Neymar: 10 facts You Probably didn’t know about the Football Star as he turns 29
Neymar born Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and also the Brazil national team . He was born on the 5th of February, 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil. Here are 10 facts you probably didn’t know about the Football star. Neymar is reportedly faithful with…
Neymar born Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and also the Brazil national team .
He was born on the 5th of February, 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
Here are 10 facts you probably didn’t know about the Football star.
- Neymar is reportedly faithful with tither(giving 10% of his income to his church) and he names Kaka as his religious role model.
- Neymar is a Christian; a Pentecostal. He sometimes puts on a head band that reads “100% Jesus”.
- He made his professional debut at the age of 17 at Santos FC.
- His top three clubs in Europe are Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona
- The prosecutor’s office in Madrid investigated the transfer fee paid for Neymar during his move to Barcelona in the year 2014.
- Barcelona and club president Josep Maria Bartomeu were charged with tax fraud after Neymar’s move to the club.
- He scored his 100th goal for Barcelona on the 2nd of April, 2017 in a win over Granada.
- A payment of €222 million to Barcelona, equal to the release clause of his contract, which constituted the most expensive transfer ever on the 3rd of August, 2017.
- Neymar was left out of the Brazilian squad for the 2010 World Cup in spite of a 14,000 signature petition and a call from football legends Pele and Romario for him to be added.
- He became the fifth highest scoring goal scorer for the national team with 40 goals in 58 appearances.