Neymar - wikipedia Neymar Not to be confused with Nilmar. This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Santos. Neymar Neymar with Brazil in 2016 Full name Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior Date of birth ( 1992 - 02 - 05 ) 5 February 1992 ( age 25 ) Place of birth Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil Height 1.75 m ( 5 ft 9 in ) Playing position Forward Club information Current team Paris Saint - Germain Number 10 Youth career 1999 -- 2003 Portuguesa Santista 2003 -- 2009 Santos Senior career * Years Team Apps ( Gls ) 2009 -- 2013 Santos 84 ( 53 ) 2013 -- 2017 Barcelona 112 ( 68 ) 2017 -- Paris Saint - Germain 6 ( 6 ) National team 2009 Brazil U17 ( 1 ) 2011 Brazil U20 7 ( 9 ) 2012 -- 2016 Brazil U23 14 ( 8 ) 2010 -- Brazil 81 ( 52 ) Honours Brazil Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2012 London Team U-20 South American Championship 2011 Peru FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2013 Brazil * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2017 Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior ( Portuguese pronunciation : ( nejˈmaʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈsɐ̃tus ˈʒũɲoʁ ) ; born 5 February 1992 ), commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint - Germain and the Brazil national team. Neymar came into prominence at an early age 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, Santos ' first continental title since 1963. Neymar was twice named the South American Footballer of the Year, in 2011 and 2012, before relocating to Europe to join Barcelona. As part of Barça 's attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, he won the continental treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League in the 2014 -- 15 season, followed the next year by the domestic double. He came third for the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2015. In August 2017, Neymar moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint - Germain in a transaction worth € 222 million, making him the world 's most expensive player. With 52 goals in 81 matches for Brazil since debuting at age 18, Neymar is the fourth - highest goalscorer for his national team. He was a key player in Brazil 's victories at the 2011 South American Youth Championship, which he finished as the leading goalscorer, and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he won the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. His participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Copa América was cut short by injury and a suspension respectively, but the next year he captained Brazil to their first Olympic gold medal in men 's football at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Known for his dribbling, finishing, and ability with both feet, Neymar has earned comparisons to former Brazil and Santos forward Pelé. 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. Contents 1 Early life 2 Club career 2.1 Santos 2.1. 1 Youth 2.1. 2 2009 : Debut season 2.1. 3 2010 : Campeonato Paulista success 2.1. 4 2011 : Puskás Award 2.1. 5 2012 : South America 's best player 2.1. 6 2013 : Final season 2.2 Barcelona 2.2. 1 Transfer investigation 2.2. 2 2013 -- 14 : Adapting to Spain 2.2. 3 2014 -- 15 : The treble and individual success 2.2. 4 2015 -- 16 : Domestic double 2.2. 5 2016 -- 17 : Final season 2.3 Paris Saint - Germain 2.3. 1 Contract breach lawsuit 2.3. 2 2017 -- 18 season 3 International career 3.1 2011 South American Youth Championship and Copa América 3.2 2012 Summer Olympics and first hat - trick 3.3 2013 Confederations Cup 3.4 2014 World Cup 3.5 2015 Copa América 3.6 2016 Summer Olympics 4 Style of play 4.1 Comparisons 5 Outside football 5.1 Personal life and charity work 5.2 Wealth and sponsorships 5.3 Media 5.4 Music 6 Career statistics 6.1 Club 6.2 International 7 Honours 7.1 Club 7.2 International 7.3 Individual 8 References 9 External links 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. 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 FC. With the success of his youth career and added income, the family bought their first property, a house next to the Vila Belmiro. 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. Club career Santos Youth Neymar began playing football at an early age and he was soon spotted by Santos FC who offered him a contract in 2003, where he was inducted into their youth academy, which has, in the past, produced Brazilian internationals like Coutinho, Clodoaldo, Diego, Elano and Alex. He also joined the likes of Pepe, Pelé and Robinho in starting out his career at the club, nicknamed Peixe. While in the youth academy, Neymar met Paulo Henrique Ganso, becoming good friends in the process. Aged 14, Neymar travelled to Spain to join the Real Madrid youth team, at the time when Real had stars like Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Roberto Carlos and Robinho. 2009 : debut season Neymar made his professional debut on 7 March 2009, despite being only 17 years old ; he was brought on for the last thirty minutes, in a 2 -- 1 win against Oeste. The following week he scored his first goal for Santos against Mogi Mirim. One month later, on 11 April, Neymar scored the decisive goal in a 2 -- 1 win against Palmeiras in the 2009 Campeonato Paulista semi-final first leg. In the final, however, Santos suffered a 4 -- 2 aggregate defeat to the Corinthians. In his first season, Neymar racked up 14 goals in 48 games. 2010 : Campeonato Paulista success `` The 18 - year - old is a magnificent prospect. He is sleek and skilful, able to beat the defender on either side, capable of combining well, and full of tricks he can put to productive use in and around the penalty area. '' -- South American football journalist Tim Vickery on Neymar in 2010. Neymar continued his ascendancy in 2010, and, on 15 April 2010, he scored five goals for Santos in an 8 -- 1 rout of Guarani in the qualifying stages of the Brazilian Cup. Following the 2010 Campeonato Paulista in which Neymar scored 14 goals in 19 games, the club were crowned champions after a 5 -- 5 aggregate win over Santo André in the finals. Neymar was subsequently given the award for the best player in the competition. Neymar 's performances for Santos have drawn comparisons to other Brazilians, including Robinho and Brazilian legend Pelé. In 2010, Santos rejected a £ 12 million bid for him from English Premier League team West Ham United, and later an offer from another English club, Chelsea, reported to be in the region of £ 20 million. Despite Santos unwillingness to sell and Neymar himself insisting `` I 'm focused only on Santos '', his agent, Wagner Ribeiro, indicated that Neymar 's career was elsewhere, stating `` He wants to become the best player in the world. The chances of him doing that while playing in Brazil are zero. '' Although one year later Neymar admitted, in an interview with the Daily Telegraph, that he had been happy with Chelsea 's interest in him as it was a `` dream '' of his `` to play in Europe '', while also stating that at the time it had been the right decision to stay in Brazil. On 30 November 2010, Santos sold a 5 % share of future transfer fees that he would receive to an investment group, Terceira Estrela Investimentos S.A. ( TEISA ), for R $ 3,549,900 ( € 1.5 million ). The previous year, his family had sold a 40 % stake in Neymar 's sporting rights to the DIS Esporte group who had been a long - term strategic partner of Santos ' football club. Despite his first two seasons being highly successful, having ended the 2010 season with an impressive 42 goals in 60 games, problems had been identified, namely Neymar 's apparent taste for diving when tackled, rather than attempting to continue his run, and his attitude. The latter came to the forefront during a match with Atlético Goianiense, on 15 September 2010, when the Santos ' manager, Dorival Júnior, appointed another player to take the penalty awarded for a foul on Neymar. His decision was based on the fact that Neymar had missed a crucial penalty during the Copa do Brasil final of that year, even if Santos went on to win. Reacting to this, Neymar turned his back on his manager, had to be calmed down by a linesman and argued with his captain, Edu Dracena. The fallout from this event was that Dorival Júnior wished to have Neymar suspended for two weeks, but the board sided with the player and promptly sacked the manager. Despite Neymar 's apologies over the incident, some doubts still remain about his attitude. In December 2010, aged just 18, Neymar came third for the 2010 South American Footballer of the Year, behind Andrés D'Alessandro and Juan Sebastián Verón. 