Neymar Jr Height Weight Age Biography Family Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage & much more .Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. He is considered a versatile player, being able to play as either a central striker, second striker, winger or occasionally as an attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer and renowned playmaker, he is regarded as one of the best players in the world. Neymar has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs, making him one of three players to achieve this.
Neymar came into prominence at Santos, where he made his professional debut aged 17. He helped the club win two successive Campeonato Paulista championships, a Copa do Brasil, and the 2011 Copa Libertadores; the latter being Santos’ first since 1963. Neymar was twice named the South American Footballer of the Year, in 2011 and 2012, and soon relocated to Europe to join Barcelona. As part of Barcelona’s attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, dubbed MSN, he won the continental treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League, and finished third for the FIFA Ballon d’Or in 2015 for his performances. He then attained a domestic double in the 2015–16 season. Motivated to be a talisman at club level, Neymar transferred to PSG in 2017 in a move worth €222 million, making him the most expensive player ever. In France, he won four league titles, among other honours, and was voted Ligue 1 Player of the Year in his debut season.Notably, he helped PSG attain a domestic quadruple in the 2019–20 season, and led the club to its first ever Champions League Final.
With 73 goals in 118 matches for Brazil since debuting at age 18, Neymar is the second highest goalscorer for his national team, trailing Pelé. He was a key player in Brazil’s victories at the 2011 South American Youth Championship, where he finished as leading goalscorer, and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he won the Golden Ball. His participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Copa América was cut short by injury and a suspension, respectively, before captaining Brazil to their first Olympic gold medal in men’s football at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Having renounced the captaincy, he featured at the 2018 World Cup, and after missing the 2019 Copa América through injury, helped Brazil to a runner-up finish at the 2021 tournament.
Neymar has been awarded the FIFA Puskás Award and has been named in the FIFA FIFPro World11 twice, the UEFA Team of the Year twice, and the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season three times. Off the pitch, he ranks among the world’s most prominent sportsmen. SportsPro named him the most marketable athlete in the world in 2012 and 2013, and ESPN cited him as the world’s fourth-most famous athlete in 2016. In 2017, Time included him in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2018, France Football ranked Neymar the world’s third highest-paid footballer. The following year, Forbes ranked him the world’s third highest-paid athlete,dropping a spot to fourth in 2020.
Early life
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, to Neymar Santos Sr. and Nadine da Silva. He inherited his name from his father, who is a former footballer and became his son’s advisor as Neymar’s talents began to grow. Neymar comments on his father’s role: “My father has been by my side since I was little. He takes care of things, my finances and my family.” Growing up, Neymar combined his love of futsal with street football.Neymar said that futsal had a massive influence on him growing up, helping him develop his technique, speed of thought and ability to perform moves in tight spaces.
In 2003, Neymar moved with his family to São Vicente, where he began playing for youth side Portuguesa Santista.Then, later in 2003, they moved to Santos, where Neymar joined Santos. With the success of his youth career and added income, the family bought their first property, a house next to Vila Belmiro, Santos’ home stadium. Their quality of family life improved, as at age 15, Neymar was earning 10,000 reais per month and at 16, 125,000 reais per month. At 17, he signed his first full professional contract, was upgraded to the Santos first team, and began signing his first sponsorship deals.
Personal life
Neymar has a son, Davi Lucca, born on 13 August 2011, with former girlfriend Carolina Dantas. He has a very close sibling relationship with his sister Rafaella Beckran, and cemented this platonic closeness by tattooing her face on his arm, while Beckran tattooed her brother’s eyes on her arm.
Neymar is a Christian, and follows the Pentecostal branch of the religion. Neymar has spoken about his faith saying: “Life only makes sense when our highest ideal is to serve Christ!” Additionally, he has sometimes worn a headband with the words “100% Jesus”.Neymar reportedly also tithes (10%) his income to his church and has named Kaká as his religious role model. Each year, Neymar organises a charity match with fellow Brazilian footballer Nenê in Nenê’s hometown of Jundiaí, with the purpose of raising food for needy families. In addition to his native Portuguese, Neymar also speaks Spanish.
In July 2019, police announced that a rape investigation against Neymar would be dropped due to insufficient evidence.
On 2 September 2020, it was reported that Neymar, along with PSG teammates Ángel Di María and Leandro Paredes, tested positive for COVID-19. The French sports newspaper L’Équipe said that the three players reportedly went on vacation in Ibiza. As a result, they were quarantined for one week, and the rest of the players and working staff were scheduled to take a coronavirus test within the same week.
