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Neymar

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Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [nejˈmaʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈsɐ̃tuz ˈʒũɲoʁ] ; born 5 February 1992), also known as Neymar Júnior or simply Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left winger, attacking midfielder or forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos, which he captains, and the Brazil national team. Widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation, he is known for his flair, dribbling, playmaking, and finishing. He is Brazil's all-time top goalscorer. Neymar made his professional debut with Santos in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 133 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 104 in 2019). Neymar is the 77th most popular soccer player (up from 111th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 48th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Neymar is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain. He is also captain of the Brazilian national team. Neymar is most famous for his skills with the ball, and has been ranked as one of the best players in the world.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Neymar ranks 77 out of 21,273. Before him are Silvio Piola, Francesco Totti, Gianluigi Buffon, Miguel Muñoz, Gordon Banks, and Rivaldo. After him are Giacinto Facchetti, Paul Breitner, Béla Guttmann, Bobby Moore, Rudi Völler, and Rob Rensenbrink.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Neymar ranks 1. After him are David Bohm, Cardi B, Thibaut Courtois, Selena Gomez, Sadio Mané, Kim Seok-jin, Son Heung-min, Marc-André ter Stegen, Miley Cyrus, Álvaro Morata, and Dani Carvajal.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Neymar ranks 37 out of 2,236. Before him are Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887), Roberto Carlos (1973), Nelson Piquet (1952), Nílton Santos (1925), Sebastião Salgado (1944), and Rivaldo (1972). After him are João Gilberto (1931), Bebeto (1964), Carlos Alberto Parreira (1943), Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), and José Altafini (1938).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Neymar ranks 18. Before him are Ronaldinho (1980), Djalma Santos (1929), Romário (1966), Roberto Carlos (1973), Nílton Santos (1925), and Rivaldo (1972). After him are Bebeto (1964), Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930), José Altafini (1938), Kaká (1982), Cafu (1970), and Zito (1932).

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