2011 : Puskás award Neymar playing for Santos against FC Barcelona in the final of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup. Neymar scored six goals during Santos run to the 2011 Copa Libertadores Finals, tying him for third top goalscorer, including the clinching goal of Santos ' 4 -- 3 aggregate win over Cerro Porteño in the semifinals. In the two - legged final, Santos faced Uruguayan side Peñarol and drew the first leg 0 -- 0 in Montevideo. At home in the second leg, Neymar opened the scoring in the 46th minute as Santos held on for a 2 -- 1 win and Neymar won Man of the Match honours. The win brought Santos their first Copa Libertadores triumph since 1963, when Brazilian legend Pelé was playing for the club. In September 2011, Santos club president Luís Ribeiro threatened to report Real Madrid to FIFA following reports that they had attempted to sign Neymar to a pre-contract agreement, and denied that such an agreement was in place. On 9 November 2011, Neymar and Santos agreed to a contract extension that would see the player stay with the club until after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The deal reportedly increased Neymar 's wages by 50 %, to the levels that top European clubs would be paying him. On 14 December 2011, Neymar scored the opening goal for Santos as they defeated Kashiwa Reysol 3 -- 1 in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Japan, but failed to score against Barcelona in the final on 18 December 2011, where Santos were defeated 4 -- 0, finishing as runners - up in the competition. He won the 2011 FIFA Puskás Award for scoring a solo goal in the Brasileirão Série A against Flamengo, in a 5 -- 4 loss. On 31 December 2011, he won the 2011 South American Footballer of the Year award for the first time, by a record margin, following in the footsteps of Diego Maradona, Romário, Pelé and Zico. 2012 : South América 's best player On 5 February 2012, when he turned 20, Neymar scored his 100th goal as a professional football player, against Palmeiras in the Campeonato Paulista. On 25 February 2012 -- he scored two goals, one of which was from 25 - yards -- and created two assists to help his side to a 6 -- 1 win over Ponte Preta. On 7 March 2012, Neymar netted a hat - trick as Santos saw off Brazilian rivals Internacional 3 -- 1 in the Copa Libertadores Group stage match. On 29 March, he scored a brace against Guaratinguetá in a 5 -- 0 victory. In the fixture against São Paulo on 29 April 2012, Neymar scored a hat - trick with the match ending 3 -- 1. Thereafter, he went on to score twice in the first and second legs in the 2012 Campeonato Paulista Finals against Guarani, which ended 7 -- 2 on aggregate. Neymar finished the 2012 Campeonato Paulista with 20 goals and was voted the Best player and Best Forward, and Santos were crowned champions. He was joint top scorer in the Copa Libertadores with eight goals, after Santos were beaten over two legs by eventual champions Corinthians in the semi-finals. On 25 August 2012, he scored a brace in the 2 -- 1 away win at Palmeiras. On 3 November 2012, in the Brasileiro Série A away fixture at Cruzeiro, Neymar scored a hat - trick and assisted Felipe Anderson 's goal, to help his side to a 4 -- 0 win. Neymar finished off the 2012 season in style, first setting - up Victor Andrade 's equaliser, then scoring twice, to give Santos a 3 -- 1 home win over Palmeiras on 1 December 2012. Neymar was voted the Best Player of the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana, Neymar scoring in the second leg to win the title 2 -- 0 on aggregate. He finished the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with 14 goals and being voted the Best forward. Neymar finished the 2012 season, being award the Golden Ball, Arthur Friedenreich Award and Armando Nogueira Trophy. He was one of three finalists in the 2012 FIFA Puskás Award and finished runners - up behind Miroslav Stoch. He won the 2012 South American Footballer of the Year, retaining his award and winning it ahead of the likes of Ronaldinho. Reports emerged in 2011 that Santos reached an agreement with Barcelona to sign him at a later stage. Neymar, however, rejected this in an interview, saying that he had `` no agreement with Barcelona or anyone else ''. 2013 : final season Neymar started the 2013 Campeonato Paulista scoring twice in the first match, which ended a 3 -- 1 win over São Bernardo on 19 January 2013. Four days later on 23 January 2013, Neymar scored again against Botafogo in a 3 -- 0 win. On 3 February 2013, in the Paulista fixture against São Paulo, where Santos won 3 -- 1, with Neymar scoring and making two assists. on 18 March 2013, Neymar told that he had a `` dream of playing in Europe, for a big club like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea. '' But he went on to say, `` There 's no point in speculating when I 'll leave Santos. I 'll leave when I want to. '' Neymar scored all four goals, had another disallowed and hit the post as Santos beat União Barbarense 4 -- 0 in the Paulista on 13 April. On 25 April 2013, his agent and father revealed that Neymar intended to leave for Europe before the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Ahead of his last match for Santos, on 26 May against Flamengo, Neymar was in tears during the national anthem. Barcelona See also : Transfer ( association football ) § 2013 : Transfer of Neymar from Santos to Barcelona Neymar during his unveiling at Barcelona in June 2013. On 24 May 2013, Santos announced that they had received two offers for Neymar. The following day, Neymar announced he would sign with Barcelona on 27 May 2013 and join the team after playing in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Neither Neymar nor the clubs released details on the transfer fee or personal terms, save to say he signed a five - year deal. On 3 June 2013, Neymar was unveiled by Barcelona after passing medical tests and signing a contract that would keep him at the club through June 2018. Neymar was presented at the Camp Nou in front of 56,500 fans, a record turnout for a Brazilian player. Club vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu initially said Neymar 's transfer fee was € 57.1 million and his release clause set at € 190 million. Barcelona 's doctor suggested he might need to gain weight to be able to cope physically in Spanish football. Transfer investigation In January 2014, the prosecutor 's office in Madrid began investigating the transfer fee that Barcelona paid for Neymar. The documents submitted to the authorities on request contained contradictory information. On 23 January 2014, Rosell resigned from his position as president. A day later, the details of the transfer were revealed by Barcelona ; the transfer had in fact cost them € 86.2 million ( £ 71.5 million ), with Neymar 's parents confirmed to have received a € 40 million sum. In the aftermath, Barcelona and Bartomeu were charged with tax fraud. 