He was born on February 05, 1992 in São Paulo, Brazil. Her parents are Neymar da Silva and Nadine Santos. From childhood he excelled in sports, first in futsal and then began his career in the small clubs of the city, by then living in Santos. In 2003 with just 11 years was fichado by the youth equipment of the Santos FC.
He was such an attractive player in his early years that he was soon compared to the great stars of Brazilian football. In addition, he was already international, because in Spain he was asked when he was only 14 years old, however, his commitment to the Saints, prevented him from negotiating with the merengue team. In 2009, he won his first national title, scored 14 goals and made his debut with the national team Sub 17. From 2010, he entered the senior squad, with which he will debut in the World Cup in South Africa that same year, scored a goal in That contest. But in the South American Sub 20 that took place a year later, he was the leading scorer with nine. Later, during the celebration of the Olympic Games of London 2012, Neymar scored at least one goal in each encounter and took the silver medal. By that time, they had initiated again the conversations on his arrival in Spanish soccer. In August Of 2013, Neymar Jr realized his first goal with the Catalan team, in a match of the Supercopa of Spain. The following month he would do it in a UEFA Champions League match and then in October during the "classic".
Neymar has a younger sister, for whom she would give her entire life if necessary. His family is his greatest inspiration, especially his father, from whom he inherited his passion for football. When he was only four months old, his family and he suffered a car accident, in which his desperate and outraged parents thought he would lose his life, fortunately he recovered in a short time. Despite the poverty that hosted Neymar, he says he was not unhappy, because his parents always fought to give him the best they had and encourage him to fulfill his dream of becoming one of the best players in history.
The difficult environment in which Neymar spent his first years of life was an incentive for the star to create at Neymar Jr. Institute, an educational and sports complex dedicated to helping poor children and their families.