Michael Cheukoua

Michael Cheukoua
Cheukoua in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997
Place of birth Cameroon
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Al Orooba
Number 13
Youth career
Canon Yaoundé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Canon Yaoundé 30 (10)
2017–2018 SC Rheindorf Altach II 19 (5)
2018–2019 SC Rheindorf Altach 6 (1)
2018–2019 → 1. Wiener Neustädter (loan) 27 (6)
2019–2021 SV Horn 57 (15)
2021–2023 Austria Lustenau 48 (12)
2023–2025 Grazer AK 34 (7)
2025 Meizhou Hakka 14 (3)
2025 Guangxi Pingguo 14 (5)
2026– Al Orooba 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Cameroon U23 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:48, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Michael Cheukoua (born 13 January 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for UAE First Division League club Al Orooba.[1]

Club career

Cheukoua began his senior career in his native Cameroon with Canon Yaoundé. He transferred to the Austrian club Rheindorf Altach on 26 August 2017, and initially was assigned to their reserves before playing for their senior team.[2] He joined Wiener Neustädter on loan for the 2018–19 season.[3] In the summer of 2021, he transferred to SV Horn.[4]

Cheukoua moved to crosstown rivals Austria Lustenau on 24 June 2021, signing a 2-year contract.[5] In his first season with them, he helped them win the 2021–22 and earn promotion into the Austrian Football Bundesliga.[6]

International career

Cheukoua played for the Cameroon U23s at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 November 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Rheindorf Altach II 2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga 195———195
SC Rheindorf Altach 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 61———61
1. Wiener Neustädter (loan) 2018–19 Austrian Second League 27631——307
SV Horn 2019–20 Austrian Second League 291020——3110
2020–21 Austrian Second League 28521——306
Total 571541——6116
Austria Lustenau 2021–22 Austrian Second League 29920——319
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 19320——213
Total 481240——5212
Grazer AK 2023–24 Austrian Second League 25631——287
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 9133——124
Total 34764——4011
Meizhou Hakka 2025 Chinese Super League 14300——143
Guangxi Pingguo 2025 China League One 145———145
Career total 21954176000023660

Honours

Austria Lustenau

References

  1. 1 2 Michael Cheukoua at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Publikumsliebling Moumi Ngamaleu wechselt zu YB Bern". 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Autriche : Michael Cheukoua marque, SC Wiener s'impose". www.45fois2.com.
  4. ↑ "Ohne Japan! Das ist Horn "neu"". www.laola1.at.
  5. ↑ "SC Austria Lustenau verpflichtet Michael Cheukoua". www.austria-lustenau.at.
  6. ↑ Esanji, Isaac (14 May 2022). "Autriche : Michaël Cheukoua et l'Austria Lustenau (D2) sacrés champions et promus en 1ère division".
  7. ↑ Wagih, Ahmed (17 October 2019). "Cameroon announce squad for U-23 AFCON".
  8. ↑ "Austria Lustenau bejubelt den Aufstieg in die Bundesliga". kicker (in German). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.