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“Never been so bullied” – Forward details miserable Sunderland spell, left him crying in his room
By Sean Lunt -

11th May 2022

AIK forward Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka has detailed his time at Sunderland and the miserable experience he suffered at the Stadium of Light.

Kimpioka joined Sunderland from IK Sirius’ U17 side in July 2017 and spent two years with the Black Cats’ Under 18 side before being moved to the senior squad in 2018.

He spent the next two seasons on various loan deals, first going out to Torquay in March 2021 before a one month spell at Southend United between September and October 2021.

He then departed Sunderland in March this year, heading back to his homeland with AIK in an effort to get his career back on track.




That brought an end to a miserable five years with Sunderland, for whom he made over 100 appearances for across their Under 18s, 23s and senior team.

He’s now detailed what went on behind the scenes for him at the club and how it left him utterly miserable.

“When Sunderland wanted to give me a three-year contract, it felt very right for me,” he told Expressen.

“I am a person who believes in energies very much, and my energy was very positive towards Sunderland; I always go for that gut feeling. I felt I wanted to take advantage of that challenge. I love challenges.

“The culture in England is very different compared to Sweden. In Sweden, they take care of you from when you are young; the coaches do it and especially the teammates.

“But in England, they drove over me directly. Nobody talked to me. I did not get my first salary, so the month leading up to that salary, I had no clothes, and I was stuck in the room. No one invited me.

“I have never been so bullied and exposed in my life; I had never experienced anything like this. Usually, you might call home and talk to your family, but I did not want to call home and say that it went badly.

“I just want to give good news, so it was a month that I did not answer when my mother called, I just wrote back “everything is fine, I can not talk”. I would cry in my room.”

 

Not cut out for football tbf.

 

Why did he stay for 5 years?

 

Oh right that's why he failed. He didn't get paid for a month! What you mean its quite normal to work a month before being paid?

Had no clothes? What he didn't bring any?

 

Another whingeing young footballer who was hardly prepared to put the effort in to make a career for himself.

 

He was ****e.

 

When you move to a different country to earn your fame and fortune it helps if you put your big boy pants on......this to me is like going into a restaurant and ordering a steak.....your down to the last couple of bites then tell the waiter you need it replaced because you didn't like.

 

I can only assume we signed him from the streets or an orphanage. Otherwise he had clothes, what means for a month he couldn't live the life of a footballer her wanted when we first offered the contract. Forget about playing and go out spending!

Wasn't he criticised for being late loads by one of the managers of the kids, said he needed a watch for Christmas and dropped him.

Typical player with the wrong attitude blame the club you came from not yourself. We have had a few of these recently.

 

Sounds like a ****ing knob.

 

This! Had the chance to leave this terrible hell hole......but then he signed a new contract

 

Didn’t you read? He had no pants at all cos we didn’t pay him until payday. You know, the norm in every job I’ve ever had!!

 

Whinging little faggot

 

I think it's disgusting he was expected to work before being paid!

 

Is he related to Jack Rodwell ?


Good riddance.

 

Did I read that right?
Hated his first month so much he stayed for 5 years.

 

Fully explains why he didn’t cut it. Nee ****ing backbone.

 

This is the bloke that wasnt even good enough to get a game for Torquay ffs.
His career will go the same way as Asoros and Karlsson's (blast from the past), has/did.

I hope we dont bring any other young Swedish strikers in again anytime soon.

 

I don't believe a word.

 

He wasn't good enough and was never going to make it here. Multiple managers over a number of years chose not to take a chance on him and there must be a reason behind that - he is ****.

Watched him for the rezzies a fair bit and he was never a standout performer even at that level despite being 2 or 3 years older than the rest.

If he has legitimate claims he was bullied then he should get himself a lawyer, but I suspect it's all a bullshit smokescreen because he was crap.

Could the club take action against him for using that sort of terminology (bullying)? It's a pretty serious accusation.