Neymar was born on 5 February 1992 in Mogi das Cruzes. A Brazilian footballer, Neymar came through the youth system of Santos and became a star before moving to Barcelona in 2013. Together with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez he formed a celebrated attacking trio that won the Champions League in 2015. In 2017 he joined Paris Saint-Germain in what was then the most expensive transfer in football history, and he later played in Saudi Arabia. For Brazil he won the Olympic gold medal in 2016 and became the national team's all-time leading scorer. His career has been marked by dazzling skill, repeated injuries and controversy over his behaviour on and off the pitch.
Before and after
- 1992The first exoplanets are found around a pulsar
- from 11 January 1992 to 8 February 2002Algerian Civil War
- 22 January 1992Discovery of PSR B1257+12 c
- 22 January 1992Discovery of PSR B1257+12 d
- 5 February 1992Birth of Neymar
- 7 February 1992Maastricht Treaty
- 11 February 1992Founding of Central Bank of Azerbaijan
- 11 February 1992Birth of Taylor Lautner
- 20 February 1992Founding of Premier League
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- 5 October 1948Founding of International Union for Conservation of Nature
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- 1985Introduction of new shekel
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