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Neymar
Neymar during a press conference
Personal information
Full name Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2009 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Santos 64 (27)
International career‡
2009 Brazil U17 3 (1)
2011 Brazil U20 7 (9)
2010– Brazil 3 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2011

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil), more commonly known simply as Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Brazilian club Santos and the Brazilian national football team.

Club career

Santos

Neymar joined Santos in 2003[2] and eventually made his first-team debut six years later aged 17 on 7 March 2009 in a 2–1 win against Oeste. He made another appearance the following week against Mogi Mirim, during which he scored his first goal for Santos. On 11 April, in the 2009 Campeonato Paulista semi-final first leg against Palmeiras, Neymar scored the decisive goal in a 2–1 win at Estádio Vila Belmiro.[3] In the final however Santos suffered a 4–2 aggregate defeat to Corinthians.[4]

On 15 April 2010, Neymar scored five goals for Santos in an 8–1 routing of Guarani in the round of 16 of the Brazilian Cup.[5] Following the 2010 Campeonato Paulista in which Neymar scored 14 goals in 19 games,[2] the club were crowned champions after a 5–5 aggregate win over Santo André in the finals.[6] Neymar was subsequently given the award for the best player in the competition.[7]

Neymar's performances for Santos have drawn comparisons to Brazilian idols such as Robinho and Pelé.[8] In June 2010, Santos rejected a £12 million bid from English Premier League team West Ham United for his services.[9] Neymar has also attracted interest from clubs such as Manchester United,[10], Feyenoord, Internazionale,[8] Real Madrid,[8] Chelsea[11], Juventus, and Cruz Azul, with Real Madrid even going so far as to claim that they had signed a pre-contract agreement with Neymar's agent, Renato Rodrigues,[12] which Santos fervently denied.[13] Following this, Santos placed a €30 million price tag on the player's head,[12] and tied Neymar down to a new contract lasting until December 2014.[14] Neymar himself said he did not think it was time to leave Santos, and that he was entirely focused on his current club,[15] However, Renato Rodrigues insisted that the Santos striker does not want to stay in his home country of Brazil.[16]

On 30 November 2010, Santos sold 5% interests on future transfer fees received to an investment group, Terceira Estrela Investimentos S.A. (TEISA), for R$ 3,549,900 (€1.5 million).[17]

On April 2011, Neymar was sent off against Colo-Colo in the Copa Libertadores for celebrating by donning a mask of himself upside down that had been thrown onto the pitch.[18]

International career

Following Neymar's performances for Brazil's U-17 team at the 2009 U-17 World Cup in which he scored a goal in the opening match against Japan[19] former Brazilian football players Pelé and Romário reportedly urged coach Dunga to take Neymar to the 2010 World Cup.[15][20] Although the widespread opinion that Neymar deserved a place in Dunga's squad went as far as a 14,000 signature petition,[15][21] and despite the huge pressure on Dunga to pick Neymar,[22] he was omitted from both the squad of 23,[23][24] and the stand-by list.[25] Although Dunga described Neymar as "extremely talented", he claimed that he had not been tested sufficiently on the international level to earn a World Cup spot and he had failed to impress enough while on international duty.[26][27]

On 26 July 2010, Neymar was selected in the squad for the Brazil team by new head coach Mano Menezes for a friendly match against the USA on 10 August 2010. He started the game and wore the number 11 jersey. He scored on his debut after 28 minutes, a header coming from an André Santos cross in a 2–0 win for Brazil.[28]

Neymar celebrates a goal for Brazil against Scotland in March 2011 with Andre Santos and Ramires

On 27 March 2011, he scored twice in a 2–0 win against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium.[29] During the match against Scotland, a banana was thrown onto the pitch after a penalty was taken, which Neymar claimed was an act of racism from a Scottish fan.[30] However a German student later admitted to throwing the banana. This lead to the Scottish Football Association asking the Brazilian Football Confederation for an apology for the accusations made to the Scottish fan.[31]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 August 2010 New Meadowlands Stadium, New Jersey, United States  United States 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 27 March 2011 Emirates Stadium, London, England  Scotland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3 2–0

