Roberto Firmino wins Qatar Stars League title with Al Sadd
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Roberto Firmino has added another piece of silverware to his glittering career, helping Al Sadd clinch the Qatar Stars League title. Image Credits: Imago ImagesRoberto Firmino has added another piece of silverware to his glittering career, helping Al Sadd clinch the Qatar Stars League title in what already feels like a personal revival chapter for the former Liverpool forward.Al Sadd wrapped up their 19th league crown with a game to spare as Al Shamal’s defeat to Qatar SC left Roberto Mancini’s side with an unassailable five-point lead at the top.It is the club’s third consecutive league title and sixth in the last eight seasons.
The Brazilian has been central to that success rather than just along for the ride, producing 16 goal contributions in 20 league matches to re-establish himself as a difference-maker in the final third.Firmino’s impact has come in a vibrant attack built around Qatar star Akram Afif and Spanish forward Rafa Mujica, with Afif hitting 14 league goals and 12 assists and Mujica adding nine goals of his own.He has also carried his form into knockout occasions, scoring a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Al Sadd came from behind to beat Shabab Al Ahli 3–2 and lift the Qatar–UAE Super Shield in January.This resurgence comes after a turbulent spell in Saudi Arabia with Al Ahli, where his status unexpectedly shifted.Despite captaining the side and registering nine goals in 25 league games, Firmino was cut from the Saudi Pro League squad for the second half of last season due to foreign-player registration limits, following the arrival of Wenderson Galeno.The decision left him eligible only for Asian competition and effectively pushed him towards the exit door, prompting interest from abroad and opening the door to his move to Qatar.Firmino ultimately left Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2025 after guiding Al Ahli to the Asian Champions League Elite title, signing a two-year deal with Al Sadd. In Doha, he has responded to the Saudi setback in the most emphatic way possible: by becoming a key figure in yet another title-winning side, reminding everyone that there is still plenty of football – and plenty of trophies – left in him.#السد بطلاً لـ #دوري_نجوم_بنك_الدوحة للمرة التاسعة عشرة في التاريخ و للمرة الثالثه على التوالي و للمرة الثالثه يحقق هذا التتويج المتتالي . 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙮 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 𝟕𝟖/𝟕𝟗 𝟕𝟗/𝟖𝟎 𝟖𝟎/𝟖𝟏 ⭐️ 𝟖𝟔/𝟖𝟕 𝟖𝟕/𝟖𝟖 𝟖𝟖/𝟖𝟗 ⭐️ 𝟐𝟑/𝟐𝟒 𝟐𝟒/𝟐𝟓 𝟐𝟓/𝟐𝟔… pic.twitter.com/BNCZkfEi4n— 🏆 #82 Al Sadd SC | نادي السد (@AlsaddSC) April 13, 2026 Roberto Firmino