- Title: Brazil forward Neymar confirms Santos return
- Date: 28th January 2025
- Summary: BARCELONA, SPAIN (FILE - MAY 15, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** NEYMAR THROWING CAP TO FANS DURING LALIGA OPEN-TOP BUS CELEBRATIONS NEYMAR ON SUAREZ’S SHOULDERS DURING CELEBRATIONS HARRISON, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES (FILE - JULY 21, 2017) (REUTERS) NEYMAR WARMING UP NEXT TO SUAREZ & MESSI NEYMAR STANDING NEXT TO MESSI & SUAREZ LISTENING
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- Keywords: Al Hilal Barcelona FC Barca Lionel Messi Luis Suarez MSM Neymar PSG Paris St Germain SPL Santos Saudi Pro League
- Location: VARIOUS
- City: VARIOUS
- Country: Brazil
- Topics: South America / Central America,Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA00B669328012025RP1
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- Story Text:Brazil forward Neymar will return to his boyhood club Santos from Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal, he posted on social media on Thursday (January 30).
Neymar, 32, joined Al-Hilal from Paris St Germain for a reported 90 million euros ($93.8 million) in 2023 but he managed only seven appearances for them after suffering a serious knee injury.
Neymar began his career with Santos in 2009 aged 17, racking up 136 goals and 64 assists in 225 matches to help the club secure their first Copa Libertadores title in nearly 50 years in 2011.
He joined Barcelona in 2013, winning two LaLiga titles, three Copa del Rey trophies and the 2015 Champions League.
Neymar has 128 caps and a record 79 goals for his country, surpassing Pele's tally of 77. He was also part of Brazil's gold medal-winning squad at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and helped them finish runners-up to Argentina in the 2021 Copa America.
He moved to PSG from Barca in 2017 for a world-record fee of 222 million euros and won five French league titles with the capital club.
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