Neymar Jr. Biography

December 15, 20243

If you are a fan of football, you must know the famous football player Neymar Jr.

Many fans of this sport know the Brazilian professional footballer Neymar for his brilliant performances in various World Cups where he has played a significant role in the victory of his country’s team.

Neymar Jr.’s birth and family

Neymar Jr., with his full name Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, was born on February 5, 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.

He has a sister named Rafael Santos.

He has always mentioned in his interviews that he has loved football since childhood and that the fact that his father also followed football professionally had an impact on his love.

Neymar Jr.’s personal life

It may be interesting to know that Neymar became a father when he was only 19 years old and playing professionally for Santos.

His son, David Luca, was born on August 24, 2011.

His ex-girlfriend Carolina Dantas is the mother of the child.

Neymar Jr.’s entry into the world of football
Neymar Jr. started playing professionally for Santos in 2009 at the age of 17.

One of the reasons that made him quickly reach the senior national team was his dribbling and high-speed shots.

He scored many goals for Santos and made the club very famous.

In his first season with the team, Neymar Jr. played in a way that was compared to the legend Pele.

He scored 14 goals in 48 games for the team.

He also played for the same club in the following season, 2010.

2010 was Neymar’s breakthrough year.

He scored 5 goals against Guarani in an 8-1 win.

His impressive performance earned him a £12 million bid from West Ham United and a £20 million bid from Chelsea that same year.

However, he rejected both offers, stating that he wanted to focus on his current club, Santos.

He remained at Santos throughout 2011.

He scored a stunning winner in the Copa Libertadores final against Penarel for his club, Santos.

Neymar Jr. won the Puskas Award that year for his goal against Flamengo in the Brazilian Serie A.

He also won the South American Footballer of the Year award for the first time on 31 December 2011.

Joining Barcelona

On July 3, 2013, Neymar Jr. joined the Spanish club Barcelona in a five-year deal worth £57 million.

After attending Barcelona training, the club’s medical team discovered that his body was extremely weak and that he had problems such as malnutrition and anemia.

The club immediately took him under their care and created special training for him.

Due to the problems mentioned earlier, he was unable to play in the games of his first season at Barcelona. He often appeared on the bench as a substitute this season.

Neymar Jr.’s Golden Era

The 2014 season was a dream come true for him.

At first, he would play as a substitute for 60 to 70 minutes for his club.

But even so, he scored many goals in the short time he was on the field.

He managed to achieve the treble with Barcelona in the same season.

Neymar Jr. scored 22 goals and 9 assists in 33 games for Barcelona.

Barcelona also won the Champions League after defeating Juventus.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. were joint top scorers that year with 10 goals.

Then he appeared in 6 games in the Copa del Rey and managed to score 7 goals for his club.

In the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao, he scored a goal, helping Barcelona win the Copa del Rey with a 3-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao.

Barcelona’s Dream Triangle

In the 2015-2016 season, Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr. and Luis Suarez, the three strikers of Barcelona, became a deadly trio.

This trio, also known as MSN, managed to score 90 goals in one season.

In the same season, Barcelona won the Spanish league title with one point more than their rival, Real Madrid.

Attendance at Paris Saint-Germain

Neymar’s unique performances brought him great fame and led him to sign a contract with Paris Saint-Germain on August 3, 2017.

Neymar’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain made him the most expensive player in the history of world football up to that time, as the contract amount was 222 million.

Neymar Jr. is 1 meter and 75 centimeters tall and plays as a striker on the football field.

Football fans know that his favorite shirt number is number 10. He considers the number 10 to be a sacred number.

This professional player currently plays for the Brazilian national team and the French club Paris Saint-Germain.

In general, Neymar has participated in 124 games since his first year of professional play and has scored 77 goals.

He is considered the second best scorer in Brazil after Mr. Pele.

Neymar made a great contribution to the team when he was in the Brazilian national youth team.

He helped the Brazilian national youth team win the South American Championship and became the top scorer of that tournament.

Neymar Jr. won the third World Player of the Year award (FIFA Ballon d’Or) in 2015 and 2017 .

Apart from these national awards and honors, he is very popular in the world outside of football and people always pay a lot of attention to him.

He was introduced as the third highest-paid athlete in the world in France magazines in 2017 and 2019 .

It can be said with confidence that Neymar is the only football player who has ever managed to score a hat-trick in a cup called the Copa Libertadores, as well as the Champions League and La Liga.

Appearance in the Brazilian national team

He has played for the under-17, under-20 and finally the senior national team of Brazil.

His debut came in a friendly match against the United States.

Neymar scored a goal with a header in the 28th minute of the friendly match, which led Brazil to a 2–0 victory.

The following year, in 2011, he was named Brazil’s top scorer.

He scored nine goals at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

He and his powerful goals helped Brazil win their 11th title in the tournament.

Neymar Jr. has played many games for his country and won many trophies, but he was injured in the 2014 World Cup and had to leave the tournament unfinished.

Another game that Neymar missed due to injury was the 2019 Copa América.

Entering the playing field

Neymar Jr. is also skilled in acting and has been active in this field.

In 2017 (1395) he played a role in a film called Triple X.

Although he played a guest role and had a short time in front of the camera, he played an interesting role.

In 2019 (1398) he played a role in the series House of Paper, episodes 6 and 8 of the fourth season.

In this season of House of Paper, Neymar Jr. played a different role. He appeared in the series as a monk.

But these scenes of Neymar’s game were never broadcast on Netflix. Because Neymar had a lot of side effects during that period and was criticized a lot.

Among the side effects that existed for Neymar during this period was his tax violations, which were also proven in court.

He was sentenced to pay 46 million euros in court, which he paid in full.

In addition to being a football player and actor, this player has also worked in the field of singing.

Neymar Jr. released his first music video in 2017 (1395 solar year) and had excellent sales.

He himself played the piano and sang in this music video.

Neymar Jr.’s honors

Neymar Jr.’s honors include:

1- Copa Libertadores

2- Spanish Super Cup

3- La Liga

4- Copa del Rey

5- European Super Cup

6- Paris Saint-Germain

7- French League Cup

8- The World’s Most Valuable Footballer

9- Samba Gold Award

10- UEFA Champions League Top Scorer

11- Confederations Cup Best Player

He was named the Best Latin Player at the La Liga Season Awards in 2015.

Among the clubs that Neymar has played for are:

1- Santos Club; from 2009 to 2013

2- Barcelona Club; from 2013 to 2017

3- Paris Saint-Germain Club, from 2017 to present

As we mentioned earlier, Neymar Jr. has also been named one of the richest football players in the world.

France Football magazine named Neymar as the seventh highest-paid footballer in the world in 2022.

He is also among the 40 footballers who have scored more than 100 goals for each of the three clubs and have raised the reputation of these clubs.

Neymar Jr.’s financial contracts

In 2020, after 11 years of activity and collaboration with the famous brand Nike, Neymar Jr. announced his non-cooperation with this brand.

He then announced a partnership with another brand that was a competitor to the Nike brand. This brand was the Puma brand and after signing the contract, they made this partnership official.

After signing his contract, Neymar Jr. announced on his Instagram and wrote:

I grew up watching videos of great legends, such as Maradona, Eusebio, Cruyff, and other legends.

These legends have all played with the famous Puma shoes.

I am proud to be united with a great and famous brand like Puma.

This brand helped my legends and the world of football become what they deserve.

Another is Neymar’s contract with Barcelona, which was signed in 2013.

The contract was worth €57 million and was valid for five seasons. Neymar’s release clause was €190 million.