5 months overdue wage, leaving vs playing with girlfriend and returning to game day...a tense confrontation, a foreshadowing of a legal dispute

Nov 25, 2025

5 months overdue wage, leaving vs playing with girlfriend and returning to game day...a tense confrontation, a foreshadowing of a legal dispute



5 months overdue wage, leaving vs playing with girlfriend and returning to game day...a tense confrontation, a foreshadowing of a legal dispute
Didier Lamkelze (29, Cameroon), a foreign striker of the Chinese club Qingdao Hai New, has made a big impact by posting a post revealing the club's overdue wages.

On the 24th, Ramkelje posted on his personal SNS, "I would like to thank Qingdao fans, colleagues, and understanding directors for supporting me over the past five months. This journey has been very difficult. The general manager offered an extension contract for next season, but unfortunately, he refused because (the club) did not keep its promise. Honestly, I don't want to stay at a club that has paid so much in arrears. I wish everyone all the best for the future in the future,' he said shortly after the end of the season.

Before leaving the team, Ramkelze wanted to clarify a few things. I'll leave it up to my lawyer and FIFA to decide what's left."




Qingdao immediately refuted the claim. According to the Chinese soccer media 'Shooting China', Qingdao told local media that Ramkel Je did not show any professionalism during his stay in Qingdao. He said he frequently left the team without permission from the club, missed training, and demanded pre-match payouts and additional bonuses. He added that he threatened not to participate in training or competition if these demands were not met. He also claimed that he had already paid more than the annual salary specified in the contract.

5 months overdue wage, leaving vs playing with girlfriend and returning to game day...a tense confrontation, a foreshadowing of a legal dispute
The media also helped. Sun Fei, a reporter for the `Qingdao Daily', called Lam Ke Jie a 'hypocrite player'. He "Ramkelje was famous for frequently borrowing money from his colleagues. Wellington, a former Arsenal player, borrowed a total of 50,000 yuan (about 10 million won) on three occasions. If the club hadn't intervened strongly, we wouldn't have got Wellington back 50,000 yuan for the rest of our lives."

According to 'Shooting China', media star Feng Zhen introduced a story related to Ramkelje. The day before the away match against Chengdu Rongcheng, he suddenly bought a plane ticket and flew to Shenzhen to meet his girlfriend. He returned only at noon the next day, when the team doctor diagnosed his groin as bloody. Ramkelje, who started against Chengdu, missed a one-on-one opportunity to decide the game in the 95th minute of extra time in the second half. If his groin was fine, he might have scored the winning goal."




Ramkelje, who moved to Qingdao from Sintrawidan, Belgium, in June, played in 12 Chinese Super League games and scored seven goals and two assists. Qingdao played a crucial role in the dramatic stay of the team, finishing 14th out of 16 teams. Ramkelje is a native of France's prestigious Lille OSC Youth and was valued at more than 7.5 billion won in the late 2010s when he played for Royal Antwerp. Ulsan defender Lee Jae-ik and Antwerp shared a team-up in the 2020-2021 season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.