He was nominated for the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2011 and 2012 and Puskás Award in 2010, 2011 and 2012, where the maximum position reached in the first is 10 and in the second the winner. It is known for its acceleration, speed, dribbling skills, technique and finishing. His playing style has earned him praise and criticism with fans and the media. In a controversial statement days before the final of the Club World Cup, Pele said Neymar is a great player and that is above Lionel Messi.3 won the Footballer of the Year award in South America in 2011. Beat several records because it was the player who scored the most points and the youngest to achieve this.
Neymar joined Santos in 2003 and after being in the ranks, he was promoted to the first team. He made his debut for Santos in 2009, which quickly became his discovery, becoming a first team player fixed. He got elected as the Best Young Player of Campeonato Paulista 2009. Also was the Best Forward and Best Player of Campeonato Paulista 2010 and top scorer of the 2010 Copa do Brasil with eleven goals. Neymar finished the 2010 season with forty-two goals in sixty games. Neymar was once again voted the best player of the year in 2011, won the league title, the Copa Libertadores in which Neymar scored six goals in thirteen games, becoming the best player of the competition. He also played a key role in obtaining a double continental for his team, who did not get the Saints since 1963. He received the Bronze Ball World Club Cup 2011, where the Saints made it to the final, but were defeated by the Spanish club FC Barcelona 4-0.
Neymar is Brazilian international. He played in the Under-17 and Under-20 categories of the Brazilian national team and currently plays for the senior and Olympic since it was included in the Brazilian team for the Olympic Games in 2012. On 10 August 2010, eighteen years old, he made his debut with the adult national team in a friendly match against the United States, in which he also scored a goal. He was top scorer in the 2011 South Championship with nine goals, including two goals in the final, a 6-0 win against Uruguay, which allowed Brazil to win their eleventh title in this competition. He is the top scorer in the history of the Olympic with eleven goals.
