{{short description|Cameroonian association footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Michael Cheukoua | image = SC Wiener Neustadt vs. FK Austria Wien II 2018-08-17 (017).jpg | caption = Cheukoua in 2018 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1997|1|13}} | birth_place = Cameroon | height = 1.81 m | position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]] | currentclub = [[Al Orooba Club|Al Orooba]] | clubnumber = 13 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Canon Yaoundé]] | years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = [[Canon Yaoundé]] | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 10 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = [[SC Rheindorf Altach|SC Rheindorf Altach II]] | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = [[SC Rheindorf Altach]] | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = → [[1. Wiener Neustädter SC (2008)|1. Wiener Neustädter]] (loan) | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 6 | years5 = 2019–2021 | clubs5 = [[SV Horn]] | caps5 = 57 | goals5 = 15 | years6 = 2021–2023 | clubs6 = [[SC Austria Lustenau|Austria Lustenau]] | caps6 = 48 | goals6 = 12 | years7 = 2023–2025 | clubs7 = [[Grazer AK]] | caps7 = 34 | goals7 = 7 | years8 = 2025 | clubs8 = [[Meizhou Hakka F.C.|Meizhou Hakka]] | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2025 | clubs9 = [[Guangxi Pingguo F.C.|Guangxi Pingguo]] | caps9 = 14 | goals9 = 5 | years10 = 2026– | clubs10 = [[Al Orooba Club|Al Orooba]] | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national under-23 football team|Cameroon U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 27 December 2024 | ntupdate = 23:48, 8 September 2022 (UTC) }}
'''Michael Cheukoua''' (born 13 January 1997) is a Cameroonian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[winger (association football)|winger]] for [[UAE First Division League]] club [[Al Orooba Club|Al Orooba]].<ref name="sw">{{Soccerway|michael-cheukoua/504156}}</ref>
==Club career== Cheukoua began his senior career in his native Cameroon with [[Canon Yaoundé]]. He transferred to the Austrian club [[SC Rheindorf Altach|Rheindorf Altach]] on 26 August 2017, and initially was assigned to their reserves before playing for their senior team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newsroom.scra.at/de/scra/1.Mannschaft/publikumsliebling-moumi-ngamaleu-wechselt-zu-yb-bern/ |title=Publikumsliebling Moumi Ngamaleu wechselt zu YB Bern |date=23 April 2018 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033305/https://newsroom.scra.at/de/scra/1.Mannschaft/publikumsliebling-moumi-ngamaleu-wechselt-zu-yb-bern/ |archive-date=23 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He joined [[1. Wiener Neustädter SC (2008)|Wiener Neustädter]] on loan for the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.45fois2.com/actusdiv.php?idpost=20181006212613|title=Autriche : Michael Cheukoua marque, SC Wiener s'impose|website=www.45fois2.com}}</ref> In the summer of 2021, he transferred to [[SV Horn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/2--liga/hintergrund/2--liga--ohne-japan--das-ist-der--neue--sv-horn/|title=Ohne Japan! Das ist Horn "neu"|website=www.laola1.at}}</ref>
Cheukoua moved to crosstown rivals [[SC Austria Lustenau|Austria Lustenau]] on 24 June 2021, signing a 2-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austria-lustenau.at/teams/profis/berichte/item/1215-sc-austria-lustenau-verpflichtet-michael-cheukoua.html|title=SC Austria Lustenau verpflichtet Michael Cheukoua|website=www.austria-lustenau.at}}</ref> In his first season with them, he helped them win the [[2021–22 Austrian Football Second League|2021–22]] and earn promotion into the [[Austrian Football Bundesliga]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://actucameroun.com/2022/05/14/autriche-michael-cheukoua-et-laustria-lustenau-d2-sacres-champions-et-promus-en-1ere-division/|title=Autriche : Michaël Cheukoua et l'Austria Lustenau (D2) sacrés champions et promus en 1ère division|first=Isaac|last=Esanji|date=14 May 2022}}</ref>
==International career== Cheukoua played for the [[Cameroon national under-23 football team|Cameroon U23]]s at the [[2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kingfut.com/2019/10/17/cameroon-announce-squad-afcon-2/|title=Cameroon announce squad for U-23 AFCON|first=Ahmed|last=Wagih|date=17 October 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 8 November 2025}}<ref name="sw"/> {| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[SC Rheindorf Altach|SC Rheindorf Altach II]] |[[2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga|2017–18]] |[[Austrian Regionalliga]] |19||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||5 |- |[[SC Rheindorf Altach]] |[[2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2017–18]] |[[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]] |6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||1 |- |[[1. Wiener Neustädter SC (2008)|1. Wiener Neustädter]] (loan) |[[2018–19 Austrian Football Second League|2018–19]] |[[Austrian Football Second League|Austrian Second League]] |27||6||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||7 |- |rowspan="3"|[[SV Horn]] |[[2019–20 Austrian Football Second League|2019–20]] |Austrian Second League |29||10||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||10 |- |[[2020–21 Austrian Football Second League|2020–21]] |Austrian Second League |28||5||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !57!!15!!4!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!61!!16 |- |rowspan="3"|[[SC Austria Lustenau|Austria Lustenau]] |[[2021–22 Austrian Football Second League|2021–22]] |Austrian Second League |29||9||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||9 |- |[[2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2022–23]] |Austrian Bundesliga |19||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48!!12!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!52!!12 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Grazer AK]] |[[2023–24 Austrian Football Second League|2023–24]] |Austrian Second League |25||6||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||7 |- |[[2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2024–25]] |Austrian Bundesliga |9||1||3||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !34!!7!!6!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!40!!11 |- |[[Meizhou Hakka F.C.|Meizhou Hakka]] |[[2025 Chinese Super League|2025]] |[[Chinese Super League]] |14||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||3 |- |[[Guangxi Pingguo F.C.|Guangxi Pingguo]] |[[2025 China League One|2025]] |[[China League One]] |14||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||5 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !219!!54!!17!!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!236!!60 |}
==Honours== '''Austria Lustenau''' * [[2. Liga (Austria)|Austrian Football Second League]]: [[2021–22 Austrian Football Second League|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Austria Lustenau bejubelt den Aufstieg in die Bundesliga |url=https://www.kicker.de/austria-lustenau-bejubelt-den-aufstieg-in-die-bundesliga-902110/artikel |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=kicker |date=13 May 2022 |language=de-DE}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{ÖFB player|1191766}}
{{Al Urooba Club squad}}
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