A former Liverpool winger has been fined £230 after he admitted using a fake prescription to obtain sleep medication from a pharmacy
16:43, 06 Feb 2026
Jordon Ibe
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Jordon Ibe made 41 appearances for Liverpool
Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe has been fined £230 after he admitted using a fraudulent prescription to obtain sleep medication from a pharmacy.
The 30-year-old appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on Thursday to admit possessing an article for use in fraud. Magistrates ordered Ibe to pay a £230 fine within the next month, together with £85 in costs and a £72 victim surcharge.
Ibe, who made 41 appearances for the Anfield side before spells at Derby County, Birmingham City and AFC Bournemouth, faced criminal proceedings after he used a bogus prescription to try to obtain insomnia drug Zolpidem.
Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp (2L) leads his players in saluting the crowd with (L-R) Liverpool's English midfielder Jordon Ibe, Liverpool's Belgian striker Divock Origi, Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino, Liverpool's Zaire-born Belgian striker Christian Benteke and Liverpool's English midfielder James Milner after drawing the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion at Anfield in Liverpool, northwest England, on December 13, 2015. Liverpool drew 2-2 with West Brom.
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Jordon Ibe spent four years at Anfield before moving to Bournemouth(Image: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
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The court heard that he used the document at the Hornsey Road pharmacy on May 24 2024, and returned four days later to obtain more of the same medication.
On the second visit, Ibe's fake prescription was seized by a suspicious pharmacy worker. Ibe, who signed last year for Bulgarian first division side Lokomotiv Sofia, did not appear in court for his first appearance in January.
His solicitor Claire Reid said Ibe had been "blissfully unaware" of the case because he had been charged by a letter sent to his family home in Southwark, south London, just after he left the UK for Bulgaria.
Former Bournemouth and Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe
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Jordon Ibe last played in Bulgaria(Image: Getty Images)
A judge then ordered for him to appear in court to face the charge on Thursday. Ibe made 78 appearances across four years for Bournemouth after a £15 million transfer in 2016.
He was convicted and banned from driving in 2020 after crashing his Bentley into a coffee shop, causing thousands of pounds of damage.
After the incident, at The Pantry in Plaistow Lane in Bromley, south-east London, shortly before 5am on July 30, Ibe admitted a charge of careless driving and was found guilty of failing to stop after an accident.
He later moved to play for Derby, and issued a statement saying he was undergoing rehabilitation to improve his mental health. "I want to apologise to all my fans around the world," Ibe wrote on Instagram.
"I've find (sic) myself in a dark place, due to suffering with depression. It's no scheme for the media or to have my name in your mouths, I just find things hard truly.
"I appreciate all the love and messages from everyone. Times are hard in general due to this pandemic. I have the full support from my family and Derby County football club.
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"I will fix myself and this situation, which I'm 100% committed to. Not only for my family, close friends or my beauteous daughter but for me."
In recent years, Ibe has been playing non-league football and secured a move to the Bulgarian capital in November 2025.