Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, one of the famous professional football players is popularly named Neymar Jr. who plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil National Team. He is a well-known Brazilian celebrity. He is famous for his contribution to professional life. He is the best at the forwarding position. Currently, he is playing in Paris Saint-Germain. He had played for Santos, Barcelona, and many other clubs. He is both a right and left-foot player. His Shirt number is 10 for both Paris Saint-Germain F.C. and Brazil's national football team. Thiago Silva is one of his best teammates. He has represented himself in the World Cup 2014, 2018, and 2022 as a part of the national team by showing his talent to all. 

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Early Life of Neymar

Passionate and enthusiastic player, Neymar was born on 5th February 1992. He was born and raised in Mogi das Cruzes, a city in Brazil. His birth name is Neymar da Silva Santos Junior. He is the son of Neymar Santos Sr. and Nadine Santos, his father and mother. His father was a football player in the past. His mother was a housewife. He also has a younger sister named Rafaella. His nationality is Brazilian. His astrological sign is Aquarius. His religion is Christian. At a small age, he began his career in football.

Early Career of Neymar

• In the year 2003, he was offered a contract by Santos FC due to his brilliant performance. In this club, he played very well and met a famous player.
• On 7th March 2009, he made his professional debut when he was only 17 and scored a goal against Mogi Mirim after a week after his team debut.
• His first season ended with 48 games with 14 goal kicks.
• He appeared in 19 matches with 14 goals following the 2010 Campeonato Paulista. Due to this, he was awarded for best player, and the club was also crowned.
• His 2010 season ended with 42 goal kicks in 60 matches.
• Neymar came third for the 2010 South American Footballer of the Year in December 2010 which was his great achievement at the age of just 18.
• He also won the 2011 FIFA Puskas Award for scoring a solo goal against Flamengo. He won the 2011 South American Footballer of the Year award for the first time on 31st December 2011.
• Neymar finished the 2012 season, achieving the award of Golden Ball.
• On 19th January 2013, he began the 2013 Campeonato Paulista where he netted a goal twice against Sao Bernardo.
• On 3rd June 2013, he signed with Barcelona for 5-year deal with a transfer fee of €57.1 million and join the team after playing in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
• He made his first-team debut on the opening of the La Liga 2013-2014 season against Levante.
• He scored his first goal on 21st August against Atletico Madrid.
• Because of his mumps, Neymar was expected to miss the 2015 UEFA Super Cup and the 2015 Supercopa de Espana.
• Neymar scored a late goal in Barcelona's winning score of 2–0 over Sevilla in the 2016 Copa del Rey Final at the Vicente Calderon on 22nd May 2016.
• During his time at Barcelona, Neymar won two La Liga titles, three Copa del Rey trophies, and the UEFA Champions League. He scored 105 goals in 186 appearances for the Blaugrana.
• He was the protagonist of the 6-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the 2016–2017 UEFA Champions League round of 16.
• Later, on 3 August 2017, he joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a contract that would run until 2022 for a record transfer fee of 222 million euros ($270 million), making him the most expensive player ever.
• At Paris Saint-Germain, he has won four league titles, three Coupe de France, Trophee des Champions, and two Coupe de la Ligue. In addition, he was voted Ligue 1 Player of the Year in his debut season. Moreover, he also helped PSG attain a domestic quadruple in the 2019-20 season and led the club to its first-ever Champions League Final.

International Career of Neymar

• He had represented himself in his national country, Brazil in both senior as well as junior levels in many tournaments.
• Neymar was selected for the Brazil senior team for a friendly match against the United States on 26th July 2010.
• On 10th August, he made his debut with the national team.
• Neymar was the leading goal scorer of the 2011 South American Youth Championship with 9 goals.
• He also took part in the 2011 Copa America in Argentina.
• Neymar was selected for the squad of the Brazil Olympic football team on 11th May 2012.
• He was also selected in Brazil's squad for the 2013 Confederation Cup.
• Neymar was named to participate with Team Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup on 2nd June.
• His name was also enlisted in 2015 in Copa America.
• His name was also enlisted in the squad of the Brazil national team in this World cup 2018 Russia. He had played in the World cup 2018. He is an active player in this World cup.
• He featured for Brazil in the 2022 FIFA World Cups however could not prevent his side from being knocked out in the quarter-final stage.
• After missing the 2019 Copa America through injury, he helped Brazil to a runner-up finish at the 2021 tournament.
• He is currently tied with Pele as Brazil’s all-time goal scorer with 77 goals.

