Benfica midfielder in 'illegal transfer' may have lied about age | OneFootball

Alamara Djabi lied about his age upon arriving at Benfica. The midfielder was registered by the club in the 2019/20 season as being 13 years old, but he was actually 19. The player eventually left Luz in the 2023/24 season, with Rui Costa as president, heading to Midtjylland.

According to an investigation carried out by the newspaper Público, Djabi was indeed 19 years old when he signed with Benfica. Cátio Baldé, the agent involved in the transfer from Olivais e Moscavide - where he stayed for only four days - to Seixal, denied being involved in any scheme.

Currently, Alamara Djabi would be 18 years old according to the documents presented so far. However, after the investigation, it is confirmed that the former youth talent of Benfica is 24 years old, turning 25 later this September.

It is worth remembering that the departure from Luz was very controversial, with the player's father claiming that he did not authorize any move, nor did he sign any document allowing it, since Alamara was - or claimed to be - a minor. Mamadu Djabi even reported his son as missing, accusing Midtjylland of kidnapping.

"Mr. Djabi intends to report what he considers to be the kidnapping of his son by the football club FC Midtjylland, and he wants to travel to Denmark as soon as possible to retrieve his son and bring him back to Portugal. But he cannot simply go and knock on FC Midtjylland's door. We would like to start by asking the police to locate his son's whereabouts. He needs the support of the Danish police or whoever the competent authority is to do so", said Paulo Almeida, CBF agent and representative of the player's father, in 2023.

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