Roberto Firmino
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Full name
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Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira
[1]
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Date of birth
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(
1991-10-02
)
2 October 1991
(age 32)
[2]
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Place of birth
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Maceio
, Brazil
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Height
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1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
[2]
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Position(s)
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Forward
,
attacking midfielder
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Current team
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Al-Ahli
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Number
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10
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2004?2008
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CRB
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2008?2009
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Figueirense
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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2009?2011
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Figueirense
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38
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(8)
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2011?2015
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TSG Hoffenheim
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140
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(38)
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2015?2023
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Liverpool
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256
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(82)
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2023?
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Al-Ahli
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12
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(3)
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2014?2021
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Brazil
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55
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(17)
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:16, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
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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
.
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 America
and
2018 FIFA World Cup
.
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.
On June 23, 2015, while he was competing for Brazil at the Copa America, 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]
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]
- As of match played 9 November 2023
- As of match played 10 July 2021
[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
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Year
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Apps
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Goals
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Brazil
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2014
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2
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1
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2015
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9
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3
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2016
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2
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1
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2017
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5
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0
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2018
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11
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3
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2019
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15
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5
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2020
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4
|
3
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2021
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7
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1
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Total
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55
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17
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- 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.
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Date
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Venue
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Cap
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Opponent
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Score
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Result
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Competition
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Ref.
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1
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18 November 2014
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Ernst-Happel-Stadion
, Vienna, Austria
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2
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Austria
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2?1
|
2?1
|
Friendly
|
[16]
|
2
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29 March 2015
|
Emirates Stadium
, London, England
|
4
|
Chile
|
1?0
|
1?0
|
Friendly
|
[17]
|
3
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10 June 2015
|
Estadio Beira-Rio
, Porto Alegre, Brazil
|
6
|
Honduras
|
1?0
|
1?0
|
Friendly
|
[18]
|
4
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21 June 2015
|
Estadio Monumental David Arellano
, Santiago, Chile
|
9
|
Venezuela
|
2?0
|
2?1
|
2015 Copa America
|
[19]
|
5
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6 October 2016
|
Arena das Dunas
, Natal, Brazil
|
12
|
Bolivia
|
5?0
|
5?0
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
[20]
|
6
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3 June 2018
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Anfield
, Liverpool, England
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20
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Croatia
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2?0
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2?0
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Friendly
|
[21]
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7
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2 July 2018
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Cosmos Arena
, Samara, Russia
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24
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Mexico
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2?0
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2?0
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2018 FIFA World Cup
|
[22]
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8
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7 September 2018
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MetLife Stadium
, East Rutherford, United States
|
26
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United States
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1?0
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2?0
|
Friendly
|
[23]
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9
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26 March 2019
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Sinobo Stadium
, Prague, Czech Republic
|
31
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Czech Republic
|
1?1
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3?1
|
Friendly
|
[24]
|
10
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9 June 2019
|
Estadio Beira-Rio
, Porto Alegre, Brazil
|
32
|
Honduras
|
6?0
|
7?0
|
Friendly
|
[25]
|
11
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22 June 2019
|
Arena Corinthians
, Sao Paulo, Brazil
|
35
|
Peru
|
2?0
|
5?0
|
2019 Copa America
|
[26]
|
12
|
2 July 2019
|
Mineirao
, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
|
37
|
Argentina
|
2?0
|
2?0
|
2019 Copa America
|
[27]
|
13
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10 October 2019
|
National Stadium
, Kallang, Singapore
|
41
|
Senegal
|
1?0
|
1?1
|
Friendly
|
[28]
|
14
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9 October 2020
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Arena Corinthians
, Sao Paulo, Brazil
|
45
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Bolivia
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2?0
|
5?0
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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
[29]
|
15
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3?0
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16
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13 November 2020
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Estadio do Morumbi
, Sao Paulo, Brazil
|
47
|
Venezuela
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1?0
|
1?0
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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
[30]
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17
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23 June 2021
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Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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52
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Colombia
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1?1
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2?1
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2021 Copa America
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[31]
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Liverpool
Brazil
Individual
- ↑
"FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Brazil"
(PDF)
. FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 4. Archived from
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on 11 June 2019.
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2.0
2.1
2.2
"Roberto Firmino: Overview"
. Premier League
. Retrieved
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2023
.
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"Roberto Firmino: Liverpool sign Brazil striker in £29m deal"
.
BBC
. 24 June 2015
. Retrieved
12 December
2017
.
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"Fifa Club World Cup: Roberto Firmino scores the winning goal as Liverpool beat Flamengo 1-0 - BBC Sport"
. 2019-12-21
. Retrieved
2019-12-22
.
- ↑
"Al-Ahli 3-1 Al-Hazem"
– via www.bbc.co.uk.
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6.0
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
"Roberto Firmino: Summary"
.
Soccerway
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2023
.
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"Games played by R Firmino in 2015/2016"
.
Soccerbase
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2023
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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"Games played by R Firmino in 2019/2020"
.
Soccerbase
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.
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"Games played by R Firmino in 2020/2021"
.
Soccerbase
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1 March
2023
.
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"Games played by R Firmino in 2021/2022"
.
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1 March
2023
.
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"Games played by R Firmino in 2022/2023"
.
Soccerbase
. Centurycomm
. Retrieved
1 March
2023
.
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15.0
15.1
Roberto Firmino
at National-Football-Teams.com
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"Austria vs. Brazil 1?2: Summary"
.
Soccerway
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1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Chile 1?0: Summary"
.
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. Perform Group
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1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Honduras 1?0: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Venezuela 2?1: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Bolivia 5?0: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Croatia 2?0: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Mexico 2?0: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"United States vs. Brazil 0?2: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Czech Republic vs. Brazil 1?3: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Honduras 7?0: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Peru vs. Brazil 0?5: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Argentina 2?0: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Senegal 1?1: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Bolivia 5?0: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Venezuela 1?0: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
"Brazil vs. Colombia 2?1: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
1 March
2013
.
- ↑
McNulty, Phil (14 May 2022).
"Chelsea 0?0 Liverpool"
.
BBC Sport
. Retrieved
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2022
.
- ↑
"Roberto Firmino to leave Liverpool as a free agent after eight years & seven trophies at Anfield"
.
Goal
. 3 March 2023
. Retrieved
9 May
2023
.
- ↑
"Roberto Firmino tells Liverpool he will leave on free transfer at end of season"
.
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. 3 March 2023
. Retrieved
11 April
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.
- ↑
McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016).
"Liverpool 1?1 Manchester City"
.
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.
- ↑
Hafez, Shamoon (30 July 2022).
"Liverpool 3?1 Manchester City"
.
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. Retrieved
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.
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"Tottenham Hotspur 0?2 Liverpool"
.
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. Retrieved
1 June
2019
.
- ↑
McNulty, Phil (26 May 2018).
"Real Madrid 3?1 Liverpool"
.
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. Retrieved
27 May
2018
.
- ↑
McNulty, Phil (28 May 2022).
"Liverpool 0?1 Real Madrid"
.
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. Retrieved
1 March
2023
.
- ↑
McNulty, Phil (18 May 2016).
"Liverpool 1?3 Sevilla"
.
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. Retrieved
27 May
2018
.
- ↑
Rose, Gary (14 August 2019).
"Liverpool 2?2 Chelsea"
.
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. Retrieved
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2019
.
- ↑
Poole, Harry (21 December 2019).
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.
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. Retrieved
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2019
.
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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2014
.
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
- ↑
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.
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.
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.
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