Neymar

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. He plays for Santos 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.   

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 Al Hilal after going from PSG in 2023

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

 International career 

 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

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSantos2009Série A331012331———48142010Série A31171914811—20—60422011Série A2113114——1362147242012Série A17141620——1282147432013Série A10181241———2313Total103547653151300271442225136Barcelona2013–14La Liga269—31—1042141152014–15La Liga3322—67—1210—51392015–16La Liga3424—54—931049312016–17La Liga3013—63—94004520Total1236800201500402131186105Paris Saint-Germain2017–18Ligue 12019—122176—30282018–19Ligue 11715—3211651028232019–20Ligue 11513—2231730027192020–21Ligue 1189—31—961131172021–22Ligue 12213—00—600028132022–23Ligue 12013—21—62122918Total112820011863412233173118Al-Hilal2023–24Saudi Pro League30—00—2100512024–25Saudi Pro League00—00—200020Total30000000410071Santos2025Série A2087310———2811Career total361212835747366311258106619371

 Awards 
 Club 

 Santos 
 Copa do Brasil: 2010
 Campeonato Paulista: 2010, 2011, 2012
 Copa Libertadores: 2011
Recopa Sudamericana: 2012

 Barcelona 
 UEFA Champions League: 2014-15
 La Liga: 2014-15, 2015-16
 Copa del Rey: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
 FIFA Club World Cup: 2015
Supercopa de España: 2013

 Paris Saint-Germain 

 Ligue 1: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20,2021–22,2022–23
 Coupe de France: 2017–18, 2019–20,2020–21
 Coupe de la Ligue: 2017–18, 2019–20
 Trophee des Champions: 2018, 2020
 UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20

 Brazil 
 South American Youth Championship: 2011
 FIFA Confederations Cup: 2013
 Olympic Silver Medal: 2012
 Olympic Gold Medal: 2016

 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 

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Category:1992 births
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Category:Footballers from São Paulo (state)
Category:Association football forwards
Category:FC Barcelona players
Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players
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Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Al Hilal SFC players