Neymar da Silva Santos Jnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [nejma

d siwv stus
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 201415 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 Paris Saint-Germain in a
transaction worth 222 million, making him the world's most
expensive player.[note 1]
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.