Soccer (Football)
Neymar Jr: From Praia Grande to Paris
As Neymar Jr stuns the football world with his latest career move from Barcelona to Paris St-Germain, find out how his humble origins in Brazil made him the man he is today.
Neymar Jr spent most of his childhood playing on the streets of São Vicente, a city near São Paulo, and in nearby Praia Grande. People noted his athleticism at a young age as much as his skill — honed, like so many Brazilian heroes, by endless games of futsal. The family lived a humble life despite Neymar Sr’s own football career, but once Neymar Jr signed papers at nearby Santos FC, history beckoned.
As Neymar Jr looks to smash records once again with his historic PSG transfer, watch a revealing RedBull.com documentary about the star’s early life in Brazil at the top of this page.
