Neymar biography

Few could possibly not know about the man who broke the world’s highest transfer fee record with an unbelievable margin. Even if those interested in football have not watched his games, they have at least heard about one of the brightest talents to ever come from South America.

has been an absolutely sensation throughout his career, playing for some of the best clubs in the world. The former Barcelona man is considered by many to be one of the greatest footballers of all-time behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Such a status surely needs more attention, as it entices fans to read more about the life that the South American footballer has led. That is why we have provided below, detailed information about Neymar bio.

Neymar date of birth

is 5 February 1992, which means that he is currently 28 years old and in his prime years, even though some might argue that his prime years were during his spell at Barcelona. But that is an entirely different debate that needs further evaluation. It is actually interesting that Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and

share their birthday, as all three were born on 5 February.

Just like many other South American footballers on the face of the earth, such as Ronaldinho, Messi, Maradona, Pele and many others,

Neymar nationality

had a massive effect on his journey towards success in the world of football, as almost everything in Brazil is about football. With such a culture deeply delved into football, many South Americans are Godly people as well, with Neymar himself being a devout Pentecostal Christian, who is reported to be donating almost 10% of his profits to the church.

It might sometimes be surprising to see famous athletes having religious philosophies and leading their lives as devout men of religion, but footballers such as

’s Mesut Ozil, former

and current Fiorentina winger, Franck Ribery and many others show us that there are still a considerable number of religious athletes in football. Now that we know about

Neymar religion

and you have certainly been intrigued to know more about the Brazilian winger, let us have a detailed look at Neymar biography.

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Everything you need to know about Neymar bio

The former Barcelona and current

player is regarded by many to be one of the greatest footballers to have ever graced the pitch, which is why having more information about him is a must for those who would like to read more about the history of Brazilian and generally South American footballers. Below is the information about Neymar biography that we should have a look at in order to get to know about the life that the young talent leads in detail.

Neymar information

Before having a more in-depth look at

Neymar biography

facts, we have provided you some of the more basic information that you might want to know about the Brazilian.

Bio

• Full name:

  Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior

• Nickname:

  Juninho

Physical Stats

• Height:

  1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

• Eye color:

  Hazel

• Hair color:

  Dark brown

Football Information

• Position:

  Forward

• Jersey number:

  10

• Professional debut:

  7 March 2009

Personal Information

• Date of birth:

  5 February 1992

• Place of birth:

  Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil

• Zodiac sign:

  Aquarius

• Nationality:

  Brazilian

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Neymar early life

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, shortly known as Neymar is the son of Neymar Santos and Nadine da Silva and was born in the Mogi das Cruzes municipality in the state of Sao Paulo. As it could be seen, the PSG forward shares his name with his father, by who he is heavily influenced. Neymar senior manages the financial matters of his son’s life, as Neymar junior tends to his professional matters. It is worth mentioning that Neymar Jr. survived a near fatal traffic accident when he was merely four months old.

Just like many Brazilians who later made it to the top in the world of football, Neymar was quite fond of street football and futsal, as it is common for children to play their beloved game in the narrow streets of their city, growing up with the hope that they too could one day become the best in the world.

Interested in moving the ball with his feet, Neymar joined Portuguesa Santista youth team after moving to Sao Vicente in 2003, but it did not take them long to move to another city once again, as they decided to move to Santos in the same year, which resulted in Neymar joining

, one of the most well-known clubs in Brazil and the whole world, at where the Brazilian legend Pele spent most of his professional career.

Neymar childhood

was intertwined with football, as he spent most of his time playing the sport he loved at one of the best clubs in Brazil. His income as a teenager was mind-blowingly staggering and quite unbelievable, as he earned £15,000 in monthly salaries, which helped his family own their first property next to the club’s home stadium.

It is also interesting to know that

Neymar life story

first took him to Spain for try outs with

at the age of 14 years old. But the teenager’s father decided that it was best for his son to grow up playing in his home country before moving overseas. Of course this was only the beginning of Neymar life story, as the Brazilian’s footballing journey was only beginning as he signed his first professional contract with Santos FC at the age of 17.

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Neymar profile

Neymar started his professional career with the Brazilian

side, Santos FC and made his professional career on 7 March 2009, in a match against Oeste when he was only 17 years old. He came on as a substitute in the last thirty minutes as his team won the game 2-1. Neymar only got better with every appearance as he wowed the viewers with his skills worthy of Ronaldinho, which resulted in him become an up and coming footballer by 2010.