2013 -- 14 : adapting to Spain On 30 July 2013, Barcelona drew 2 -- 2 against Lechia Gdańsk in a pre-season friendly ; Neymar made his unofficial debut when he came on as a substitute. He scored his first goal for the club in a 7 -- 1 win against a Thailand XI on 7 August. Neymar made his competitive debut for Barcelona during the opening game of the 2013 -- 14 La Liga season as a 63rd - minute substitute for Alexis Sánchez in a 7 -- 0 win against Levante. On 21 August, he scored his first competitive goal for the club in the first leg of the 2013 Supercopa de España against Atlético Madrid : seven minutes after coming on as a substitute for Pedro, he headed Dani Alves ' cross to equalise in a 1 -- 1 draw at the Vicente Calderón Stadium as Barcelona won on the away goals rule for his first trophy at the club. On 18 September, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, assisting a Gerard Piqué goal as Barça beat Ajax 4 -- 0 in their opening match of the 2013 -- 14 tournament. Six days later, Neymar scored his first goal in La Liga in Barcelona 's 4 -- 1 defeat of Real Sociedad at Camp Nou. On 26 October, he made his first El Clásico appearance, scoring the opening goal and assisting the team 's winning goal scored by Alexis Sánchez as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2 -- 1 at Camp Nou. On 11 December, Neymar recorded his first three Champions League goals as he scored a hat - trick in a 6 -- 1 win over Celtic in Barcelona 's final Group H match. 2014 -- 15 : the treble and individual success Neymar playing for Barcelona against Villarreal in La Liga, 1 February 2015. Neymar opened the scoring in Barcelona 's 3 -- 2 win On 13 September 2014, after appearing as a substitute, Neymar scored his first two goals of the 2014 -- 15 season, helping Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2 -- 0. On 27 September, he scored a hat - trick against Granada in a 6 -- 0 win and went on to score in his next three La Liga matches, including the opening goal in a 1 -- 3 loss to Real Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. On 24 January 2015, Neymar scored twice and assisted two more goals in a 6 -- 0 win at Elche. On 28 January, he scored his 20th goal of the season in a 3 -- 2 Copa del Rey quarter - final win over Atlético Madrid. On 4 March, Neymar scored twice in Barcelona 's 3 -- 1 Copa del Rey semi-final win over Villarreal to qualify the club for its 37th Spanish Cup final. On 21 April, Neymar took his tally to 30 goals for the season by scoring twice in Barcelona 's 2 -- 0 Champions League quarter - final win over Paris Saint - Germain to qualify the club for the semi-finals. In May, the closing month of the season, Neymar scored the last goal in a 3 -- 0 win against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. A week later, he scored both the team 's goals in a 3 -- 2 second leg defeat at the Allianz Arena to ensure Barça would qualify for the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final. He also opened the scoring with a header in a 2 -- 0 league win versus Real Sociedad, a result which gave Barça a four - point lead over Real Madrid with only two matches remaining. After securing the league title on 17 May with a 1 -- 0 win over Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón, Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 3 -- 1 at Camp Nou in the 2015 Copa del Rey Final on 30 May, with Neymar scoring the second goal for Barça. With Barcelona 's victory likely, he performed tricks with the ball in the final stages of the game, which was deemed unsporting by opponent Andoni Iraola. Barcelona manager Luis Enrique claimed that it had to be understood that such behaviour was acceptable in Brazil, while Neymar himself did not apologise. On 6 June 2015, Neymar scored the third goal for Barça in the 3 -- 1 Champions League Final defeat of Italian champions Juventus at Berlin 's Olympiastadion, ensuring the club won its fifth European Cup. This made Barcelona the first club in history to win the treble of domestic league, domestic cup and European Cup twice. On a personal note, he became the eighth player in football 's history to win both the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League, and the first player to score in final victories in both competitions. Neymar ended the season with 39 goals in all competitions and 10 in the Champions League, making him joint highest scorer with Cristiano Ronaldo and teammate Lionel Messi in the latter competition. He was the first player apart from those two to top the competition 's scoring list, since compatriot Kaká in 2006 -- 07. Barcelona 's attacking trio of Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar, dubbed `` MSN '', ended with 122 goals, the most in a season for an attacking trio in Spanish football history. 2015 -- 16 : domestic double Wikinews has related news : Footballers Neymar, Zlatan, Nolito sign contracts Due to having the mumps, Neymar was expected to miss the 2015 UEFA Super Cup and the 2015 Supercopa de España. On 17 October, Neymar scored four goals in Barcelona 's 5 -- 2 home win over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, taking his total to eight goals for the season. On 21 November, Neymar scored one and provided a back heel assist for Andrés Iniesta in Barcelona 's 4 -- 0 away win against Real Madrid. He scored twice in a 4 -- 0 home win over Real Sociedad on 28 November, taking his La Liga total to 14 goals in 12 games. On 30 November, Neymar was shortlisted for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or alongside Messi and Ronaldo, and subsequently came third. On 22 May 2016, Neymar scored a late goal in Barcelona 's 2 -- 0 extra time win over Sevilla in the 2016 Copa del Rey Final at the Vicente Calderón, as the club celebrated winning the domestic double for the second consecutive season, following their treble victory from the previous season. 2016 -- 17 : final season On 2 April 2017, Neymar scored his 100th goal for Barcelona in his 177th appearance for the club, netting in a 4 -- 1 win over Granada. On 27 May, Neymar scored in the 2017 Copa del Rey Final, his 105th goal for the club, as Barcelona defeated Alavés 3 -- 1 at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid. Paris Saint - Germain On 3 August 2017, Barcelona announced that Neymar 's legal representatives made a payment of € 222 million to the club ( most expensive transfer ever ), equal to the release clause of his contract. The club informed UEFA so that they can determine any disciplinary responsibilities that may arise from this case. According to the BBC, in Spain, the release clause must be activated by the footballer himself. The situation was unusual that the fee was paid to the club directly after La Liga had refused to receive the payment. Neymar joined French club Paris Saint - Germain on a contract that will run until 2022. He was offered the number 10 jersey by Javier Pastore as a `` welcome gift ''. Contract breach lawsuit On 27 August 2017, FC Barcelona filed a lawsuit against Neymar, demanding he return the contract renewal bonus