliga
|10||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!23||2||6||1||colspan="2"|—||7||2||1||0||37||5
|-
|[[1. FC Nürnberg]] (loan)
|[[2009–10 1. FC Nürnberg season|2009–10]]
|Bundesliga
|25||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Promotion to the Bundesliga|Bundesliga promotion play-offs]]}}||1||28||6
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[1. FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05]]
|[[2011–12 1. FSV Mainz 05 season|2011–12]]
|Bundesliga
|34||10||3||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||38||10
|-
|[[2012–13 1. FSV Mainz 05 season|2012–13]]
|Bundesliga
|8||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||1
|-
|[[2013–14 1. FSV Mainz 05 season|2013–14]]
|Bundesliga
|32||10||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||11
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!74||20||6||2||colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||81||22
|-
|[[1. FSV Mainz 05 II|Mainz 05 II]]
|[[2012–13 Regionalliga#Regionalliga Südwest|2012–13]]
|[[Regionalliga Südwest]]
|2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
|[[2014–15 FC Schalke 04 season|2014–15]]
|Bundesliga
|31||9||1||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|—||40||10
|-
|[[2015–16 FC Schalke 04 season|2015–16]]
|Bundesliga
|28||6||2||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=UEL}}||3||colspan="2"|—||36||9
|-
|[[2016–17 FC Schalke 04 season|2016–17]]
|Bundesliga
|23||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||30||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!82||18||5||0||colspan="2"|—||19||4||colspan="2"|—||106||22
|-
|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|[[2017–18 Stoke City F.C. season|2017–18]]
|[[Premier League]]
|30||5||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|[[2018–19 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season|2018–19]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|22||3||4||0||1||0||4{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||31||3
|-
|[[2019–20 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season|2019–20]]
|Ligue 1
|9||3||3||1||2||1||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||0||0||20||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31||6||7||1||3||1||10||1||0||0||51||9
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|[[2020–21 FC Bayern Munich season|2020–21]]
|Bundesliga
|22||3||1||2||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||4||2{{efn|Appearances in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||0||32||9
|-
|[[2021–22 FC Bayern Munich season|2021–22]]
|Bundesliga
|20||4||1||4||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in [[DFL-Supercup]]}}||0||26||9
|-
|[[2022–23 FC Bayern Munich season|2022–23]]
|Bundesliga
|19||10||4||3||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||4||0||0||30||17
|-
|[[2023–24 FC Bayern Munich season|2023–24]]
|Bundesliga
|26||2||2||1||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||34||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!88!!19!!8!!10!!colspan="2"|—!!23!!9!!3!!0!!122!!38
|-
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|[[2025 New York Red Bulls season|2025]]
|[[Major League Soccer]]
|18||10||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||20||10
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!404!!86!!36!!14!!4!!1!!60!!16!!6!!1!!520!!118
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{{updated|match played 12 September 2023}}<ref name="EMCM"/><ref>{{NFT player|id=38180|name=Maxim Choupo-Moting|access-date=3 June 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!National team||Year||Apps||Goals
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]
|-
|2010||6||2
|-
|2011||7||2
|-
|2012||6||5
|-
|2013||3||0
|-
|2014||12||3
|-
|2015||7||0
|-
|2016||2||1
|-
|2017||2||0
|-
|2018||4||1
|-
|2019||6||1
|-
|2020||0||0
|-
|2021||6||2
|-
|2022||11||3
|-
|2023||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||73||20
|}

