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Neymar da Silva Santos Jnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [nejma d

siwv st us o]; born 5 February 1992), commonly known as Neymar
Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who
plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the
Brazil national team.
Neymar came into prominence at an early age at Santos, where he

made his professional debut aged 17. He helped the club win two
successive Campeonato Paulista championships, a Copa do Brasil,
and the 2011 Copa Libertadores, Santos' first continental title since
1963. Neymar was twice named the South American Footballer of
the Year, in 2011 and 2012, before relocating to Europe to join
Barcelona. As part of Bara's attacking trio with Lionel Messi and
Luis Surez, he won the continental treble of La Liga, the Copa del
Rey, and the UEFA Champions League in the 201415 season,
followed the next year by the domestic double. He came third for the
FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2015. In August 2017, Neymar moved from
Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in a transaction worth 222
million, making him the world's most expensive player.[note 1]
With 52 goals in 77 matches for Brazil since debuting at age 18,

Neymar is the fourth-highest goalscorer for his national team. He
Neymar with Brazil in 2016
was a key player in Brazil's victories at the 2011 South American
Youth Championship, which he finished as the leading goalscorer, Personal information
and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he won the Golden Full name Neymar da Silva Santos Jnior[1]
Ball as player of the tournament. His participation in the 2014 FIFA Date of birth 5 February 1992 [1]
World Cup and 2015 Copa Amrica was cut short by injury and a Place of birth Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil[1]
suspension respectively, but the next year he captained Brazil to their Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2][3][4]
first Olympic gold medal in men's football at the 2016 Summer
Playing position Forward
Olympics.
Club information
Known for his dribbling, finishing, and ability with both feet, Current team Paris Saint-Germain
Neymar has earned comparisons to former Brazil and Santos forward Number 10
Pel. Off the pitch, he ranks among the world's most prominent
Youth career
sportsmen; SportsPro named him the most marketable athlete in the
world in 2012 and 2013, and ESPN cited him as the world's fourth- 19992003 Portuguesa Santista
most famous athlete in 2016. 20032009 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Contents 20092013 Santos 103 (54)
20132017 Barcelona 123 (68)
1 Early life 2017 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2 Club career
2.1 Santos National team
2.1.1 Youth 2009 Brazil U17 3 (1)
2.1.2 2009: Debut season 2011 Brazil U20 7 (9)
2.1.3 2010: Campeonato Paulista success 20122016 Brazil U23 14 (8)
2.1.4 2011: Pusks Award
2010 Brazil 77 (52)
2.1.5 2012: South America's best player
2.1.6 2013: Final season Honours
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar 1/25
2.2 Barcelona Brazil