he received as well as € 8.5 million in damages and an additional 10 % for the arrears. They claimed they are owed money that Neymar received as part of a renewal bonus when he signed a new contract in 2016. The club also requested Paris Saint - Germain to take on the responsibility for the payment of the fees if the player can not do so himself. Neymar 's lawyers announced that they will contest the case. 2017 -- 18 season He made his debut for Les Rouge - et - Bleu on 13 August, netting a goal for himself and also setting up another in a 3 -- 0 away victory over Guingamp. Neymar added two more goals to his tally in the next Ligue 1 fixture against Toulouse. Forming a prolific attacking trio alongside 18 - year - old French prodigy Kylian Mbappé and Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, Neymar scored one each in PSG 's two opening games of the 2017 -- 18 UEFA Champions League group stage, with the team winning 5 -- 0 at Celtic and 3 -- 0 at home over Bayern Munich respectively. International career Neymar at a press conference for Brazil. Following Neymar 's performances for Brazil 's under - 17 team at the 2009 U-17 World Cup in which he scored a goal in the opening match against Japan, former Brazilian football players Pelé and Romário reportedly urged coach Dunga to take Neymar to the 2010 World Cup. Although the widespread opinion that Neymar deserved a place in Dunga 's squad went as far as a 14,000 signature petition, and despite the huge pressure on Dunga to pick Neymar, he was omitted from both the squad of 23, and the stand - by list. Although Dunga described Neymar as `` extremely talented '', he claimed that he had not been tested sufficiently on the international level to earn a World Cup spot and he had failed to impress enough while on international duty. Neymar celebrates his goal for Brazil against Scotland, on 27 March 2011, with André Santos and Ramires. On 26 July 2010, Neymar was selected for the first time in the Brazil senior team by new head coach Mano Menezes for a friendly match against the United States to be played in East Rutherford, New Jersey. On 10 August 2010 he made his debut with the national team in that game, aged 18 years old, starting the match and wearing the number 11 jersey. He scored on his debut after 28 minutes, a header coming from an André Santos cross in a 2 -- 0 win for Brazil. On 1 March 2011, Neymar said : `` Being on the Brazilian team is a privilege, There are some marvelous players and I 'm very happy to be among them. '' On 27 March 2011, he scored twice in a 2 -- 0 win against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium. During the match against Scotland, a banana was thrown onto the pitch after he scored from the penalty spot, which led Neymar to complain about ' constant jeering and an atmosphere of racism ', implying that Scottish fans exhibited racism. While Scottish officials explained that Neymar had been booed solely for perceived injury - feigning, a German student who was in the stadium amongst Brazil supporters said that he threw the banana with no racist intentions. This led to the Scottish Football Association asking the Brazilian Football Confederation for an apology for the accusations made to the Scottish fans. Neymar refused to apologize or retract his words, claiming he `` did not accuse any person or any group of supporters ''. 2011 South American youth Championship and Copa América Neymar was the leading goal scorer of the 2011 South American Youth Championship with nine goals, including two in the final, in Brazil 's 6 -- 0 win against Uruguay. He also took part at the 2011 Copa América in Argentina, where he scored two goals in the first - round game against Ecuador. He was selected ' Man of the Match ' in Brazil 's first match against Venezuela, which ended a 1 -- 1 draw. Brazil were eliminated in the quarter - finals in a penalty shoot - out against Paraguay ( 2 -- 2 a.e.t. ), with Neymar being substituted in the 80th minute. 2012 Summer Olympics and first hat - trick Neymar preparing to take a free - kick against Belarus at Old Trafford during the 2012 Summer Olympics On 11 May 2012, Neymar was selected for the squad of the Brazil Olympic football team to participate in the London 2012 Olympic Games. In Brazil 's first warm - up match on 20 July 2012, against the host nation Great Britain at Riverside Stadium, Neymar was involved in both goals of a 2 -- 0 win, first making an assist with a free - kick into the six - yard box for Sandro 's header, before converting a penalty. On 26 July 2012, Neymar scored his first goal of the 2012 Summer Olympics in Brazil 's opening fixture against Egypt, which ended a 3 -- 2 victory for Brazil. In the following match against Belarus at Old Trafford in Manchester, Neymar scored a free - kick from 25 - yards into the top - right corner of the goal and set up goals for Alexandre Pato 's header with a cross from the right and Oscar with a back heel as Brazil secured their place in the quarter - finals with a 3 -- 1 win. Afterwards he said : `` I scored and made two assists so for me it was perfect ''. On 5 August 2012, in the quarter - final encounter against Honduras, Neymar scored a penalty, his third goal of the tournament and assisted in Leandro Damião 's second goal on the match, to help Brazil to a 3 -- 2 victory at St James ' Park and book a place in the semi-finals. On 11 August, Brazil lost 2 - 1 to Mexico in the final at Wembley Stadium in London. Neymar scored his first full international hat - trick on 10 September 2012, in an 8 -- 0 win over China at the Estádio José do Rego Maciel in Recife. On 19 September, Neymar scored the winner against Argentina in a 2 -- 1 win in the first leg of the 2012 Superclásico de las Américas at the Estádio Serra Dourada in Goiânia, Brazil. 2013 Confederations Cup Neymar playing against Spain 's Gerard Piqué in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Final Neymar was selected as part of Luiz Felipe Scolari 's Brazil squad for the 2013 Confederations Cup on home soil. For the tournament he was assigned the iconic number 10 shirt, having previously worn 11. Neymar scored the first goal of the tournament in a 3 -- 0 win over Japan at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha on 15 June. In their second match, Neymar scored after nine minutes and crossed for Jô 's late goal to give Brazil a 2 -- 0 win over Mexico. He scored in his third consecutive match, with a powerful free kick from the edge of the penalty area, as Brazil beat Italy 4 -- 2, and received his third consecutive man - of - the - match award. On 30 June, Neymar was involved in Fred 's opening goal and then subsequently scored Brazil 's second in the 3 -- 0 final victory over Spain. Neymar 's performances saw him receive the Golden Ball for player of the tournament. 