Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior is a Brazilian professional footballer. Neymar da Silva Jr. was born on February 5, 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The Paris Saint-Germain star is currently the most expensive forward in the world. He established himself as one of the best footballers in the world while playing in Barcelona. Neymar grew up in the youth program of the famous Brazilian club Santos. He started professional football for this club at the age of 17. Won Tana Paulista (Top League) for Santos and caught the attention of European clubs.
In 2011, after 48 years, Santos won the Copa Liberadores, the best competition in Latin American club football. In 2013, he won the Latin American Player of the Year award two years before joining Spanish club Barcelona on a five-year deal. Neymar made his competitive debut for Barcelona in the 2013-14 season in La Liga. Neymar has won eight titles by partnering with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in Barca’s attack. Two La Ligas, three Copa del Reys, one each of the Champions League, the Super Copa d’Spain and the FIFA Club World Cup.
In the 2014-15 season, he won the continental ‘treble’ – La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey. Through this, he became the eighth player in history to win two continental tournaments (Copa Libertadores and Champions League). Neymar is also the first player to score in the finals of these two tournaments. Barca won the domestic ‘double’ in the following season (2015-16). In 2015, Neymar was third in the FIFA Ballon d’Or award after Messi and Ronaldo. His pairing with Messi-Suarez while at Barca was known as ‘MSN’. This attack, one of the best in the football world at the time, scored 122 goals in the 2014-15 season. This is the record for the most goals scored by any ‘Trifla’ attack in the history of Spanish football.
Neymar, however, left Barca in August 2017 for a record transfer fee of 222.2 million euros and joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). This is the world’s most expensive transfer so far. Joined PSG on a five-year contract (2017-18) won Ligue 1 and French League Cup. However, he could not finish the season from the field. Neymar broke his ankle against Olympique Marseille on February 25. The 26-year-old has been sidelined since undergoing surgery. Neymar caught the eye at an early age for his mesmerizing dribbling, pace, ball control with both feet and perfect finishing.
Pele and Romario requested his inclusion in the 2010 World Cup Brazil team. But he played the 2014 World Cup even though he did not tear his nose by the luck of the service. Brazil’s fourth-highest goalscorer in history (53 goals in 83 matches) has had no major success apart from the FIFA Confederations Cup (2013) and Olympic gold (2016). On August 10, 2010, he made his debut in the Brazilian jersey at the age of 18. In 2014, Neymar scored 4 goals at home in the World Cup quarter-finals. He could not play the semi-final due to a serious injury in that match against Colombia. Brazil suffered a historic 1-7 defeat to Germany in the semis.
Neymar won the ‘Bronze Boot’ (joint third highest goalscorer) along with making the best XI of that World Cup. Couldn’t do that well in the 2015 Copa America. Brazil was eliminated from the quarter-finals. Neymar grew up playing street football and futsal in the streets of Brazil. His father, Neymar Sr., was a footballer himself. Mother’s name is Nadine Silva. Despite suffering from poverty in his childhood, Neymar changed his fortune with football talent. At the age of 16, his monthly income was 1 lakh 25 thousand riyals. The following year, he signed his first sponsorship deal.
Neymar is a follower of Christianity in his personal life. David fathered a son, Luca, in a relationship with ex-girlfriend Carolina Dantas. After that, he is in a relationship with Brazilian actress Bruna Marquez. Controversy has also accompanied the career. In 2013, charges of tax evasion were raised against Barca surrounding his transfer. One of the best footballers in the history of Brazil is the main hope of the Selecao in the 2018 World Cup.
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