Claim: Neymar came into prominence at an early age at a Brazilian professional football club.
Evidence: Neymar came into prominence at an early age at Santos , where he made his professional debut aged 17.
Santos Futebol Clube -LRB- -LSB- ˈsɐ̃tus futʃiˈbɔw ˈklubi -RSB- -RRB- , commonly known as Santos or Peixe -LRB- -LSB- ˈpejʃi -RSB- -RRB- , is a Brazilian professional football club based in Vila Belmiro , a bairro in the city of Santos.