Roberto Firmino

Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira (born 2 October 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli, which he captains, and the Brazil national team.

Roberto Firmino
Firmino with Brazil in 2018
Personal information
Full name Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991[2]
Place of birth Maceió, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Ahli
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2008 CRB
2008–2009 Figueirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Figueirense 38 (8)
2011–2015 TSG Hoffenheim 140 (38)
2015–2023 Liverpool 256 (82)
2023– Al-Ahli 12 (3)
National team
2014–2021 Brazil 55 (17)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Copa América
Winner2019
Runner-up2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:16, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Firmino started his career in Brazil, first playing for CRB and later Figueirense. In 2011, he joined the Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim, where he spent four-and-a-half seasons. He signed for Premier League side Liverpool in June 2015.[3]

Firmino has played for Brazil since 2014. He played for them during the 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Hoffenheim

Firmino joined Hoffenheim in December 2010, including a contract running until June 2015. He flew to Hoffenheim on January 1, 2011. Ernst Tanner, which is the manager of Hoffenheim said “they were pleased to have a talented Brazilian soccer player on there team”. He made his debut after a month in a Bundesliga defeat against a team called Mainz ,when he got substituted with Sebastian Rudy at the 75th minute. Firmino made his first professional goal with Hoffenheim on April 16 the only goal of a league victory against Eintracht Frankfurt. In July 2013, A russian club named Lokomotiv Moscow which made a €12 million bid for firmino Hoffenheim captain Andreas Beck halied Firmino's development as "outstanding" in August 2013. He completed he 2013–14 Bundesliga season with a he was the fourth highest score with 16 goals.

Liverpool

On June 23, 2015, while he was competing for Brazil at the Copa América, Hoffenheim and Firmino both agreed the terms for him to transfer him to the Premier League club called Liverpool for about £29 million on conclusion of the tournament, Liverpool confirmed the signing the next day The deal was finalised on 4 July.

On 23 August, Firmino scored his first goal of the 2016–17 season,and scoring 5-0 goals and a win over Burton Albion.

He was took Jordan Ibe for the final 12 minutes in a game against 1-0 Stoke City. In January 2016, the Irish Examiner said Firmino was steadily

On December 21, 2019, he scored the goal in the FIFA Club World Cup Final, giving the title to Liverpool.[4]

Al-Ahli

Firmino joined Al-Ahli on July 4 2023, signing a contract until 2026. He scored a hat-trick in his first game for the team on August 11.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Figueirense 2009[6] Série B 2000——20
2010[6] Série B 36800——368
Total 38800——388
TSG Hoffenheim 2010–11[6] Bundesliga 113————113
2011–12[6] Bundesliga 30930———337
2012–13[6] Bundesliga 33510——2[lower-alpha 3]2367
2013–14[6] Bundesliga 331646———3722
2014–15[6] Bundesliga 33733———3610
Total 14038119——2215349
Liverpool 2015–16[7] Premier League 3110005013[lower-alpha 4]1—4911
2016–17[8] Premier League 35112041——4112
2017–18[9] Premier League 3715210015[lower-alpha 5]11—5427
2018–19[10] Premier League 3412101012[lower-alpha 5]4—4816
2019–20[11] Premier League 38920008[lower-alpha 5]14[lower-alpha 6]25212
2020–21[12] Premier League 36920009[lower-alpha 5]01[lower-alpha 7]0489
2021–22[13] Premier League 20551307[lower-alpha 5]5—3511
2022–23[14] Premier League 251100108[lower-alpha 5]21[lower-alpha 7]03513
Total 25682142141722462362111
Al-Ahli 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 12320———143
Career total 4461312711141722484567171
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. One appearance in FA Community Shield, one in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. Appearance in FA Community Shield

International
As of match played 10 July 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201421
201593
201621
201750
2018113
2019155
202043
202171
Total5517
As of match played 10 July 2021
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Firmino goal[15]
List of international goals scored by Roberto Firmino
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
118 November 2014Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria2 Austria2–12–1Friendly[16]
229 March 2015Emirates Stadium, London, England4 Chile1–01–0Friendly[17]
310 June 2015Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil6 Honduras1–01–0Friendly[18]
421 June 2015Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile9 Venezuela2–02–12015 Copa América[19]
56 October 2016Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil12 Bolivia5–05–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[20]
63 June 2018Anfield, Liverpool, England20 Croatia2–02–0Friendly[21]
72 July 2018Cosmos Arena, Samara, Russia24 Mexico2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup[22]
87 September 2018MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States26 United States1–02–0Friendly[23]
926 March 2019Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic31 Czech Republic1–13–1Friendly[24]
109 June 2019Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil32 Honduras6–07–0Friendly[25]
1122 June 2019Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil35 Peru2–05–02019 Copa América[26]
122 July 2019Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil37 Argentina2–02–02019 Copa América[27]
1310 October 2019National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore41 Senegal1–01–1Friendly[28]
149 October 2020Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil45 Bolivia2–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[29]
153–0
1613 November 2020Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil47 Venezuela1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[30]
1723 June 2021Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil52 Colombia1–12–12021 Copa América[31]

Honours

Liverpool

Brazil

Individual

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