Statistics

Club

As of 18 May 2011.[2]

Club Season Brasileirão Paulista Copa do Brasil Continental ¹ Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2009 33 10 12 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 50 14
2010 31 17 19 14 8 11 2 0 3 1 63 43
2011 0 0 11 4 0 0 9 4 0 0 20 8
Total 64 27 42 21 11 12 11 4 4 1 132 65

Honours

Club

Brazil Santos

National team

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Neymar". http://www.santosfc.com.br. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Atacantes - Neymar" (in Portuguese). Santos Futebol Clube.
  3. ^ "Neymar dá vantagem ao Santos no duelo com Palmeiras" (in Portuguese). Terra. 11 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Invicto, Corinthians segura Santos e é campeão paulista" (in Portuguese). Terra. 3 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Neymar scores 5 goals, Robinho 2 in Santos' win". Taiwan News. 15 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Santos take the Paulista – but only just". Pitaco do Gringo. 3 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Meninos da Vila comandam a festa de encerramento do Paulistão 2010" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 4 May 2010.
  8. ^ a b c "Sky Sports Scout - Neymar". Sky Sports. 8 April 2010.
  9. ^ "West Ham have £12m bid for Brazilian wonderkid Neymar snubbed by Santos". Daily Mail. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  10. ^ "Man Utd want Neymar". EyeFootball. 19 January 2008.
  11. ^ "Neymar da Silva Scouting Report". Mirror Football. 21 March 2010.
  12. ^ a b "Who is Neymar Da Silva – new wunderkind from Brazil?". Soccerpie.com. 17 March 2009.
  13. ^ "Chelsea to beat Manchester City to signing of Santos starlet Neymar - report". Goal.com. 21 March 2010.
  14. ^ "Agent denies Neymar approach". Sky Sports. 20 March 2010.
  15. ^ a b c "Brazilians want young striker Neymar in World Cup". Taiwan News. 15 April 2010.
  16. ^ Chelsea continue Neymar chase Sky Sports, 15 August 2010
  17. ^ "NOTA OFICIAL: Santos FC esclarece relação com a Terceira Estrela Investimentos S.A." Santos FC (in Portuguese). 2 December 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  18. ^ "No hiding place for Brazil's Neymar as mask gives the game away". Guardian. 2011-4-7. Retrieved 2011-4-7. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  19. ^ "Brazil edge unlucky Japan". FIFA.com.
  20. ^ "Scouts flock to see Brazil's Neymar". Miami Herald. 18 April 2010.
  21. ^ "World Cup watch ... 37 days to go". London: The Guardian. 4 May 2010.
  22. ^ "Brazil coach Dunga faces World Cup selection challenge". BBC Sport. 7 May 2010.
  23. ^ "Ronaldinho left out of Brazil World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 11 May 2010.
  24. ^ "Brazil's Dunga unfazed by critics". CNN. 18 May 2010.
  25. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur's Sandro Ranieri on Brazil's he was arrested in 2009 for drug dealing in LA World Cup2010 reserve list". Picato do Gringo. 11 May 2010.
  26. ^ Gray, Ashley (17 May 2010). "Manchester City dilemma as Real Madrid enter race for Santos's brilliant Brazilian Paulo Henrique Ganso". London: Mail Online.
  27. ^ "Ronaldinho misses Brazil cut". ESPN Soccernet. 11 May 2010.
  28. ^ "Neymar scores on Brazil debut". ESPN Soccernet. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  29. ^ "Scotland 0-2 Brazil". BBC Sport. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  30. ^ "Brazil-Scotland friendly marred by Neymar banana incident". BBC Sport. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  31. ^ "Scottish FA seeks apology from Brazil over racism claim napakapanget ni troy". BBC Sport. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.

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