As he shone his brightest in the 8-1 rout of Guarani in a Campeonato Paulista match, several European clubs turned to the Brazilian side hoping to sing the next big talent on the market. Clubs such as

and

were reportedly interested in signing the youngster, but Santos rejected both of the offers. The Brazilian had to wait another three years before finally making his dream move to Europe as had previously admitted of having such a dream, which obviously is the dream almost all footballers have in their lives.

Despite trying out for Real Madrid during his teenage years, it was announced on 24 May 2013 that the young Neymar had agreed on a deal to move to Spain, with the major difference of choosing Barcelona over Real Madrid. The Brazilian was welcomed by more than 50,000 fans at Nou Camp, who had come to see the heir apparent to Lionel Messi’s throne.

While his transfer fee was not initially reported and was thought to be a figure around €57 million, it was later revealed that Barcelona had paid more than €85 million in order to bring the prodigy to their side, which resulted in the club and its then president Josep Maria Bartomeu being charged with tax fraud.

Neymar was part of the world-renowned and lethal MSN trio, which included Lionel Messi,

, who currently plays for

, and obviously Neymar himself. The prolific trio started a new era of power for Barcelona, as they even managed to win the continental treble for the Blaugranas. Of course not everything goes as people plan, as the heir apparent to Messi’s throne at Barcelona shocked the world and broke the hearts of Barcelona fans when he decided to join the Ligue 1 side, Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record fee of €222 million.

The Brazilian joined PSG in the 2017/18 season and managed to score on his debut on 13 August in a 3-0 victory against Guingamp. Since then, Neymar has tried alongside other world-class players such as Kylian Mbappe to realize the club’s dream of winning the Champions League title, which they came close to winning in the 2019/20 season, but lost the final to Bayern Munich, who had previously humiliated Neymar’s former club Barcelona in an 8-2 rout.

Style of play

Neymar mainly plays as a winger or a second striker, but is versatile enough to be deployed as either a center-forward or an attacking midfielder as well. Described to be a phenomenal footballer, managers usually make use of his abilities on the left flank as he is more comfortable on his right foot. When we discuss the one main thing that most Brazilian and in general South American footballers are known for, we quickly reach the matter of dribbling, as South Americans truly know how to dribble and amaze the crowd with their skills.

One of the notable skill moves and showboating styles that the Brazilian is known for constantly using, is the rainbow flick feint, which helps him get the ball over the opposition defenders’ heads as he quickly cuts through everyone in his way, either getting the chance to put the ball into the back of the net, or diving in hopes of getting an important free kick.

While it is mentioned that he is primarily a right-footed player, Neymar is comfortable with both feet and is more than capable of using his left foot and even his head to add another to the score line, which is something one might expect from someone who has put

, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andres Iniesta and

as his sources of inspiration.

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Reception

With such a talented exciting prospect in the making, many of the footballing greats have had their say on what kind of a player Neymar is and what kind of a footballer he is to become. Many such as the legendary Ronaldo Nazario and Ronaldinho, two of the greatest footballers to ever set foot on the pitch, had previously claimed that Neymar was to become the next best thing to happen in football, as he was seen to be the one replacing Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

But it seems that the Argentinian and his all-time Portuguese competitor have had other things in mind, as both have continued performing at the highest level possible, even outperforming Neymar in many respects. While the praises have kept coming for the Brazilian forward, he is ironically criticized more often than he has been praised, especially due to his constant “fake” diving that has left the fans and everyone else frustrated with how he falls to the ground with the simplest of touches, which has even left Eric Cantona to consider Neymar to be a “great actor”.

Goal celebration

Modern day footballers have found a new hobby of creating new and fun ways of celebrating their goals, which not only boosts their morale and confidence, but it also boosts their so called “cool” level, improving their social status.

As a player who scores a plethora of goals, Neymar has had to create different ways of celebrating his goals, as many footballers tend go towards using different moves instead of sticking to a simple move of pointing upwards. The Brazilian has had quite iconic celebration moves, from his “hush, quiet” one, to the boot on the head or his iconic “hang loose” celebration.

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Neymar outside football

For those who are interested in getting to know about Neymar biography facts outside of his career as a footballer, it is worth mentioning that the former Barcelona man has been an active and quite successful icon outside of football over the years, with him appearing on the North American versions of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 and 2013 covers, while also featuring on EA Sports’ FIFA 19 Ultimate Edition pack alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.

