Neymar

Neymar
Personal information
Full name Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
Date of birth (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 10
Youth career
1999–2003 Portuguesa Santista
2003–2009 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Santos 179 (107)
2013–2017 Barcelona 123 (68)
2017–2023 Paris Saint-Germain 112 (82)
2023–2025 Al Hilal 3 (0)
2025– Santos 27 (11)
International career
2009 Brazil U17 3 (1)
2011 Brazil U20 7 (9)
2012–2016 Brazil U23 14 (8)
2010–2026 Brazil 130 (80)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
South American U-20 Championship
Winner2011 Peru
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2013 Brazil
Copa América
Runner-up2021 Brazil
Signature
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

Neymar da Silva Santos Junior (born 5 February 1992), also known as Neymar Júnior or simply Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer. He can play as a left or right winger, as an attacking midfielder or as a striker for Santos. 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.

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.

Club career

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 played 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 Santos after leaving Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia in 2025

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

FC Barcelona

In the summer of 2013, 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 record-breaking €222 million, making him the most expensive transfer of all time.

Al-Hilal

Neymar with Al Hilal in 2023

In summer transfer window Neymar was transferred from Paris Saint-Germain to Al Hilal.

International career

Neymar against Croatia at 2014 FIFA World Cup. He scored two goals in the match.

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2009 Série A 331012331———4814
2010 Série A 31171914811—20—6042
2011 Série A 2113114——136214724
2012 Série A 17141620——128214743
2013 Série A 10181241———2313
Total 103547653151300271442225136
Barcelona 2013–14 La Liga 269—31—104214115
2014–15 La Liga 3322—67—1210—5139
2015–16 La Liga 3424—54—93104931
2016–17 La Liga 3013—63—94004520
Total 1236800201500402131186105
Paris Saint-Germain 2017–18 Ligue 1 2019—122176—3028
2018–19 Ligue 1 1715—321165102823
2019–20 Ligue 1 1513—223173002719
2020–21 Ligue 1 189—31—96113117
2021–22 Ligue 1 2213—00—60002813
2022–23 Ligue 1 2013—21—62122918
Total 112820011863412233173118
Al-Hilal 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 30—00—210051
2024–25 Saudi Pro League 00—00—200020
Total 30000000410071
Santos 2025 Série A 2087310———2811
Career total 361212835747366311258106619371
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey, Coupe de France
  3. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  4. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  6. 1 2 Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ↑ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  9. ↑ Appearances in Supercopa de España
  10. 1 2 3 Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  11. 1 2 Appearances in AFC Champions League

Awards

Club

Santos

Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain

Brazil

Individual

  • South American Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
  • FIFA Puskás Award: 2011
  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2015
  • La Liga Player of the Month: November 2015
  • UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2014–15, 2019–20

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile – Neymar Jr". Sportycious. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Neymar: Barcelona complete £49m signing of Brazil striker". BBC Sport. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Laurens, Julien (4 August 2017). "Neymar: how the record-breaking €222m move to PSG unfolded". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ↑ Neymar at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Neymar Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Neymar Honours". FCBarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Brazil and Santos star Neymar wins 2011 FIFA Puskas award | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. ↑ UEFA.com (28 August 2020). "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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