Neymar da Silva Santos Jnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [nejma d siwv st us o]; born 5

February 1992), commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian

professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil
national team.
Neymar came into prominence at an early age at Santos, where he made his professional debut
aged 17. He helped the club win two successive Campeonato Paulista championships, a Copa do
Brasil, and the 2011 Copa Libertadores, Santos' first continental title since 1963. Neymar was twice
named the South American Footballer of the Year, in 2011 and 2012, before relocating to Europe to
join Barcelona. As part of Bara's attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Surez, he won
the continental treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League in the 2014
15 season, followed the next year by the domestic double. He came third for the FIFA Ballon
d'Or in 2015. In August 2017, Neymar moved from Barcelona to PSG in a transfer worth 222
million, making him the world's most expensive player.
With 52 goals in 77 matches for Brazil since debuting at age 18, Neymar is the fourth-highest
goalscorer for his national team. He was a key player in Brazil's victories at the 2011 South
American Youth Championship, which he finished as the leading goalscorer, and the 2013 FIFA
Confederations Cup, where he won the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. His participation in
the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Copa Amrica was cut short by injury and a suspension
respectively, but the next year he captained Brazil to their first Olympic gold medal in men's
football at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Known for his dribbling, finishing, and ability with both feet, Neymar has earned comparisons to
former Brazil and Santos forward Pel. Off the pitch, he ranks among the world's most prominent
sportsmen; SportsPro named him the most marketable athlete in the world in 2012 and 2013,
and ESPN cited him as the world's fourth-most famous athlete in 2016.