2.2.1 Transfer investigation
Olympic Games
2.2.2 201314: Adapting to Spain
2.2.3 201415: The treble and individual 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
success 2012 London Team
2.2.4 201516 season
2.2.5 201617 season U-20 South American Championship
2.3 Paris Saint-Germain 2011 Peru
3 International career FIFA Confederations Cup
3.1 2011 South American Youth Championship and
Copa Amrica Winner 2013 Brazil
3.2 2012 Summer Olympics and first hat-trick * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the
3.3 2013 Confederations Cup domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017.
3.4 2014 World Cup National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March
3.5 2015 Copa Amrica 2017
3.6 2016 Summer Olympics
4 Style of play
4.1 Comparisons
5 Outside football
5.1 Personal life and charity work
5.2 Wealth and sponsorships
5.3 Media
5.4 Music
6 Career statistics
6.1 Club
6.2 International
7 Honours
7.1 Club
7.2 International
7.3 Individual
7.3.1 Awards
7.3.2 Performances
8 References
9 External links
Early life
Neymar da Silva Santos Jnior was born in Mogi das Cruzes, So Paulo, to Neymar Santos, Sr. and Nadine da Silva. He
inherited his name from his father, who is a former footballer and became his son's advisor as Neymar's talents began to
grow.[7] Neymar comments on his father's role: "My father has been by my side since I was little. He takes care of
things, my finances and my family."[8] Growing up, Neymar combined his love of futsal with street football.[9]
In 2003, Neymar moved with his family to So Vicente, where he began playing for youth side Portuguesa Santista.[10]
Then, later in 2003, they moved to Santos, where Neymar joined Santos FC.[11] With the success of his youth career and
added income, the family bought their first property, a house next to the Vila Belmiro. Their quality of family life
improved, as at age 15, Neymar was earning 10,000 reais per month and at 16, 125,000 reais per month. At 17, he signed
his first full professional contract, was upgraded to the Santos first team, and began signing his first sponsorship
deals.[12]
Club career
Santos
Youth
Neymar began playing football at an early age and he was soon spotted by Santos FC who offered him a contract in
2003, where he was inducted into their youth academy, which has, in the past, produced Brazilian internationals like
Coutinho, Clodoaldo, Diego, Elano and Alex. He also joined the likes of Pepe, Pel and Robinho in starting out his
career at the club, nicknamed Peixe.[13] While in the youth academy, Neymar met Paulo Henrique Ganso, becoming
good friends in the process. Aged 14, Neymar travelled to Spain to join the Real Madrid youth team, at the time when
Real had stars like Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Roberto Carlos and Robinho.[14]
2009: Debut season
Neymar made his professional debut on 7 March 2009, despite being only 17 years old; he was brought on for the last
thirty minutes, in a 21 win against Oeste.[9] The following week he scored his first goal for Santos against Mogi Mirim.
One month later, on 11 April, Neymar scored the decisive goal in a 21 win against Palmeiras in the 2009 Campeonato
Paulista semi-final first leg.[15] In the final, however, Santos suffered a 42 aggregate defeat to the Corinthians.[16] In his
first season, Neymar racked up 14 goals in 48 games.[9]
2010: Campeonato Paulista success
Neymar continued his ascendancy in 2010, and, on 15 April 2010, he scored five
goals for Santos in an 81 rout of Guarani in the qualifying stages of the Brazilian "The 18-year-old is a magnificent
Cup.[18] Following the 2010 Campeonato Paulista in which Neymar scored 14 prospect. He is sleek and skilful,
goals in 19 games,[13] the club were crowned champions after a 55 aggregate win able to beat the defender on either
side, capable of combining well,
over Santo Andr in the finals.[19] Neymar was subsequently given the award for
and full of tricks he can put to
the best player in the competition.[20] Neymar's performances for Santos have productive use in and around the
drawn comparisons to other Brazilians, including Robinho and Brazilian legend penalty area."
Pel.[21] South American football
journalist Tim Vickery on Neymar
In 2010, Santos rejected a 12 million bid for him from English Premier League in 2010.[17]
team West Ham United,[22] and later an offer from another English club, Chelsea,
reported to be in the region of 20 million.[23] Despite Santos unwillingness to sell
and Neymar himself insisting "I'm focused only on Santos",[24] his agent, Wagner Ribeiro, indicated that Neymars
career was elsewhere, stating "He wants to become the best player in the world. The chances of him doing that while
playing in Brazil are zero."[23] Although one year later Neymar admitted, in an interview with the Daily Telegraph, that
he had been happy with Chelsea's interest in him as it was a "dream" of his "to play in Europe", while also stating that at
the time it had been the right decision to stay in Brazil.[25]
On 30 November 2010, Santos sold a 5% share of future transfer fees that he would receive to an investment group,
Terceira Estrela Investimentos S.A. (TEISA), for R$ 3,549,900 (1.5 million).[26] The previous year, his family had sold
a 40% stake in Neymar's sporting rights to the DIS Esporte group who had been a long-term strategic partner of Santos'
football club.[27]
Despite his first two seasons being highly successful, having ended the 2010 season with an impressive 42 goals in 60
games, problems had been identified, namely Neymar's apparent taste for diving when tackled, rather than attempting to
continue his run, and his attitude. The latter came to the forefront during a match with Atltico Goianiense, on 15
September 2010, when the Santos' manager, Dorival Jnior, appointed another player to take the penalty awarded for a
foul on Neymar. His decision was based on the fact that Neymar had missed a crucial penalty during the Copa do Brasil
final of that year, even if Santos went on to win. Reacting to this, Neymar turned his back on his manager, had to be
calmed down by a linesman and argued with his captain, Edu Dracena. The fallout from this event was that Dorival
Jnior wished to have Neymar suspended for two weeks, but the board sided with the player and promptly sacked the
manager. Despite Neymar's apologies over the incident, some doubts still remain about his attitude.[9] In December
2010, aged just 18, Neymar came third for the 2010 South American Footballer of the Year, behind Andrs D'Alessandro
and Juan Sebastin Vern.[28]
2011: Pusks Award
Neymar scored six goals during Santos run to the 2011 Copa Libertadores Finals,
tying him for third top goalscorer,[29] including the clinching goal of Santos' 43
aggregate win over Cerro Porteo in the semifinals.[30] In the two-legged final,
Santos faced Uruguayan side Pearol and drew the first leg 00 in
Montevideo.[31] At home in the second leg, Neymar opened the scoring in the
46th minute as Santos held on for a 21 win and Neymar won Man of the Match
honours.[32][33] The win brought Santos their first Copa Libertadores triumph
since 1963, when Brazilian legend Pel was playing for the club.[34][35]
In September 2011, Santos club president Lus Ribeiro threatened to report Real
Madrid to FIFA following reports that they had attempted to sign Neymar to a
pre-contract agreement, and denied that such an agreement was in place.[36] On 9
November 2011, Neymar and Santos agreed to a contract extension that would Neymar playing for Santos against FC
see the player stay with the club until after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The Barcelona in the final of the 2011 FIFA
deal reportedly increased Neymar's wages by 50%, to the levels that top Club World Cup.
European clubs would be paying him.[37] On 14 December 2011, Neymar scored
the opening goal for Santos as they defeated Kashiwa Reysol 31 in the semi-
finals of the FIFA Club World Cup at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Japan, but failed to score against Barcelona in the
final on 18 December 2011, where Santos were defeated 40, finishing as runners up in the competition.[38] He won the
2011 FIFA Pusks Award for scoring a solo goal in the Brasileiro Srie A against Flamengo, in a 54 loss. On 31
December 2011, he won the 2011 South American Footballer of the Year award for the first time, by a record margin,
following in the footsteps of Diego Maradona, Romrio, Pel and Zico.[39]
2012: South America's best player
On 5 February 2012, when he turned 20, Neymar scored his 100th goal as a professional football player, against
Palmeiras in the Campeonato Paulista.[40][41] On 25 February 2012 he scored two goals, one of which was from 25-