2014 World Cup Neymar prepares to take a free kick during Brazil 's opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Croatia. On 5 March 2014, Neymar scored a hat - trick in a friendly win against South Africa in Johannesburg. He made headlines for his conduct after the final whistle when a young South African boy ran onto the pitch. As security staff began to escort the boy from the field, Neymar intervened and introduced him to his Brazil teammates before they all lifted him in the air during their celebrations. On 2 June, Neymar was named to participate with Team Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Going into the tournament, as the team 's star player, Neymar was the man expected to win Brazil its sixth World Cup on home soil. One week prior to the team 's opening match, Neymar scored once and made two assists in a 4 -- 0 friendly win over Panama. Neymar evading a tackle against Mexico at the 2014 World Cup Neymar earned his 50th international cap in the opening match of the tournament, on 12 June against Croatia in São Paulo. In the 26th minute, with Croatia leading 1 -- 0, Neymar elbowed Croatian midfielder Luka Modrić, after which Neymar was issued a yellow card. Many critics agreed that Neymar 's punishment was too lenient and that he should have been issued a red card. He equalised before half - time with a shot from outside the box and gave Brazil the lead in the second half with a penalty kick, following a controversial decision by the referee, in an eventual 3 -- 1 win. In the third group match, he again scored twice as the Seleção defeated Cameroon 4 -- 1 to reach the knockout stage. In the round of 16 against Chile, the match finished 1 -- 1 after 120 minutes and was decided by a penalty shoot - out with Neymar scoring what proved to be the winning kick for Brazil. `` Even though he is still young, Neymar is well aware of what he means for the world of football and for the Brazilian game in particular. He is the one player the Brazilian people believe in and he has everything to make history. I think because of his age, though he still has others to topple, Neymar will become top goalscorer in Brazil 's history, surpassing Pelé. It would n't hurt if he leapfrogged me in the list. I left my mark on history and now it 's his turn. '' -- Brazil legend Romário in 2014 on the prospect of Neymar becoming Brazil 's all time record goalscorer. In the quarter - final defeat of Colombia, while challenging for the ball, Neymar was kneed in the back by Juan Camilo Zúñiga and had to be removed from the pitch on a stretcher. A hospital scan revealed that Neymar had suffered a fractured vertebra in his spine and he missed the rest of the World Cup. Earlier in the match, Neymar assisted Thiago Silva 's opening goal with a cross from a corner kick. It was the second time in the tournament that a Neymar corner had led to a goal for Brazil, after his cross created David Luiz 's goal in the previous round against Chile. On 11 July, Neymar was named on the 10 - man shortlist for FIFA 's Golden Ball award for the tournament 's best player. He won the Bronze Boot as the tournament 's third top goalscorer and was named in the World Cup All Star XI. 2015 Copa América With captain Thiago Silva ruled out through injury, new coach Dunga decided to make Neymar captain and confirmed on 5 September that the forward would stay on as skipper on a permanent basis. On 14 October 2014, Neymar scored four goals in one game for the first time in his international career, scoring all of Brazil 's goals in 4 -- 0 friendly win against Japan at the National Stadium, Singapore. At the age of just 22 years, Neymar had scored 40 goals in 58 internationals, and had become the fifth highest goalscorer for his national team. On 26 March 2015, Neymar scored Brazil 's second goal in a 3 -- 1 friendly win over France in Paris. On 14 June 2015, in Brazil 's opening Copa América fixture, Neymar scored the equaliser and assisted the stoppage - time winning goal by Douglas Costa as Brazil came from 0 -- 1 down to beat Peru 2 -- 1 in Temuco. After Brazil 's second match, a 0 -- 1 loss to Colombia in Santiago, Neymar was booked for handball, resulting in a suspension. After the final whistle, he was red carded for deliberately kicking the ball at Pablo Armero, and as a result was pushed over by Colombian striker Carlos Bacca, who was also dismissed. CONMEBOL issued Neymar with a four - match ban, ruling him out for the remainder of the tournament, in addition to a $10,000 fine. 2016 Summer Olympics Neymar preparing to strike the winning penalty kick for Brazil against Germany in the Olympic final The CBF had wanted Neymar to play at the Copa América Centenario and the Olympics in Rio during the summer of 2016, but after a request from Barcelona manager Luis Enrique, he was rested from the first tournament. In late June 2016, he was subsequently one of the three over-23 players to be included in Brazil 's squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics on home soil, and was named the team 's captain by the Olympic side 's manager Rogério Micale. In Brazil 's quarter - final clash with Colombia on 13 August, Neymar scored Brazil 's first goal of the match, from a direct free kick, and also set up his nation 's second goal in an eventual 2 -- 0 win. In Brazil 's semi-final clash with Honduras on 18 August, Neymar scored twice, Brazil 's first and last goals of the match, in a 6 -- 0 win. In the final against Germany at the Maracanã in Rio on 20 August, Neymar opened the scoring with a free - kick after 27 minutes. The game finished 1 -- 1 after Max Meyer equalised in the second - half. Brazil beat Germany 5 -- 4 on penalties, and Neymar scored the winning penalty to bring Brazil its first Olympic gold medal in men 's football. Both during and prior to the tournament, he had been subjected to criticism over his conduct on and off the pitch, with several former Brazil players suggesting that he was not fit to captain the national team. Neymar subsequently renounced the captaincy following their Olympic victory. Style of play Neymar ( right ) greets future teammate Lionel Messi after the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final. As a teenager, Neymar was inspired by Messi. 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 ''. 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 and technique, being described as both `` electric '' and `` explosive ''. 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. He commented on his attributes saying : `` I 'm always trying to perfect everything -- dribbling, shooting, headers and control. You can always improve ''. Neymar stated that 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. Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho had also tipped Neymar on becoming the best player in the world : `` Neymar is young though, and I ca n'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 believes that Neymar can become the best in the world : `` 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. '' FC Barcelona star Xavi also stated that Neymar `` is a great player, has a very good attitude, and will go on to be the best player in the world. '' However, Neymar also has been known and criticised for his excessive diving when tackled by another player. For which Pelé has told : `` He is a player with a body that ca n't take a lot of hits. (... ) A lot of times he will fall because he ca n't do anything else, but he was overdoing it. '' He continued : `` Even when he is fouled, he ca n't make a spectacle out of it ''. Comparisons The media have often drawn comparisons between Neymar and Brazilian legend Pelé, as Neymar possesses similar attributes and also like Pelé came from the Santos Youth Academy and turned heads with his skill. Neymar has said that Pelé is his `` role model '' but also saying : `` I do n't like to make a comparison with Pelé ''. On 11 April 2012, during the celebrations for the 100 years of Santos, when asked by journalists about Lionel Messi, Pelé said he felt that Neymar was better : `` Now everyone is talking about Messi ; he is a star. But ( to be the best ever ) he must first become better than Neymar, '' Pelé said. `` At the moment Messi is just more experienced. '' Neymar 's increasing reputation led both the media and former great players to