{"id":2613,"date":"2023-03-09T04:40:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T03:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soccerapostle.com\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2023-03-09T04:40:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T03:40:55","slug":"how-old-is-neymar-jr-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soccerapostle.com\/how-old-is-neymar-jr-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"How old is neymar jr 2021?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, better known as Neymar Jr. or simply Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. He is considered to be one of the best players in the world.<\/p>\n

Neymar was born on February 5, 1992, in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil. He began playing football at an early age and was snapped up by Santos FC at the age of 11. He made his professional debut for Santos at the age of 17 and went on to score 54 goals in 103 appearances for the club.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Neymar transferred to Barcelona for a fee of €57.1 million, making him the most expensive teenage footballer in history. He quickly established himself as one of Barcelona’s star players, scoring 91 goals in 186 appearances for the club.<\/p>\n

In 2017, Neymar transferred to Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record fee of €222 million. He has since won several trophies with PSG, including two Ligue 1 titles and the 2020 UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n