yards and created two assists to help his side to a 61 win over Ponte Preta.[42] On 7 March 2012, Neymar netted a hat-
trick as Santos saw off Brazilian rivals Internacional 31 in the Copa Libertadores Group stage match.[43] On 29 March,
he scored a brace against Guaratinguet in a 50 victory.[44] In the fixture against So Paulo on 29 April 2012, Neymar
scored a hat-trick with the match ending 31.[45] Thereafter, he went on to score twice in the first[46] and second legs[47]
in the 2012 Campeonato Paulista Finals against Guarani, which ended 72 on aggregate. Neymar finished the 2012
Campeonato Paulista with 20 goals and was voted the Best player and Best Forward, and Santos were crowned
champions. He was joint top scorer in the Copa Libertadores with eight goals, after Santos were beaten over two legs by
eventual champions Corinthians in the semi-finals.
On 25 August 2012, he scored a brace in the 21 away win at Palmeiras.[48] On 3 November 2012, in the Brasileiro
Srie A away fixture at Cruzeiro, Neymar scored a hat-trick and assisted Felipe Anderson's goal, to help his side to a 40
win.[49] Neymar finished off the 2012 season in style, first setting-up Victor Andrade's equaliser, then scoring twice, to
give Santos a 31 home win over Palmeiras on 1 December 2012.[50] Neymar was voted the Best Player of the 2012
Recopa Sudamericana, Neymar scoring in the second leg to win the title 20 on aggregate. He finished the 2012
Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A with 14 goals and being voted the Best forward. Neymar finished the 2012 season, being
award the Golden Ball, Arthur Friedenreich Award and Armando Nogueira Trophy. He was one of three finalists in the
2012 FIFA Pusks Award and finished runners-up behind Miroslav Stoch. He won the 2012 South American Footballer
of the Year, retaining his award and winning it ahead of the likes of Ronaldinho. Reports emerged in 2011 that Santos
reached an agreement with Barcelona to sign him at a later stage. Neymar, however, rejected this in an interview, saying
that he had "no agreement with Barcelona or anyone else".[51]
2013: Final season
Neymar started the 2013 Campeonato Paulista scoring twice in the first match, which ended a 31 win over So
Bernardo on 19 January 2013.[52] Four days later on 23 January 2013, Neymar scored again against Botafogo in a 30
win.[53] On 3 February 2013, in the Paulista fixture against So Paulo, where Santos won 31, with Neymar scoring and
making two assists.[54] on 18 March 2013, Neymar told that he had a "dream of playing in Europe, for a big club like
Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea." But he went on to say, "There's no point in speculating when I'll leave Santos. I'll
leave when I want to."[55]
Neymar scored all four goals, had another disallowed and hit the post as Santos beat Unio Barbarense 40 in the
Paulista on 13 April.[56] On 25 April 2013, his agent and father revealed that Neymar intended to leave for Europe
before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[57] Ahead of his last match for Santos, on 26 May against Flamengo, Neymar was in
tears during the national anthem.[58]
Barcelona
On 24 May 2013, Santos announced that they had received two offers for Neymar.[59]
The following day, Neymar announced he would sign with Barcelona on 27 May
2013 and join the team after playing in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Neither
Neymar nor the clubs released details on the transfer fee or personal terms, save to
say he signed a five-year deal.[60] On 3 June 2013, Neymar was unveiled by
Barcelona after passing medical tests and signing a contract that would keep him at
the club through June 2018.[61]
Neymar was presented at the Camp Nou in front of 56,500 fans, a record turnout for a
Brazilian player.[62] Club vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu initially said
Neymar's transfer fee was 57.1 million and his release clause set at
190 million.[63][64] Barcelona's doctor suggested he might need to gain weight to be
able to cope physically in Spanish football.[65]
Transfer investigation
Neymar during his unveiling at
In January 2014, the prosecutor's office in Madrid began investigating the transfer fee Barcelona in June 2013.
that Barcelona paid for Neymar.[66] The documents submitted to the authorities on
request contained contradictory information.[66] On 23 January 2014 Rosell resigned
from his position as president.[67] A day later, the details of the transfer were revealed by Barcelona; the transfer had in
fact cost them 86.2 million (71.5 million),[68][69][70] with Neymar's parents confirmed to have received a 40 million
sum.[71][72] In the aftermath, Barcelona and Bartomeu were charged with tax fraud.[73]
201314: Adapting to Spain
On 30 July 2013, Barcelona drew 22 against Lechia Gdask in a pre-season friendly; Neymar made his unofficial debut
when he came on as a substitute.[74] He scored his first goal for the club in a 71 win against a Thailand XI on 7
August.[75]
Neymar made his competitive debut for Barcelona during the opening game of the 201314 La Liga season as a 63rd-
minute substitute for Alexis Snchez in a 70 win against Levante.[76] On 21 August, he scored his first competitive goal
for the club in the first leg of the 2013 Supercopa de Espaa against Atltico Madrid: seven minutes after coming on as a
substitute for Pedro, he headed Dani Alves' cross to equalise in a 11 draw at the Vicente Caldern Stadium as
Barcelona won on the away goals rule for his first trophy at the club.[77] On 18 September, he made his UEFA
Champions League debut, assisting a Gerard Piqu goal as Bara beat Ajax 40 in their opening match of the 201314
tournament.[78]
Six days later, Neymar scored his first goal in La Liga in Barcelona's 41 defeat of Real Sociedad at Camp Nou.[79] On
26 October, he made his first El Clsico appearance, scoring the opening goal and assisting the team's winning goal
scored by Alexis Snchez as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 21 at Camp Nou.[80][80] On 11 December, Neymar recorded
his first three Champions League goals as he scored a hat-trick in a 61 win over Celtic in Barcelona's final Group H
match.[81]
201415: The treble and individual success
On 13 September 2014, after appearing as a substitute, Neymar scored his first two
goals of the 201415 season, helping Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 20. On 27
September, he scored a hat-trick against Granada in a 60 win[82] and went on to
score in his next three La Liga matches, including the opening goal in a 13 loss to
Real Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabu.[83]
On 24 January 2015, Neymar scored twice and assisted two more goals in a 60 win
at Elche.[84] On 28 January, he scored his 20th goal of the season in a 32 Copa del
Rey quarter-final win over Atltico Madrid.[85] On 4 March, Neymar scored twice
in Barcelona's 31 Copa del Rey semi-final win over Villarreal to qualify the club
for its 37th Spanish Cup final.[86] On 21 April, Neymar took his tally to 30 goals for
the season by scoring twice in Barcelona's 20 Champions League quarter-final win
over Paris Saint-Germain to qualify the club for the semi-finals.[87]
In May, the closing month of the season, Neymar scored the last goal in a 30 win
against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.[88] A
week later, he scored both the team's goals in a 32 second leg defeat at the Allianz
Arena to ensure Bara would qualify for the 2015 UEFA Champions League
Final.[89] He also opened the scoring with a header in a 20 league win versus Real
Neymar playing for Barcelona
Sociedad, a result which gave Bara a four-point lead over Real Madrid with only
against Villarreal in La Liga, 1
two matches remaining.[90] After securing the league title on 17 May with a 10
February 2015. Neymar opened the
win over Atltico Madrid at the Vicente Caldern, Barcelona defeated Athletic scoring in Barcelona's 32 win
Bilbao 31 at Camp Nou in the 2015 Copa del Rey Final on 30 May, with Neymar
scoring the second goal for Bara.[91] With Barcelona's victory likely, he performed
tricks with the ball in the final stages of the game, which was deemed unsporting by opponent Andoni Iraola. Barcelona
manager Luis Enrique claimed that it had to be understood that such behaviour was acceptable in Brazil, while Neymar
himself did not apologise.[92]
On 6 June 2015, Neymar scored the third goal for Bara in the 31 Champions League Final defeat of Italian champions
Juventus at Berlin's Olympiastadion, ensuring the club won its fifth European Cup.[93] This made Barcelona the first
