📼 Neymar Júnior Brazil footballer Goals and Skills Videos and History

, simply known as Neymar or Neymar Júnior (shortened to Neymar Jr), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos, which he captains, and the Brazil national team. Neymar is known for his dribbling, technical ability, playmaking, and finishing. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and is often cited as an influence for an emerging generation of footballers.

Neymar made his professional debut with Santos in 2009 and led them to Copa Libertadores title success in 2011, the club's first since the golden era. In 2013, in a controversial transfer, Barcelona signed him and he soon became part of a dominant attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez—known as MSN. In 2014–15, Neymar won the treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League, finishing as the top goal scorer of both that season's Champions League and the Copa del Rey. In 2017, he left Barcelona to join Paris Saint-Germain, becoming the most expensive player in history after his €222 million release clause was activated. Neymar helped PSG win five Ligue 1 titles and guided the club to their first-ever Champions League final in 2020, narrowly losing. Despite injuries causing limited game time with PSG, he became one of their all-time top goal scorers. He joined Saudi club Al-Hilal in 2023 before returning to Santos in January 2025.

At 18, Neymar debuted for Brazil and has since become the nation's second-most-capped player, only trailing Cafu. He is the nation's all-time top goal scorer, with 79 goals in 128 matches. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in men's football, Neymar helped Brazil reach the final, ultimately receiving the Olympic silver medal. In the following year, he won the FIFA Confederations Cup and received the Golden Ball. In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he was named in the Dream Team, despite a tournament-ending injury in the quarter-final. He captained Brazil to their first Olympic gold medal in men's football at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the 2021 Copa América, he led Brazil to the final and was jointly awarded Best Player. In 2023, he surpassed Pelé's long-standing goalscoring record for Brazil and became the all-time assist leader in international football.

During the Messi–Ronaldo rivalry, Neymar finished third for the Ballon d'Or in 2015 and 2017, also finishing third for the FIFA The Best Men's Player in 2017. He was named in both the FIFA FIFPro World11 and the UEFA Team of the Year twice. He has received the FIFA Puskás Award, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player, the La Liga Best American Player, the Ligue 1 Player of the Year, and the Copa Libertadores Best Player. Internationally, he received the South American Footballer of the Year twice and was runner-up for the IFFHS's CONMEBOL The Best Man Player of the Decade (2011–2020) award, behind Messi.