Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, known as Neymar or Neymar Jr.
He can play as a left or right winger, as an attacking midfielder or as a striker. He plays for Al Hilal SFC and the Brazil national team. He is the most expensive footballer of all time with a transfer fee of 222 million euros from FC Barcelona to PSG in August 2017.
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Full name | Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 5 February 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Hilal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2003 | Portuguesa Santista | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2009 | Santos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Santos | 177 | (199) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Barcelona | 123 | (68) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Paris-Saint Germain | 63 | (78)() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Brazil U23 | 14 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010– | Brazil | 103 | (244) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:06, 14 October 2020 (UTC) |
He has been compared to former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi and also to Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, because of his dribbling skills, free-kicks, and goal scoring abilities. However, he has been criticized for diving. His celebration is “Parado No Bailão”.
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 french club Paris-Saint Germain and the Brazil national team. He is the most expensive footballer of all time with a transfer fee of 222 million euros from FC Barcelona to PSG in August 2017 and he now he plays for Al Hilal.
He has been compared to former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi and also to Cristiano Ronaldo and Pelé, because of his dribbling skills, free-kicks, and goal scoring abilities. However, he has been criticized for diving
In the summer of 2013, Neymar was bought by the Spanish club FC Barcelona for 57 million euros from Santos.
In August 2017, he was bought by the French club Paris Saint-Germain for a record-breaking €222 million, making him the most expensive transfer of all time.
In summer transfer window Neymar was transferred from PSG to Al- Hilal.
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.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | State League | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santos | 2009 | Série A | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 48 | 14 | ||
2010 | Série A | 31 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 60 | 42 | ||
2011 | Série A | 21 | 13 | — | 11 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 24 | ||
2012 | Série A | 17 | 14 | — | 16 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 43 | ||
2013 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | — | — | 23 | 13 | |||
Total | 102 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 75 | 53 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 225 | 136 | ||
Barcelona | 2013–14 | La Liga | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 15 | |
2014–15 | La Liga | 33 | 22 | 6 | 7 | — | 12 | 10 | — | 51 | 39 | |||
2015–16 | La Liga | 34 | 24 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 31 | ||
2016–17 | La Liga | 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 | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 28 | |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 23 | ||
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 19 | ||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | ||
Total | 63 | 53 | 7 | 6 | — | 25 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 103 | 83 | |||
Real Madrid | 2023-24 | LaLiga EA Sports | ||||||||||||
Career total | 288 | 175 | 42 | 34 | 75 | 53 | 91 | 56 | 15 | 7 | 514 | 324 |
National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brazil | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2011 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 7 | |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
2013 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 10 | |
2014 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | |
2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
2016 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
2017 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
2018 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
2020 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Total | 37 | 22 | 66 | 42 | 103 | 64 |
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