{"id":3800,"date":"2023-03-21T12:37:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T11:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soccerapostle.com\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2023-03-21T12:37:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T11:37:07","slug":"is-neymar-christan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soccerapostle.com\/is-neymar-christan\/","title":{"rendered":"Is neymar christan?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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. Born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Neymar began playing football as a child and moved to Santos in 2003, where he made his professional debut aged 17. He helped the club win two consecutive Campeonato Paulista championships, a Copa do Brasil, and the 2011 Copa Libertadores, Santos’ first continental title since 1963. Neymar was twice named the South American Footballer of the Year, in 2011 and 2012, before completing a €57.1 million transfer to Barcelona in 2013. As part of Barcelona’s attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, he won the continental treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League, and came fourth in the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or. Neymar’s involvement in politics, sports, and charity work has seen him receive several prestigious individual and team awards such as the Olympic Silver Medal and the Golden Ball at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

Neymar’s parents, both former footballers<\/p>\n

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., 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 was born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, to Neymar Santos Sr. and Nadine da Silva. He inherited his name from his father, who is a former footballer and is of African descent. His mother is of Brazilian and Portuguese descent. He has a younger sister, Rafaella Beckran, who is also a footballer.<\/p>\n