Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona in La Liga and the Brazilian national team, as a forward or winger
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Neymar with Brazil, holding the Golden Ball for best player at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. |
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 February 1992 [1] | ||
Place of birth | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil[1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Playing position | Forward, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Barcelona | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2003 | Portuguesa Santista | ||
2003–2009 | Santos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2009–2013 | Santos | 103 | (54) |
2013– | Barcelona | 26 | (9) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (1) |
2011 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (9) |
2012 | Brazil U23 | 7 | (4) |
2010– | Brazil | 47 | (30) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:36, 17 May 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3:33, 5 May 2014 (UTC) |