{"id":2678,"date":"2023-03-09T22:02:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T21:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soccerapostle.com\/?p=2678"},"modified":"2023-03-09T22:02:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T21:02:14","slug":"how-long-has-neymar-been-playing-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soccerapostle.com\/how-long-has-neymar-been-playing-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"How long has neymar been playing soccer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly 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 widely considered as one of the best players in the world.<\/p>\n

Neymar began playing football as a youngster with Santos FC. He helped the club win two successive Campeonato Paulista championships, a Copa do Brasil, and the 2011 Copa Libertadores, Santos’ first continental triumph in 48 years. Neymar was twice named the South American Footballer of the Year, in 2011 and 2012.<\/p>\n

Neymar has been playing soccer for approximately 18 years.<\/p>\n

How long has Neymar played soccer? <\/h2>\n

Neymar made his professional debut on 7 March 2009, despite being only 17 years old. He was brought on for the last thirty minutes, in a 2–1 win against Oeste. Neymar made an immediate impact, helping to set up the equalizing goal. He then scored the winning goal in the dying moments of the match. This was a sign of things to come, as Neymar would go on to be one of the most prolific goalscorers in the world.<\/p>\n