https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/37686683 ... ekangmene/
FORMER Manchester United starlet Charni Ekangamene has swapped defending for deliveries… by becoming a POSTMAN.
The Belgian spent five years at Old Trafford after arriving from United’s then sister club Royal Antwerp in 2009.
Midfielder Ekangamene played regularly for the Red Devils’ youth and reserve sides.
He made his senior debut while on loan to Carlisle United in 2014, and returned home to join Zulte Waregem later that year.
Now 31, he went on to play for clubs in Holland, Slovakia, Spain and Gibraltar – and has been with Belgian side Berchem Sport since 2023.
But Antwerp-born Ekangamene has also been working for Bpost, Belgium‘s equivalent to Royal Mail, since 2021.
He said: “This job is a perfect fit for me in terms of hours, as I’m still playing in the fourth division for Berchem Sport.
“I start early in the day, and I can even have a bit of a rest before the start of training.
“I have been a postman for almost four years. I first used to go out on a bike, but nowadays I use a van.
“At least I now keep dry, and what with all the apartment blocks I have to deliver to, I still keep moving!
“Between working for Bpost and playing for Berchem I earn over 3,000 euros [£2,630] a month.
“When I was at Manchester United I was being paid four times as much.
“But after I left them, my football career did not turn out as I had expected.
“I gave it my all. But you can’t always get all you want.”