Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior is a young Brazilian footballer commonly known as Neymar. He was born on 5th  February 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes,Brazil. This young player has been in quite a good form and has been the hot topic of the football world. He is now known as the face of Brazilian football. Neymar is a Brazilian international, having represented Brazil at under 17,under 20 and senior levels. He has currently joined the Catalans in Spain,FC Barcelona. Now we are yet to see what he will do or can do to change the game of football.

History of Neymar

Neymar da Silva Santos, Júnior was born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, to Neymar da Silva, Sr. and Nadine Santos. He inherited his name from his father, who is a former footballer and became his son's advisor as Neymar's talents began to grow.Neymar comments on his father's role "My father has been by my side since I was little. He takes care of things, my finances and my family." Growing up, Neymar combined his love of futsal with street football.

In 1992, Neymar moved with his family to São Vicente, where he began playing for youth side Portuguesa Santista. Then, in 2003, they moved to Santos, where Neymar joined Santos FC. With the success of his youth career and added income, the family bought their first property, a house next to the Vila Belmiro. Their quality of family life improved, as at age 15, Neymar was earning 10,000 reais per month and at 16, 25,000 reais per month. At 17, he signed a full professional contract, getting upgraded to the Santos first team and even receiving sponsorships.
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At the current FIFA Confederations Cup he had a wonderful performance overall. He was the man of the match in every game and he scored goals too. He scored 4 goals in 5 matches and had 3 assists. He showed glimpses of brilliance in this competition in front of his home fans. He also scored a crucial goal in the final game against Spain which won them the FIFA Confederations Cup for the 3rd time. Neymar  also got the golden ball for his amazing performance in the Confederations cup.

He has great future ahead and has earned a lot of fans at such a young age. He has now transferred to Barcelona and is going to play alongside the little magician Lionel Messi.