The big Belgian has Blue blood coursing through his veins and fell in love with Manchester City from the moment he first walked through The Etihad players’ entrance nine years ago.
Kompany cost a bargain £6million from Hamburg back then and went on to win two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and two League Cups as one of the most successful skippers in the club’s history.
And when he met lifelong City supporter Carla Higgs, married her and had two junior Blues there was never any doubt where his allegiances lay.
So with just two years left on his current contract, at 31, the big question is where does Kompany go from here?
The answer is simple. Nowhere.
The centre-half is determined to enjoy the next 24 months – hopefully adding even more silverware to his already sizeable collection – and then he will devote his long-term future to the game he cherishes with a passion.
He said: “I don’t know where I will be in football when I finish but it’s 100 per cent certain that I will remain in the game.
“It’s my passion. It’s like you studying to be a doctor and you saying, “I’ve done all the exams and I’m 32 now – but I’m not goingto be a doctor’.
“I have played and lived this game since I was six so I don’t see why I should throw all that experience away all of a sudden.
“I have good contact with the younger people here and I just love getting across my experience and how I see certain things.
“I have learned from the best – from their mistakes as well as my own – and hopefully I will be better because of that.
“I have given myself the obligation to not think about anything regarding contracts until my deal is up.
“I’m really easy in my relationship with the club. It’s that good there won’t be any panic on their side or my side.
“Let’s get the most out of these two years with City and at international level and then see where we are at – with no stress.”
Kompany has enjoyed all the ups and been frustrated by the downs, as injury set-backs threatened to curtail his glittering career at the club.
But he has fought back from adversity and will do all he can to help City to more honours over the next two years, while learning from the master himself, Pep Guardiola.
Kompany’s eyes open wider when he talks about City’s Catalan coach, who during the international break was busy working out how to stop the Liverpool juggernaut in its tracks when the two sides meet this Saturday lunchtime.
He added: “It’s very clear to me that his No.1 quality is that he sees the technical and tactical aspect of a game really fast – which is not something you can learn or teach. I do think that improves with experience.
“There are times in a game when you are trying to figure out what is going on, especially with players you don’t know. But he has this thing where he can break down a game pretty quickly, the way he transmits the message to solve the issue.
“It’s not about genius in that case it’s about having the skill to put the message across in a way the team understands. I think his previous teams at Barcelona and Bayern Munich have been successful because of that.”
Looking back, Kompany has come a long way from when he arrived aged 22 and a virtual unknown. And he is determined to be remembered for lifting even moretrophies before those golden boots are finally hung up.
Kompany said: “I’ve been lucky enough to be at a club that has grown as my career has developed.
“We have won the title twice and if you put everything into perspective, it’s an incredible achievement.
“We had to catch up on 25 years of dominance by another team, not just with regard to football but financial dominance. We had to scramble and fight together to get that first one.
“Then we got a second one to confirm things and since then we have been in the mix.
“Now, there’s a chance to be more dominant and have a season where we win most games and have a huge tally of points.”
