Neymar
 Neymar with Brazil, holding the Golden Ball for best player at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. |
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| Full name | Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior [1] |
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| Date of birth | 5 February 1992 [1] | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil[1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | |||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||
| Current club | Barcelona | |||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Portuguesa Santista | |||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | Santos | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Santos | 103 | (54) | |||||||||
| 2013– | Barcelona | 16 | (6) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (9) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Brazil U23 | 7 | (4) | |||||||||
| 2010– | Brazil | 46 | (27) | |||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:56, 12 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born in 1992, in Brazil. Neymar is a Brazilian footballer who plays as striker. His current team is the FC Barcelona, of the Spanish Championship.
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Career[change | change source]
Santos[change | change source]
Neymar joined Santos in 2003 and on March 7 2009, he made his debut for Santos at 17 years of age. He scored his first goal against Mogi Mirim, a week after his debut. On April 15 2010, Neymar scored five goals for Santos, beating for 8-1 to Guarani in the Brazilian Cup. Later, the club would win the cup. Neymar got red carded for wearing a mask in his celebration.
Brazilian Selection[change | change source]
After Neymar's performances for Brazil's U-17 team at the 2009 U-17 World Cup, on July 26 2010, Neymar was selected in the squad for the Brazil team by new head coach Mano Menezes for a friendly match against USA team on August 10 2010. He scored on his debut, in a 2–0 win for Brazil. On March 27 2011, he scored twice in a 2–0 win against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium. Neymar only has played 2 matches with Brazil so far, but he has already scored 3 goals.
FC Barcelona[change | change source]
In the summer of 2013, Neymar was bought by the Spanish club FC Barcelona for 57 millions euros.
Statistics[change | change source]
| Club | Season | Matches | Goals |
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| Santos | 2009 | 49 | 14 |
| Santos | 2010 | 63 | 43 |
| Total | 112 | 57 |
Neymar's international career statistics
| Internation team | Season | Matches | Goals |
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| Brazil U17 | 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| Brazil (Senior team) | 2010 | 17 | 9 |
Awards[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
- Copa do Brasil : 2010
- Campeonato Paulista : 2010
- Mejor peinado de Brasil 2011
- Copa Libertadores da América : 2011,2012
Brazilian Selection[change | change source]
- South American Youth Championship : 2011
Individual[change | change source]
- Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão Championship Squad : 2010
- South American Youth Championship : Top scorer 2011 neymar
