After penalty order: BVB star Adeyemi breaks his silence | OneFootball

After his penalty order for illegal possession of weapons, BVB star Karim Adeyemi has spoken publicly for the first time. Now Borussia Dortmund is also taking action.

National player Karim Adeyemi has commented in detail for the first time on the penalty order for illegal possession of weapons—and his club Borussia Dortmund has now announced an internal consequence. The 23-year-old was sentenced in October to a fine of 450,000 euros after police proved he possessed a knuckle duster and a taser. Additional items, including knives and a telescopic baton, were seized during the investigation.

Adeyemi addressed the fans publicly on Wednesday and expressed remorse. “You’ve surely seen the headlines about me in recent days. It’s not easy for me to talk about this,” he wrote on Instagram. The attacking player explained that at the beginning of 2024 he had “out of carelessness” ordered a so-called mystery box online—without knowing that it contained prohibited weapons. The package was delivered “many months later” and “by chance ended up unopened at the police.” He admitted, “I made a huge mistake,” which he is “very sorry for” and “deeply regrets.”

BVB star Adeyemi must perform community service after weapons discovery

Adeyemi also had to answer questions at BVB. Managing director Lars Ricken and sporting director Sebastian Kehl held a clarifying conversation with the player. Ricken emphasized that the matter was taken “very seriously,” but also pointed out that no one was harmed and that Adeyemi, despite the penalty, still does not have a criminal record. The club is waiving any further fine.

Instead, Adeyemi will perform community service. In consultation with DFB sporting director Rudi Völler, he is to take over training sessions with children in the Dortmund Nordstadtliga. Völler had already taken the player aside during the international break and described his behavior as “stupid,” but also emphasized: “Young players make mistakes.”

Adeyemi assured at the end of his statement that he wants to take his role model function more seriously in the future: He has learned from the incident and will “avoid similar mistakes in the future.”

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