Shakhtar academy pupil Marc Mampassi, who was sold to Lokomotiv Moscow for €3 million in January 2022 and now plays on loan in Belgium for Kortrijk, gave an interview to the club website, in which he never dared to condemn the actions of the Russian occupiers.
Mark Mampassi. Photo: gettyimages.com"I was in Turkey and was waiting for news about my transfer. My agent was negotiating with my club - Moscow "Locomotive". And then I was suddenly informed that I could go to Belgium. I did not hesitate. I left immediately," said Mampassi.
The defender currently lives in the centre of Kortrijk with his parents: "I like living here and playing football. You can enjoy walks around the city and the team at the club is fantastic. I can talk to everyone. I speak a little French and a little English."
At the same time, the footballer's grandmother still lives in Mampassi's native Donetsk, where he was born in March 2003, although Mark himself does not want to talk about the war: "My grandmother still lives there. She doesn't want to leave, but she is doing well. We are in constant contact. My father is Congolese. He was able to move to study in Europe thanks to a scholarship. It wasn't Paris, it was Donetsk. There he studied economics at the university. My Ukrainian mum studied with him at the same institution. That's where they met."
"Kortrijk" rented Mampassi with an option to buy. At the moment, the centre-back has played 4 matches for the Belgians.
It should be noted that the beginning of the full-scale military invasion of the Russian army on the territory of Ukraine Mampassi met in the status of a player of "Locomotive". Since then, the footballer has not reacted publicly to the war and has not yet condemned the Russian occupants.
