Things Neymar will be remembered for
[ A THREAD ]
Balon d'or nominee while playing outside Europe
Helped Santos win two successive Campeonato Paulista championships & a Copa do Brasil
Carried Santos to their first libertadores in 50 years at 19
Won the Puskás award
2× South America best player
Neymar was presented at the Camp Nou in front of 56,500 fans, a record turnout for a Brazilian player.
Won the Confederations Cup being the best player at 20
World Cup team of the tournament 2014
Helped Barcelona to a treble win
Carried Barcelona during 2016 & won the domestic double
Won Brazil their first ever Olympic Gold medal
That comeback against PSG
Being t3 balon d'or player twice. Only after Ronaldo and Messi in both years
Highest ever transfer fee in football history of $222 mil
His 17/18 season
Helped PSG attain a domestic quadruple in the 2019–20 season, and led the club to its first ever Champions League Final
His 2021 Copa America campaign. Carried Brazil and put up same stats as Messi in less games. Also performed so much better in the final
Most balon d'or nominations only after Ronaldo & Messi
Will soon become Brazil's highest ever goalscorer beating Pele's record
Neymar has
• 118 G/A, 113 in Brazil apps
• 117 G/A, 123 LaLiga
• 92 G/A, 73 Ligue-1
• 82 G/A, 103 Serie A
• 72 G/A, 70 UCL
• 20 G/A, 25 Libertadores
• 21 G/A, 20 CDR
• 12 G/A, 9 CDF
• 3 G/A, 3 CWC
425 G/A, 438 club career
543 G/A, 551 career apps
Neymar has 14th most g/a by a footballer in history. He's not even 30 yet
The disrespect is unreal
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