Sm facts abt njr - neymar jr His full name is Neymar da Silva Santos Junior. . He inherited his name from his father, who is a former footballer and became his sons advisor as Neymars talents began to grow. Neymar was born on February 5, 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil. He played futsal and street pickup games growing up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and began his career playing for Santoss junior team when he was 11. Real Madrid missed out on signing him on. Neymar flew to Spain when he was only 14 to join the Spanish side. He passed all of the tests and was ready to make the move official before Santos paid a hefty price to keep him in Brazil. In 2003, Neymar moved with his family to São Vicente, where he began playing for youth side Portuguesa Santista. Neymar joined the Santos Academy in 2003 where he perfected his skills. Source: Wikipedia / Christopher Johnson He was the top scorer at the 2010 Copa do Brasil tournament with 11 goals. In 2011, he helped Santos win its first Continental Double since 1963. Neymar was just beginning to showcase his skill in 2010 when an English team took notice. That club was surprisingly West Ham. They quickly made a bid of £12 million for the Brazilian but were turned down immediately. It was this bid that drew eyes to Neymar on a worldwide level as Chelsea then took interest before other clubs joined the transfer frenzy. Neymar is the only Brazilian soccer player to have graced the cover of TIME magazine. In fact, the only other Brazilians to find their way on the cover have been political leaders. Source: Time In 2010. Neymar debuted a Mohawk-style haircut, which quickly became popular among younger fans. In 2010, Neymar scored five goals in a victory against Guarani in the Brazilian Cup. With all of Neymars hype and talent, he actually came fairly cheap for Barcelona. The Brazilian is the ninth-most expensive purchase in the clubs history at only 57 million euros. Source: Wikipedia / Basc catala .The striker will get $74 million in salary over five years, $13 million of which is a signing bonus. He became a father to little Davvi Luca when he was 19 years old. Neymar has refused to reveal the identity of the mother to protect her and the child. Neymar scored his 100th professional goal on his 20th birthday in 2012 and finished the year with a career-best total of 43. Neymar dated the Brazilian actress Bruna Marquezine for around a year; they split up in February 2014. Source: Wikipedia / Sergio Savarese Despite making dramatic headways into the footballing spotlight, Neymar was overlooked by Dunga for the National team squad flying to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, even after Pele and Romario pitched for his inclusion. Neymar won the South American Footballer of the Year Award in 2011 and 2012. Source: Wikipedia / Tânia Rêgo/ABr - Agência Brasil In 2012, he was featured on the cover of the Pro Evolution Soccer video game along with Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2012 he scored a hat-trick for Brazil in a friendly against China. He is 5′ 9″ tall (about 1.75 metres). In 2012 and 2013, SportsPro named him the most marketable athlete in the world. In December 2013, Neymar was ranked by The Guardian as the sixth best player in the world. He is known for his acceleration, speed, dribbling, finishing and ability with both feet. His playing style has earned him critical acclaim, with fans, media and former players drawing comparison to former Brazil forward Pelé, who has called Neymar an excellent player, while Ronaldinho states he will be the best in the world. He is an evangelical Christian and attributes his faith for the source behind his humility and grounded nature. Life only makes sense when our highest ideal is to serve Christ! he said in an interview. His footballing idols are Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Andres Iniesta and Xavi. Neymar Jr. is being touted by his homeland as the face of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He is also the spokesmodel and spokesperson for several products including Castrol, Police sunglasses and LOreal who released the colo
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