Neymar

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [nejˈmaʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈsɐ̃tus ˈʒũɲoʁ]; 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.

Neymar

Neymar wi Brazil in 2018
Personal information
Fou name	Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior[1]
Date o birth	(1992-02-05) 5 Februar 1992 (age 33)[1]
Place o birth	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil[1]
Hicht	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playin poseetion	Forward, weenger
Club information
Current team	Paris Saint-Germain
Hauflin career
1999–2003	Portuguesa Santista
2003–2009	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	Santos	102	(54)
2013–2017	Barcelona	123	(68)
2017	Paris Saint-Germain	42	(38)
Naitional team‡
2009	Brazil U17	3	(1)
2011	Brazil U20	7	(9)
2012	Brazil U23	7	(4)
2010–	Brazil	101	(61)
Honours Representin  Brazil Men's Fitbaw 2012 Lunnon Team Competeetion
* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly an correct as o 19:55, 5 October 2019 (UTC) ‡ Naitional team caps an goals correct as o 18:40, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

At the age o 19, Neymar won the 2011 Sooth American Fitbawer o the Year awaird, efter comin third in 2010.^[3] 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.^[4] 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".^[5][6]

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.^[7] 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."^[8] Growin up, Neymar combined his luve o futsal wi street fitbaw.^[9]

In 2003, Neymar muivit wi his faimily tae São Vicente, whaur he began playin for youth side Portuguesa Santista.^[10] Then, later in 2003, thay muivit tae Santos, whaur Neymar jyned Santos FC.^[11] 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.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As o 17 May 2014.^[13]

Club	Season	League		State League		Cup		Continental		Intercontinental		Tot
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil		Brasileirão		Paulista		Copa do Brasil		Copa Libertadores1		Club World Cup		Tot
Santos	2009	33	10	12	3	3	1	–		–		48	14
	2010	31	17	19	14	8	11	2	0	–		60	42
	2011	21	13	11	4	–		13	6	2	1	47	24
	2012	17	14	16	20	–		14	9	–		47	43
	2013	1	0	18	12	4	1	–		–		23	13
	Tot	103	54	76	53	15	13	29	15	2	1	225	136
Spain		La Liga		Supercopa de España		Copa del Rey		Champions League		Club Warld Cup		Tot
Barcelona	2013–14	26	9	2	1	3	1	10	4	–		41	15
	Tot	26	9	2	1	3	1	10	4	–		41	15
Career tot		129	63	78	54	18	14	39	19	2	1	266	151

• ¹Includes Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana.

Internaitional

As o 23 June 2014.^[14][15]

Naitional team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2010	2	1
	2011	13	7
	2012	12	9
	2013	19	10
	2014	6	8
Tot		52	35

Internaitional goals

Senior team

Scores an results table. Brazil's goal tally first:^[16]

Neymar's internaitional goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Goal	Result	Competition
1.	10 August 2010	East Rutherford, Unitit States	United States	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	27 Mairch 2011	Lunnon, Ingland	Scotland	1–0	2–0	Friendly
3.				2–0
4.	13 Julie 2011	Córdoba, Argentinae	Ecuador	2–1	4–2	2011 Copa América
5.				4–2
6.	10 August 2011	Stuttgart, Germany	Germany	2–3	2–3	Friendly
7.	28 September 2011	Belém, Brazil	Argentinae	2–0	2–0	2011 Superclásico de las Américas
8.	8 October 2011	San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	1–0	1–0	Friendly
9.	30 Mey 2012	Landover, Unitit States	United States	1–0	4–1	Friendly
10.	10 September 2012	Recife, Brazil	Cheenae	2–0	8–0	Friendly
11.				5–0
12.				6–0
13.	19 September 2012	Goiânia, Brazil	Argentinae	2–1	2–1	2012 Superclásico de las Américas
14	11 October 2012	Malmö, Swaden	Iraq	5–0	6–0	Friendly
15.	16 October 2012	Wrocław, Poland	Japan	2–0	4–0	Friendly
16.				3–0
17.	15 November 2012	East Rutherford, Unitit States	Colombie	1–1	1–1	Friendly
18.	6 Apryle 2013	Santa Cruz, Bolivie	Bolivie	2–0	4–0	Friendly
19.				3–0
20.	24 Apryle 2013	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Chile	2–1	2–2	Friendly
21.	15 Juin 2013	Brasília, Brazil	Japan	1–0	3–0	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
22.	19 Juin 2013	Fortaleza, Brazil	Mexico	1–0	2–0	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
23.	22 Juin 2013	Salvador, Brazil	Italy	2–1	4–2	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
24.	30 Juin 2013	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Spain	2–0	3–0	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
25.	7 September 2013	Brasília, Brazil	Australie	3–0	6–0	Friendly
26.	10 September 2013	Foxborough, Unitit States	Portugal	2–1	3–1	Friendly
27.	12 October 2013	Seoul, Sooth Korea	Sooth Korea	1–0	2–0	Friendly
28.	5 Mairch 2014	Johannesburg, Sooth Africae	Sooth Africae	2–0	5–0	Friendly
29.				3–0
30.				5–0
31.	3 Juin 2014	Goiânia, Brazil	Panama	1–0	4–0	Friendly
32.	12 Juin 2014	São Paulo, Brazil	Croatie	1–1	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup
33.				2–1
34.	22 Juin 2014	Brasilia, Brazil	Cameroon	1–0	4–1	2014 FIFA World Cup
35.				2–1

Honours

Club

Santos^[17]

• Campeonato Paulista (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
• Copa do Brasil (1): 2010
• Copa Libertadores (1): 2011
• Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2012

Barcelona^[17]

• Supercopa de España (1): 2013

Naitional team

Brazil^[17]

• 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