Boby - The engine of The Reds' attacking system
Since he’s arrived at Anfield in June 2015, Roberto Firmino did a tremendous job on the attack system for the Reds. Jurgen Klopp made an amazing selection after he came to Anfield by choosing Boby as a corner-stone for the attack of Liverpool. And in just few years he became one of the best Europe’s forwards.
The graph above represents the goalscoring history of Roberto Firmino with Liverpool, during his first four years at Anfield. He scored total 66 goals during this 4-years period in total of 192 matches.
Roberto Firmino before Liverpool
Boby has played with 2 different clubs before Liverpool (Figueirense and Hoffenheim).
Figueirense
Firmino started his professional career with Figueirense. He was 17 years old when he signed the contract with the football club in 2008.
Firmino scored his first goal with Figueirense on 8 May 2010 in the match against São Caetano. He spent there about two years before he went to German.
Hoffenheim
In December 2010, Firmino signed with Hoffenheim, a contract until June 2015. He scored his first goal with the German football club on 16 April on the match against Eintracht Frankfurt.
in 2014, Roberto Firmino was named the league’s Breakthrough Player after finishin the Bundesliga 2013/14 as the fourth highest scorer with 16 goals. He has spent four seasons with Hoffenheim, he scored for the German club a total of 38 goals in 79 matches.
Roberto Firmino with the Reds
In July 2015 and for an initial €29m fee. Roberto Firmino signed a long-term contract with Liverpool. On 21 November, Firmino has scored his first goal with Liverpool in the Premier League against Manchester City (the game ended 4/1 for the Reds).
Roberto Firmino named Boby by Liverpool supporters and was voted to be Liverpool’s Player of the Month in January.
On his first season with Liverpool, he scored his first brace with Liverpool on the game against Arsenal and Norwich City. As a result, Firmino ended the season as Liverpool’s league top scorer with ten goals.
In the season 2017/2018, he formed with Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah a wonderful attacking combination and the fans started to call them “Fab Three”.
Roberto Firmino has described his happiness in Liverpool:
“I’m very happy here at Liverpool and I do not see myself out of the club for years to come”.
Later, in April 2018, Firmino scored on the match against Manchester City in the UEFA Chapions League (the match ended 2/1 for The Reds). In addition to that, Roberto Firmino reached with Liverpool to the first UEFA Champions League Final since 2007 in 2018 after beating Manchester City and Roma. However, the Reds went on to lose in the final 3–1 to Real Madrid.
In December 2018, Firmino scored his first Hat-trick with Liverpool in the match ended 5/1 against Arsenal.
Firmino winning the champions League
After losing the final against Real Madrid, Liverpool came back to the final at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid against Tottenham Hotspur. Early on that match, Firmino gave the team the confidence they needed to control the final. The Reds won 2 – 0 goals scored by: Mo Salah and Origi. This victory, gave Roberto Firmino his first trophy with Liverpool in 2019.
Also in December 2019, Firmino won the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup by winning the final against Flamengo. Boby performance was exceptional during the FIFA Club World Cup Final. He scored the winning goal for the Reds and he was name the man of the final match.
Firmino winning the Premier League 2019/20
After losing the Premier League 2018/19 to Manchester City by only one point, Liverpool came back to win the Premier League 2020/21. The season was absolutely historic for the Reds after a 30-year wait to achieve the League title. By this winning, Liverpool got the 19th top-flight title which’s their first since 1989/90.
Roberto Firmino appeared in all the matches for the Reds in the Premier League fixtures achieving 38 Premier League appearances on this season scoring 9 goals and making 8 assists. Boby has played a total of 3,001 minutes. He helped the team win very important matches such as Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wolverhampton Wanderers which were crucial to getting the League.
What did they say about Roberto Firmino?
Arsene Wenger
The former manager of Arsenal Arsene Wenger is a big of Firmino. He said on him:
“I like Salah and Mane but you forget the guy who sacrifices himself is Firmino who works for them, works for everybody and gets them to shine. This piece of Jigsaw is difficult to find. A strike who is generous”.
The manager of Liverpool Jurgen Klopp said on Roberto Firmino:
“Mo Salah, world-class, but not every day. Sadio Mane, world-class, but not every day. Roberto Firmino, world-class pretty much every day”.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
The famous midfielder of the Reds Jurgen Klopp said on Roberto Firmino:
“It becomes a little bit normal when you play with that guy. That’s the way he plays and he does those magnificent things all the time. I love him, I absolutely love him. He’s such a joy to play with and to feed off”.
Firmino Honours with Liverpool
- Premier League 2019/20
- UEFA Champions League 2019
- European Super Cup 2019
- FIFA Club World Cup 2019
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2015–16
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2015–16
Roberto Firmino Personal info
- Full name: Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira
- Birthdate: 2 October 1991
- Birthplace: Brazil
- Signed for LFC: 23 June 2015
