Neymar

Neymar da Silva Santos Junior (born 5 February 1992), also known as Neymar Júnior or simply Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer. He can play as a left or right winger, as an attacking midfielder or as a striker. He plays for Santos and the Brazil national team. He is the most expensive footballer of all time with a transfer fee of 222 million euros from FC Barcelona to PSG in August 2017.

Neymar

Neymar with Al Hilal in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior[1]
Date of birth	(1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	Santos
Number	10
Youth career
1999–2003	Portuguesa Santista
2003–2009	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	Santos	179	(107)
2013–2017	Barcelona	123	(68)
2017–2023	Paris Saint-Germain	112	(82)
2023–2025	Al Hilal	3	(0)
2025–	Santos	27	(11)
International career‡
2009	Brazil U17	3	(1)
2011	Brazil U20	7	(9)
2012–2016	Brazil U23	14	(8)
2010–	Brazil	128	(79)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil South American U-20 Championship Winner 2011 Peru Summer Olympics 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2013 Brazil Copa América Runner-up 2021 Brazil
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 7 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:10, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

He has been compared to former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi and also to Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, because of his dribbling skills, free-kicks, and goal scoring abilities.

Club career

Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, known as Neymar or Neymar Jr. (born 5 February 1992) is a professional Brazilian footballer that can play as a left or right Winger or as a Striker. He played for French club Paris-Saint Germain and the Brazil national team. He is the most expensive footballer of all time with a transfer fee of 222 million euros from FC Barcelona to PSG in August 2017 and he now he plays for Al Hilal after going from PSG in 2023

He has been compared to former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi and also to Cristiano Ronaldo and Pelé, because of his dribbling skills, free-kicks, and goal scoring abilities. However, he has been criticized for diving

FC Barcelona

In the summer of 2013, Neymar was bought by the Spanish club FC Barcelona for 57 million euros from Santos.^[3]

Paris Saint-German

In August 2017, he was bought by the French club Paris Saint-Germain for a record-breaking €222 million, making him the most expensive transfer of all time.^[4]

Al-Hilal

Neymar with Al Hilal in 2023

In summer transfer window Neymar was transferred from Paris Saint-Germain to Al Hilal.

International career

Neymar against Croatia at 2014 FIFA World Cup. He scored two goals in the match.

Brazil

After Neymar's performances for Brazil's U-17 team at the 2009 U-17 World Cup, on 26 July 2010, Neymar was selected in the squad for the Brazil national team by new head coach Mano Menezes for a friendly match against USA on 10 August 2010. He scored on his debut, in a 2–0 win for Brazil. On 27 March 2011, he scored twice in a 2–0 win against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2025^[5][6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league[a]		National cup[b]		League cup[c]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2009	Série A	33	10	12	3	3	1	—		—		—		48	14
	2010	Série A	31	17	19	14	8	11	—		2[d]	0	—		60	42
	2011	Série A	21	13	11	4	—		—		13[e]	6	2[f]	1	47	24
	2012	Série A	17	14	16	20	—		—		12[e]	8	2[g]	1	47	43
	2013	Série A	1	0	18	12	4	1	—		—		—		23	13
	Total		103	54	76	53	15	13	0	0	27	14	4	2	225	136
Barcelona	2013–14	La Liga	26	9	—		3	1	—		10[h]	4	2[i]	1	41	15
	2014–15	La Liga	33	22	—		6	7	—		12[h]	10	—		51	39
	2015–16	La Liga	34	24	—		5	4	—		9[h]	3	1[f]	0	49	31
	2016–17	La Liga	30	13	—		6	3	—		9[h]	4	0	0	45	20
	Total		123	68	0	0	20	15	0	0	40	21	3	1	186	105
Paris Saint-Germain	2017–18	Ligue 1	20	19	—		1	2	2	1	7[h]	6	—		30	28
	2018–19	Ligue 1	17	15	—		3	2	1	1	6[h]	5	1[j]	0	28	23
	2019–20	Ligue 1	15	13	—		2	2	3	1	7[h]	3	0	0	27	19
	2020–21	Ligue 1	18	9	—		3	1	—		9[h]	6	1[j]	1	31	17
	2021–22	Ligue 1	22	13	—		0	0	—		6[h]	0	0	0	28	13
	2022–23	Ligue 1	20	13	—		2	1	—		6[h]	2	1[j]	2	29	18
	Total		112	82	0	0	11	8	6	3	41	22	3	3	173	118
Al-Hilal	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	3	0	—		0	0	—		2[k]	1	0	0	5	1
	2024–25	Saudi Pro League	0	0	—		0	0	—		2[k]	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	7	1
Santos	2025	Série A	20	8	7	3	1	0	—		—		—		28	11
Career total			361	212	83	57	47	36	6	3	112	58	10	6	619	371

1. Includes Campeonato Paulista
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey, Coupe de France
3. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
4. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
5. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
6. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
7. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
8. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
9. Appearances in Supercopa de España
10. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
11. Appearances in AFC Champions League

Awards

Club

Santos

• Copa do Brasil: 2010
• Campeonato Paulista: 2010, 2011, 2012
• Copa Libertadores: 2011
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2012

Barcelona^[7]

• UEFA Champions League: 2014-15
• La Liga: 2014-15, 2015-16
• Copa del Rey: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2015
• Supercopa de España: 2013

Paris Saint-Germain

• Ligue 1: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20,2021–22,2022–23
• Coupe de France: 2017–18, 2019–20,2020–21
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2017–18, 2019–20
• Trophee des Champions: 2018, 2020
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20

Brazil

• South American Youth Championship: 2011
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2013
• Olympic Silver Medal: 2012
• Olympic Gold Medal: 2016

Individual

• South American Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
• FIFA Puskás Award: 2011^[8]
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2015
• La Liga Player of the Month: November 2015
• UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2014–15, 2019–20^[9]