club in history to win the treble of domestic league, domestic cup and European Cup twice.[94] On a personal note, he
became the eighth player in football's history to win both the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League, and
the first player to score in final victories in both competitions.[95]
Neymar ended the season with 39 goals in all competitions and 10 in the Champions League, making him joint highest
scorer with Cristiano Ronaldo and teammate Lionel Messi in the latter competition.[96] He was the first player apart
from those two to top the competition's scoring list, since compatriot Kak in 200607.[97] Barcelona's attacking trio of
Messi, Luis Surez and Neymar, dubbed "MSN", ended with 122 goals, the most in a season for an attacking trio in
Spanish football history.[98]
201516 season
Due to having the mumps, Neymar was expected to miss the 2015 UEFA Super Cup and the 2015 Supercopa de
Espaa.[99] On 17 October, Neymar scored four goals in Barcelona's 52 home win over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga,
taking his total to eight goals for the season.[100] On 21 November, Neymar scored one and provided a back heel assist
for Andrs Iniesta in Barcelona's 40 away win against Real Madrid.[101] He scored twice in a 40 home win over Real
Sociedad on 28 November, taking his La Liga total to 14 goals in 12 games.[102] On 30 November, Neymar was
shortlisted for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or alongside Messi and Ronaldo, and subsequently came third.[103][104] On 22
May 2016, Neymar scored a late goal in Barcelona's 20 extra time win over Sevilla in the 2016 Copa del Rey Final at
the Vicente Caldern, as the club celebrated winning the domestic double for the second consecutive season, following
their treble victory from the previous season.[105][106]
201617 season
On 2 April 2017, Neymar scored his 100th goal for Barcelona in his 177th appearance for the club, netting in a 41 win
over Granada.[107][108] On 27 May, Neymar scored in the 2017 Copa del Rey Final, his 105th goal for the club, as
Barcelona defeated Alavs 31 at the Vicente Caldern in Madrid.[109]
Paris Saint-Germain
On 3 August 2017, Barcelona announced that Neymar's legal representatives made a payment of 222 million to the
club, equal to the release clause of his contract. The club informed UEFA so that they can determine any disciplinary
responsibilities that may arise from this case.[5] According to the BBC, in Spain, the release clause must be activated by
the footballer himself. The situation was unusual that the fee was paid to the club directly after La Liga had refused to
receive the payment.[110][6]
Neymar joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a contract that will run until 2022.[111] He was offered the number
10 jersey by Javier Pastore as a "welcome gift".[112]
International career
Following Neymar's performances for Brazil's under-17 team at the 2009 U-17
World Cup in which he scored a goal in the opening match against Japan,[113]
former Brazilian football players Pel and Romrio reportedly urged coach
Dunga to take Neymar to the 2010 World Cup.[24][114] Although the widespread
opinion that Neymar deserved a place in Dunga's squad went as far as a 14,000
signature petition,[24][115] and despite the huge pressure on Dunga to pick
Neymar,[116] he was omitted from both the squad of 23,[117][118] and the stand-
by list.[119] Although Dunga described Neymar as "extremely talented", he
claimed that he had not been tested sufficiently on the international level to earn
Neymar at a press conference for Brazil.
a World Cup spot and he had failed to impress enough while on international
duty.[120][121]
On 26 July 2010, Neymar was selected for the first time in the Brazil senior team
by new head coach Mano Menezes for a friendly match against the United States
to be played in East Rutherford, New Jersey. On 10 August 2010 he made his
debut with the national team in that game, aged 18 years old, starting the match
and wearing the number 11 jersey. He scored on his debut after 28 minutes, a
header coming from an Andr Santos cross in a 20 win for Brazil.[122] On 1
March 2011, Neymar said: "Being on the Brazilian team is a privilege, There are
some marvelous players and I'm very happy to be among them."[8] On 27 March
2011, he scored twice in a 20 win against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium.[123]
Neymar celebrates his goal for Brazil
During the match against Scotland, a banana was thrown onto the pitch after he
against Scotland, on 27 March 2011,
scored from the penalty spot, which led Neymar to complain about 'constant with Andr Santos and Ramires.
jeering and an atmosphere of racism', implying that Scottish fans exhibited
racism.[124][125] While Scottish officials explained that Neymar had been booed
solely for perceived injury-feigning, a German student who was in the stadium amongst Brazil supporters said that he
threw the banana with no racist intentions. This led to the Scottish Football Association asking the Brazilian Football
Confederation for an apology for the accusations made to the Scottish fans.[126][127] Neymar refused to apologize or
retract his words, claiming he "did not accuse any person or any group of supporters".[128][129][130]
2011 South American Youth Championship and Copa Amrica
Neymar was the leading goal scorer of the 2011 South American Youth Championship with nine goals, including two in
the final, in Brazil's 60 win against Uruguay.[131] He also took part at the 2011 Copa Amrica in Argentina, where he
scored two goals in the first-round game against Ecuador. He was selected 'Man of the Match' in Brazil's first match
against Venezuela, which ended a 11 draw. Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals in a penalty shoot-out against
Paraguay (22 a.e.t.), with Neymar being substituted in the 80th minute.[132]
2012 Summer Olympics and first hat-trick
On 11 May 2012, Neymar was selected for the squad of the Brazil Olympic
football team to participate in the London 2012 Olympic Games.[133][134] In
Brazil's first warm-up match on 20 July 2012, against the host nation Great
Britain at Riverside Stadium, Neymar was involved in both goals of a 20 win,
first making an assist with a free-kick into the six-yard box for Sandro's header,
before converting a penalty.[135]
On 26 July 2012, Neymar scored his first goal of the 2012 Summer Olympics in
Brazil's opening fixture against Egypt, which ended a 32 victory for Brazil.[136]
In the following match against Belarus at Old Trafford in Manchester, Neymar
Neymar preparing to take a free-kick
scored a free-kick from 25-yards into the top-right corner of the goal and set up
against Belarus at Old Trafford during
goals for Alexandre Pato's header with a cross from the right and Oscar with a
the 2012 Summer Olympics
back heel as Brazil secured their place in the quarter-finals with a 31 win.
Afterwards he said: "I scored and made two assists so for me it was
perfect".[137][138]
On 5 August 2012, in the quarter-final encounter against Honduras, Neymar scored a penalty, his third goal of the
tournament and assisted in Leandro Damio's second goal on the match, to help Brazil to a 32 victory at St James' Park
and book a place in the semi-finals.[139] On 11 August, Brazil lost 2-1 to Mexico in the final at Wembley Stadium in
London.[140]
Neymar scored his first full international hat-trick on 10 September 2012, in an 80 win over China at the Estdio Jos
do Rego Maciel in Recife.[141] On 19 September, Neymar scored the winner against Argentina in a 21 win in the first
leg of the 2012 Superclsico de las Amricas at the Estdio Serra Dourada in Goinia, Brazil.[142]
2013 Confederations Cup
Neymar was selected as part of Luiz Felipe Scolari's Brazil squad for the 2013
Confederations Cup on home soil. For the tournament he was assigned the iconic
number 10 shirt, having previously worn 11.[143]
Neymar scored the first goal of the tournament in a 30 win over Japan at the
Estdio Nacional Man Garrincha on 15 June.[144] In their second match,
Neymar scored after nine minutes and crossed for J's late goal to give Brazil a
20 win over Mexico.[145] He scored in his third consecutive match, with a
powerful free kick from the edge of the penalty area, as Brazil beat Italy 42, and
received his third consecutive man-of-the-match award.[146][147]
On 30 June, Neymar scored Brazil's second goal in the 30 final victory over
Neymar playing against Spain's Gerard Spain. Neymar's performances saw him receive the Golden Ball for player of the
Piqu in the 2013 FIFA Confederations tournament.[148]
Cup Final
2014 World Cup
On 5 March 2014, Neymar scored a hat-trick in a friendly win against South

