Neymar is a Brazilian professional footballer.
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior ( [ nejˈmaʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈsɐ̃tus ˈʒũɲoʁ ] ; born 5 February 1992 ) , commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr. , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Brazil national team . With 52 goals in 77 matches for Brazil since debuting at age 18 , Neymar is the fourth-highest goalscorer for his national team . His participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Copa América was cut short by injury and a suspension respectively , but the next year he captained Brazil to their first Olympic gold medal in men 's football at the 2016 Summer Olympics . Santos Futebol Clube ( [ ˈsɐ̃tus futʃiˈbɔw ˈklubi ] ) , commonly known as Santos or Peixe ( [ ˈpejʃi ] ) , is a Brazilian professional football club based in Vila Belmiro , a bairro in the city of Santos .