Neymar Biography / Wiki
Born on 5 February 1992, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. A prolific goalscorer and renowned playmaker, he is regarded as one of the best players in the world. Neymar has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs, making him one of three players to achieve this.
Neymar finished third for the FIFA Ballon d’Or in 2015 and 2017, has been awarded the FIFA Puskás Award, has been named in the FIFA FIFPro World11 twice, the UEFA Team of the Year twice, and the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season three times.
With 75 goals in 121 matches for Brazil since debuting at age 18, he is the second-highest goalscorer for his national team, trailing Pelé
Neymar Parent / Early Life
Neymar was born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, to Neymar Santos Sr. and Nadine da Silva and had a Christian upbringing. 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. He has a very close sibling relationship with his sister Rafaella Beckran, and cemented this platonic closeness by tattooing her face on his arm, while Beckran tattooed her brother’s eyes on her arm.
Neymar Girlfriend / Married / Affairs/ Wife
Neymar has a son, Davi Lucca, born on 13 August 2011, with former girlfriend Carolina Dantas. He is currently dating Bruna Biancardi.
Neymar Net Worth / Age
As of 2022, he is 30 years old and has a net worth of $200 million. He has signed many sponsorship deals since his reputation began to grow at the age of 17. In March 2011, he signed an 11-year contract with American sportswear company Nike, with German sportswear company Puma Still in March 2011, Panasonic paid US$2.4 million to secure Neymar’s services for two years. Prior to signing for Barcelona, France Football had ranked Neymar 13th in its list of the world’s richest players in 2012, with total earnings of $18.8 million for the previous 12 months. He has also signed other sponsorships from Volkswagen, Tenys Pé Baruel, Lupo, Ambev, Claro, Unilever, and Santander.
Personal Information
- Full Name: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
- Nick Names: Neymar
- Birthday: 5 February 1992
- Age in 2022: 30
- Birth Place: Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
- School: N/A
- College/University: N/A
- Education: N/A
- Profession: Personal Football Player
- Position: Forward
- Gold medal: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men’s tournament
- Nationality: Brazilian
- Ethnicity/Race: Black
- Religion: Christianity
- Zodiac: N/A
- Net Worth: $200 million
- Height: 5 feet 9 inches
- Weight: 75 kg
- Feet/Shoe Size: N/A
- Dress Size: N/A
- Hair Color: Black
- Eye Color: Black
- Father: Neymar Santos Sr.
- Mother: Nadine Gonçalves
- Sister: Rafaella Beckran
- Brother: N/A
- Wife / Spouse: Unknown
- Girlfriend / Dating / Affairs: Carolina Dantas, Bruna Biancardi (2022-)
- Children: Davi Lucca
Trivia / Facts
- A prolific goalscorer and renowned playmaker, he is regarded as one of the best players in the world.
- He has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs, making him one of three players to achieve this.
- He made his professional debut aged 17.
- On 7 November 2022, he was named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
- The media have often drawn comparisons between Neymar and Brazilian legend Pelé.
- He has a very close sibling relationship with his sister Rafaella Beckran, and cemented this platonic closeness by tattooing her face on his arm, while Beckran tattooed her brother’s eyes on her arm.
- He is a Christian and follows the Pentecostal branch of the religion.
- He has become an icon in promoting Brazilian modern pop music, particularly Música sertaneja.
- In July 2019, police announced that a rape investigation against Neymar would be dropped due to insufficient evidence.
- On 2 September 2020, it was reported that Neymar, along with PSG teammates Ángel Di María and Leandro Paredes, tested positive for COVID-19.
- In 2019, Forbes ranked Neymar the world’s third highest-paid athlete (after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) with earnings of $105 million for the calendar year.
- On 8 May 2013, he was rated by SportsPro magazine as the most marketable athlete in the world, ahead of Lionel Messi (2nd) and Cristiano Ronaldo (8th).
- He has 181M followers on Instagram and 58.9M Followers On Twitter.