He also became the first Athlete from Brazil to appear on the cover of Time magazine. Another noteworthy and quite strange fact about the footballer is that he is the main character of a Monica and Friends comic book, although the character is a younger version of Neymar himself. Aside from appearing on certain magazines, books and video game covers, he is also active in promoting Brazilian modern pop music, making cameo appearances in several music videos, even appearing on a rap music video as well.

With the industry of gaming and video games in general improving and widening every day, many of the footballers such as

striker

, have started their very own streaming channels, where they play various video games while streaming online. Neymar too has his own streaming channel, on which he streams his gaming sessions from video games such as Call of Duty and Counter Striker: Global Offensive.

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Neymar personal life

There are several topics to be discussed in Neymar biography, which are related to his personal life. One of the topics relates to his finances, money-related issues and sponsorship deals, whose numbers are rising every year, considering how famous a player he is. Numerous companies including Nike, Puma, Panasonic, Volkswagen, Lupo, Ambev, Claro and Santander also are on the list of Neymar’s previous or current sponsors, who have had to splash the cash to sign a contract with the Brazilian talent.

Aside from financial matters in Neymar’s personal life, there are also other more personal matters that need mentioning. Follow us below for more information on

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Family, children and relationships

Born to Nadine and Neymar Santos Sr., Neymar Jr. is sometimes regarded as childish and a playboy rather than a family man. But he is in fact a father, as he welcomed his son Davi Lucca into the world on 13 August 2011. His former girlfriend Carloina Dantas is the woman with whom Neymar had his son. Of course he does still keep his playboy status, having dated numerous women over the years.

Philanthropy

As mentioned before, Neymar is a religious footballer, following the Pentecostal branch of Christianity, which has resulted in him tithing his income to his church, following the footsteps of his religious role model Kaka, who is also a religious person. Not only does the Brazilian donate a significant portion of his income to the church of Christ, he also takes part in several charity matches in order to raise money and prepare food for those in need, as he even has his very own annual charity match with Fluminense winger Nene.

Legal disputes

With as much fame as Neymar has, he is bound to be sucked into the world of legal disputes, as people look for ways to abuse the justice system in order to get their hands on what they desire. He was in fact the subject of a rape investigation in 2019 as he had allegedly been involved in a rape incident. But just like Cristiano Ronaldo’s case, his case too was dropped. The court deemed the evidence brought into the case to be insufficient and Neymar was cleared of any allegations.

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Neymar career statistics

Here are the Brazilian forward’s stats during his career both at club and international level.

Club

Neymar has played for three clubs during his professional career, starting his early days with Santos FC in Brazil. At Santos, the versatile forward got to make 134 appearances over the course of four seasons, as he managed to score an impressive 70 goals and provide 35 assists in those appearances, which put him on the map of every elite club in Europe.

Later he joined

and got to be redeployed as a left winger rather than a center-forward. He made a total of 186 appearances for La Blaugrana, scoring an outstanding 105 goals, while adding 76 assists in the process. His journey has not yet come to an end, as he is improving his stats with every chance that he gets at Paris Saint-Germain.

For PSG, he has made less than 100 appearances, but has still been able to score an overall 79 goals and provide 46 assists. Of course his stats will be improving further on as he has got many years ahead of himself.

International

Neymar has been an absolute star for his country, being the one that makes the difference at most of the international matches. Even though he has not been able to help his team to a World Cup, he has still managed to make 103 appearances for the Brazil national team over the years, scoring a phenomenal 64 goals and providing a further outstanding 43 assists in those games. These numbers are surely going to improve as the Brazilian has only just peaked in his career, despite constant injuries keeping him on the sidelines.

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Neymar honors

As someone who has played at some of the finely decorated clubs in the world, Neymar has won his fair share of trophies over the years. He managed to win the 2010/11 Copa Libertadores and the 2011/12 Recopa Sudamericana trophy, alongside with the Brazilian Cup during his time at Santos FC. He has also won the Champions League, two

titles, three Copas del Rey, the Spanish Super Cup, thee UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup with Barcelona.

Of course it does not end with these trophies, as his trophy cabinet is filled with three Ligue 1 titles, two Coupe de France torphies, two Coupe de la Ligue trophies and two French Super Cups, while also being an Olympic medalist after winning the 2015/16 Olympic medal with

. Additionally, he has won the 2013 Confederations Cup with Brazil as well.

His trophy cabinet is full of numerous individual honors as well, which include the following: Copa Libertadores MVP, FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball, South American Footballer of the Year, 2011 FIFA Puskas Award, FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball, FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe, 2014 FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot, 2015 and 2017 FIFA FIFPro WorldXI. OF course these are only some of his individual awards as there are many other honors as well.

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