Moritz Stoppelkamp

Moritz Stoppelkamp (born 11 December 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career Stoppelkamp played for Rot-Weiss Essen from July 2005 to August 2006. He made 15 appearances during the 2005–06 season. He was loaned to Rot-Weiß Erfurt for the 2006–07 season. During the 2006–07 season, he made 21 appearances for the first team and scored a goal in four appearances for the reserve team. Stoppelkamp returned to Rot-Weiss Essen for the 2007–08 season. During the 2007–08 season, he scored two goals in 11 appearances.

Stoppelkamp made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 17 August 2008, when he started in a game against TuS Koblenz. He finished the 2008–09 season with 16 appearances. During the 2009–10 season, he scored nine goals in 33 appearances.

Stoppelkamp joined Hannover 96 for the following two season. During the 2011–12 season, he made 28 appearances.

He joined 1860 Munich for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons. During the 2013–14 season, he scored seven goals in 36 appearances.

Having joined SC Paderborn Stoppelkamp was a regular starter for the team on the right side of the midfield. On 20 September 2014, he scored a goal from 83 metres in a 2–0 victory against former club Hannover, a record in Bundesliga history. He finished the 2014–15 season with four goals in 28 appearances. During the 2015–16 season, he scored six goals in 31 appearances.

During the 2016–17 season, Stoppelkamp played for Karlsruher SC,

On 3 July 2017, he returned to his youth club MSV Duisburg signing a two-year contract including the option for a third. He finished his first season with nine goals in 33 appearances. He extended his contract on 11 June 2019. A new one-year deal was signed in May 2022, keeping him at the club until 2023. In May 2023, it was announced that he would leave Duisburg after the 2022–23 season.

On 11 July 2023, Stoppelkamp returned to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. On 20 January 2025, he extended his contract with Rot-Weiß Oberhausen until 30 June 2026.

Stoppelkamp retired at the end of the 2025–26 season.

International career Stoppelkamp represented the Germany U20 national team four times.

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