Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for the Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazil national team. After starting his career with Figueirense in 2009, he spent four-and-a-half seasons at Hoffenheim.
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His 16 goals in 33 games for the 2013–14 Bundesliga season earned him the award for the league’s Breakthrough Player. In July 2015, he signed for Liverpool. His creativity, goalscoring and work rate have earned him plaudits at Liverpool, with manager Jürgen Klopp referring to Firmino as the “engine” that propels the club’s counter-attacking system.
In the 2018–19 season, he won the UEFA Champions League, and the following season won the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup after scoring the winner in the final, and the 2019–20 Premier League title, Liverpool’s first league title in 30 years.
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What Is Roberto Firmino Good At?
Firmino is an extremely gifted footballer who does his most eye-catching work in crowded areas, combining brilliant close control and dribbling with an ability to unlock a compact defence with a piece of skill or a deft through ball.
Who Bought Roberto Firmino?
Brendan Rogers. On 23 June 2015, while he was competing for Brazil at the Copa América, Hoffenheim and Firmino agreed on terms for him to transfer to Premier League club Liverpool for up to £29 million at the conclusion of the tournament, subject to a work permit. Liverpool confirmed the signing the following day, subject to a medical.
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