Celebrity & Athlete Heights
Neymar Jr. has spent his career proving that flair and footwork matter more than size. This guide covers exactly how tall he is, an up-to-date look at his winding club career and injury-disrupted return home to Santos, and how his international career with Brazil came to an emotional close at the 2026 World Cup.
Career Biography
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born on February 5, 1992, in Mogi das Cruzes, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, before his family later moved to the coastal city of Santos, where his football career truly took shape.
Back where it started. Neymar rejoined Santos FC, his boyhood club, in January 2025, and has since extended his contract through the end of 2026. His return has been carefully managed around a long recovery from injury, but he's steadily returned to form, passing 100 career goals for Santos across his two spells with the club and helping rekindle the connection with the fanbase he left in 2013.
International Career & Brazil's Scoring Record
Neymar represented Brazil at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups and helped the Seleção win the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2016 Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, and the 2019 Copa América on home soil, ending a 12-year wait for the title. In September 2023, he passed Pelé to become Brazil's all-time leading men's goalscorer, a record he extended to 80 goals by the end of his international career.
A fourth World Cup, and a farewell. Despite a long recovery from his ACL injury, Neymar was named to Brazil's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, his fourth tournament. Used sparingly off the bench, he scored his only goal of the tournament from a stoppage-time penalty in Brazil's 2-1 Round of 16 defeat to Norway, which ended the Seleção's campaign in their earliest World Cup exit since 1990. Visibly emotional afterward, Neymar told reporters his international career was over: "I tried. It started here, at MetLife Stadium, and I finished here. It is now over." He leaves the national team with 80 goals and 58 assists in 130 appearances, but without the World Cup title that has eluded Brazil since 2002.
Major Achievements
Personal Life
Neymar's current partner is Brazilian model Bruna Biancardi, with whom he has an on-and-off relationship dating back to 2021. The couple share two daughters, Mavie (born 2023) and Mel (born 2025), and announced in June 2026 that they are expecting a third child together. Neymar also has a son, Davi Lucca (born 2011), from a previous relationship with Carolina Dantas, and a daughter, Helena (born 2024), with model Amanda Kimberlly, making him a father of four with a fifth child on the way.
The bottom line: at 1.75 m, Neymar was never going to win games in the air, and he never needed to. His footwork, vision, and record-breaking goal tally for Brazil made him one of the most decorated South American players of his generation, even if a difficult run of injuries defined much of his final years at the top level. His emotional exit from international football in 2026 closes a 16-year chapter, but his place as Brazil's all-time leading scorer is now permanent.
Frequently Asked Questions
How tall is Neymar exactly?
He is listed at 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) on his official Wikipedia and club profiles.
What club does Neymar play for now?
Santos FC in Brazil, the club where he began his career. He returned there in January 2025 after his contract with Saudi club Al-Hilal was mutually terminated, and has since extended his deal through the end of 2026.
Is Neymar Brazil's all-time top goalscorer?
Yes. He passed Pelé's long-standing national team record in September 2023 and finished his international career with 80 goals in 130 appearances.
Has Neymar retired from playing for Brazil?
He announced immediately after Brazil's Round of 16 elimination at the 2026 World Cup that his international career was over, though no formal retirement declaration to the Brazilian federation has been separately confirmed.
How many children does Neymar have?
Four, with a fifth on the way as of mid-2026: a son, Davi Lucca, and daughters Mavie, Helena, and Mel, across three relationships.
