My favorite player

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [nejˈmaʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈsɐ̃tus ˈʒũɲoʁ]; born 5 February 1992), commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team.

Neymar
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Neymar at his Paris Saint-Germain unveiling in 2017
Personal information
Full name
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior[1]
Date of birth
5 February 1992 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth
Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2][3][4]
Playing position
Forward
Club information
Current team
Paris Saint-Germain
Number
10
Youth career
1999–2003
Portuguesa Santista
2003–2009
Santos
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2009–2013
Santos
102
(54)
2013–2017
Barcelona
123
(68)
2017–
Paris Saint-Germain
20
(19)
National team‡
2009
Brazil U17
3
(1)
2011
Brazil U20
7
(9)
2012–2016
Brazil U23
14
(8)
2010–
Brazil
83
(53)
Honours
Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
FIFA Confederations Cup
First place 2013 Brazil
U-20 South American Championship
First place 2011 Peru

• Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:50, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
  ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017
  Neymar came into prominence at an early age at Santos, where he made his professional debut aged 17. He helped the club win two successive Campeonato Paulista championships, a Copa do Brasil, and the 2011 Copa Libertadores, Santos' first continental title since 1963. Neymar was twice named the South American Footballer of the Year, in 2011 and 2012, before relocating to Europe to join Barcelona. As part of Barça's attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, he won the continental treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League in the 2014–15 season, followed the next year by the domestic double. He came third for the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2015. In August 2017, Neymar moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in a transaction worth €222 million, making him the world's most expensive player.[note 1]
  
  With 53 goals in 83 matches for Brazil since debuting at age 18, Neymar is the fourth-highest goalscorer for his national team. He was a key player in Brazil's victories at the 2011 South American Youth Championship, which he finished as the leading goalscorer, and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he won the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. His participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Copa América was cut short by injury and a suspension respectively, but the next year he captained Brazil to their first Olympic gold medal in men's football at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Known for his dribbling, finishing, and ability with both feet, Neymar has earned comparisons to former Brazil and Santos forward Pelé. Off the pitch, he ranks among the world's most prominent sportsmen; SportsPro named him the most marketable athlete in the world in 2012 and 2013, and ESPN cited him as the world's fourth-most famous athlete in 2016.