Who is Neymar dating?

Looking at his personal life, Neymar is a married man. He also has a son named Davi Lucca with his former girlfriend Carolina Dantas. The couple married in the year 2010. They spent some blissful time together and got separated.

After that, Neymar had an encounter with many girls. Some of them are Barbara Evans, Nicole Bahls, Carol Abranches, and many more. In November 2017, singer Demi Lovato and TV host Layla Anna-Lee were seen on a dinner date with Neymar which sparked a dating rumor.

As of 2022, Neymar is currently dating his beautiful girlfriend, Bruna Biancardi. The couple was spotted together for the first time when both of them were on a yacht trip in Ibiza, Spain last August. The couple has always kept their relationship low-key and none of them have spoken about being together in public. However, Bruna Biancardi often appears on Neymar’s social media and vice versa. Whereas Bruna Biancardiwas seen on Neymar’s Instagram stories and the couple was spotted at Neymar’s hometown in Brazil during Christmas. Moreover, it is rumored that he took his alleged girlfriend, Bruna Biancardi to meet his family. Any updates on his love life will be updated here soon. 

How much is Neymar's Net Worth?

Neymar is a very talented football player and with his continuous hard work and dedication, he has accumulated a huge amount of money from his football career which is his major source of wealth. In 2003, he joined the youth team of Santos. With the success of his youth career and added income, the family bought their first property, a house next to Vila Belmiro, Santos' home stadium. Their quality of family life improved, as at age 15, he was earning 10,000 reais per month and at 16, 125,000 reais per month. At 17, he signed his first full professional contract, was upgraded to the Santos first team, and began signing his first sponsorship deals. In July 2013, he signed for Spanish club Barcelona on a five-year deal. Barcelona officially said the transfer cost €57.1 million, with €40 million going to Neymar’s family and €17.1 million to Santos, but Spanish prosecutors later said it actually cost at least €83.3 million. In August 2017, he joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a contract that would run until 2022 for a record transfer fee of 222 million euros ($270 million), making him the most expensive player ever. As of 2023, the net worth of Neymar is believed to be $200 million and he receives £78 million as a yearly salary from his current club. Besides this, he also earns a decent amount of money from sponsorship, salary from the national team, endorsement deals with various brands including Puma, and more. He is known for his love for living lavishly where he owns several mansions worth millions of dollars in various countries. He also owns two private jets. About his car, he rides various cars some of them are Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, Lamborghini Veneno, Lykan Hypersport, etc. As of now, he is satisfied with his earnings and is living a luxurious lifestyle from his earnings.    

Body Features of Neymar

Neymar has got a great personality. Talking about his body, his height is 175 cm. His weight is 68 Kg. His eye color is Hazel and his hair color is Dark Brown. He has a balanced body with good health. He has an attractive body figure. His sexual orientation is straight. His smiling face and charming personality have helped him to gain the attention of all the viewers. His chest size is 38 inches, his biceps size is 13.5 inches and his waist size is 32 inches. Overall, he has got a healthy body with tattoos on his body parts. At his right bicep, he has the face of his mother Nadine Santos tattooed on it. He has made this tattoo a sign of love towards his mother. He then has a prayer tattooed on his right chest. The prayer is a tribute and love towards his father. His left hand has a tattoo of a Lion’s face. His left ring finger has a crown tattoo and a tick mark tattoo on the adjacent finger. He also got a tattoo of his sister Rafaella Santos on his right shoulder as he has a very close relationship with his sister and it is also known that he even skips matches to attend her birthdays. In addition, he also got other many tattoos on his body parts. 

Neymar’s Transfer History

• He started playing football for the youth team of Portuguesa Santista in 1999 and played until 2003.
• In 2003, he joined the youth team of Santos. With the success of his youth career and added income, the family bought their first property, a house next to Vila Belmiro, Santos' home stadium. Their quality of family life improved, as at age 15, he was earning 10,000 reais per month and at 16, 125,000 reais per month. At age 17, he signed his first full professional contract and was upgraded to the Santos first team where he began signing his first sponsorship deals.
• In July 2013, he signed for Spanish club Barcelona on a five-year deal. Barcelona officially said the transfer cost €57.1 million, with €40 million going to Neymar’s family and €17.1 million to Santos, but Spanish prosecutors later said it actually cost at least €83.3 million.
• In August 2017, he joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a contract that would run until 2022 for a record transfer fee of 222 million euros ($270 million), making him the most expensive player ever.

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