See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy SAM LAWLEY, NEWS REPORTER Published: 18:17 BST, 14 July 2026 | Updated: 18:34 BST, 14 July 2026
Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe has pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend after pulling a braid out of her head during a row over money.The footballer, 30, assaulted his former partner Amie Mayson outside her home in Lambeth, south London on December 14. Ibe and Ms Mayson were arguing when she confronted him and demanded he repaid her money she said he owed her, Croydon Magistrates' Court heard.He had a bag containing drinks, snacks and flowers, but when Ms Mayson threw muffins on the floor and called Ibe a 'druggy', he grabbed her hair, prosecutors said.The footballer pulled a braid from his partner's head and she was left with a bald patch, the court was told.In a victim impact statement, Ms Mayson said the attack deeply affected her confidence, self-esteem and self-worth.'Looking in the mirror is very distressing for me, the injury is a constant reminder of what happened and often leaves me feeling emotionally drained and upset,' she said.Ibe spoke to confirm his personal details and change his plea to guilty, having denied the charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm in March. Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe, pictured in 2016, has pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend after pulling a braid out of her head during a row over moneyHe apologised for getting his postcode slightly wrong, telling the court: 'Sorry, I'm a bit nervous.'Ibe made 41 appearances for Liverpool before spells at Derby County, Birmingham City and AFC Bournemouth, where he made 92 appearances between 2016 and 2020.The former England under-21 international now plays for Lokomotiv Sofia in the Bulgarian First League.In the last two years he had been playing non-league football before securing the move to the Bulgarian capital in November 2025.District Judge Polly Gledhill told the court: 'We are in community order territory and I am going to ask for a pre-sentence report. I am not ruling anything out.'She urged Ibe to be 'as honest and open' with probation as possible ahead of his sentencing.The footballer was bailed with conditions not to contact Ms Mayson or to go to her address.Judge Gledhill told Ibe, who lives between Chislehurst, south-east London, and Bulgaria, he will be sentenced at the same court on September 4.
