{"id":4681,"date":"2026-06-30T09:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=4681"},"modified":"2026-07-20T07:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:06:07","slug":"neymar-stats","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/neymar-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Neymar stats: the record scorer and the \u20ac222m man"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Neymar stats<\/strong> that matter are the ones that put him above Pele: 79 goals for Brazil, more than any man in the nation’s history. The most expensive player football has ever seen and the heir who became a record-breaker in his own right, Neymar is at a fourth World Cup — though at 34, his role is very different now. Here are the numbers behind a Brazilian great. For the bigger picture, see our World Cup 2026<\/a> hub.<\/p>\n\n

Neymar stats: the numbers of a Brazilian great<\/h2>\n
Team<\/th>Apps<\/th>Goals<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Santos<\/strong><\/td>268<\/td>153<\/td><\/tr>
Barcelona<\/strong><\/td>186<\/td>105<\/td><\/tr>
Paris Saint-Germain<\/strong><\/td>173<\/td>118<\/td><\/tr>
Al-Hilal<\/strong><\/td>7<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Brazil<\/strong><\/td>128<\/td>79<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

Club figures are all-competition career totals; tallies can vary by provider. Santos covers both of his spells.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

The man who passed Pele<\/h2>\n

Neymar’s defining number is 79 — the goals that, in 2023, took him past Pele as Brazil’s all-time leading scorer. Add more than 370 goals across his club career and you have one of the most prolific attackers of his generation, a left-footed forward who blended flair, dribbling and ruthless finishing.<\/p>\n\n

The \u20ac222m man: from Santos to a world record<\/h2>\n

After winning the Copa Libertadores with boyhood club Santos in 2011, Neymar moved to Barcelona and then, in 2017, to Paris Saint-Germain for €222m — a fee that made him the most expensive player in history and a record that still stands today. He later spent time at Al-Hilal before returning home to Santos.<\/p>\n\n

A treble at Barcelona, titles everywhere<\/h2>\n

Neymar’s trophy haul is vast: the 2015 Champions League and treble with Barcelona, five Ligue 1 titles at PSG, the Copa Libertadores with Santos, and Olympic gold with Brazil in 2016. Few forwards of his era have won more.<\/p>\n\n

Neymar at the World Cup 2026<\/h2>\n

Neymar’s involvement at the World Cup 2026 has so far been limited to a brief cameo, with Brazil progressing to the Round of 16 largely without him.<\/p>\n