Africa in Johannesburg. He made headlines for his conduct after the final whistle
when a young South African boy ran onto the pitch. As security staff began to
escort the boy from the field, Neymar intervened and introduced him to his
Brazil teammates before they all lifted him in the air during their
celebrations.[149][150]
On 2 June, Neymar was named to participate with Team Brazil in the 2014 FIFA
World Cup.[151] Going into the tournament, as the team's star player, Neymar
Neymar prepares to take a free kick
was the man expected to win Brazil its sixth World Cup on home soil.[152] One
during Brazil's opening match of the
week prior to the team's opening match, Neymar scored once and made two
2014 FIFA World Cup against Croatia.
assists in a 40 friendly win over Panama.[153]
Neymar earned his 50th international cap

in the opening match of the tournament, on 12 June against Croatia in So Paulo.
In the 26th minute, with Croatia leading 10, Neymar elbowed Croatian
midfielder Luka Modri, after which Neymar was issued a yellow card.[154]
Many critics agreed that Neymar's punishment was too lenient and that he should
have been issued a red card.[155][156][157] He equalised before half-time with a
shot from outside the box and gave Brazil the lead in the second half with a
penalty kick, following a controversial decision by the referee, in an eventual 3
Neymar evading a tackle against 1 win.[158] In the third group match, he again scored twice as the Seleo
Mexico at the 2014 World Cup defeated Cameroon 41 to reach the knockout stage.[159] In the round of 16
against Chile, the match finished 11 after 120 minutes and was decided by a
penalty shoot-out with Neymar scoring what proved to be the winning kick for
Brazil.[160]
In the quarter-final defeat of Colombia, while challenging for the ball, Neymar
was kneed in the back by Juan Camilo Ziga and had to be removed from the "Even though he is still young,
pitch on a stretcher. A hospital scan revealed that Neymar had suffered a Neymar is well aware of what he
fractured vertebra in his spine and he missed the rest of the World Cup.[162] means for the world of football and
for the Brazilian game in particular.
Earlier in the match, Neymar assisted Thiago Silva's opening goal with a cross
He is the one player the Brazilian
from a corner kick.[163] It was the second time in the tournament that a Neymar people believe in and he has
corner had led to a goal for Brazil, after his cross created David Luiz's goal in everything to make history. I think
the previous round against Chile.[160] because of his age, though he still has
others to topple, Neymar will become
On 11 July, Neymar was named on the 10-man shortlist for FIFA's Golden Ball top goalscorer in Brazil's history,
award for the tournament's best player.[164] He won the Bronze Boot as the surpassing Pel. It wouldn't hurt if he
tournament's third top goalscorer and was named in the World Cup All Star leapfrogged me in the list. I left my
XI.[165] mark on history and now it's his turn."
Brazil legend Romrio in 2014 on
the prospect of Neymar becoming
2015 Copa Amrica Brazil's all time record
goalscorer.[161]
With captain Thiago Silva ruled out through injury, new coach Dunga decided to
make Neymar captain and confirmed on 5 September that the forward would
stay on as skipper on a permanent basis.[166] On 14 October 2014, Neymar scored four goals in one game for the first
time in his international career, scoring all of Brazil's goals in 40 friendly win against Japan at the National Stadium,
Singapore.[167] At the age of just 22 years, Neymar had scored 40 goals in 58 internationals, and had become the fifth
highest goalscorer for his national team.[167][168] On 26 March 2015, Neymar scored Brazil's second goal in a 31
friendly win over France in Paris.[169]
On 14 June 2015, in Brazil's opening Copa Amrica fixture, Neymar scored the equaliser and assisted the stoppage-time
winning goal by Douglas Costa as Brazil came from 01 down to beat Peru 21 in Temuco.[170] After Brazil's second
match, a 01 loss to Colombia in Santiago, Neymar was booked for handball, resulting in a suspension. After the final
whistle, he was red carded for deliberately kicking the ball at Pablo Armero, and as a result was pushed over by
Colombian striker Carlos Bacca, who was also dismissed.[171] CONMEBOL issued Neymar with a four-match ban,
ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament, in addition to a $10,000 fine.[172]
2016 Summer Olympics
The CBF had wanted Neymar to play at the Copa Amrica Centenario and the
Olympics in Rio during the summer of 2016, but after a request from Barcelona
manager Luis Enrique, he was rested from the first tournament.[173] In late June
2016, he was subsequently one of the three over-23 players to be included in
Brazil's squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics on home soil, and was named the
team's captain by the Olympic side's manager Rogrio Micale.[174][175]
In Brazil's quarter-final clash with Colombia on 13 August, Neymar scored

