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Full nameEric Maxim Choupo-Moting
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityCameroon
Age37
Date of birth23 Mar 1989
BirthplaceHamburg
Height191 cm
Shirt number#13
ClubNew York Red Bulls
Centre-forward
33
Appearances
17
Goals
4
Assists
2778
Minutes

Domestic-league season · New York Red Bulls.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer3317427787.29

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

E. Choupo-Moting is a 37-year-old centre-forward at New York Red Bulls, enjoying a standout season — 17 goals and 4 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 59, top 11% of Major League Soccer centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.3, ranking 472nd of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (90.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.68 goal contributions per 90 (0.55 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Choupo-Moting.

Judged on this season alone, Choupo-Moting graded 59 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 11% of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 17 goals and 4 assists in 33 appearances (0.68 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 59). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 56th of 64 of the 64 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 37 Choupo-Moting is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Choupo-Moting is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Streaky
Current potential56th of 64 centre-forwards · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 11% centre-forwards · Major League Soccer7th-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer472nd in the Major League Soccer · potential56th-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer
14.3
Ratingi
56th of 64 centre-forwards
58.8
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
90.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.68
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · New York Red Bulls finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

17
Goals
4
Assists
21
G+A
0.52
Goals / app

17 goals in 33 appearances (0.52 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a mid-table side (8th of 15). He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 21 goal contributions (0.64 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.68 goal contributions per 90 (0.55 goals, 0.13 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.3, Choupo-Moting carries the 56th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 64. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.68 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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