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Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born on February 5, 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes, in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Because is the city of his father where his father was a profesional footballer

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NEYMAR was transferred with his family to Sao Vicente , where he started playing for the Portuguesa Santista Youth team.

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At the age of 11, he was signed by Santos, one of the most important Brazilian teams.

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In 2005, Real Madrid was interested in him but they never reached an agreement.

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When he was 17, he debuted professionally on March 7, 2009.

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He scored his first goal for Santos against Mogi Mirim a week after his debut.

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In his first season, Neymar scored 14 goals in 48 games.

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He went with the Brazilian team in 2009 to the U17 World Cup.

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After the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, he was called up to play for the first time with the senior team.

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He made his debut playing against the United States and scored a goal.

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He had a great performance in the South American sub 20 of Peru, held at the beginning of 2011, being top scorer after scoring 9 goals

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Brazil won the championship and qualified to participate in the 2012 London Olympics.

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Neymar scored his first senior international hat-trick on September 10, 2012, in an 8-0 win over China at the Jose do Rego Maciel Stadium in Recife.

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Real Madrid expressed its interest in signing Neymar and it seemed that they had reached an agreement, they would pay up to 56 million euros for his signing.

Neymar signed for Santos until 2014 according to the contract he signed on November 9, 2011.

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FC Barcelona has reached an agreement with Santos and Neymar for the incorporation of the player for the next 5 seasons.

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In the match of the first season 2013-14, he made his debut in the official match against Levante UD

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On August 21, he scored his first official goal for Barcelona in the first match of the 2013 Spanish Super Cup against Atletico Madrid.
His league debut was on March 24, 2013 against Real Sociedad and on September 18 he made his debut in the UEFA Champions League, in which Barcelona defeated AFC Ajax 4-0.

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Neymar scored his first goal in the League against Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou

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On October 26, he made his first appearance in El Clásico, scoring the opening goal and assisting Barcelona's game-winning goal scored by Alexis Sánchez, who defeated Real Madrid 2-1.

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On December 11, he scored his first three Champions League goals and a hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Celtic in Barcelona.

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On December 11, he scored his first three Champions League goals and a hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Celtic in Barcelona.

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During the 2014 World Cup in the quarterfinal match with the Brazilian section against Colombia, he fractured the third lumbar vertebra.

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On January 11, 2015, as part of Barcelona's holy trinity made up of Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi, he scored at home 3-1, beating the league defender, Atletico Madrid.

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On June 6, 2015, he won the European Cup after beating Juventus in Berlin.

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Barcelona had three trophies this season. The BBVA League, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League

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Neymar tattooed the Olympic rings on his arm after winning the gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

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On August 3, 2017, his signing for Paris Saint-Germain was confirmed, making him the most expensive player in history, 222 million euros after signing a five-year contract with this French club.

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The 2018 soccer world cup was the second in which Neymar participated with the Brazilian team, although they did not make it past the quarterfinals.

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Neymar is recognized for his Christian faith, he contributes 10 percent of his income to the church.