BRAZIL - FC BARCELONA
NEYMAR JR
NEYMAR JR
PROFILE
Full name : Neymar da Silva Santos
Jnior
Place of Birth : Mogi das Cruzes,
Brazil
Date of Birth : 5 Feb 1992
Nationalities : Brazil
Club : FC Barcelona
Positions : Striker, Winger
NEYMAR JR
NEYMARS EARLY LIFE
Neymar da Silva Santos Jnior was born in Mogi das Cruzes, So Paulo, to Neymar
Santos, Sr. and Nadine da Silva. He inherited his name from his father, who is a
former footballer and became his son's advisor as Neymar's talents began to grow.
Neymar comments on his father's role "My father has been by my side since I was
little. He takes care of things, my finances and my family." Growing up, Neymar
combined his love of futsal with street football.
In 2003, Neymar moved with his family to So Vicente, where he began playing for
youth side Portuguesa Santista. Then, later in 2003, they moved to Santos, where
Neymar joined Santos FC. With the success of his youth career and added income,
the family bought their first property, a house next to the Vila Belmiro. Their quality of
family life improved, as at age 15, Neymar 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.
NEYMAR JR
YOUTH CAREER
Neymar joined Santos who offer him
a contract in 2003.
He used to practice and play in
Santos youth academy . At the age of
13 he travelled to Spain and join Real
Madrid Youth club. Then he travelled
back to his homeland at the end of
his 13 years old.
NEYMAR JR
NEYMARS DEBUT 2009
Neymar makes his professional debut on 7
March 2009. Hes only 17 years old at that
time. He was subs in the last 30 minutes of
the game against Oeste. That match Santos
won by 2-1. The following week he scored
his first goal for Santos against Mogi Mirim.
One month later, on 11 April, Neymar
scored the decisive goal in a 21 win
against Palmeiras in the 2009 Campeonato
Paulista semi-final first leg. In the final,
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however, Santos suffered a 42 aggregate
defeat to the Corinthians. In his first season,
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Neymar racked up 14 goals in 48 games.
2014
NEYMAR JOINED
FC BARCELONA
NEYMAR JR
NEYMAR JOINED BARCELONA
On 24 May 2013, Santos announced that they
had received two offers for Neymar. The
following day, Neymar announced he would sign
with Barcelona on 27 May 2013 and join the
team after playing in the 2013 FIFA
Confederations Cup.
On 3 June 2013, Neymar was unveiled by
Barcelona after passing medical tests and
signing a contract that would keep him at the
club through June 2018. Neymar was presented
at the Camp Nou in front of 56,500 fans, a
record turnout for a Brazilian player. Club vice-
president Josep Maria Bartomeu initially said
Neymar's transfer fee was 57.1million and his
release clause set at 190million. Barcelona's
doctor suggested he might need to gain weight
to be able to cope physically in Spanish football.
NEYMAR IN BRAZIL
NATIONAL
TEAM
NEYMAR JR
NEYMAR IN BRAZIL NATIONAL TEAM
On 26 July 2010, Neymar was selected for the first
time in the Brazil senior team by new head coach
Mano Menezes for a friendly match against the
United States to be played in East Rutherford, New
Jersey. On 10 August 2010 he made his debut with
the national team in that game, aged 18 years old,
starting the match and wearing the number 11
jersey. He scored on his debut after 28 minutes, a
header coming from an Andr Santos cross in a 20
win for Brazil.
Neymar was selected as part of Luiz Felipe Scolari's
Brazil squad for the 2013 Confederations Cup on
home soil. For the tournament he was assigned the
iconic number 10 shirt, having previously worn 11.
Neymar scored Brazil's second goal in the 30 final
victory over Spain. Neymar's performances saw him
receive the Golden Ball for player of the tournament.
NEYMAR JR
NEYMAR IN WORLD CUP 2014
On 2 June, Neymar was named to participate
with Team Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Going into the tournament, as the team's star
player, Neymar was the man expected to win
Brazil its sixth World Cup on home soil.
Neymar earned his 50th international cap in
the opening match of the tournament, on 12
June against Croatia in So Paulo.n the
quarter-final defeat of Colombia, while
challenging for the ball, Neymar was kneed in
the back by Juan Camilo Ziga and had to
be removed from the pitch on a stretcher. A
hospital scan revealed that Neymar had
suffered a fractured vertebra in his spine and
he missed the rest of the World Cup.
NEYMAR JR
NEYMAR SUCCESS IN HIS CAREER
Campeonato Paulista: 2010, 2011, 2012
Copa do Brazil: 2010
Copa libertadores: 2011
Recopa Sudamericana: 2012
La liga: 2014/2015, 2015/2016
Copa del rey: 2014/2015, 2015/2016
Supercopa de Espaa: 2013
UEFA Champions League: 2014/2015
Fifa Club World Cup: 2015
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NEYMAR SUCCESS IN HIS CAREER
South American Youth
Championship: 2011
Superclsico de las Amricas::
2011, 2012, 2014
Olympic Silver medal: 2012
Olympic Gold medal: 2016
Fifa Confederation Cup: 2013
NEYMAR JUNIOR
276 GOALS
THE SECRET IS TO BELIEVE IN
YOUR DREAMS; IN YOUR
POTENTIAL THAT YOU CAN BE
LIKE YOUR STAR, KEEP
SEARCHING, KEEP BELIEVING
AND DONT LOSE FAITH IN
YOURSELF
Neymar JR
THANK YOU
