Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveiro - Brazilian footballer playing as an attacking midfielder, was born on October 2, 1991, height - 180 cm, weight - 77 kg, working leg - right.
At the moment, is in the ranks of the English football club Liverpool. Recently, often appears on the field as a player in the national team of Brazil.
Career
The first club for which Roberto Firmino made his debut was “Tombense”, the player was offered the position of a defensive midfielder, the footballer did not achieve much success in his performances.
In 2010, Roberto moved to Figueinrens, managed to score 10 goals in 36 matches, thanks to such a good game he was noticed by the German club Hoffenheim and made an offer to move. The signing of the contract for a period of 4 years took place in January 2011, the transfer cost amounted to 4 million euros. In the 2010/2011 season, the football player spent 11 matches in the main team, scored 3 goals against the opponents. The next season began more successfully, in 3 matches Roberto Firmino scored 4 goals.
From 2012 to 2015, the football player remained part of the German Hoffenheim club, showing an average level and a stable game. The most successful season was for 2013/2014, for 37 matches Firmino scored 22 goals.
In 2015, the leadership of the English team Liverpool announced their intention to acquire Roberto Firmino, on June 24 the footballer signed a contract, the cost of the transfer was 29 million euros.
For the first time, Roberto played for the Brazilian national team on November 12, 2014.
At the time of 2016, the player’s transfer price according to the FIFA is 35 million euros.
Career statistics
The data in the table are current as of September 12, 2016.
The number of goals and matches was considered based on the results of all competitions (leagues, country cups, European cups, friendly games), in which the team took part throughout the season.
Club | Number of goals | Number of games played |
| Figueirense | 12 | 53 |
| Hoffenheim | 49 | 153 |
| "Liverpool" | 59 | 16 |
| Brazil national team | eleven | 4 |
| Total career | 275 | 81 |
At the time of 2016, the club, played by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), is in high positions in the English Premier League, is fighting for the FA Cup and regularly plays in European competitions.