Stuttgart striker used fake name after agent’s ‘manipulation’

Stuttgart striker used fake name after agent’s ‘manipulation’


Wamangituka scored 13 goals in 27 games last season to help Stuttgart to a mid-table finish. (VfB Stuttgart website pic)

BERLIN: Stuttgart’s Congolese attacker Silas Wamangituka has been playing under a false identity, the Bundesliga club announced today.

Wamangituka’s real name is Silas Katompa Mvumpa and he was born on Oct 6, 1998 in Kinshasa, and not a year later as claimed in his documents.

“Striker Silas Wamangituka recently made it known to the club that he had been the victim of manipulation by his former player agent and that Wamangituka is not his real name,” they said.

“With the support of Stuttgart and a new agent, Silas has been working intensively on clearing up the situation and finally received the corresponding official documentation…

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