Neymar  jr. facts

Neymar da Silva Santos was born on February 5th, 1992, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.

He began his football career under his father’s guidance, who was a professional footballer. 

At the age of 14, He went to Spain to join their team and cleared all tests but Santos kept him by paying a handsome amount.

Neymar was only 19 when he became the father of a boy named Davi Lucca 

In 2003, 21-year-old Neymar joined Santos academy and is playing for them until now.

Neymar celebrated his 20th birthday by scoring his 100th professional goal on February 5t 

He is the 1st player to score in all 5 games of UCL in 2014-2015

Neymar became 3rd most expensive player of Barcelona after signing the deal for 59.7 million pounds. 

In 2012, Neymar became the 7th Richest football player in the World.