Neymar

Neymar Jr.

Neymar with Brazil in 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Neymar da (Silva) Santos Júnior
Date of birth	(1992-02-05) 5 February 1992
Place of birth	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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 Representing Brazil Men's Football 2012 London Team Competition
* 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.

Career

Santos FC

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

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

In the summer of 2012 , Neymar was bought by the Spanish club FC Barcelona for 57 million euros from Santos.

Paris Saint-Germain

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

Club	Season	League			Cup		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	3	47	14
	2010		31	17	8	11	—		2	0	19	14	60	42
	2011		21	13	—		—		13	6	13	5	47	24
	2012		17	14	—		—		14	9	16	20	47	43
	2013		1	0	4	1	—		—		18	12	23	13
	Total		102	54	15	13	—		29	15	78	54	224	136
Barcelona	2013–14	La Liga	26	9	3	1	—		10	4	2	1	41	15
	2014–15		33	22	6	7	—		12	10	—		51	39
	2015–16		34	24	5	4	—		9	3	1	0	49	31
	2016–17		30	13	6	3	—		9	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	6	—		30	28
	2018–19		17	15	3	2	1	1	6	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

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

Club

Santos

• Copa do Brasil : 2010, 2011, 2012
• Campeonato Paulista : 2010
• Copa Libertadores: 2011

Barcelona

• 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

• South American Youth Championship : 2011
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2013
• Olympic Silver Medal: 2012
• Olympic Gold Medal: 2016

Individual

• South American Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
• FIFA Puskás Award: 2011
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2015