Neymar

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Neymar Jr.
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Neymar with Brazil in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 29)[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
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
* 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
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
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]

Barcelona[change | change source]

Brazil[change | change source]

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  2. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ Eleven appearances and four goals in Campeonato Paulista, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ↑ Twelve appearances and eight goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances and one goal in Recopa Sudamericana
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Appearances in Supercopa de España
  8. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  1. ↑ Includes cup competitions such as the Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey and Coupe de France
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Neymar". ESPN.
  2. ↑ "Neymar: Barcelona complete £49m signing of Brazil striker". BBC Sport. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Laurens, Julien (4 August 2017). "Neymar: how the record-breaking €222m move to PSG unfolded". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Brazil and Santos star Neymar wins 2011 FIFA Puskas award | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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