Stuttgart's Mvumpa banned for three months after playing under false identity [photo courtesy]VfB Stuttgart striker Silas Katompa Mvumpa was banned from all competitions for three months and fined 30,000 euros after revealing he had been playing under a false identity for years. We are glad that this concludes matters for Silas in terms of sporting legalities from the DFB." Both the player and his club have accepted the verdict. He said his real name was Silas Katompa Mvumpa and his birth date was a year earlier than previously stated, so 1998 instead of 1999, making him 22-years-old now. The striker joined Stuttgart in 2019 and scored 11 league goals in the most recent season.

Source: Standard Digital June 14, 2021 10:18 UTC