Neymar da Silva

Football player infobox
playername = Neymar
fullname = Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1992|2|5
cityofbirth = Mogi das Cruzes
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub = Santos Futebol Clube
clubnumber =
height = 1.66 m
position = Striker
youthyears = 2004 - 2007
youthclubs = Santos Futebol Clube
years = 2008-
clubs = Santos Futebol Clube
caps(goals) = 0 (0)

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior or simply Neymar (born February 5, 1992), is a teenage Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brasileirão club Santos Futebol Clube.

To date Neymar has only played at junior level for Santos, although he has trained with the first teamcite news|url=http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_3060632,00.html|title=United eye 'New Robinho'|accessdate=2008-01-20|date=2008-01-19|publisher=Football365] . However, he has already reportedly attracted substantial interest from top European clubs including fc|Manchester United, Real Madrid, fc|Arsenal, Barcelona and fc|Chelsea [cite news|url=http://www.eyefootball.com/news/2809/Man-Utd-want-Neymar/|title=Man Utd want Neymar|accessdate=2008-01-20|date=2008-01-19|publisher= [http://www.eyefootball.com EyeFootball] ] , all of whom are believed to have sent scouts to watch the player, dubbed "the new Robinho" as he competes in the Copinha, a large junior tournament in São Paulo.

Madrid are believed to have signed a pre-contract agreement with Neymar's agent, Wagner Ribeiro, lasting until 2011. However Santos, who were not party to that arrangement have secured the players image rights until 2015, securing their ownership of the player and right to a sizeable transfer fee.

External links

* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=8094&pn=Neymar_da_Silva_Santos_J%C3%BAnior Neymar at footballdatabase.com]
* [http://www.neymarjr.com/ % Click here and visit the official site - www.neymarjr.com]

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