During a match between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille, Neymar reported being racially abused by Álvaro González, after being sent off for hitting him in the back of the head.In the aftermath, Neymar hit back on social media, as the Spanish defender denied saying any racist comments during the match. On 16 September, Neymar was handed a two-match ban for his actions; Ligue 1 also began an investigation into the alleged racist comments made by Álvaro.Several days before the decision made by the French league, Spanish radio station Cadena SER claimed to have footage of Neymar racially abusing OM player Hiroki Sakai. On 30 September, Ligue 1 decided that both Álvaro and Neymar would receive no suspensions, because proof of their wrongdoings were insufficient.Additionally, the day after the ruling, Sakai denied on social media that Neymar had made racist comments toward him.
Style of play and reception
Neymar primarily plays as either a central striker, second striker, winger or occasionally as an attacking midfielder, and has been described as “a true phenomenon”. Highlighting both his prolific scoring and playmaking abilities, he stands as PSG’s sixth-highest-goalscorer of all time and seventh-highest-assister of all time. He often plays as a left sided forward for both club and country in the team’s 4–3–3 formation, drifting infield, due to his energetic pace and playmaking skills; this position allows him to shoot with his stronger foot, or create chances for teammates.Neymar’s dribbling skills, tricks and playmaking ability are reminiscent of compatriot Ronaldinho. His main traits are his creativity, vision, passing, finishing, dribbling, feints, touch, and technique, being described as both “electric” and “explosive”.He is a notable exponent of the rainbow flick.A prolific goalscorer, although naturally right-footed, he is capable of scoring with both feet, as well as with his head, and is an accurate free-kick and penalty taker.Neymar stated: “I’m always trying to perfect everything – dribbling, shooting, headers and control. You can always improve”. He has been inspired by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi and Wayne Rooney.
Neymar, playing for Brazil in 2011, has been compared to compatriots Pelé and Ronaldinho
Considered to be a highly promising player in his youth, Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho had also tipped Neymar on becoming the best player in the world, stating in 2013: “Neymar is young though, and I can’t explain how special he will become. In the next two or three seasons he will become the best player.” Another Brazilian star, retired World Cup winner Ronaldo also believed that Neymar could become the best in the world, commenting: “Logically, Messi is better right now but Neymar is a great talent who will show the world that he will be number one”.Former Real Madrid sporting director Jorge Valdano has also praised Neymar, stating: “I like Neymar a lot. Many of his individual actions result in a goal and often it’s a move that only seems to be happening with him on the pitch.” After joining Barcelona, Neymar consequently established himself as one of the best players in world football.
“And so, circus Neymar arrived in Dortmund. The Brazilian’s moods, histrionics, petulance, and goalscoring prowess were on view in every fascinating and exasperating detail.”
—Forbes on some of the traits associated with Neymar following a Champions League game for PSG against Borussia Dortmund, February 2020.
However, Neymar also has been known and criticised for his excessive diving when tackled by another player for which Pelé has said, “He is a player with a body that can’t take a lot of hits. A lot of times he will fall because he can’t do anything else, but he was overdoing it.” He continued: “Even when he is fouled, he can’t make a spectacle out of it”. During the 2018 World Cup, Neymar’s antics inspired on social media the Neymar Challenge for dramatic dives. As the star player for Brazil (and PSG) he is often the most targeted player on the field; he was the most fouled player in Europe’s top leagues in 2018. A divisive figure in the sport, he has been accused of exaggerating injury, with Eric Cantona stating Neymar is a “great actor”, comparing him to a wheeled suitcase: “you barely touch it, and it turns round and round for hours.” In response to the criticism over his petulance and histrionics, Neymar starred in a post 2018 World Cup commercial where he admitted to not being able to deal with his frustrations which contributed to theatrics while on the pitch and promised to change for the better. He has also struggled with injuries throughout his career.
Neymar Jr Height Weight Age Girlfriend Body Statistics Biography
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | State League | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 17 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | |
| Total | 92 | 69 | 9 | 7 | — | 35 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 144 | 100 | ||
| Career total | 317 | 191 | 44 | 35 | 75 | 53 | 102 | 56 | 15 | 7 | 553 | 342 |
International
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brazil | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 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 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 51 | 29 | 67 | 44 | 118 | 73 |
Awards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2012
- Chuteira de Ouro: 2010, 2011, 2012
- Bola de Prata: 2010, 2011
- Bola de Ouro: 2011
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player: 2011
- World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2011
- Copa Libertadores Most Valuable Player: 2011
- FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2011
- South American Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
- FIFA Puskás Award: 2011
- Bola de Ouro Hors Concours: 2012
- FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2013
- FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe: 2013
- FIFA Confederations Cup Dream Team: 2013
- FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 2014
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
- Samba Gold: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2014–15,2019–20,2020–21
- La Liga Best World Player: 2014–15
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2017–18
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2015,2020
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 2015,2017
- IFFHS Men’s World Team: 2017
- ESM Team of the Year: 2017–18
- IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
- Copa América Team of the Tournament
