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Neymar
Personal information
Full nameNeymar da Silva Santos Júnior[1]
Date of birth5 February 1992 
     (aged 34)
[1]
Place of birthMogi das Cruzes, Brazil[2]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing positionAttacking midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
Santos
Number10
Youth career
1999–2003Portuguesa Santista
2003–2009Santos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013Santos179(107)
2013–2017Barcelona123(68)
2017–2023Paris Saint-Germain112(82)
2023–2025Al Hilal3(0)
2025–Santos27(11)
National team
2009Brazil U173(1)
2011Brazil U207(9)
2012–2016Brazil U2314(8)
2010–2026Brazil130(80)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

Neymar da Silva Santos Junior (born 5 February 1992), also known as Neymar Júnior or simply Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer. He can play as a left or right winger, as an attacking midfielder or as a striker for Santos. He is the most expensive footballer of all time with a transfer fee of 222 million euros from FC Barcelona to PSG in August 2017.

He has been compared to former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi and also to Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, because of his dribbling skills, free-kicks, and goal scoring abilities.

Club career

Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, known as Neymar or Neymar Jr. (born 5 February 1992) is a professional Brazilian footballer that can play as a left or right Winger or as a Striker. He played for French club Paris-Saint Germain and the Brazil national team. He is the most expensive footballer of all time with a transfer fee of 222 million euros from FC Barcelona to PSG in August 2017 and he now he plays for Santos after leaving Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia in 2025

He has been compared to former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi and also to Cristiano Ronaldo and Pelé, because of his dribbling skills, free-kicks, and goal scoring abilities. However, he has been criticized for diving

FC Barcelona

In the summer of 2013, Neymar was bought by the Spanish club FC Barcelona for 57 million euros from Santos.[3]

Paris Saint-Germain

Al-Hilal

Neymar with Al Hilal in 2023

In summer transfer window Neymar was transferred from Paris Saint-Germain to Al Hilal.

International career

Neymar against Croatia at 2014 FIFA World Cup. He scored two goals in the match.

Brazil

Career statistics

Club

Awards

Santos

Barcelona[4]

Individual

  • South American Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
  • FIFA Puskás Award: 2011[5]
  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2015
  • La Liga Player of the Month: November 2015
  • UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2014–15, 2019–20[6]

Neymar Media

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Brazil (BRA) (18 December 2022)FIFA. p. 4. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Player Profile – Neymar Jr.. Sportycious. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Neymar: Barcelona complete £49m signing of Brazil striker" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. 2013-06-03. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/22760770. Retrieved 2020-05-15. 
  4. ↑ Neymar Honours. FCBarcelona.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Brazil and Santos star Neymar wins 2011 FIFA Puskas award | Goal.com. www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  6. ↑ UEFA.com. UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (in en) (2020-08-28). Retrieved 2021-03-02.

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