draw comparisons between Neymar and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, which Neymar has commented on saying : `` Messi is above everyone, there is no use comparing me with him. (... ) He is the best player in the world and I always get inspired when I watch good football. '' Ronaldo stated : `` Neymar is a great talent, the best we have in Brazil. He is very similar to Messi. '' Zico said : `` I see Neymar like a ( Cristiano ) Ronaldo or a Messi, the type who appears and makes things happen. '' After his hat - trick against Internacional 3 -- 1 in Copa Libertadores and Messi 's five goals scored in the Champions League, Neymar said : `` I am a Messi fan. I was told what he did today. I support him to score a lot of nice goals so I can keep copying and imitating him. '' Outside football Personal life and charity Work Neymar expresses his Christian faith after winning the gold medal with Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics Neymar has a son, Davi Lucca, with former girlfriend Carolina Dantas. Neymar was quoted as saying : `` I cried when I learned that I would be his father. At first, I felt fear. Then joy. It is a new responsibility and I am now enjoying it. '' He later described the birth of his baby boy as : `` 2.8 kilograms of pure happiness '' and also said : `` Mother and baby are in good condition just after childbirth ''. 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 brothers eyes on her arm. Neymar is a Christian, and follows the Pentacostal 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 organizes a charity match with fellow Brazilian footballer Nenê in Nenê 's hometown of Jundiaí, with the purpose of raising food for needy families. Wealth and sponsorships Neymar has signed many sponsorship deals since his reputation rapidly grew from the age of 17. In March 2011, he signed an 11 - year contract with American sportswear company Nike. In the same month, Panasonic paid US $2.4 million to secure Neymar 's services for two years. Prior to signing for Barcelona, France Football had ranked Neymar 13th in its list of the world 's richest players in 2012, with total earnings of $18.8 million for the previous 12 months. He has signed other sponsorships from Volkswagen, Tenys Pé Baruel, Lupo, Ambev, Claro, Unilever and Santander. All of his sponsorships have earned him a total of an estimated € 20 million per year. On 8 May 2013, Neymar was rated by SportsPro magazine as the most marketable athlete in the world, ahead of Lionel Messi ( 2nd ) and Cristiano Ronaldo ( 8th ). In November 2012 advertising agency Loducca, created Neymar 's own personal brand logo, featuring the N, J and R ( Neymar Junior ) with the N styled to match Neymar 's shirt number 11. Neymar starred in a 2014 advert for Beats with other global football stars including Thierry Henry and Luis Suárez, with the theme of ' The Game Before The Game ' and the players pre-game ritual of listening to music. Media Neymar at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey during a match between the New York Red Bulls and the LA Galaxy Neymar was featured on the front covers of the video games Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 on the North American version, after Konami Digital Entertainment announced that he had joined Pro Evolution Soccer. Neymar joined Cristiano Ronaldo as a featured cover athlete. Neymar appeared on the cover of Time magazine in February 2013, the first Brazilian athlete to be so honoured. The issue included an article by Bobby Ghosh entitled `` The Next Pelé '' and subtitled `` How the career of Brazilian football star Neymar explains his country 's economy ''. Controversy erupted because of a cover by Brazilian football magazine Placar that depicted Neymar on a cross. The title read `` A Crucificação de Neymar '' ( the Crucifixion of Neymar ) and subtitled : `` the Brazilian ace turns scapegoat in a sport where everyone plays dirty ''. In April 2013, Brazilian cartoonist Mauricio de Sousa released a Monica 's Gang comic book featuring a younger version of Neymar ( called Neymar Jr ) as the main character. In May 2013, SportsPro magazine named Neymar as the most marketable athlete on the planet for the second consecutive year. He topped the list ahead of Lionel Messi, Rory McIlroy, Usain Bolt and Cristiano Ronaldo, among other sportspeople. The list measures the monetary value, the age, the force in domestic markets, the charisma and their market potential in the next three years. In March 2015, Neymar had the fourth highest social media rank in the world among sportspeople, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Beckham, with 52 million Facebook fans. In ESPN 's list of active sportspeople in 2016, Neymar was ranked the fourth most famous athlete in the world. To mark the World Cup commencing in Brazil, in June 2014, Neymar appeared with supermodel Gisele Bündchen on the front cover of Vogue 's Brazilian edition. In November 2014, Neymar appeared in FIFA 's `` 11 against Ebola '' campaign with a selection of top football players from around the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Xavi and Didier Drogba. Under the slogan `` Together, we can beat Ebola '', FIFA 's campaign was done in conjunction with the Confederation of African Football and health experts, with the players holding up eleven messages to raise awareness of the disease and ways to combat it. In June 2016, actor Vin Diesel confirmed that Neymar would be a part of the action film xXx : Return of Xander Cage, appearing as himself. He appeared in the film 's first trailer, released on 20 July 2016. In April 2017, Neymar was included in the Time 100, Time magazine 's list of the most influential people in the world. Music Neymar has become an icon in promoting Brazilian modern pop music, particularly Música sertaneja. The video in which Neymar dances in the Santos locker room dancing in front of teammates carrying his recorder making the round of the players and making them react to the tune of Michel Teló 's hit `` Ai se eu te pego ! '' went viral. He made a point of performing his dance antics to the song after scoring goals in football games and appeared live with Teló in one of the latter 's concerts. He also supported sertanejo singer Gusttavo Lima performing live with Lima on renditions of the singer 's hits `` Balada '' and `` Fazer Beber ''. In 2012, he made cameo appearances in the music video for yet another sertanejo hit `` Eu Quero Tchu, Eu Quero Tcha '' by João Lucas & Marcelo. In 2013, Neymar appeared on a rap music video, `` País do Futebol '' by MC Guimê. Career statistics Club As of 30 September 2017 Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Santos 2009 Série A 33 10 -- -- 12 48 14 31 17 8 11 -- 0 19 14 60 42 2011 21 13 -- -- 13 6 13 5 47 24 2012 17 14 -- -- 14 9 16 20 47 43 2013 0 -- -- 18 12 23 13 Total 103 54 15 13 -- 29 15 78 54 225 136 Barcelona 2013 -- 14 La Liga 26 9 -- 10 41 15 2014 -- 15 33 22 6 7 -- 12 10 -- 51 39 2015 -- 16 34 24 5 -- 9 0 49 31 2016 -- 17 30 13 6 -- 9 0 0 45 20 Total 123 68 20 15 -- 40 21 186 105 Paris Saint - Germain 2017 -- 18 Ligue 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 -- 8 8 Total 6 6 0 0 0 0 -- 8 8 Career total 232 128 35 28 0 0 71 38 81 55 419 249 Notes Jump up ^ Includes cup competitions such as the Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey and Coupe de France ^ Jump up to : Appearances in Campeonato Paulista Jump up ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana Jump up ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores Jump up ^ Eleven