An Ontario father received a nasty shock when his credit card bill revealed his 17-year-old son had spent nearly $9,000 playing an Xbox soccer game.

Lance Perkins, who runs a convenience store in the city of Pembroke, had given his son a credit card to use for emergencies and purchases for the family business.

He told Global News: 'When I saw my bill, I tripped over a broom and smashed my head on the shelf and called my son right away.

'$8,860 is more than the average guy’s mortgage payment for a year. Spent on a game. For me that’s not a game anymore.'

Lance Perkins said his credit card bill of nearly $9,000 gave him a nasty shock. His teenage son unknowingly racked up the eye-watering figure playing an Xbox FIFA soccer game

Perkins originally received a $7625.88 bill, but was then sent an even larger statement, which lists his son's purchases at $8,860.

The teenager thought he would incur a one-time charge for the game, and unknowingly racked up the massive fee for purchases in the FIFA series of soccer games.

Perkins told CBC: 'He's just as sick as I am, [because] he never believed he was being charged for every transaction, or every time he went into the game.

'There will never be another Xbox system — or any gaming system — in my home.'

The credit card company MBNA told the father there was nothing they could do unless he wanted to charge his own son with fraud.

Xbox said they would look into the situation after Perkins explained his son was a minor.

The company does issue refunds in exceptional cases but has not gotten back in touch with Perkins.

The company issued a statement that read: 'Purchases made using a parent's payment account are legitimate transactions under the Microsoft Services Agreement.

'We encourage parents to use the many platform and service features we make available to prevent unapproved charges.'