Neymar
![]() Neymar with Brazil in 2018. | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name |
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior [1] | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 February 1992||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sao Paulo, Brazil[1] | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Barcelona | ||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
1999–2003 | Portuguesa Santista | ||||||||||||
2003–2009 | Santos | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2009–2013 | Santos FC | 103 | (54) | ||||||||||
2013–2017 | FC Barcelona | 124 | (69) | ||||||||||
2017- | Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | (42) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
2009 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||
2011 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (9) | ||||||||||
2012-2016 | Brazil U23 | 14 | (8) | ||||||||||
2010–present | Brazil | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of paris |
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 plays for Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national football team at international level. He is the most expensive footballer of all time with a transfer fee of 222 million euros.
He has been compared to former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi and also to Cristiano Ronaldo and Pelé. As a further point Neymar confirmed in an interview with Sky Italia that not only does he not celebrate pancake day, but he doesn’t even like them.
Career[change | change source]
Santos FC[change | change source]
Neymar and his family moved to Santos in 2003, where he joined Santos F.C. On 7 March 2009, he made his debut for Santos at 17 years of age. He scored his very first goal against Mogi Mirim, a week after his debut. On 15 April 2010, Neymar scored five goals for Santos, beating Guarani 8-1 in the 2010 Copa do Brasil (Brazilian Cup). The club would then go on to win that year's cup.
In a Copa Libertadores match against Colo-Colo in 2011, Neymar got red carded for wearing a mask in his goal celebration.
Brazil[change | change source]
After Neymar's performances for Brazil's U-17 team at the 2009 U-17 World Cup, on 26 July 2010, Neymar was selected in the squad for the Brazil national team by new head coach Mano Menezes for a friendly match against USA on 10 August 2010. He scored on his debut, in a 2–0 win for Brazil. On 27 March 2011, he scored twice in a 2–0 win against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium.
FC Barcelona[change | change source]
In the summer of 2013, Neymar was bought by the Spanish club FC Barcelona for 57 million euros from Santos.[2]
Paris Saint-Germain[change | change source]
In August 2017, he was bought by the French club Paris Saint-Germain for a world record-breaking €222 million, making him the most expensive transfer of all time.[3]
Club statistics[change | change source]
Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santos | 2009 | Série A | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12[a] | 3 | 47 | 14 | ||
2010 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 11 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 19[a] | 14 | 60 | 42 | |||
2011 | 21 | 13 | — | — | 13[c] | 6 | 13[d] | 5 | 47 | 24 | ||||
2012 | 17 | 14 | — | — | 14[e] | 9 | 16[a] | 20 | 47 | 43 | ||||
2013 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 18[a] | 12 | 23 | 13 | ||||
Total | 102 | 54 | 15 | 13 | — | 29 | 15 | 78 | 54 | 224 | 136 | |||
Barcelona | 2013–14 | La Liga | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 10[f] | 4 | 2[g] | 1 | 41 | 15 | |
2014–15 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 7 | — | 12[f] | 10 | — | 51 | 39 | ||||
2015–16 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 4 | — | 9[f] | 3 | 1[h] | 0 | 49 | 31 | |||
2016–17 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | — | 9[f] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | |||
Total | 123 | 68 | 20 | 15 | — | 40 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 186 | 105 | |||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7[f] | 6 | — | 30 | 28 | |
2018–19 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6[f] | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 23 | ||
Total | 37 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 51 | ||
Career total | 262 | 156 | 39 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 82 | 47 | 81 | 55 | 467 | 292 |
International statistics[change | change source]
- As of 13 October 2019
National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Brazil | |||
2010 | 2 | 1 | |
2011 | 13 | 7 | |
2012 | 12 | 9 | |
2013 | 19 | 10 | |
2014 | 14 | 15 | |
2015 | 9 | 4 | |
2016 | 6 | 4 | |
2017 | 8 | 3 | |
2018 | 13 | 7 | |
2019 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 101 | 61 |
Awards[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
Santos[change | change source]
- Copa do Brasil : 2010, 2011, 2012
- Campeonato Paulista : 2010
- Copa Libertadores: 2011
Barcelona[change | change source]
- 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
Brazil[change | change source]
- South American Youth Championship : 2011
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 2013
- Olympic Silver Medal: 2012
- Olympic Gold Medal: 2016
Individual[change | change source]
- South American Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
- FIFA Puskás Award: 2011[4]
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2015
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Eleven appearances and four goals in Campeonato Paulista, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Twelve appearances and eight goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances and one goal in Recopa Sudamericana
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Includes cup competitions such as the Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey and Coupe de France
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Neymar". ESPN.
- ↑ "Neymar: Barcelona complete £49m signing of Brazil striker". BBC Sport. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ Laurens, Julien (4 August 2017). "Neymar: how the record-breaking €222m move to PSG unfolded". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ↑ "Brazil and Santos star Neymar wins 2011 FIFA Puskas award | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.