Silas Katompa Mvumpa

In this Congolese name, the surname is Katompa and the post-surname is 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 or right winger for German 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 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Kinshasa, DR Congo[1]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward, right winger
Team information
Current team	VfB Stuttgart
Number	13
Youth career
2011–2017	Olympic Matete FC
2017–2018	Alès
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Alès	6	(1)
2018–2019	Paris FC	34	(11)
2018	Paris FC II	1	(1)
2019–	VfB Stuttgart	120	(28)
2024–2025	→ Red Star Belgrade (loan)	16	(5)
International career‡
2023–	DR Congo	18	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2025

Club 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] 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.^[10]

Loan to Red Star Belgrade

On 3 September 2024, he joined Serbian club Red Star Belgrade, on loan from VfB Stuttgart.^[11] He made his debut for the club on 14 September, in a 2–0 win against Napredak in the Serbian SuperLiga. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 September, in a 4–0 league win against rivals Partizan.

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.^[12] On 21 January 2024, he scored his first international goal in a 1-1 draw against Morocco in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

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.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 March 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		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[b]	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[c]	1	34	7
	2023–24	Bundesliga	27	5	3	2	—		—		30	7
	2024–25	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		1[d]	0	1	0
	Total		120	28	10	6	—		2	1	132	35
Red Star Belgrade (loan)	2024–25	Serbian SuperLiga	16	5	0	0	8[e]	2	—		24	7
Career total			176	45	10	6	8	2	3	1	197	54

1. Includes DFB-Pokal
2. Appearance in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
3. Appearance in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
4. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 21 March 2025^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
DR Congo	2023	6	0
	2024	11	1
	2025	1	0
Total		18	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^[14]

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

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2024–25^[15]
• Serbian Cup: 2024–25

Individual

• Bundesliga Rookie of the Season: 2020–21
• Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: November 2020, December 2020, February 2021^[16]