Neymar Jr. or Neymar, as he is popularly called, is one of the best soccer players of today. He was born on the 5th of February 1992 at Mogi das Cruzes in Brazil as Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior. He is now the captain of the national soccer team of Brazil, and is also a part of FC Barcelona, the Spanish club. He holds the position of winger or forward and bears the number 11 on his jersey.
He began his youth career back in 1999 as a part of Portuguesa Santista. After playing for them till 2003, he moved to the Santos team and continued till 2009, after which he began his senior career with the Santos club. After that, he joined the top tier club of Barcelona in 2013. In 2009 he also represented the U17 level of Brazil. 3 appearances and 1 goal later, he now began representing the U20 level in 2011. He made 7 appearances, and scored 9 goals in a year, and then moved on to the U23 level in 2012, for which he made 7 appearances and 4 goals. He has been a member of the senior team of Brazil since 2010 for which he has made 60 appearances and scored 42 goals.
The 22 year old has already proven himself to be among the accomplished soccer players from Brazil, a country known to have produced some of the greatest gems in the sport. Neymar has shown great potential for a bright future, and has already bagged some incredible achievements at a rather young age. He has received the praise from legendary players of Brazil such as Ronaldinho and even Pele.
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