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Who is Neymar?

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Neymar da Silva Santos, Jr., simply known as Neymar, is a Brazilian football player widely regarded as one of the most skilled and technically gifted forwards of his generation. Neymar rose to prominence as a teenager at the Santos football club in Brazil and, in 2013, moved to Europe, where he became a global star.

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