Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born on November 5, 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil. Known worldwide as Neymar Jr. He is a footballer who currently plays as a forward for FB Barcelona a professional football club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and The Brazil national football team. It has numerous individual awards, they are including: The FIFA Puskás Award in 2011, the award for Best Young Player of The Campeonato Paulista 2009, the Best of forward and best player of The Campeonato Paulista 2010 and the Top Scorer in the FIFA World Cup 2014 with eleven goals before being touted as the South American Footballer of the Year in 2011 for his performances in the Santos Futebol Clube where he won several awards. It was the winner of the Brazilian League title and one Copa Libertadores in which he scored 6 goals in 13 games, becoming the best player in the competition. He received the Bronze Ball Club World Cup 2011, where they shared the final with Santos but were defeated by the Spanish club F.C. Barcelona 4-0.
He debuted in 2010 at the age of 18 years with the Brazil national football team. Neymar is the fifth highest goalscorer for his national team. Among his achievements he includes being the top scorer in the South Championship 2011 with nine goals. Known for his ability with both feet, dribbling and finishing. Neymar has earned comparisons to former Brazil and Santos forward Pelé. In 2012 and 2013, the magazine SportsPro nominated Neymar as the most marketable athlete in the world. Actually, ESPN cited him as the world’s fourth-most famous athlete. It’s gold medalist of the 2016 Rio Olympics with Brazil U23.
