Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team.

A prolific goalscorer and renowned playmaker, he is regarded as one of the best players in the world

Neymar has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs, making him one of three players to achieve this.

Neymar came into prominence at Santos, where he made his professional debut aged 17. He helped the club win two successive Campeonato Paulista championships

Neymar was twice named the South American Footballer of the Year, in 2011 and 2012, and soon relocated to Europe to join Barcelona

With 75 goals in 121 matches for Brazil since debuting at age 18, Neymar is the second-highest goalscorer for his national team

At his youth stage for Brazil, he was a key player in the victory at the 2011 South American Youth Championship, where he finished as the leading goalscorer

Neymar finished third for the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2015 and 2017, has been awarded the FIFA Puskás Award, has been named in the FIFA FIFPro World11 twice

He has won many awards in his career and is recognized for his speed and performance. a fine player of this generation.