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Silas Katompa Mvumpa
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Silas with VfB Stuttgart in 2019
Personal information
Full name Silas Katompa Mvumpa
Date of birth (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.89 m
Playing position Forward, right winger
Club information
Current club Red Star Belgrade
(on loan from VfB Stuttgart)
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2017 Olympic Matete FC
2017–2018 Alès
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Alès 6 (1)
2018–2019 Paris 34 (11)
2019– VfB Stuttgart 120 (28)
2024– Red Star Belgrade (loan) 5 (3)
National team
2023– DR Congo 16 (1)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2024.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2024

Silas Katompa Mvumpa (born 6 October 1998), known simply as Silas and formerly as Silas Wamangituka Fundu, is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade, on loan from Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, and the DR Congo national team.

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. Silas made his professional debut for Paris FC in a 2–0 win over Troyes on 31 August 2018. On 11 September 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club for three years.

VfB Stuttgart

On 13 August 2019, Silas signed a five-year deal with German club VfB Stuttgart. He played a big part in Stuttgart's promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2019–20 season, scoring 7 league goals. On the 19th of August 2023, Silas would score a brace of goals in the Bundesliga opener for Stuttgart against opposing side VfL Bochum, the game would end 5-0 to VfB Stuttgart.

On 1 January 2023, Silas extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2026.

Loan to Red Star Belgrade

On 3 September 2024, he joined Serbian club Red Star Belgrade, on loan from VfB Stuttgart.

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.

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. However, on 11 June, Silas was fined €30,000 and banned for three months by the German Football Association.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alès 2017–18 CFA 2 6 1 6 1
Paris FC 2018–19 Ligue 2 32 11 0 0 1 0 33 11
2019–20 Ligue 2 2 0 2 0
Total 34 11 0 0 1 0 35 11
VfB Stuttgart 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 29 7 2 1 31 8
2020–21 Bundesliga 25 11 2 2 27 13
2021–22 Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 9 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 30 5 3 1 1 1 34 7
2023–24 Bundesliga 27 5 3 2 30 7
2024–25 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 120 28 10 6 0 0 2 1 132 35
Career total 160 40 10 6 0 0 3 1 173 47

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
DR Congo 2023 6 0
2024 8 1
Total 14 1
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silas goal.
List of international goals scored by Silas Katompa Mvumpa
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 January 2024 Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast  Morocco 1–1 1–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Individual

  • Bundesliga Rookie of the Season: 2020–21
  • Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: November 2020, December 2020, February 2021

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Silas (futbolista nacido en 1998) para niños

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