Neymar da silva Santos Jr, was born on 5 February 1992, in Sao Paulo Brazil. He is one of the most famous football players of all time, particularly known as a goal scorer for such football clubs as “Santos” and “Barcelona”. In addition to this, Neymar is known for being the captain of the Brazil national team. As he is only 23 years old, there is a bright future waiting for him and there is no doubt that he will achieve even more in the near future. Hopefully, Neymar will be able to continue his successful career for a long time.
So how rich is Neymar? It is estimated by sources that Neymar’s net worth is over $80 million. Clearly, the main source of his wealth is his career as a football player. In addition to this, Neymar has been working in several other spheres and collaborated with various companies.
Neymar Net Worth $80 Million
Neymar’s father was also a football player, so there is little doubt that he influenced Neymar’s choice of becoming a professional football as well. Neymar played football from a very young age and his father helped him to improve his skills. In 2003 Neymar received an invitation to become a part of Santos FC at just 11 years of age, and at first he played in the club’s youth academy. His debut as a professional player was in 2009, and was soon able to prove that he really had great skills for playing football, even being compared to such popular football players and Pele and Robinho. Step by step Neymar’s net worth became higher and he became more influential and acclaimed. Neymar played for Santos FC until 2013 and then he became a part of the Spanish Barcelona football club.
Playing in this club had a huge impact on the growth of Neymar’s net worth. The transfer fee was reputed to be around $75 million, and his contract until 2018 is said to be worth over $10 million per year. He continues playing in this team up until now, recently winning the European Club Championship with the team, while overall scorring over 50 goals in 100 appearances for the club.
In addition to this, Neymar plays in the Brazil national team and also show extraordinary results, scoring 43 goals in 63 appearances, the fifth highest scorer for his country. Neymar was in the Brazil national team which played in the London 2012 Olympics Games, losing to Mexico in the final. Brazil did win the Conderations Cup in 2013, but Neymar was injured in the 2014 World Cup quarter-final win over Columbia, so missed the humiliating 7-1 defeat to Germany in the semi-final. However, Neymar has recently been named captain of the national team.
In addition to his career as a football player Neymar has also worked with various companies and brand names, partly because he is recognized as one of the most marketable sportspeople in the world. Some of them include, “Volkswagen”, “Lupo”, “Ambev”, “Santander” and others. There is no doubt that in the future Neymar will achieve even more in football and that he will become an inspiration to many future football players.
If to talk about Neymar’s personal life, it can be said that he and Carolina Dantas have a child, but they are not in the relationship. Finally, Neymar is one of the most influential and one of the greatest football players of all time. Although he is now only 23 years old, he already has achieved a lot and this inspires many young people who want to reach their goals. Neymar proves that by working hard you can do everything and become a very successful person. Let’s hope that Neymar will continue his career and that he will gain acclaim in everything that he will do.
