Roberto Firmino announces birth of first son as named shared

When the pregnancy was announced in December 2025, a video shared to Instagram showed the footballer holding Larissa's stomach before an inflatable baby wearing blue interrupted a meal with Firmino's friends and family. The heartwarming clip showed the family celebrating the special news as they hugged and kissed each other.

When the birth announcement was made last night, Larissa and Firmino posted a video to their social media platforms. The video started with “Samuel” written across a black screen. Larissa captioned the post: “For this son I prayed and the Lord heard my prayer! 21.04.2026. This praise, thank you Jesus.”

Also shown in the video was the family getting ready for the trip to the hospital as they prepared to welcome Samuel into the family. Adorable clips of the married couple holding Samuel as he entered the world led to a wave of messages congratulating the family.

Alisson Becker’s wife, Natalia, commented: “Praise the Name of the Lord! What a joy! So much love! May God Bless you Samuel!” Alisson wrote: “God bless Samuel! Welcome and congratulations.”

Other messages sent to the former Red and his family were: “May God bless them abundantly and may Samuel grow full of health, wisdom and grace” and “Congratulations to the whole family on the arrival of Samuel. May God richly bless you all.”

Despite leaving Merseyside three years ago, Firmino still has the love of Liverpool supporters. The Reds signed Firmino in the summer of 2015 from Bundesliga side Hoffenheim, he was an integral part of a Liverpool squad that achieved huge success during his eight seasons as a Red.

The fan favourite made 362 appearances for Liverpool between 2015 and 2023, leaving with 111 goals under his belt and a number of accolades including a Premier League title, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup.

After leaving the club in May 2023, Firmino bid an emotional farewell to fans at Anfield. He said: "It will be difficult, particularly saying goodbye to people I live with every day.

"And the fans, I'll always miss them dearly. They sang my name and got behind me during all these years together. I thank God for the affection they have for me, from the bottom of my heart."

The Al Sadd player married Larissa in his hometown of Brazil in June 2017. When the couple left Liverpool with their children, Larissa took to Instagram to share a special message, she said: "We've reached the end. We are leaving here with hearts full of love. This made the goodbye even more painful, it made us miss everything, even before saying goodbye.

"But this love also impelled us to do everything over and over again, to do everything the same way, to really give of ourselves, to really love, to give ourselves completely.

"Liverpool taught me that love is worth it. Thank you fans, thank you LFC, thank you to each person who was part of this story. We will never forget you."