See also: Transfer (association football) §2013: Transfer of Neymar from Santos to Barcelona Neymar during his unveiling at Barcelona in June 2013 Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar Júnior or mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Brazil national team. A prolific goalscorer and playmaker renowned for his dribbling skills, he is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world and the best Brazilian player of his generation. Neymar has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs, making him one of the few players to achieve this feat. [3] How do you rate one of the world’s currently best players? How do you view Neymar new look? Is League 1 the right place for him and can he surpass the likes of Messi and Christiano Ronaldo in Paris, given enough time? Leave a comment below and let us know. See also: List of international goals scored by Neymar As of match played 17 October 2023 [413] National team

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Player Profile – Neymar Jr". Sportycious. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014 . Retrieved 23 January 2021. soccer player beside soccer ball, Neymar Paris Saint-Germain F.C. FC Barcelona Brazil national football team, Neymar Junior Brazil, celebrities, sport, sports Equipment png 854x1019px 684.71KB One appearance and one goal in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances and two goals in 2022 FIFA World CupSandro Rosell resigns as president of Barcelona with immediate effect". The Guardian. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014 . Retrieved 27 September 2014. Neymar: Barcelona say Paris St-Germain target has paid his buyout clause". 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020 . Retrieved 25 July 2018. On 7 November 2022, Neymar was named in the Brazil squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [291] He played 79 minutes of Brazil's first match on 24 November, a 2–0 win against Serbia, but was unable to play the next two group games due to ankle ligament damage. [292] Neymar recovered from his injury to play against South Korea in the last 16 on 5 December, where he assisted Vinícius Júnior's opening goal and scored a penalty in a 4–1 win for Brazil; [293] as a result, he became only the third Brazilian player ever, after Pelé and Ronaldo, to score in three different World Cups. [294] Four days later, in the quarter-final match against Croatia, Neymar scored his 77th international goal and equalled Pelé's official goal tally for the national team, a goal which journalist Michael Cox described as one of the "greatest individual goals in football history". [295] Brazil, however, were defeated 4–2 in the ensuing penalty shootout following a 1–1 draw after extra time, before Neymar was able to take Brazil's final penalty. [294] [296] Despite the agreement being in place, the player was still not sure what to do. His father, Neymar Sr, who is the biggest influence on him, wanted him to stay in Catalonia. Neymar Jr does not usually contradict him. He did this time. In July 2019, police announced that a rape investigation against Neymar would be dropped due to insufficient evidence. [360] On 2 September 2020, it was reported that Neymar, along with PSG teammates Ángel Di María and Leandro Paredes, tested positive for COVID-19. The French sports newspaper L'Équipe said that the three players reportedly went on vacation in Ibiza. As a result, they were quarantined for one week, and the rest of the players and working staff were scheduled to take a coronavirus test within the same week. [361] [362] Neymar and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. He supported Bolsonaro in the 2022 Brazilian general election. [363]

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And so, circus Neymar arrived in Dortmund. The Brazilian’s moods, histrionics, petulance, and goalscoring prowess were on view in every fascinating and exasperating detail." On 6 March 2023, PSG announced that Neymar would undergo surgery in Doha and would be ruled out for the remainder of the season. [193] This led to Neymar missing PSG's second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie against Bayern Munich, in which PSG ended up being eliminated. After reports that Messi would leave the club following the expiration of his contract, a group of PSG supporters gathered outside the club's headquarters, protesting against the club's direction and insulting various figures of the club, including Neymar. Another group of individuals went to Neymar's house, demanding him to leave the club. [194] [195] August 2023: Departure Neymar FC Barcelona Brazil national football team Football player, neymar, celebrities, sport, sports Equipment png 834x1600px 1.04MB

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a b "Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 31 July 2020.men's blue and maroon shirt, Neymar Paris Saint-Germain F.C. France Ligue 1 Jersey Nike, neymar, celebrities, tshirt, blue png 638x683px 431.4KB Last-gasp win!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 14 September 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020 . Retrieved 15 September 2019. Barça make history with second treble!". FC Barcelona. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015 . Retrieved 7 June 2015. Why Neymar is different". The Economist. 9 August 2017. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022 . Retrieved 30 April 2022. Debuting for Brazil aged 18, Neymar is the all-time top goalscorer for his national team with 79 goals in 128 matches. He won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, winning the Golden Ball. His participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Copa América was cut short by injury and a suspension, respectively, before captaining Brazil to their first Olympic gold medal in men's football at the 2016 Summer Olympics, having already achieving a silver medal at the 2012 edition. Having renounced the captaincy, he featured at the 2018 World Cup, and after missing the 2019 Copa América through injury, helped Brazil to a runner-up finish at the 2021 tournament. He has won a record six Samba Gold awards, given to the best Brazilian player in Europe.

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FC Barcelona statement | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020 . Retrieved 23 August 2017. Despite being the all-time topscorer for Brazil and having a longstanding reputation as one of the world's best players, Neymar is considered to have not fulfilled the expectations of him set at the beginning of his career: winning the Ballon d'Or and leading Brazil to a World Cup title. [334] According to Sports Illustrated, Neymar could end his career as the most gifted player to never win a Ballon d'Or or World Cup. [335] Neymar finished in third place in the 2015 and 2017 editions of the Ballon d'Or, both times behind Messi and Ronaldo. At the end of the 2022–23 season, the PSG began a squad overhaul and after not renewing the contracts of Sergio Ramos and Lionel Messi, following the arrival of Luis Enrique as the club's new manager, Neymar and Marco Verratti were informed that they would not be in the team's plans for the following season. [196] Shortly after, Neymar was linked with a potential return to Barcelona. However, Barcelona's hierarchy never reached an advanced stage to discuss finer economic details and possibilities, as the club's manager Xavi was not keen on signing him, leading both clubs to fail to reach an agreement. [197] Al Hilal Neymar with Al Hilal in 2023Neymar named Ligue 1 Player of Year as PSG dominate". Goal. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019 . Retrieved 13 July 2018. Monaco Beat PSG". Bleacher Report. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020 . Retrieved 14 January 2021.