Neymar

**Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior** (; born 5 Februar 1992), aft kent as **Neymar**, is a Brazilian fitbawer that plays for club Paris Saint-Geramain an the Brazilian naitional team as a forrit or winger.

At the age o 19, Neymar won the 2011 Sooth American Fitbawer o the Year awaird, efter comin third in 2010. He follaeed this up bi winnin it again in 2012. In 2011 Neymar receivit nominations for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, whaur he came 10t, an the FIFA Puskás Award for Goal o the Year, which he wan. He is kent for his acceleration, speed, dribblin, feenishin an ability wi baith feet. His playin style haes earned him creetical acclaim, wi fans, media an umwhile players drawin comparison tae umwhile Brazil forrit Pelé, that haes cried Neymar "an excellent player", while Ronaldinho haes statit "he will be the best in the warld".

## Early life
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior wis born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, tae Neymar da Silva, Sr. an Nadine Santos. He inheritit his name frae his faither, wha is a umwhile fitbawer an became his son's advisor as Neymar's talents began tae grow. Neymar comments on his faither's role "Ma faither haes been bi ma side since A wis little. He taks care o things, ma finances an ma faimily." Growin up, Neymar combined his luve o futsal wi street fitbaw.

In 2003, Neymar muivit wi his faimily tae São Vicente, whaur he began playin for youth side Portuguesa Santista. Then, later in 2003, thay muivit tae Santos, whaur Neymar jyned Santos FC. Wi the success o his youth career an addit income, the faimily bocht thair first property, a hoose next tae the Vila Belmiro. Thair quality o faimily life impruivit, as at age 15, Neymar wis earnin 10,000 reais per month an at 16, 125,000 reais per month. At 17, he signed a full profeesional contract, gettin upgradit tae the Santos first team an e'en receivin sponsorships.

## Career statistics

### Club

*:**<sup><span style="color:blue;">1</span></sup>Includes [[Copa Sudamericana]], [[Recopa Sudamericana]].**

### Internaitional

#### Internaitional goals

#### Senior team
::*Scores an results table. Brazil's goal tally first:*

## Honours

### Club
;Santos
*Campeonato Paulista (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
*Copa do Brasil (1): 2010
*Copa Libertadores (1): 2011
*Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2012
;Barcelona
*Supercopa de España (1): 2013

### Naitional team
**Brazil**
*Sooth American Youth Championship (1): 2011
*Superclásico de las Américas (2): 2011, 2012
*Olympic Siller Medal (1): 2012
*FIFA Confederations Cup (1): 2013

### Individual
*Best Young Player o Campeonato Paulista (1): 2009
*Best Forrit o Campeonato Paulista (4): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
*Best Forrit o Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
*Best player o Campeonato Paulista (4): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
*Best player o South American Youth Championship (1): 2011
*Best player o Copa Libertadores (1): 2011
*Best player o Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1): 2011
*Best player o Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2012
*FIFA Confederations Cup Gowden Ball (1): 2013
*Young Player of the Year (1): 2011
*Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Championship Squad (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
*Copa Libertadores Championship Squad (1): 2012
*Arthur Friedenreich Award (2): 2010, 2012
*Armando Nogueira Trophy (2): 2011, 2012
*Gowden Baw (1): 2011 – Best Player in Brazilian League bi magazine Placar
*Siller Baw (2): 2010, 2011 – Best Forrit in Brazilian League bi magazine Placar
*Siller Baw ''hors concours'' (1): 2012
*Gowden Buit (2): 2010, 2011, 2012 – Maist goals in aw competeetion in Brazil
*Copa do Brasil Top scorer (1): 2010
*South American Youth Championship Top scorer (1): 2011
*FIFA Club Warld Cup Bronze Ball (1): 2011
*Sooth American Fitbawer o the Year (2): 2011, 2012
*FIFA Puskás Awaird (1): 2011
*Campeonato Paulista Top scorer (1): 2012
*Copa Libertadores Top scorer (1): 2012
*FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe (1): 2013
*FIFA Confederations Cup Dream Team (1): 2013

## References

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