The path to professional football for Neymar began in 2008 when he signed the first contract with “Santos”. He spent his debut at the Brazilian club on March 7, 2009 in the match against Oeste. A week later, the attacker scored his first ball in the duel against “Mozi-Mirin”. The first trophy in Santos was won in the spring of 2010.
On May 26, 2013, Neymar officially announced the transition to “Barcelons”. The transfer amount amounted to 50 million euros. The first official match in the Catalans held in the Spanish championship against Levante.
The first goal for the new club scored on September 24 in the match against Real Sosymedad. Later (October 26), thanks to the Neymar’s goal, Barcelona won the match against Madrid Real Madrid (2: 1).
He scored his first hat-trick for the “Blaugran” in the Champions League meeting against Seltaika, which ended with a score of 6: 1. In the first season in the Catalan club, Neymar scored 15 + 12 on the goal + pass.
On June 6, 2015, he won the Champions League, beating the Juventus Turin with a score of 3: 1. The last goal of Barcelona was scored by Neymar. In total, Brazilian scored 10 goals in the tournament and became the best scorer with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. According to the 2014/15 season, he scored 39 goals and gave 7 assistants in 51 matches.
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Neymar, along with the Colubes Luis Suarez and Messi, has formed the best attack of Europe for several years. During the existence of the trio MSN These players have drawn up 344 goals and 157 productive transmissions for three.
On July 1, 2016, Neymar continued his contract with Barcelona until 2021. Despite this, he left the club at the beginning of the next season.
At the beginning of the 2017/18 season, the Brazilian officially moved to “PSG»For a record amount in football history – 222 million euros. On August 13, he made his debut in Parisian and scored his first ball.
Neymar’s career at PSG was filled with injuries and scandals. Rumors of his desire to return to Catalonia were heard, but as a result he remained in Paris. On May 8, 2021, Neymar continued his contract with Parisians until 2025. As a result, it took third place in the ranking of the most paid players in the world (81 million per year).
On August 15, 2023, the Brazilian striker switched to “Al-Hill”. The Paris Club received 90 million without bonus. As a part of the Saudi club, he spent only 5 matches due to constant injuries.
On January 30, 2025, Neymar on the rights of the free agent returned to his native Santos.
In the composition national team He made his debut on August 10, 2010. At the international level, 138 productive actions (79+59) in 128 matches were distinguished.
In total, in his club career, Neymar played 591 matches, scored 360 goals, gave 220 assistants and won 29 titles:
- Paulist League (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
- Brazil Cup (1): 2010
- Libertadores Cup (1): 2011
- Recopa South America (1): 2012
- Spain Championship (2): 2014/15, 2015/16
- Spain Cup (3): 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17
- Spain Super Cup (1): 2013
- Champions League (1): 2014/15
- UEFA SUPER CLOOK (1): 2015
- World Cup (1): 2015
- French Championship (5): 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22, 2022/23
- France Cup (3): 2017/18, 2019/20, 2020/21
- French League Cup (2): 2017/18, 2019/20
- Super Cup of France (3): 2018, 2020, 2022
- Saudi Arabia Championship (1): 2023/24
Source: Sport.ua