:''As of match played 28 November 2022. Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Choupo-Moting goal.''<ref name="EMCM"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
!scope=row|1
|5 June 2010||[[Partizan Stadium]], [[Belgrade]], Serbia||align=center|2||{{fb|SRB|variant=2004}}|| align="center" |3–4||align=center|3–4||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row|2
|4 September 2010||[[Stade Anjalay]], [[Belle Vue, Mauritius|Belle Vue]], Mauritius||align=center|6||rowspan=2|{{fb|MRI}}||align=center|3–1||align=center|3–1||rowspan=3|[[2012 African Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|3
|3 September 2011||[[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo]], [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon||align=center|11||align=center|5–0||align=center|5–0
|-
!scope=row|4
|7 October 2011||[[Stade des Martyrs]], [[Kinshasa]], DR Congo||align=center|12||{{fb|COD}}||align=center|3–2||align=center|3–2
|-
!scope=row|5
|29 February 2012||[[Estádio Lino Correia]], [[Bissau]], Guinea-Bissau||align=center|14||{{fb|GNB}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–0||[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|6
|rowspan="2"|26 May 2012||rowspan="2"|[[Stade Armand Micheletti]], [[Amanvillers]], France|| rowspan="2" align="center" |15||rowspan="2"|{{fb|GUI}}||align=center|1–0||rowspan=2 align=center|2–1||rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
!scope=row|7
|align=center|2–1
|-
!scope=row|8
|2 June 2012||Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon||align=center|16||{{fb|COD}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–0||rowspan=2|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|9
|10 June 2012||[[Stade Taïeb Mhiri]], [[Sfax]], Tunisia||align=center|17||{{fb|LBY}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|1–2
|-
!scope=row|10
|26 May 2014||rowspan=2|[[Kufstein-Arena]], [[Kufstein]], Austria|| align="center" |24||{{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}||align=center|2–0||align=center|2–0||rowspan=4|Friendly
|-
!scope=row|11
|29 May 2014||align=center|25||{{fb|PAR}}||align=center|1–2||align=center|1–2
|-
!scope=row|12
|1 June 2014||[[Borussia-Park]], [[Mönchengladbach]], Germany||align=center|26||{{fb|GER}}||align=center|2–2||align=center|2–2
|-
!scope=row|13
|30 May 2016||[[Stade de la Beaujoire]], [[Nantes]], France||align=center|42||{{fb|FRA}}||align=center|2–2||align=center|2–3
|-
!scope=row|14
|12 October 2018||rowspan=2|Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon||align=center|47||{{fb|MWI}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–0||rowspan=2|[[2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B|2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|15
|23 March 2019||align=center|50||{{fb|Comoros}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|3–0
|-
!scope=row|16
|rowspan="2"|8 October 2021|| rowspan="2" |[[Japoma Stadium]], [[Douala]], Cameroon|| rowspan="2" align="center" |59|| rowspan="2" |{{fb|MOZ}}|| align="center" |1–0||rowspan=2 align=center|3–1|| rowspan="2" |[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|17
|align=center|2–0
|-
!scope=row|18
|29 March 2022||[[Mustapha Tchaker Stadium]], [[Blida]], Algeria||align=center|67||{{fb|ALG}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|2–1 {{aet}}||[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|19
|18 November 2022||[[Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates||align=center|69||{{fb|PAN}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–1||Friendly
|-
!scope=row|20
|28 November 2022||[[Al Janoub Stadium]], [[Al Wakrah]], Qatar||align=center|71||{{fb|SRB}}||align=center|3–3||align=center|3–3||[[2022 FIFA World Cup Group G|2022 FIFA World Cup]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Paris Saint-Germain'''
* [[Ligue 1]]: [[2018–19 Ligue 1|2018–19]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/psg-champions-as-lille-held-at-toulouse.htm|title=PSG Champions as Lille held at Toulouse|date=21 April 2019|access-date=21 April 2019|website=ligue1.com|publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626220236/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/psg-champions-as-lille-held-at-toulouse.htm|archive-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> [[2019–20 Ligue 1|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/04/30/psg-champions-season-ended-ligue-1|title=PSG champions as season ended|work=Ligue1 |date=30 April 2020|access-date=30 April 2020|publisher=Ligue 1}}</ref>
* [[Coupe de France]]: [[2019–20 Coupe de France|2019–20]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/OTHER-COMPETITIONS/2020/07/25/psg-edge-asse-for-coupe-de-france-win|title=PSG edge ASSE for Coupe de France win!|date=24 July 2020|access-date=25 July 2020|website=ligue1.com}}</ref> runner-up: [[2018–19 Coupe de France|2018–19]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stade Rennes vs. Paris Saint-Germain - Football Match Report - April 27, 2019 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=539117 |access-date=2020-12-28 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue|2019–20]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]] runner-up: [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|2019–20]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 August 2020|title=Paris St-Germain 0–1 Bayern Munich: German side win Champions League final|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53867676|access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref>
'''Bayern Munich'''
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[2020–21 Bundesliga|2020–21]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-crowned-german-champions-2020-21-lewandowski-flick-davies-15756|title=Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions|publisher=Bundesliga|date=8 May 2021|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> [[2021–22 Bundesliga|2021–22]], [[2022–23 Bundesliga|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite news |date=27 May 2023 |title=Dortmund draw gifts Bayern title on thrilling final day |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65714772 |access-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527160105/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65714772 |archive-date=27 May 2023}}</ref>
* [[DFL-Supercup]]: [[2021 DFL-Supercup|2021]], [[2022 DFL-Supercup|2022]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Robert Lewandowski double as Bayern Munich overcome Borussia Dortmund to win the Supercup|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/borussia-dortmund-bayern-munich-live-supercup-line-ups-stats-haaland-lewandowski-16902|access-date=11 October 2021|website=Bundesliga Official|publisher=[[Bundesliga]]}}</ref>
* [[FIFA Club World Cup]]: [[2020 FIFA Club World Cup|2020]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/amp/pavard-completes-sextuple-for-dominant-bayern |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211201846/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/amp/pavard-completes-sextuple-for-dominant-bayern |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 February 2021 |title=Pavard completes sextuple for dominant Bayern |website=FIFA.com |date=11 February 2021 |access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>
'''Cameroon'''

* [[Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]] third place: [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2021]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 February 2022|title=Cameroon beat Burkina Faso on penalties|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60186277|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[Fritz Walter Medal]] U18 Silver: [[Fritz Walter Medal#2007|2007]]<ref name="focus_1">{{cite web | url = http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga1/fussball-bundesliga-choupo-moting-erhaelt-fritz-walter-medaille_aid_280463.html | title = Choupo-Moting erhält Fritz-Walter-Medaille | trans-title = Choupo-Moting receives the Fritz Walter Medal | work = focus.de | publisher = [[Focus (German magazine)|Focus]] | date = 4 September 2007 | access-date = 31 August 2014 | language = de | archive-date = 6 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171006183633/http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga1/fussball-bundesliga-choupo-moting-erhaelt-fritz-walter-medaille_aid_280463.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://fcbayern.com/en/teams/first-team/eric-maxim-choupo-moting Profile] at the FC Bayern Munich website
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* {{LFP Ligue 1|eric-maxim-choupo-moting}}

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