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My Take
Neymar might be the most scrutinized footballer of his generation, and I think the scrutiny has obscured how much joy he brought to the game. The teenager who lit up Santos and won back-to-back South American Footballer of the Year awards played with a freedom that felt almost musical. Yes, the injuries, the transfers, the theatrics — all real. But watching him return to Santos as captain feels like a story closing its circle, and I find it quietly moving. He represents a vanishing breed: the street footballer who treats the pitch as a playground. Whatever the final ledger says, the highlights will outlive the criticism.
Overview
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [nejˈmaʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈsɐ̃tuz ˈʒuni.oʁ] ; born 5 February 1992), simply known as Neymar Júnior (shortened to Neymar Jr) or mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos, which he captains, and the Brazil national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Neymar
- Name (Japanese)
- ネイマール
- Reading
- ねいまーる
- Born
- February 5, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Samba Gold
- 2011 South American Footballer of the Year
- 2012 South American Footballer of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.neymarjr.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/neymarjr/
- Xhttps://x.com/neymarjr
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.