Neymar
 Neymar with Brazil in 2018. | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name |
Neymar da (Silva) Santos Júnior [1] | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1992[1] | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | Santos FC | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Santos FC | 103 | (54) | ||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | FC Barcelona | 124 | (69) | ||||||||||
| 2017- | Paris Saint-Germain | 14 | (11) | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
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 the Barcelona and the Brazil national football team at international level.
He has been compared to former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi and also to Cristiano Ronaldo and Pelé.
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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 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 2012 , Neymar was bought by the Spanish club FC Barcelona for 57 million euros from Santos.
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.
Club statistics[change | change source]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 14 November 2017
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Total | 83 | 53 | |
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
- 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