appearances and four goals in Campeonato Paulista, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup Jump up ^ Twelve appearances and eight goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances and one goal in Recopa Sudamericana ^ Jump up to : Appearances in UEFA Champions League Jump up ^ Appearances in Supercopa de España Jump up ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup International See also : List of international goals scored by Neymar As of 11 October 2017 National team Year Competitive Friendly Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Brazil 0 0 2011 9 5 13 7 2012 0 0 12 9 12 9 2013 5 14 6 19 10 2014 5 9 11 14 15 2015 5 9 2016 6 0 0 6 2017 6 0 0 6 Total 30 17 51 35 81 52 Notes Jump up ^ Appearances in Copa América Jump up ^ Appearances in FIFA Confederations Cup Jump up ^ Appearances in FIFA World Cup Jump up ^ Two appearances and one goal in Copa América, two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification ^ Jump up to : Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification Honours Club Santos Campeonato Paulista : 2010, 2011, 2012 Copa do Brasil : 2010 Copa Libertadores : 2011 Recopa Sudamericana : 2012 Barcelona La Liga : 2014 -- 15, 2015 -- 16 Copa del Rey : 2014 -- 15, 2015 -- 16, 2016 -- 17 Supercopa de España : 2013 UEFA Champions League : 2014 -- 15 FIFA Club World Cup : 2015 International Brazil South American Youth Championship : 2011 FIFA Confederations Cup : 2013 Olympic Gold Medal : 2016 Individual Awards Neymar with the Golden Ball award for best player at the 2013 Confederations Cup World Soccer Young Player of the Year : 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player : 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Championship Squad : 2010, 2011, 2012 Brazilian Silver Ball : 2010, 2011 Brazilian Golden Ball : 2011 Bola de Ouro : 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball : 2011 South American Footballer of the Year : 2011, 2012 FIFA Puskás Award : 2011 Copa Libertadores MVP : 2011 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 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season : 2014 -- 15 FIFA FIFPro World XI : 2015 FIFPro World XI 2nd team : 2013, 2014, 2016 Performances Copa do Brasil top scorer : 2010 South American Youth Championship top scorer : 2011 Campeonato Paulista top scorer : 2012 Copa Libertadores top scorer : 2012 UEFA Champions League top scorer : 2014 -- 15 References Jump up ^ Although Barcelona did not classify Neymar 's € 222 million buyout clause as a transfer fee, it was functionally identical to a transfer fee, since it canceled his then - current contract with Barcelona ( as in a typical transfer ). 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Official website ( in Portuguese ) Neymar profile at the Paris Saint - Germain F.C. website Neymar at BDFutbol Neymar at Soccerbase Neymar at Soccerway Neymar at National-Football-Teams.com Neymar -- FIFA competition record Neymar -- UEFA competition record Neymar -- French league stats at LFP Neymar at ESPN FC Paris Saint - Germain F.C. -- current squad 1 Trapp 2 Thiago Silva ( c ) 3 Kimpembe 5 Marquinhos 6 Verratti 7 Lucas 8 Thiago Motta 9 Cavani 10 Neymar 11 Di María 12 Meunier 16 Areola 17 Berchiche 18 Lo Celso 20 Kurzawa 21 Ben Arfa 23 Draxler 24 Nkunku 25 Rabiot 27 Pastore 29 Mbappé 31 Georgen 32 Dani Alves 34 Callegari 40 Descamps Manager : Emery Brazil squads Brazil squad -- 2011 Copa América 1 Júlio César 2 Dani Alves 3 Lúcio ( c ) 4 Thiago Silva 5 Lucas Leiva 6 André Santos 7 Robinho 8 Ramires 9 Pato 10 Ganso 11 Neymar 12 Victor 13 Maicon 14 Luisão 15 Sandro 16 Elano 17 Elias 18 Lucas 19 Fred 20 Jádson 21 Adriano 22 Jefferson 23 David Luiz Coach : Mano Menezes Brazil men 's football squad -- 2012 Summer Olympics -- Silver medal 1 Gabriel 2 Rafael 3 Thiago Silva ( c ) 4 Juan Jesus 5 Sandro 6 Marcelo 7 Lucas 8 Rômulo 9 Leandro Damião 10 Oscar 11 Neymar 12 Hulk 13 Bruno Uvini 14 Danilo 15 Alex Sandro 16 Ganso 17 Pato 18 Neto Coach : Mano Menezes Brazil squad -- 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup winners ( 4th title ) 1 Jefferson 2 Dani Alves 3 Thiago Silva ( c ) 4 David Luiz 5 Fernando 6 Marcelo 7 Lucas 8 Hernanes 9 Fred 10 Neymar 11 Oscar 12 Júlio César 13 Dante 14 Filipe Luís 15 Jean 16 Réver 17 Luiz Gustavo 18 Paulinho 19 Hulk 20 Bernard 21 Jô 22 Diego Cavalieri 23 Jádson Coach : Scolari Brazil squad -- 2014 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Jefferson 2 Dani Alves 3 Thiago Silva ( c ) 4 David Luiz 5 Fernandinho 6 Marcelo 7 Hulk 8 Paulinho 9 Fred 10 Neymar 11 Oscar 12 Júlio César 13 Dante 14 Maxwell 15 Henrique 16 Ramires 17 Luiz Gustavo 18 Hernanes 19 Willian 20 Bernard 21 Jô 22 Victor 23 Maicon Coach : Scolari Brazil squad -- 2015 Copa América 1 Jefferson 2 Dani Alves 3 Miranda 4 David Luiz 5 Fernandinho 6 Filipe Luís 7 Douglas Costa 8 Elias 9 Tardelli 10 Neymar ( c ) 11 Firmino 12 Neto 13 Marquinhos 14 Thiago Silva 15 Geferson 16 Fabinho 17 Fred 18 Everton Ribeiro 19 Willian 20 Robinho 21 Coutinho 22 Casemiro 23 Grohe Coach : Dunga Brazil men 's football squad -- 2016 Summer Olympics -- Gold medal 1 Weverton 2 Zeca 3 Rodrigo Caio 4 Marquinhos 5 Renato Augusto 6 Douglas Santos 7 Luan 8 Rafinha 9 Gabriel 10 Neymar ( c ) 11 Gabriel Jesus 12 Walace 13 William 14 Luan Garcia 15 Rodrigo Dourado 16 Thiago Maia 17 Felipe Anderson 18 Uilson Coach : Rogério Micale Awards South American Youth Football Championship awards Top goalscorer 1954 : Agüero ( 7 goals ) 1958 : Raffo ( 5 goals ) 1964 : J. López ( 5 goals ) 1967 : Cambón ( 3 goals ) 1971 : Islas & Maldonado ( 4 goals ) 1974 : Revetria ( 8 goals ) 1975 : Revetria & Cerezo ( 4 goals ) 1977 : Nadal & Gallon ( 4 goals ) 1979 : Luzardo ( 4 goals ) 1981 : Francescoli & Lela ( 5 goals ) 1983 : Aguilera ( 7 goals ) 1985 : Romário ( 4 goals ) 1987 : Russo ( 4 goals ) 1988 : Assis & Ferreira ( 5 goals ) 1991 : Esnáider ( 7 goals ) 1992 : Correa ( 5 goals ) 1995 : Biagini ( 4 goals ) 1997 : Adaílton ( 8 goals ) 1999 : Galletti ( 9 goals ) 2001 : Adriano & Ewerton ( 6 goals ) 2003 : Cavenaghi ( 8 goals ) 2005 : Rodallega ( 11 goals ) 2007 : Cavani ( 7 goals ) 2009 : Walter & H. Pérez & R. Ramírez & A. Hernández ( 5 goals ) 2011 : Neymar ( 9 goals ) 2013 : N. López ( 6 goals ) 2015 : Simeone ( 9 goals ) 2017 : Amaral & Cabezas & Martínez & Torres ( 5 goals ) Copa do Brasil top scorers 1989 : Gérson 1990 : Bizu 1991 : Gérson 1992 : Gérson 1993 : Gilson 1994 : Paulinho McLaren 1995 : Sávio 1996 : Luizão 1997 : Paulo Nunes 1998 : Romário 1999 : Romário / Petković 2000 : Oséas 2001 : Washington 2002 : Deivid 2003 : Nonato 2004 : Dauri 2005 : Fred 2006 : Valdiram 2007 : André Lima / Dênis Marques / Dimba / Victor Simões 2008 : Edmundo / Romerito / Wellington Paulista 2009 : Taison 2010 : Neymar 2011 : Alecsandro / Adriano / Rafael Coelho / Kléber / William 2012 : Luís Fabiano 2013 : Hernane 2014 : Bill / Gabriel / Léo Gamalho 2015 : Gabriel 2016 : Marinho 2017 : Barrios / Léo Gamalho / Sóbis Chuteira de Ouro - PLACAR Magazine 1999 : Romário 2000 : Romário 2001 : Kléber 2002 : Romário 2003 : Luís Fabiano 2004 : Washington 2005 : Fred 2006 : Marinho 2007 : Dodô 2008 : Keirrison 2009 : Diego Tardelli 2010 : Neymar 2011 : Neymar 2012 : Neymar 2013 : Hernane 2014 : Barcos / Fred 2015 : Ricardo Oliveira 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year GK : Fábio DF : Mariano DF : Dedé DF : Miranda DF : Roberto Carlos MF : Jucilei MF : Elias MF : Montillo MF : Conca FW : Neymar FW : Jonas 2010 Bola de Prata GK : Fábio DF : Mariano DF : Chicão DF : Alex Silva DF : Roberto Carlos MF : Elias MF : Jucilei