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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.
Roberto Firmino
Firmino training with Brazil in 2014
Personal information
Full name Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Maceió, Brazil[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Youth career
2004–2008 CRB
2008–2009 Figueirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Figueirense 38 (8)
2011– 1899 Hoffenheim 140 (35)
International career‡
2014– 2015 Brazil 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:11, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2015

Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira (born 2 October 1991), commonly known as Roberto Firmino or only Firmino, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for German club Liverpool and the Brazil national team as an attacking midfielder or striker. Starting his career with Figueirense in 2009. He made his international debut for Brazil in November 2014 and is representing the nation at the 2015 Copa América. He has agreed to join Liverpool at the end of the 2015 Copa América subject to a work permit and medical. [2]

Club career

Early career

Born in Maceió, Alagoas, Firmino joined Figueirense's youth setup in 2008, aged 17, after starting it out at CRB.[3] With the latter, he was mainly used as a defensive midfielder.[4]

Firmino made his professional debut on 24 October 2009, coming on as a half-time substitute for Toninho in a 1–2 home loss against Ponte Preta, for the Série B championship.[5] In January 2010 he was definitely promoted to the main squad.

Firmino scored his first professional goal on 8 May 2010, netting the winner in an away success against São Caetano.[6] He contributed with eight goals in 36 appearances during the season, as Figueira returned to Série A after a two-year absence.

Hoffenheim

Firmino playing for 1899 Hoffenheim in 2014.

Firmino signed with Hoffenheim in December 2010, with the contract running until June 2015.[7] He formally arrived at Hoffenheim on 1 January 2011.[8] Then Hoffenheim manager Ernst Tanner commented that they were "pleased to hire a Brazilian talent".[9] He made his debut a month later in a Bundesliga defeat against Mainz, where he came on as a 75th-minute substitute for Sebastian Rudy.[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 16 April, scoring the only goal of the game in a league victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.[10]

He was dropped from the first-team squad along with Chinedu Obasi at the end of November 2011 for showing up late for training, missing the league match against Bayer Leverkusen.[11] He would score two more goals that season, against Wolfsburg and Borussia Mönchengladbach.[1][when?]

In the 2012–13 season, Firmino made thirty-six appearances and score seven goals.[1]

Team captain Andreas Beck hailed Firmino's development as "outstanding".[when?][12] On 27 March 2014, Firmino extended his contract with the club, signing a three-year contract extension.[13] He finished the 2013–14 Bundesliga season tied as the fourth highest scorer with 16 goals.[14]

Liverpool

On 23 June 2015, while he was competing for Brazil at the Copa América, Hoffenheim and Firmino agreed terms for him to transfer to Premier League club Liverpool for £29 million on conclusion of the tournament, subject to a work permit.[15] Liverpool confirmed the signing the following day, subject to a medical.[16]

International career

Firmino in action against Austria in 2014

Firmino said that it was his "dream" to play in the national team though he had no "contact with national team manager Dunga".[17] On 23 October 2014, Firmino received his first call up to Brazil national football team for the friendly matches against Turkey and Austria. He commented, "I'm very happy about the nomination and would especially like to thank the team".[18] He debuted in a 4–0 win over Turkey on 12 November, replacing fellow debutant Luiz Adriano for the last 17 minutes.[19] Firmino scored his first goal on six days later in the latter match, a 2–1 away win.[20]

In May 2015, Firmino was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the 2015 Copa América to be held in Chile.[21] On 21 June, he scored in a 2–1 defeat of Venezuela to qualify the Seleçao for the knockout stage as Group C winners.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 June 2015.[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Figueirense 2009 2 0 – – – 2 0
2010 36 8 – – 15 4 51 12
Total 38 8 – – 15 4 53 12
1899 Hoffenheim 2010–11 11 3 – – – 11 3
2011–12 30 7 3 0 – – 33 7
2012–13 33 5 1 0 – 2 2 36 7
2013–14 33 16 4 6 – – 37 22
2014–15 33 7 3 3 – – 36 10
Total 140 38 11 9 – 2 2 153 49
Total 178 46 11 9 – 17 6 206 61

International

As of 21 June 2015.[23]
Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 2 1
2015 7 3
Total 9 4

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first:
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 November 2014 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 2–1 2–1 Friendly[20]
2. 29 March 2015 Emirates Stadium, London, England  Chile 1–0 1–0 Friendly[24]
3. 10 June 2015 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil  Honduras 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4. 21 June 2015 Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile  Venezuela 2–0 2–1 2015 Copa América

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Roberto Firmino at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ^ Smith, Ben (23 June 2015). "Roberto Firmino: Liverpool agree £29m deal for Brazil striker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ "De volante no CRB a alvo de ingleses, Firmino emociona amigo de Maceió" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Primeiro técnico de Firmino no CRB rasga elogios e revela: "Era volante"" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Figueirense perde para a Ponte Preta e vê G-4 se distanciar" (in Portuguese). ZH Esportes. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Figueirense estreia com vitória em cima do São Caetano" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Official: Hoffenheim Sign Roberto Firmino From Figueirense". Goal.com. 14 December 2010.
  8. ^ Roberto Firmino at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  9. ^ "Hoffenheim contrata Roberto Firmino, do Figueirense". Esportes Estadao. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Eintracht stürzt weiter ab". FR-Online. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Chinedu Obasi dropped from Hoffenheim squad". BBC Sport. 30 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Roberto Firmino: "Ich bin wie befreit"". Kicker. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  13. ^ "Roberto Firmino verlängert Vertrag bis 2017". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). 27 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Top scorers 2013/2014".
  15. ^ Smith, Ben (23 June 2015). "Roberto Firmino: Liverpool agree £29m deal for Brazil striker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  16. ^ Carroll, James (24 June 2015). "Liverpool complete Firmino signing". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  17. ^ "Firmino: "Ich will noch viel mehr"". Kicker. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Dunga beruft Roberto Firmino in die Seleçao". Kicker. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  19. ^ "Roberto Firmino feiert Debüt bei Neymar-Show". Kicker. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  20. ^ a b "Roberto Firmino strikes late winner". BBC. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  21. ^ "2015 Copa America squad lists". ESPN. 28 May 2015.
  22. ^ "Brazil v Venezuela: 2-1 win sees Dunga side progress in Copa America despite Neymar absence". Fox Sports. 22 June 2015.
  23. ^ "Roberto Firmino". National Footbal Teams. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  24. ^ "Brazil 1-0 Chile". BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  25. ^ "Breakthrough of the Season". bundesliga.com. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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