Brazil's first goal of the match, from a direct free kick, and also set up his
Neymar preparing to strike the winning
nation's second goal in an eventual 20 win.[176] In Brazil's semi-final clash with
penalty kick for Brazil against Germany
Honduras on 18 August, Neymar scored twice, Brazil's first and last goals of the
in the Olympic final
match, in a 60 win.[177]
In the final against Germany at the Maracan in Rio on 20 August, Neymar

opened the scoring with a free-kick after 27 minutes. The game finished 11 after Max Meyer equalised in the second-
half. Brazil beat Germany 54 on penalties, and Neymar scored the winning penalty to bring Brazil its first Olympic
gold medal in men's football.[178][179] Both during and prior to the tournament, he had been subjected to criticism over
his conduct on and off the pitch, with several former Brazil players suggesting that he was not fit to captain the national
team.[180] Neymar subsequently renounced the captaincy following their Olympic victory.[181]
Style of play
Neymar primarily plays as either a central striker, second striker, winger or occasionally
as an attacking midfielder, and has been described as "a true phenomenon".[183][184] He
often plays as a left sided forward for both club and country in the team's 433
formation, drifting infield, due to his energetic pace and playmaking skills; this position
allows him to shoot with his stronger foot, or create chances for teammates.[184]
Neymar's dribbling skills, tricks and playmaking ability are reminiscent of compatriot
Ronaldinho. His main traits are his creativity, vision, passing, finishing, dribbling, feints
and technique, being described as both "electric" and "explosive".[185][186] Although
naturally right-footed, he is capable of scoring with both feet, as well as with his head,
Neymar (right) greets future and is an accurate free-kick and penalty taker.[184][187] He commented on his attributes
teammate Lionel Messi after saying: "I'm always trying to perfect everything dribbling, shooting, headers and
the 2011 FIFA Club World control. You can always improve".[8] Neymar stated that he has been inspired by Lionel
Cup Final. As a teenager, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrs Iniesta, Xavi and Wayne Rooney.[188]
Neymar was inspired by
Messi.[182] Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho had also tipped Neymar on becoming the best player in
the world: Neymar is young though, and I can't explain how special he will become. In
the next two or three seasons he will become the best player."[189] Another Brazilian
star, retired World Cup winner Ronaldo also believes that Neymar can become the best in the world: "Logically, Messi is
better right now but Neymar is a great talent who will show the world that he will be number one".[190] Former Real
Madrid sporting director Jorge Valdano has also praised Neymar, stating: "I like Neymar a lot. Many of his individual
actions result in a goal and often it's a move that only seems to be happening with him on the pitch."[191] FC Barcelona
star Xavi also stated that Neymar "is a great player, has a very good attitude, and will go on to be the best player in the
world."[192] However, Neymar also has been known and criticised for his excessive diving when tackled by another
player. For which Pel has told: "He is a player with a body that can't take a lot of hits.
[...] A lot of times he will fall because he can't do anything else, but he was overdoing
it." He continued: "Even when he is fouled, he can't make a spectacle out of it".[193]
Comparisons
The media have often drawn comparisons between Neymar and Brazilian legend
Pel,[187] as Neymar possesses similar attributes and also like Pel came from the Santos
Youth Academy and turned heads with his skill. Neymar has said that Pel is his "role
model" but also saying: "I don't like to make a comparison with Pel".[194] On 11 April
2012, during the celebrations for the 100 years of Santos, when asked by journalists
about Lionel Messi, Pel said he felt that Neymar was better: "Now everyone is talking
about Messi; he is a star. But [to be the best ever] he must first become better than
Neymar," Pel said. "At the moment Messi is just more experienced."[195]
Neymar, playing for Brazil in
Neymar's increasing reputation led both the media and former great players to draw 2011, has been compared to
comparisons between Neymar and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, which Neymar has compatriots Pel and
commented on saying: "Messi is above everyone, there is no use comparing me with Ronaldinho.
him. [...] He is the best player in the world and I always get inspired when I watch good
football."[196] Ronaldo stated: Neymar is a great talent, the best we have in Brazil. He
is very similar to Messi. Zico said: I see Neymar like a [Cristiano] Ronaldo or a Messi, the type who appears and
makes things happen.[197] After his hat-trick against Internacional 31 in Copa Libertadores and Messi's five goals
scored in the Champions League, Neymar said: "I am a Messi fan. I was told what he did today. I support him to score a
lot of nice goals so I can keep copying and imitating him."[198]
Outside football
Personal life and charity work
Neymar has a son, Davi Lucca, with former girlfriend Carolina Dantas.[199] Neymar
was quoted as saying: "I cried when I learned that I would be his father. At first, I felt
fear. Then joy. It is a new responsibility and I am now enjoying it."[200] He later
described the birth of his baby boy as: "2.8 kilograms of pure happiness" and also
said: "Mother and baby are in good condition just after childbirth".[201][202] He has a
very close sibling relationship with his sister Rafaella Beckran, and cemented this
platonic closeness by tattooing her face on his arm, while Beckran tattooed her
brothers eyes on her arm.[203]
Neymar is a Christian.[204][205][206] Neymar has spoken about his faith saying: "Life
only makes sense when our highest ideal is to serve Christ!"[207] Additionally, he has
sometimes worn a headband with the words "100% Jesus."[208] Neymar reportedly
also tithes (10%) his income to his church and has named Kak as his religious role
model.[209] Each year, Neymar organizes a charity match with fellow Brazilian
footballer Nen in Nen's hometown of Jundia, with the purpose of raising food for
needy families.[210]
Neymar expresses his Christian
Wealth and sponsorships faith after winning the gold medal
with Brazil at the 2016 Summer
Olympics
Neymar has signed many sponsorship deals since his reputation rapidly grew from
the age of 17. In March 2011, he signed an 11-year contract with American
sportswear company Nike.[211] In the same month, Panasonic paid US$2.4 million to
secure Neymar's services for two years. Prior to signing for Barcelona, France Football had ranked Neymar 13th in its
list of the world's richest players

