For the birth of his baby boy the player was allowed to skip the match at Stoke as his then girlfriend, Gemma gave birth to Leo, who was born January 2013.
Ukuzalwa komfana wakhe, umdlali wavunyelwa ukweqa umdlalo eStoke njengendodakazi yakhe ngaleso sikhathi, uGemma wazala uLobert, owazalwa ngoJanuwari 2013.