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Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, 30, known only as Neymar, is a Brazilian football player and businessman. Born in São Paulo, he is considered one of the top footballers in the world.Aurelien Meunier – PSG /Getty Images

Son of Neymar da Silva Santos and Nadine Santos, the athlete started his football career in his childhood. Talented, at the age of 11 he reached the youth ranks of club Santos, where he left only when he turned professionalWagner Carmo/LatinContent via Getty Images

Starting so young in the sport made Neymar unbeatable for a long time. At the age of 15, the athlete was earning R$10,000 a month. At 16, he was paid R$25,000. At 17, he closed with the first sponsorsJohn Berry/Getty Images

The ace’s growing popularity earned him many awards inside and outside Brazil and, some time later, he was called up by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, better known as Felipão, to play for Brazil’s senior team in the 2014 World Cup. Neymar also participated in the 2018 World Cup.Alexandre Schneider /Getty Images

Neymar’s resounding success on the field caught the attention of Barcelona, ​​who signed him in 2013. At the club, the athlete scored 105 goals in 186 games. The ace remained in the team until 2017, when he announced that he would play for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)David Ramos/Getty Images

The player’s move to PSG cost the French club a termination penalty of 222 million euros, which made Neymar the most expensive player up to that point.Aurelien Meunier – PSG /Getty Images

At the age of 30, Neymar already has 4 titles on his resume with PSG, 6 with Barcelona, ​​6 with the Brazilian team and another 23 won throughout his career.NurPhoto/Getty Images

In his personal life, Neymar collects controversies. One of the first was the short relationship he had with influencer Carol Dantas, when she was still a minor. At the time, Carol became pregnant, at the age of 17, with Davi, Neymar’s only son.Joosep Martinson – UEFA /Getty Images

Some time later, he took up a relationship with actress Bruna Marquezine. However, the yo-yo relationship with the former global star drew more attention due to the breakups and turns, until the end in 2018, than for any other reason.Visionhaus /Getty Images

In 2019, he was accused of raping model Nájila Trindade after inviting her to Paris. However, the case was dropped for lack of evidence.Alexandre Schneider /Getty Images

In addition, the attacker has also had goods blocked due to tax evasion, caused controversy by holding parties during the period of social isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, among others.Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images

Despite the controversies, Neymar remains considered one of the greatest Brazilian athletes today and one of the top footballers in the world.John Berry/Getty Images