about Neymar da_silva junior

                                 Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), commonly known simply as Neymar (Portuguese pronunciation: [nejˈmaʁ]), also known by his shirt name Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian footballer who plays in the Brasileirão Série A for Santos and the Brazilian national football team, mainly as a forward.
On 30 December 2010, Neymar came third behind Andrés D'Alessandro and Juan Sebastián Verón for the 2010 South American Footballer of the Year. However, a year later, on 31 December 2011, he won the 2011 South American Footballer of the Year award for the first time, by a record margin. Neymar received nominations for the FIFA Ballon d'Or and FIFA Puskás Award in 2011, where he came out 10th for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or award and won the 2011 FIFA Puskás Award for scoring a sensational solo goal of the season in the Brasileirão Série A against Flamengo. He is known for his acceleration, speed, exceptional dribbling, finishing in front on goal and technical ability. His playing style has earned him critical acclaim, with fans, media and former player's drawing comparisons to FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Brazil legend Pelé, who has declared Neymar as "an excellent player".
Neymar joined Santos in 2004and was subsequently promoted to their first team squad. Making his debut in the 2009 season, on 7 March 2009 and quickly made this his breakthrough season. Becoming a first team regular and being voted the Best Young Player of the 2009 Campeonato Paulista. Major honours soon followed as Santos won the 2010 Campeonato Paulista which Neymar was voted best player and 2010 Copa do Brasil which he was top scorer with 11 goals. Neymar finishing the 2010 season with 42 goals in 60 games in a Domestic Double-winning season. Neymar then had another successful season in his playing career, where Santos retained their title to win the 2011 Campeonato Paulista with Neymar again being voted best player. They also won the 2011 Copa Libertadores which he was also best player in, in which he scored 6 goals in 13 appearances. Naymar playing an integral part, in the 2011 season, in a Continental Double-winning campaign, Santos first since 1963. He received the Bronze Ball in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, with Santos making it to the final, but were defeated by Spanish club FC Barcelona, 4–0.
Neymar is a Brazilian international, having represented Brazil at Under-17, Under-20 and senior levels. On 10 August 2010 he made his debut for Seleção in a friendly match against the United States, at the age of 18, starting and wearing the number 11 jersey. Where he scored a header in the 28 minute, in a 2–0 win for Brazil. He was the top scorer of the 2011 South American Youth Championship with nine goals, including two in the final, in the 6-0 win against Uruguay, to help Brazil to a 11th title

International career

Following Neymar's performances for Brazil's U-17 team at the 2009 U-17 World Cup in which he scored a goal in the opening match against Japan, former Brazilian football players Pelé and Romário reportedly urged coach Dunga to take Neymar to the 2010 World Cup. Although the widespread opinion that Neymar deserved a place in Dunga's squad went as far as a 14,000 signature petition, and despite the huge pressure on Dunga to pick Neymar, he was omitted from both the squad of 23, and the stand-by list. Although Dunga described Neymar as "extremely talented", he claimed that he had not been tested sufficiently on the international level to earn a World Cup spot and he had failed to impress enough while on international duty. On 26 July 2010, Neymar was selected for the first time in the Brazil senior team by new head coach Mano Menezes for a friendly match against the United States to be played in East Rutherford, New Jersey. On 10 August 2010 he made his debut with the national team in that game, aged 18 years old, starting the match and wearing the number 11 jersey. He scored on his debut after 28 minutes, a header coming from an André Santos cross in a 2–0 win for Brazil.
On 27 March 2011, he scored twice in a 2–0 win against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium. During the match against Scotland, a banana was thrown onto the pitch after he scored from the penalty spot, which led Neymar to complain about 'constant jeering and an atmosphere of racism', implying that Scottish fans exhibited racism. While Scottish officials explained that Neymar had been booed solely for perceived injury-feigning, a German student who was in the station amongst Brazil supporters said that he threw the banana with no racist intentions. This led to the Scottish Football Association asking the Brazilian Football Confederation for an apology for the accusations made to the Scottish fans. Neymar refused to apologise or retract his words claiming he 'did not accuse any person or any group of supporters'.
Neymar took part at the 2011 Copa América in Argentina, where he scored two goals in the first round game against Ecuador.

Personal Life

On May 8, 2011, Neymar discovered that he would be having a child, with a 17 year old girl. Four days later, on May 12, he officially gave the information through his official website, confirming that it would be a father for the first time at the age of 19. The mother's name was not released to preserve her image. Sixteen days after learning of pregnancy, on the eve of the semifinal of the Copa Libertadores , the child's mother informed Neymar that the baby was a boy. "I cried when he learned that his father would be. At first, I felt fear. Then joy. It is a new responsibility and I am now enjoying.", Neymar on the birth of her first child. On 24 August 2011 , baby David Lucca was born, at 11 o'clock. Despite the birth of his baby, it was understood that Neymar would not begin a relationship with the baby's mother.