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Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Born in Hamburg, he chose the Indomitable Lions
Born in 1989
Cameroonian roots : Born in Hamburg to a Cameroonian father and a German mother.
Who are they?
A forward born in Hamburg in 1989 and trained at Hamburger SV. After spells at Mainz, Schalke 04, Stoke City and Paris Saint-Germain, he joined Bayern Munich in 2020, then the New York Red Bulls in MLS in December 2024.
What made them famous
A former Germany youth international, he chose Cameroon in 2010 and played at three World Cups with them (2010, 2014 and 2022). At club level he won three German league titles with Bayern Munich, in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Key facts
- He won his first Cameroon cap on 1 June 2010 against Portugal, days before the World Cup in South Africa.
- In March 2022 he scored against Algeria in the second leg of the play-off that took Cameroon to the World Cup in Qatar.
- On 12 August 2020, coming off the bench, he scored a stoppage-time winner against Atalanta that sent PSG into the Champions League semi-finals.
- He has said his mentality is "at least as much Cameroonian" as it is German.