Memphis Depay's story in Brazil already resembles a prolonged crisis: disputes with the club, financial claims, and pressure from the media. Now a high-profile personal scandal has been added to the mix. Brazilian model and influencer Laru Simoesh claims she is pregnant by the Netherlands national team's top scorer, while the player himself, after an argument, simply stopped contacting her and blocked her on all messaging apps and social networks.
A String of Problems for the Dutch Goal Scorer
Depay's sporting career at Corinthians is already going through a turbulent spell. According to local media, the Brazilian club owes the forward around 23 million reals and is at the same time asking him to vacate the luxury hotel suite paid for by the organization. For a footballer who is used to being the leader and main star in attack, this looks like an open conflict with his employer and a serious blow to his reputation.
Against this backdrop, Memphis's private life, instead of being a quiet harbor, has turned into a new source of headlines.
A Secret Romance That Started at a Birthday Party
According to Laru Simoesh, she met Depay in February 2025 at a party held to celebrate Memphis's own birthday. What was supposed to be a routine celebration for the forward became the starting point of their relationship.
The romance developed quickly: the couple began dating almost immediately but carefully kept their relationship under wraps. There is not a single photo of them together on their social media accounts, as if both had decided in advance that this story should stay behind the scenes, far from the attention of fans and journalists.
"I Found Out I Was Pregnant on July 17"
Laru says she found out she was pregnant on July 17. About a month later, in mid-August, a serious quarrel broke out between the young woman and the footballer. According to Simoesh, after this conflict Memphis did not just cool off toward her; he blocked her everywhere he could, in messaging apps and on social networks, effectively cutting off all contact.
Now, almost three months later, Laru has publicly announced that she is expecting a baby and stresses that since August the future father has shown no interest either in her or in the child. Against the backdrop of this silence, the story takes on an even more uncomfortable tone for the player.
An Influencer, a Journalist, and Her 52,000 Followers
So who is Laru Simoesh, the woman who has suddenly found herself at the center of a major football scandal? She is a Brazilian model and influencer who runs a very active page on a social network that is banned in Russia. Her profile also states that she works as a journalist, and her audience numbers around 52,000 followers.
For Laru, digital reputation is an important part of both her life and her work. That is why going public about her romance with Depay and her pregnancy is not just an emotional confession, but a deliberate step that inevitably attracts the attention of the media, bloggers, and fans.
From Goals on the Pitch to Headaches Off It
For Memphis Depay, this story is yet another blow in what is already a difficult period in his career. The conflict with Corinthians, possible financial disputes, and now a loud personal scandal involving a Brazilian model have created a dense cloud of media noise around the forward, one that has little to do with goals, productivity, or form.
What happens next is an open question. If Laru's claims are confirmed, Depay will have to answer not only to his club and its fans but also to public opinion as a future father. For now, the world is watching a paradoxical picture: one of the Netherlands national team's brightest goal scorers keeps putting away important chances on the pitch, yet off it he seems to have needlessly put himself in an offside position.
