6 Jaw-Dropping Neymar jr Facts

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Saqib Ashraf
Feb 05, 2025

Introduction

The Brazillian international is a modern football icon. Be it skills, scoring goals, or entertaining the crowd, Neymar has always been the fans’ favorite.

1. Record-Breaking Transfer Fee

Neymar jr holds the record for the highest transfer fee ever paid for a football player when he moved from F.C Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.

2. Olympics 2016

Neymar led Brazil to the first-ever Olympic gold in men’s football at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

3. Brazil’s All-time Top Soccer

Neymar jr is Brazil’s top scorer with over 79 goals. The Brazilian forward is still going strong and aiming to be there in the 2026 football World Cup.

4. Charity

The Brazilian international doesn’t only shine on the field but off of it as well. He has contributed from education to health facilities to sports infrastructure in Praia Grande, Brazil.

5. Early Professional Debut

From a very young age Neymar jr used to be the talk of the town off of his footballing abilities, which later earned him a career at Santos FC debuting for them at just 17 years of age.

6.Time Magazine Cover

Neymar was the first Brazilian athlete to appear on the cover of Time magazine in February 2013.

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