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar in 2012, with total earnings of $18.8 million for the previous 12 months.[212][213] He11/25
list of the world's richest players in 2012, with total earnings of $18.8 million for the previous 12 months.[212][213] He
has signed other sponsorships from Volkswagen, Tenys P Baruel, Lupo, Ambev, Claro, Unilever and
Santander.[214][215][216][217] All of his sponsorships have earned him a total of an estimated 20 million per year.[12]
On 8 May 2013, Neymar was rated by SportsPro magazine as the most marketable athlete in the world, ahead of Lionel
Messi (2nd) and Cristiano Ronaldo (8th).[218] In November 2012 advertising agency Loducca, created Neymar's own
personal brand logo,[219] featuring the N, J and R (Neymar Junior) with the N styled to match Neymars shirt number
11.[219] Neymar starred in a 2014 advert for Beats with other global football stars including Thierry Henry and Luis
Surez, with the theme of 'The Game Before The Game' and the players pre-game ritual of listening to music.[220]
Media
Neymar was featured on the front covers of the video games Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
and Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 on the North American version, after Konami Digital
Entertainment announced that he had joined Pro Evolution Soccer.[221] Neymar joined
Cristiano Ronaldo as a featured cover athlete.[222][223]
Neymar appeared on the cover of Time magazine in February 2013, the first Brazilian
athlete to be so honoured. The issue included an article by Bobby Ghosh entitled "The
Next Pel" and subtitled "How the career of Brazilian football star Neymar explains his
country's economy".[224]
Controversy erupted because of a cover by Brazilian football magazine Placar that

depicted Neymar on a cross. The title read "A Crucificao de Neymar" (the Crucifixion
of Neymar) and subtitled: "the Brazilian ace turns scapegoat in a sport where everyone
plays dirty".[225] Neymar at the Red Bull Arena
in Harrison, New Jersey
In April 2013, Brazilian cartoonist Mauricio de Sousa released a Monica's Gang comic during a match between the
book featuring a younger version of Neymar (called Neymar Jr) as the main New York Red Bulls and the
character.[226] LA Galaxy
In May 2013, SportsPro magazine named Neymar as the most marketable athlete on the
planet for the second consecutive year. He topped the list ahead of Lionel Messi, Rory McIlroy, Usain Bolt and Cristiano
Ronaldo, among other sportspeople.[227] The list measures the monetary value, the age, the force in domestic markets,
the charisma and their market potential in the next three years.[227] In March 2015, Neymar had the fourth highest social
media rank in the world among sportspeople, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Beckham, with 52
million Facebook fans.[228][229] In ESPN's list of active sportspeople in 2016, Neymar was ranked the fourth most
famous athlete in the world.[230]
To mark the World Cup commencing in Brazil, in June 2014, Neymar appeared with supermodel Gisele Bndchen on
the front cover of Vogue's Brazilian edition.[231] In November 2014, Neymar appeared in FIFA's "11 against Ebola"
campaign with a selection of top football players from around the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Xavi
and Didier Drogba.[232] Under the slogan "Together, we can beat Ebola", FIFA's campaign was done in conjunction with
the Confederation of African Football and health experts, with the players holding up eleven messages to raise
awareness of the disease and ways to combat it.[232][233]
In June 2016, actor Vin Diesel confirmed that Neymar would be a part of the action film xXx: Return of Xander
Cage,[234] appearing as himself. He appeared in the film's first trailer, released on 20 July 2016.[235] In April 2017,
Neymar was included in the Time 100, Time magazine's list of the most influential people in the world.[236]
Music
Neymar has become an icon in promoting Brazilian modern pop music, particularly Msica sertaneja. The video in
which Neymar dances in the Santos locker room dancing in front of teammates carrying his recorder making the round
of the players and making them react to the tune of Michel Tel's hit "Ai se eu te pego!" went viral. He made a point of
performing his dance antics to the song after scoring goals in football games and appeared live with Tel in one of the
latter's concerts. He also supported sertanejo singer Gusttavo Lima performing live with Lima on renditions of the
singer's hits "Balada" and "Fazer Beber". In 2012, he made cameo appearances in the music video for yet another
sertanejo hit "Eu Quero Tchu, Eu Quero Tcha" by Joo Lucas & Marcelo. In 2013, Neymar appeared on a rap music
video, "Pas do Futebol" by MC Guim.[237]
Career statistics
Club
As of 28 May 2017[238][239]
League
League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Club Season Cup[b]
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2009 33 10 3 1 12[c] 3 48 14
2010 31 17 8 11 2[d] 0 19[c] 14 60 42
2011 Srie A 21 13 13[e] 6 13[f] 5 47 24

