2 October: Alisson and Firmino, same day, same Liverpool
Alisson Becker
«the goalkeeper who scored with his head»
- Sport Club Internacional 2013-2016
- A.S. Roma 2016-2018
- Liverpool Fútbol Club since 2018 · 1 goals
From Roma to Anfield
Developed at Internacional, where his older brother was also a goalkeeper, he arrived at Roma in 2016. In his second season in Italy he was decisive in the club's run to the Champions League semi-finals, and Klopp's Liverpool, who had just lost the Kyiv final with two goalkeeping errors, went for him.
The signing changed the team. In 2018-19 Liverpool won the Champions League in Madrid against Tottenham, and the following year the Premier League the club had been waiting for since 1990.
The goal at West Bromwich
In May 2021, with Liverpool fighting for a Champions League place, the game at The Hawthorns was 1-1 in stoppage time. Alisson went up for a corner and headed in the winner. It was the first goal ever scored by a goalkeeper in the club's history in an official match.
That year had been very hard for him personally, and he celebrated in tears. It is one of those goals Anfield remembers more for what it meant than for what it was worth.
Roberto Firmino
«the number nine who was not a nine»
- Figueirense Futebol Clube 2009-2011 · 8 goals
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2011-2015 · 38 goals
- Liverpool Fútbol Club 2015-2023 · 82 goals
- Al-Ahli 2023-2025 · 14 goals
- Al-Sadd Sports Club since 2025
Hoffenheim and the press
He left Brazil very young for Hoffenheim in Germany, where he spent four seasons and became an attacking midfielder. In 2015 Liverpool signed him, and Klopp, who arrived a few months later, made him the key piece of his system: the first to press, the one who linked the play and made those around him better.
Goals that won trophies
With Salah and Mané he formed one of the most famous front threes of the decade. With them he won the 2019 Champions League and the 2020 Premier League, and scored the extra-time winner in the 2019 Club World Cup final against Flamengo. That same summer he had won the Copa América with Brazil, with Alisson in goal. Two men born on 2 October, champions of everything in the same year.
Also born on 2 October
Kiko Casilla, the goalkeeper with three Champions Leagues
A Catalan goalkeeper who established himself at Espanyol and returned to Real Madrid, where he had come through the academy, as Keylor Navas's understudy. During his time at the Bernabéu, Madrid won three Champions Leagues in a row. He later played for Bielsa's Leeds, who won promotion to the Premier League.
- Real Madrid Club de Fútbol "C" 2004-2006
- Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol 2006-2007
- Real Club Deportivo Español "B" 2007-2008
- Real Club Deportivo Espanyol de Barcelona 2008-2015
- Cádiz Club de Fútbol 2008-2010
- Fútbol Club Cartagena 2010-2011
🔴⚪ Sporting Gijón players born this day
They played for Sporting Gijón and were born on this same day. There is only their data here: we would rather name them than leave them out, and rather give the bare facts than invent a story.
Alfredo Megido 🔴⚪
- Real Betis Balompié
- Granada Club de Fútbol
- Real Sporting de Gijón
Another 41 internationally known footballers were born on this day. We do not list them for the sake of it: only those with a story to tell make it here.
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