Neymar
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, known as Neymar or Neymar Jr. (born 5 February 1992) is a Brazilian footballer. He can play as a left or right winger, as an attacking midfielder or as a striker. He plays for Al Hilal SFC 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.
.jpg) Neymar playing for Al Hilal in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al Hilal | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Portuguesa Santista | ||
| 2003–2009 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Santos | 177 | (107) |
| 2013–2017 | Barcelona | 123 | (68) |
| 2017–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | 112 | (82) |
| 2023– | Al Hilal | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (9) |
| 2012–2016 | Brazil U23 | 14 | (8) |
| 2010– | Brazil | 128 | (79) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:10, 18 October 2023 | |||
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. However, he has been criticized for diving. He has a variety of celebrations, which usually involve dancing.
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 Al Hilal after going from PSG in 2023
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-German
In August 2017, he was bought by the French club Paris Saint-Germain for a record-breaking €222 million, making him the most expensive transfer of all time.[4]
Al-Hilal
In summer transfer window Neymar was transferred from PSG to Al- Hilal.
International career
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Brazil
- South American Youth Championship: 2011
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 2013
- Olympic Silver Medal: 2012
- Olympic Gold Medal: 2016
Career statistics
Club
International
- As of match played 17 October 2023[5]
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brazil | 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 | |
| 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 | 6[e] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 5[f] | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2[g] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 13[h] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 4[i] | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 4[j] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 58 | 33 | 70 | 46 | 128 | 79 | |
- ↑ Appearances in 2011 Copa América
- ↑ Appearances in 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
- ↑ Appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup
- ↑ Two appearances and one goal in 2015 Copa América, two appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearance(s) in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
- ↑ Appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
- ↑ Six appearances and two goals in 2021 Copa América, seven appearances and three goals in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
- ↑ One appearance and one goal in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances and two goals in 2022 FIFA World Cup
- ↑ Four appearances and two goals in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Awards
Santos
- Copa do Brasil: 2010
- Campeonato Paulista: 2010, 2011, 2012
- Copa Libertadores: 2011
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2012
Barcelona[6]
- UEFA Champions League: 2014-15
- La Liga: 2014-15, 2015-16
- Copa del Rey: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2015
- Supercopa de España: 2013
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20,2021–22,2022–23
- Coupe de France: 2017–18, 2019–20,2020–21
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2017–18, 2019–20
- Trophee des Champions: 2018, 2020
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20
Individual
- South American Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
- FIFA Puskás Award: 2011[7]
- 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[8]
Neymar Media
Neymar training ahead of the 2011 Copa Libertadores finals against Peñarol
Neymar during his unveiling at Barcelona in June 2013
Neymar playing for Barcelona against Villarreal in La Liga in 2015.
Barcelona fans prior to the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final in Berlin holding up pictures of the attacking trio, Messi, Suárez and Neymar (MSN)
Neymar (middle) on the ball during the Champions League second leg win against PSG in February 2017
Neymar playing for PSG against Lille in February 2018. He was named Ligue 1 Player of the Year in his debut season.
Neymar during a Champions League pre-match warm up in 2018-19
Neymar taking a penalty against Lille during a Ligue 1 match in 2020
Neymar (right) with Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi against Marseille during Le Classique, October 2021
Neymar (middle) celebrating a goal with PSG team-mates Messi and Mbappé
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2022. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2022.
- ↑ "Player Profile – Neymar Jr". Sportycious. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Laurens, Julien (2017-08-04). "Neymar: how the record-breaking €222m move to PSG unfolded" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/04/neymar-how-record-breaking-move-to-psg-unfolded. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ↑ "Neymar". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Neymar Honours". FCBarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ "Brazil and Santos star Neymar wins 2011 FIFA Puskas award | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ UEFA.com (28 August 2020). "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". Retrieved 2 March 2021.