Santos
2012 17 14 14[g] 9 16[c] 20 47 43
2013 1 0 4 1 18[c] 12 23 13
Total 103 54 15 13 29 15 78 54 225 136
2013
26 9 3 1 10[h] 4 2[i] 1 41 15
14
2014
33 22 6 7 12[h] 10 51 39
15
La Liga
Barcelona 2015
34 24 5 4 9[h] 3 1[j] 0 49 31
16
2016
30 13 6 3 9[h] 4 0 0 45 20
17
Total 123 68 20 15 40 21 3 1 186 105
Paris 2017
Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saint- 18
Germain Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 226 122 35 28 0 0 69 36 81 55 411 241
Notes
a. Includes cup competitions such as the Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey and Coupe de France
b. Includes league cup competitions such as the Coupe de la Ligue
c. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
d. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
e. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
f. Eleven appearances and four goals in Campeonato Paulista, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World
Cup
g. Twelve appearances and eight goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances and one goal in Recopa Sudamericana
h. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

i. Appearances in Supercopa de Espaa
j. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
As of 28 March 2017[240]
Competitive Friendly Total

National team Year
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2010 0 0 2 1 2 1
2011 4[a] 2 9 5 13 7
2012 0 0 12 9 12 9
2013 5[b] 4 14 6 19 10
Brazil
2014 5[c] 4 9 11 14 15
2015 4[d] 1 5 3 9 4
2016 6[e] 4 0 0 6 4
2017 2[e] 2 0 0 2 2
Total 26 17 51 35 77 52
Notes
a. Appearances in Copa Amrica

b. Appearances in FIFA Confederations Cup
c. Appearances in FIFA World Cup
d. Two appearances and one goal in Copa Amrica, two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
e. Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours
Club Individual
Santos[241] Awards
Campeonato Paulista: 2010, 2011, 2012 World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2011
Copa do Brasil: 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A Best Player: 2011
Copa Libertadores: 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A Championship
Recopa Sudamericana: 2012 Squad: 2010, 2011, 2012
Brazilian Silver Ball: 2010, 2011
Barcelona[241]
Brazilian Golden Ball: 2011
Bola de Ouro : 2012
La Liga: 201415, 201516
Copa del Rey: 201415, 201516, 201617 FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2011
Supercopa de Espaa: 2013 South American Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
FIFA Pusks Award: 2011
UEFA Champions League: 201415
FIFA Club World Cup: 2015 Copa Libertadores MVP: 2011
FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2013
FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe: 2013
International FIFA Confederations Cup Dream Team: 2013
FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 2014
Brazil [241]
Brazil[241] FIFA World Cup

Dream Team: 2014
South American Youth Championship: 2011 Samba Gold: 2014,
FIFA Confederations Cup: 2013 2015[242]
Olympic Gold Medal: 2016 UEFA Champions
League Team of the
Season: 201415[243]
FIFA FIFPro World
XI: 2015
Performances
Copa do Brasil top

scorer: 2010
South American
Youth Championship Neymar with the Golden Ball
top scorer: 2011 award for best player at the
Campeonato Paulista 2013 Confederations Cup
top scorer: 2012
Copa Libertadores
top scorer: 2012 (tied with Matas Alustiza)
UEFA Champions League top scorer: 201415 (tied
with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi)
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Neymar (http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=314197/index.html) FIFA competition
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Neymar da Silva Santos Jnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [nejma d

Neymar came into prominence at an early age at Santos, where he

With 52 goals in 77 matches for Brazil since debuting at age 18,

2.2 Barcelona Brazil

2009: Debut season

2010: Campeonato Paulista success

2011: Pusks Award

2012: South America's best player

2013: Final season

201314: Adapting to Spain

201415: The treble and individual success

2011 South American Youth Championship and Copa Amrica

2012 Summer Olympics and first hat-trick

2013 Confederations Cup

On 5 March 2014, Neymar scored a hat-trick in a friendly win against South

Neymar earned his 50th international cap

2016 Summer Olympics

In Brazil's quarter-final clash with Colombia on 13 August, Neymar scored

In the final against Germany at the Maracan in Rio on 20 August, Neymar

list of the world's richest players

Controversy erupted because of a cover by Brazilian football magazine Placar that

2010 31 17 8 11 2[d] 0 19[c] 14 60 42

2011 Srie A 21 13 13[e] 6 13[f] 5 47 24

Total 103 54 15 13 29 15 78 54 225 136

Total 123 68 20 15 40 21 3 1 186 105

Career total 226 122 35 28 0 0 69 36 81 55 411 241

h. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Competitive Friendly Total

a. Appearances in Copa Amrica

Brazil[241] FIFA World Cup

Copa do Brasil top

13. "Atacantes Neymar" (http://www.santosfc.com.br/futebol/elenco/jogador.asp?i=2) (in Portuguese). Santos

35. "Neymar helps Brazil's Santos wins Copa Libertadores" (http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6695349/ney

80. "Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24603052). BBC.

155. "Japanese fans express regret over Nishimura's call" (http://tbo.com/ap/sports/japanese-fans-express-regret-over-ni

205. "neymarjr" (http://instagram.com/p/jPcOdKRttJ/).

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