[75], In January 2014, the prosecutor's office in Madrid began investigating the transfer fee that Barcelona paid for Neymar. [280] He played 79 minutes of Brazil's first match on 24 November, a 20 win against Serbia, but was unable to play the next two group games due to ankle ligament damage. [192], Following Neymar's performances for Santos in their successful early 2010 season, including winning the 2010 Copa do Brasil, in which Neymar was the top goalscorer, and the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, in which Neymar scored 14 goals, former Brazilian football players Pel and Romrio reportedly urged coach Dunga to take Neymar to the 2010 World Cup. If we lose, we must show respect. [28], Neymar continued his ascendancy in 2010, and, on 15 April 2010, he scored five goals for Santos in an 81 rout of Guarani in the qualifying stages of the Brazilian Cup. The 21-year-old joined the Santos academy in 2003. Adding in claps keeps the interest high, and having "No!" as the final answer gives the coolest answer to the "only child" kids in the class. [219] In their second match, Neymar scored after nine minutes and crossed for J's late goal to give Brazil a 20 win over Mexico. Neymar was twice named the South American Footballer of the Year, in 2011 and 2012, and soon relocated to Europe to join Barcelona. [187][188] As part of his prolific attacking trio alongside Kylian Mbapp and Lionel Messi, on 21 August, all three scored and assisted with Neymar netting twice and registering three more assists in PSG's 71 away win over Lille. [108] On 17 October, Neymar scored four goals in Barcelona's 52 home win over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, taking his total to eight goals for the season. Neymar Jr. and girlfriend Bruna Biancardi announce they're - MSN His father, Wilfried, comes originally from Cameroon with Nigerian family roots and is also known for being the agent of his son Mbappe. [189][190] After registering 13 goal contributions in his first five league games, Neymar was named Ligue 1's Player of the Month in August. [96], In May, the closing month of the season, Neymar scored the last goal in a 30 win against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. [100] With Barcelona's victory likely, he performed tricks with the ball in the final stages of the game, which was deemed unsporting by opponent Andoni Iraola. She has tattooed her face on the biceps. [65] On 18 March 2013, Neymar told that he had a "dream of playing in Europe, for a big club like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea." He then attained a domestic double in the 201516 season. [171] His return proved to be exactly one month after his injury, on 13 January 2021, in a 21 win over rivals Marseille in the Trophe des Champions, with Neymar scoring the winning goal from a penalty. The good news, Santos said, was that the club had a buyer for those rights lined up: Sonda, who with his brother had agreed to pay 5 million reais, then about $2 million, to Neymar and his. At his youth stage for Brazil, he was a key player in the victory at the 2011 South American Youth Championship, where he finished as leading goalscorer, and also attained a silver medal in men's football at the 2012 Summer Olympics. As a result, they were quarantined for one week, and the rest of the players and working staff were scheduled to take a coronavirus test within the same week.