Former Arsenal and Ivory Coast defender Emmanuel Eboue has opened up about the full extent of his financial collapse, revealing that he lost multiple houses, a fleet of cars, and virtually everything he owned in England.
Speaking on The 5th House Podcast, the 39-year-old declined to put an exact figure on his losses, but described the scale as catastrophic.
“I lost so much. I don’t want to say exactly how much, but it was a lot,” Eboue said. “I lost everything I had in England. I had bought houses—three of them—and I lost them. I had many cars, and I lost those too.”
Eboue, who made over 200 appearances for Arsenal between 2005 and 2011 and later played for Galatasaray and Sunderland, has previously spoken about a bitter divorce and being swindled by trusted advisers. His latest comments add further detail to the financial freefall that left him briefly homeless and sleeping on a friend’s floor in 2017.
The defender, who earned more than £70,000 a week at his peak, now hopes his story serves as a cautionary tale for young footballers about the importance of financial management and trusting the right people.
