| Celebrated Name: | Neymar |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 29 years old |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Mogi das Cruzes, State of São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Weight: | 68 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | No |
| Children: | Yes (Davi Lucca da Silva Santos) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
| Profession: | Brazilian professional footballer |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $200 million |
| Last Updated: | January 2024 |
Neymar is a professional football player who has played for the Paris Saint club of German and also for the Brazil National Team. At the age of 17, he has made a debut while working in his profession. He also won championship includes Campeonato Paulista, which is a Copa do Brasil and also the Copa Libertadores 2011 championship and was the first title of the continental, which he achieved since 1963.
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Early Life
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior was born on February 5, 1992, in the Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo. He has taken the name from his father, who was a footballer at his young age, and provided the advice to his son. At the age of 11, he moved to the San Vicente with his family and started playing football there from the Portuguesa Santista side.
Neymar also Joined there Santos FC after few months. He started earning 10,000 reais per month, which were a great earning at the young age. When he was just 16, Neymar has increased his earning for 125,000 reais within a month.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 5 February 1992, Neymar is 29 years old as of today’s date 14th January 2024. His height is 1.75 m tall, and his weight is 68 kg.
Career
Neymar started his career in 2003 while playing football at the very young age. He joined Santos FC, where he has accepted their contract to play from their side. After joining, he also got the chance to be introduced in front of the youth academy. This academy further made several Brazilian Internationals such as Clodoaldo, Elano, Coutinho, Diego, and Alex.
Neymar also joined the different clubs like Robinho, Pele, and Pepe, which was nicknamed as Peixe. When he was 14 years, he got the opportunity to join the youth team ‘Real Madrid’, where he played with the most experienced players like Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, David Beckham, Robinho, Roberto Carlos.
In 2009, Neymar got the chance to score his first goal while playing for Santos and won the match by 2-1 playing against Oeste. After a year, when Neymar was 18 years, he has become one of the great defenders, and with the several tricks, he has a great performance in the penalty area.
In 2010, he made a great performance with scoring five goals in a single match while playing for Santos at the qualifying match in Brazilian Cup. He also scored a total of 14 goals in the 19 game series and got the award for the best player of the year. Santos has got the offer of 12 Euro which to play for the English Premier League with the team West Ham United, this offer was rejected by the Santos, and further, he got another offer of 20 Euro.
Awards and Achievements
Neymar has achieved several achievements from the very early age. He receives Confederations Cup for the best player with Golden Ball in 2013. In 2010 his team got the title ‘Team of the year’ for the three years continuously. He also receives Chuteira de Ouro while playing for the 2010 to 2012 seasons. When he played for Santos, he got different opportunities and became one of the best players among them. Recently, Neymar has received the IFFHS World’s Best Playmaker as well as Men’s World Team award and got the bronze medal.
Net Worth & Salary of Neymar in 2024
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior is one of the great players of Brazilian football who has a net worth of around $200 million as of January 2024. He started his earning from the very young age of 11 while playing for the youth team. He got his first earning of 10,000 reais and further increased up to 125,000 reais within a year. After joining Santos, he got different offers for the millions of dollars and became the youngest player to earn a great earning.
Neymar is a great player who has got the direction from his father. His father also played football and one of his inspirations to become the best player in the world. He always respects all where he joined any of the team and played with his heart and passion. After getting so many opportunities and awards, he has retained his position and now ranked in the top player’s list in the world.