Neymar
Neymar: Profile
Neymar
Santos
Birth Date: 05/02/1992
Age: 34
Nationality: Brazil
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Position: Forward, Left Winger
Shirt Number: 10
Short answer: Neymar is Brazil’s all-time top scorer with 80 goals in 130 matches (2010–2026) and has been back at his first club since January 2025. He moved to PSG in 2017 for €222 million and scored 118 goals in 173 matches there. He also played for Barcelona and Al-Hilal.
Neymar has played for Brazilian club Santos since January 2025. He played for the Brazil national team from 2010 to 2026 and is its all-time top scorer with 80 goals in 130 matches.
Neymar is considered one of the best players in the world. He began his football career playing for Brazilian Santos.
In 2013, he joined Barcelona. With the Spanish club, he won the Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup once, 2 times won La Liga, Copa del Rey for 3 times, and Supercopa de España once.
In 2017, Neymar joined PSG for €222 million. In six seasons at PSG (2017-2023), Neymar scored 118 goals in 173 matches. He won Ligue 1 5 times, the Coupe de France 3 times, the Coupe de la Ligue twice, and the Trophée des Champions 3 times.
In August 2023, Neymar joined Saudi club Al-Hilal. Two months later, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while playing for Brazil. He played only 7 matches for Al-Hilal, who won the Saudi Pro League in 2023-24.
In January 2025, Al-Hilal and Neymar ended his contract by mutual consent, and he returned to Santos. In 2025, he helped Santos avoid relegation from Série A.
For Brazil, Neymar scored twice against Bolivia in September 2023 and passed Pelé (77 goals) as the country’s all-time top scorer. He was named in Brazil’s squad for the 2026 World Cup, his fourth. He came off the bench against Scotland and Norway and scored a late penalty in the 2-1 round of 16 defeat to Norway. After that match, he said his Brazil career was over.
In 2020, Neymar was the most searched football player on Google, with an average of 6,420,000 searches per month for “Neymar”.
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What are Neymar’s career stats?
What awards has Neymar won?
Neymar Awards: Source: Wikipedia
Santos (Brazil)
Campeonato Paulista: 2010, 2011, 2012
Copa do Brasil: 2010
Copa Libertadores: 2011
Recopa Sudamericana: 2012
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Ligue 1: 2017–2018, 2018–2019, 2019–2020, 2021–2022, 2022–2023
Coupe de France: 2017–2018, 2019–2020, 2020–2021
Coupe de la Ligue: 2017–2018, 2019–2020
Trophée des Champions: 2018, 2020, 2022
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–2020
Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Pro League: 2023–2024
What individual awards has Neymar won?
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2012
Chuteira de Ouro: 2010, 2011, 2012
Bola de Prata: 2010, 2011
Bola de Ouro: 2011
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player: 2011
World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2011
Copa Libertadores Most Valuable Player: 2011
FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2011
South American Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
FIFA Puskás Award: 2011
Bola de Ouro Hors Concours: 2012
FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2013
FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe: 2013
FIFA Confederations Cup Dream Team: 2013
FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 2014
Ballon d’Or third place: 2015, 2017
Copa América Best Player (shared with Lionel Messi): 2021
Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2021
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2014–2015, 2019–2020, 2020–2021
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
Samba Gold: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
La Liga Best World Player: 2014–2015
La Liga Player of the Month: November 2015
UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2017–2018
UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2017–2018, 2018–2019, 2020–2021
UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: December 2017, January 2020, August 2022
UEFA Team of the Year: 2015, 2020
FIFA FIFPro World11: 2015, 2017
FIFA FIFPro World11 2nd team: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee: 2019 (6th forward)
IFFHS World’s Best Playmaker Bronze award: 2017
IFFHS Men’s World Team: 2017
What are Neymar’s best-known quotes?
“There is no pressure when you are making a dream come true.”
“This moment, which we are living right now will pass too. We have to enjoy, enjoy all that we can.”
“I just want to be better every day, to get better every day, not to be better than anyone else.”
“I have both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as my idols. If I can take a little of each player’s game and make it my own, I would be very happy.”
“All that matters is to help the team.”
“No one can compare to Ronaldinho. I remember his play, his dribbles. I remember him winning every title at the Camp Nou. He made history at Barca, he made history with Brazil and he’s still making history.”
“Winning the Ballon d’Or is the consequence of your work.”
“I have to enjoy every moment.”
“I like to watch good football so I like to watch good players.”
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