Silas Katompa Mvumpa

Silas Katompa Mvumpa (born 6 October 1998), known simply as Silas[3] and formerly as Silas Wamangituka Fundu,[4] is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the DR Congo national team.

Silas Katompa Mvumpa
Silas with VfB Stuttgart in 2019
Personal information
Full name Silas Katompa Mvumpa[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998[1]
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 14
Youth career
2011–2017 Olympic Matete FC
2017–2018 Alès
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Alès 6 (1)
2018–2019 Paris 35 (11)
2019– VfB Stuttgart 87 (23)
International career
2023– DR Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:00, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Silas began playing football in Kinshasa, DR Congo with his local club Olympic Matete FC. At the age of 17, his performances earned him a move to Alès in France, and after his debut season, he moved to Paris FC in the Ligue 2.[5] Silas made his professional debut for Paris FC in a 2–0 win over Troyes on 31 August 2018.[6] On 11 September 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club for three years.[7]

VfB Stuttgart

On 13 August 2019, Silas signed a five-year deal with German club VfB Stuttgart.[8] He played a big part in Stuttgart's promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2019–20 season, scoring 7 league goals.[9]

International career

Silas debuted for the DR Congo national team in a 3–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Mauritania on 24 March 2023.[10]

Identity

On 8 June 2021, VfB Stuttgart released a statement that revealed that Silas's real name is actually Silas Katompa Mvumpa, and not Silas Wamangituka Fundu as previously thought. Stuttgart believed that Silas's agent had altered Mvumpa's identity to increase the player's dependence on the agent. Furthermore, Silas was revealed to be one year older, with his actual birth year being 1998. He stated that a new agent and club helped him gain the confidence to reveal these details, after having had them held against him as a threat by his previous agent; Stuttgart did not expect any sanctions against the club and player.[1] However, on 11 June, Silas was fined €30,000 and banned for three months by the German Football Association.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 February 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris FC 2018–19 Ligue 2 3211001[lower-alpha 1]03311
2019–20 Ligue 2 2000—20
Total 341100103511
VfB Stuttgart 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 29721—318
2020–21 Bundesliga 251122—2713
2021–22 Bundesliga 9000—90
2022–23 Bundesliga 24521—266
Total 872364—9327
Career total 12134641012838
  1. Appearance in the 2019 Ligue 2 promotion play-offs

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Silas clears up his identity". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. Silas Katompa Mvumpa at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Mislintat sieht Silas als Opfer modernen Menschenhandels". kicker.de (in German). Kicker. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. "Silas Wamangituka Fundu | Player profile". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. "Silas Wamangituka attaquant du PFC". www.leparisien.fr.
  6. "Paris vs. Troyes - 31 August 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. "Silas Wamangiutka signe son premier contrat professionel". www.parisfootballclub.com.
  8. "VfB sign Silas Wamangituka". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  9. Silas Katompa Mvumpa at Soccerway
  10. "Mauritanie - RDC : Silas et Balikwisha dans le onze de départ". March 28, 2023.
  11. Costa, Phil (11 June 2021). "🚨 Silas banned for three months after false identity revelation". OneFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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