Medi Abalimba had multiple aliases, duped people into believing he was a Chelsea player and scammed team-mates, girlfriends and others
Medi Abalimba didn’t quite live the dream, but there were times when it must have felt tantalisingly close. There were trials at and , a run-out for ’s reserves at the Etihad Stadium, a professional contract at and a couple of first-team call-ups at Oldham Athletic. He was just one of those footballers who never quite made the grade. Advertisement But he couldn’t let go.
Still, he was only 17, as the LFCTV commentator said. Or 16, according to various other reports at the time. Which was it? Sixteen or 17? It was neither. Benedict recalls there being speculation about Abalimba’s age when he was at Southend. “He wasn’t big,” Benedict says. “But watching him play, he was like a man among kids.” Suspicions about his age were heightened, according to another former Southend employee, when he reacted furiously to a team-mate’s attempts to look at his passport.
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