MF : Montillo MF : Conca FW : Neymar FW : Jonas 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year GK : Jefferson DF : Fagner DF : Dedé DF : Réver DF : Cortez MF : Paulinho MF : Ralf MF : Diego Souza MF : Ronaldinho FW : Neymar FW : Fred 2011 Bola de Prata GK : Fernando Prass DF : Mário Fernandes DF : Dedé DF : Paulo André DF : Juninho MF : Marcos Assunção MF : Paulinho MF : Montillo MF : Ronaldinho FW : Neymar FW : Fred 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year GK : Diego Cavalieri DF : Marcos Rocha DF : Leonardo Silva DF : Réver DF : Carlinhos MF : Paulinho MF : Jean MF : Lucas MF : Ronaldinho FW : Neymar FW : Fred Copa Santander Libertadores MVP 2007 : Riquelme 2008 : Guerrón 2009 : Verón 2010 : Giuliano 2011 : Neymar 2012 : Emerson Craque do Brasileirão 2005 : Tevez 2006 : Rogério Ceni 2007 : Rogério Ceni 2008 : Hernanes 2009 : Diego Souza 2010 : Conca 2011 : Neymar 2012 : Fred 2013 : Everton Ribeiro 2014 : Everton Ribeiro 2015 : Renato Augusto 2016 : Gabriel Jesus Bola de Ouro 1971 : Dirceu Lopes 1973 : Ancheta & Cejas 1974 : Zico 1975 : Waldir Peres 1976 : Figueroa 1977 : Toninho Cerezo 1978 : Falcão 1979 : Falcão 1980 : Toninho Cerezo 1981 : Paulo Isidoro 1982 : Zico 1983 : Roberto Costa 1984 : Roberto Costa 1985 : Marinho 1986 : Careca 1987 : Renato Gaúcho 1988 : Taffarel 1989 : Ricardo Rocha 1990 : César Sampaio 1991 : Mauro Silva 1992 : Júnior 1993 : César Sampaio 1994 : Amoroso 1995 : Giovanni 1996 : Djalminha 1997 : Edmundo 1998 : Edílson 1999 : Marcelinho Carioca 2000 : Romário 2001 : Alex Mineiro 2002 : Kaká 2003 : Alex 2004 : Robinho 2005 : Tevez 2006 : Lucas Leiva 2007 : Thiago Neves 2008 : Rogério Ceni 2009 : Adriano 2010 : Conca 2011 : Neymar 2012 : Ronaldinho 2013 : Everton Ribeiro 2014 : Ricardo Goulart 2015 : Renato Augusto 2016 : Gabriel Jesus Placar started to give this prize to the best grade holder at Bola de Prata since 1973. In its 2013 ceremonies, a Bola de Ouro was given to Dirceu Lopes, holder of the best 1971 grade. Francisco Reyes and Elías Figueroa, holders of 1970 and 1972 ones respectively, have not been announced as these years ' winners yet. South American Footballer of the Year 1971 : Tostão 1972 : Cubillas 1973 : Pelé 1974 : Figueroa 1975 : Figueroa 1976 : Figueroa 1977 : Zico 1978 : Kempes 1979 : Maradona 1980 : Maradona 1981 : Zico 1982 : Zico 1983 : Sócrates 1984 : Francescoli 1985 : Romero 1986 : Alzamendi 1987 : Valderrama 1988 : Paz 1989 : Bebeto 1990 : Amarilla 1991 : Ruggeri 1992 : Raí 1993 : Valderrama 1994 : Cafu 1995 : Francescoli 1996 : Chilavert 1997 : Salas 1998 : Palermo 1999 : Saviola 2000 : Romário 2001 : Riquelme 2002 : Cardozo 2003 : Tevez 2004 : Tevez 2005 : Tevez 2006 : Fernández 2007 : Cabañas 2008 : Verón 2009 : Verón 2010 : D'Alessandro 2011 : Neymar 2012 : Neymar 2013 : Ronaldinho 2014 : Gutiérrez 2015 : Sánchez 2016 : Borja FIFA Puskás Award 2009 : C. Ronaldo 2010 : Altıntop 2011 : Neymar 2012 : Stoch 2013 : Ibrahimović 2014 : J. Rodríguez 2015 : Wendell Lira 2016 : Mohd Faiz 2017 : TBA Copa Libertadores top scorers 1960 : Spencer 1961 : Panzutto 1962 : Coutinho, Raymondi & Spencer 1963 : Sanfilippo 1964 : Rodríguez 1965 : Pelé 1966 : Onega 1967 : Raffo 1968 : Tupãzinho 1969 : Ferrero 1970 : Bertocchi & Más 1971 : Artime & Castronovo 1972 : Cubillas, Ramírez, Rojas & Toninho Guerreiro 1973 : Caszely 1974 : Morena, Rocha & Terto 1975 : Morena & Ramírez 1976 : Palhinha 1977 : Scotta 1978 : La Rosa & Scotta 1979 : Miltão & Oré 1980 : Victorino 1981 : Zico 1982 : Morena 1983 : Luzardo 1984 : Tita 1985 : Sánchez 1986 : de Lima 1987 : Gareca 1988 : Iguarán 1989 : Aguilera & Amarilla 1990 : Samaniego 1991 : Gaúcho 1992 : Palhinha 1993 : Almada 1994 : Rivas 1995 : Jardel 1996 : de Ávila 1997 : Acosta 1998 : Sérgio João 1999 : Bonilla, Fernando Baiano, Gauchinho, Morán & Sosa 2000 : Luizão 2001 : Lopes 2002 : Rodrigo Mendes 2003 : M. Delgado & Ricardo Oliveira 2004 : Luís Fabiano 2005 : Salcedo 2006 : Aloísio, Borja, Calderón, A. Delgado, Ereros, Farías, Fernandão, Marcinho, Nilmar, Montenegro, Pavone, Quinteros, Urrutia & Washington 2007 : Cabañas 2008 : Cabañas & Moreno 2009 : Boselli 2010 : Thiago Ribeiro 2011 : Nanni & Wallyson 2012 : Alustiza & Neymar 2013 : Jô 2014 : Dos Santos & Olivera 2015 : Bou 2016 : Calleri FIFA Confederations Cup awards Golden Ball 1997 : Denílson 1999 : Ronaldinho 2001 : Pirès 2003 : Henry 2005 : Adriano 2009 : Kaká 2013 : Neymar 2017 : Draxler Golden Glove 2005 : Sánchez 2009 : Howard 2013 : Júlio César 2017 : Bravo Top goalscorer 1997 : Romário ( 7 ) 1999 : Al - Otaibi / Blanco / Ronaldinho ( 6 ) 2001 : Carrière / Hwang Sun - hong / Murphy / Pirès / Suzuki / Vieira / Wiltord ( 2 ) 2003 : Henry ( 4 ) 2005 : Adriano ( 5 ) 2009 : Luís Fabiano ( 5 ) 2013 : Fred / Torres ( 5 ) 2017 : Goretzka / Stindl / Werner ( 3 ) † : Golden Boot award winner ( when goals scored are tied ) 2014 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Defenders David Luiz Mats Hummels Thiago Silva Marcelo Midfielders Ángel Di María James Rodríguez Toni Kroos Forwards Lionel Messi Thomas Müller Neymar Coach Joachim Löw Samba Gold 2008 : Kaká 2009 : Luís Fabiano 2010 : Maicon 2011 : Thiago Silva 2012 : Thiago Silva 2013 : Thiago Silva 2014 : Neymar 2015 : Neymar 2016 : Coutinho Copa del Rey top scorers 1994 : Coca & Gudelj 1995 : Penev 1996 : Pantić 1997 : Klimowicz 1998 : Rivaldo 1999 : C. López 2000 : Arenaza, Barata, Cembranos, Gâlcă, Hasselbaink, Míchel & Yordi 2001 : Salva 2002 : Guti & Raúl 2003 : Portillo 2004 : Raúl 2005 : Huegún, Alejandro & Muñoz 2006 : Ewerthon 2007 : Saviola 2008 : Soler 2009 : Messi & Luis Fabiano 2010 : Maxi 2011 : Messi & C. Ronaldo 2012 : Infante 2013 : Costa 2014 : Messi 2015 : Aspas & Neymar 2016 : Guidetti, Messi, Munir, Negredo & Suárez 2017 : Ben Yedder & Messi European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers European Cup 1955 -- 56 : Milutinović 1956 -- 57 : Viollet 1957 -- 58 : Di Stéfano 1958 -- 59 : Fontaine 1959 -- 60 : Puskás 1960 -- 61 : J. Águas 1961 -- 62 : Di Stéfano, Løfqvist, Puskás, Strehl & Tejada 1962 -- 63 : Altafini 1963 -- 64 : Kovačević, Mazzola & Puskás 1964 -- 65 : Eusébio & Torres 1965 -- 66 : Albert & Eusébio 1966 -- 67 : Piepenburg & Van Himst 1967 -- 68 : Eusébio 1968 -- 69 : Law 1969 -- 70 : Jones 1970 -- 71 : Antoniadis 1971 -- 72 : Dunai, Macari & Takač 1972 -- 73 : Müller 1973 -- 74 : Müller 1974 -- 75 : Müller & Markarov 1975 -- 76 : Heynckes 1976 -- 77 : Cucinotta & Müller 1977 -- 78 : Simonsen 1978 -- 79 : Sulser 1979 -- 80 : Lerby 1980 -- 81 : McDermott, Rummenigge & Souness 1981 -- 82 : Hoeneß 1982 -- 83 : Rossi 1983 -- 84 : Sokol 1984 -- 85 : Nilsson & Platini 1985 -- 86 : Nilsson 1986 -- 87 : Cvetković 1987 -- 88 : R. Águas, Ferreri, Hagi, Madjer, McCoist, Míchel & Novák 1988 -- 89 : Van Basten 1989 -- 90 : Papin & Romário 1990 -- 91 : Pacult & Papin 1991 -- 92 : Papin & Yuran UEFA Champions League 1992 -- 93 : Romário 1993 -- 94 : Koeman & Rufer 1994 -- 95 : Weah 1995 -- 96 : Litmanen 1996 -- 97 : Pantić 1997 -- 98 : Del Piero 1998 -- 99 : Shevchenko & Yorke 1999 -- 2000 : Jardel, Raúl & Rivaldo 2000 -- 01 : Raúl 2001 -- 02 : Van Nistelrooy 2002 -- 03 : Van Nistelrooy 2003 -- 04 : Morientes 2004 -- 05 : Van Nistelrooy 2005 -- 06 : Shevchenko 2006 -- 07 : Kaká 2007 -- 08 : C. Ronaldo 2008 -- 09 : Messi 2009 -- 10 : Messi 2010 -- 11 : Messi 2011 -- 12 : Messi 2012 -- 13 : C. Ronaldo 2013 -- 14 : C. Ronaldo 2014 -- 15 : Neymar, C. Ronaldo & Messi 2015 -- 16 : C. Ronaldo 2016 -- 17 : C. 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Question: which team did neymar play for before barcelona
Answer: Santos