Silas Katompa Mvumpa

Silas Katompa Mvumpa is a footballer I enjoy watching precisely because of the journey behind him. Born in Kinshasa, he came up through a complicated path and reclaimed his own name, formerly Wamangituka, which says something about identity and agency I respect. As a forward and right winger for Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga and for the DR Congo national team, he brings the kind of direct, electric wing play that makes defenders nervous. The recorded height here is clearly a data glitch, so I'll set that aside. What stays with me is a player carving out a top-flight career in German football on his own terms.

Name (English)

Silas Katompa Mvumpa

Name (Japanese)

サイラス・カトンパ・ムブンパ

Reading

さいらす・かとんぱ・むぶんぱ

Born

October 6, 1998 (age 27)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Tiger

Origin

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Height

2 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/silas_wamangituka_14/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.