Neymar Jr. or simply Neymar is a Brazilian professional footballer. He played for Santos from 2009 to 2013 and FC Barcelona from 2013 to 2017. Now, he plays for French Club Paris Saint-German and the Brazil National Team. Mostly he plays either as a central striker, second striker, winger or an attacking midfielder. His jersey number is 11. He has won and received various awards like FIFA Puskas Awards, World Soccer Young Player of the Year and so on.
How was the Early life of Neymar?
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior is worldwide known as Neymar Jr. or Neymar. He was born on February 5, 1992, in Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paolo, Brazil to the father Neymar Santos Senior (a professional footballer and trainer) and the mother Nadine da Silva. He has a sister named Rafaella Santos. He was a well-known player of street football and futsal which helped him gain various skills and talents concerning football. Neymar Jr. represented the youth ranks of the team Portuguesa Santista in 2003 and moved to Sao Vicente city. When he was only 11 years old (2003), he joined the popular Brazilian Club FC Santos. At the age of 17, he signed his first senior contract with FC Santos.
How did Neymar start his Career?
Neymar started his career in 2009 when he was only 17 by making his senior team debut for Santos FC and helped them win the Libertadores Cup (the most prestigious South American Club Competition) in 2011. He signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona after a trade with Santos in exchange for about $76 million, in 2013. He impressed everyone by scoring goals in many important games. After his entry into the club, the club went on to win the League, Cup, and Champions League treble. He was a main star of Brazil in 2014 FIFA World Cup as he scored 4 goals in the tournament but he was injured in the quarter-final against Columbia and was unable to play in the semi-final against Germany. In 2014, he scored his first two goals of the 2014-15 season and helped Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0, he scored a hat-trick against Granada in a 6-0 win and scored his next three La Liga matches. In 2015, he scored his 20th goal of the season in a 3-2 Copa Del Rey quarter-final win over Atletico Madrid, scored twice in Barcelona’s 3-1 Copa del Rey semi-final win over Villarreal to qualify the club for its 37th Spanish Cup final.
He scored many more goals and achieved many awards throughout 2018. Neymar won the FIFA Puskas Awards for scoring the best goal of the year in 2011. In the same year, he also won the ‘World Soccer Young Player of the Year’. He received 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup along with the team and received Adidas Golden Ball. He is playing for Brazil in 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Who is in the Personal life of Neymar?
Neymar has dated Elisabeth Martinez, Carolina Dantas. But the relation didn’t go well and he broke with Dantas. Also, he has a child named David Lucca da Silva Santos with his ex-girlfriend Caroline Dantas in 2011 who lives with him. He has been in on and off relationship with Bruna Marquenzine since 2012. They meet in a carnival in 2012 and split in 2013. But they were officially back in the relationship before 2014 world cup. After two years in 2016, they again broke up and now they are again together. Marquenzine is focused on her career which is why she doesn’t want to get married now.
What is the Net worth of Neymar?
The estimated salary of Neymar is $32 million per year and net worth is $125 million. He lives in a luxurious house Jardim Acapulco condo in Brazil. He owns a luxurious house in Barcelona worth $5.3 million, in Guaruja worth $1.35 million and at Beverly Hills worth $7.30 million. He has a Porsche Panamera Turbo worth $195,870, Maserati MC12 worth $1.85 million and Audi R8 Spyder worth $120,500. Not only this but besides it, he has more other luxurious cars as well. Also, he owns a speedy yacht which is worth $8 million. He also owns a private jet.