Former Real Madrid player left with an awkward tattoo after DNA tests on his ex-wife’s baby

A former Real Madrid defender will have wished he had saved the receipt for a tattoo after receiving devastating news from his ex-girlfriend.

Vinicius Tobias has spent the past three seasons in the Spanish capital, playing for Madrid and their second team, Real Madrid Castilla, on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk.

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Ingrid Lima revealed on October 8 that she had given birth to a daughter, Maite.

Although the couple had separated, Tobias believed the child was his and got a tattoo of Maite’s name on his arm in celebration.

The Brazilian had also written the phrase ‘te amo’ – which means ‘I love you’ in Portuguese – under Maite’s name.

However, in a scathing post on Instagram, Lima confirmed that the child was not Tobias’s.

Lima, who has 104,000 followers on the social media platform, instead revealed that she had started dating another man, who turned out to be the biological father.

“I came to make a statement about something that is starting to become annoying and that unfortunately I would have to come out publicly to explain to you,” Lima wrote on Instagram.

“Vinicius and I haven’t been together for a while. At that time I was in a relationship with someone and so was he. We both moved on with our lives.

“In the meantime, Maite came by. We decided to do a DNA test, and Maite is not Vinicius’ daughter.”

Tobias has yet to make a statement about the test.

The right back went through the academy at Brazilian Internacional and was named by The Guardian as one of the 60 best young talents in the world in 2021.

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His standout performances and promising potential earned him a move to Shakhtar Donetsk in February 2022.

However, he moved to Real Madrid just two months after arriving in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion that year.

Tobias went on to play 67 games in three different Madrid teams, providing nine assists.

He made one appearance for Madrid’s senior team last season in the third round of the Copa Del Rey when he started in the 3-1 win over Arandina.

Tobias returned to Shakhtar Donetsk in July this year, signing a five-year extension with the club.

He started the club’s 0–0 draw against Bologna in the Champions League on 18 September and also made three appearances in the Ukrainian Premier League.