The Bundesliga professional Silas Wamangituka has told his club VfB Stuttgart that he has so far appeared under a false identity.
A press release by the club on Tuesday said: “VfB striker Silas Wamangituka recently revealed to VfB that he was the victim of the machinations of his former players agent and that Wamangituka is not his real name.”
Correctly he is called Silas Katompa Mvumpa, as can be seen from the declaration. “I have lived in constant fear in recent years and I was also very worried about my family in the Congo. It was a difficult step for me to reveal my story,” said the attacker.
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The support of his new advisor made it clear to him that “he no longer has to be afraid and we can bring everything to the table together. I wouldn’t have dared to take this step if Stuttgart, my team and VfB hadn’t become a second home for me.” in which I feel safe. “
He was relieved and hoped that his revelation could encourage other players “who had similar experiences with intermediaries”.
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With the support of VfB and his new advisor, the 21-year-old Silas has “worked intensively on clarifying the situation over the past few days and weeks and finally received official documents from the Democratic Republic of the Congo a few days ago,” VfB also said.
The player wants to disclose to the German authorities all the details of how the previous discrepancy in his personal data could occur: “VfB is in contact with the German Football League DFL and the DFB.”
Meanwhile, the club assumes that the currently injured professional “was in possession of a valid license to play and continues to do so. VfB also assumes that this will be replaced in due course by a new license to play in his real name.”
VfB jumps Silas aside
VfB assured Silas of its full support and stated that it wanted to deal with the case as transparently as possible. “Silas remains the player and the person who has played his way into the hearts of our fans and his teammates since he was here in Stuttgart,” said sports director Sven Mislintat: “With regard to the name change, he is above all a victim. We will be accordingly protect him too. “
He has great respect for the fact that the young player “almost left himself on his own and dared to take the step to clarify his situation without knowing the consequences.” Silas is part of the VfB family.
Board member Thomas Hitzlsperger added: “As soon as Silas confided in us, we initiated all of the measures we felt were necessary and called in the responsible authorities. We are deliberately making this unusual case public on our own initiative to underline that we are so transparent want to proceed as is possible with consideration for the protection of our player. ”
