Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar, is one of the most popular footballers on the planet. As an adolescent, his passion for the sport blossomed, and his skills developed quickly. But how has Neymar family life impacted the footballer's every decision? At 17 years of age, Neymar made his professional debut for his boyhood club, Santos. Nine years down the road, he's now a winger for French club Paris Saint-Germaine and the Brazil national team, and he's currently making more money than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo with his impressive weekly salary of $818,000. At the young age of 26, Neymar has scored over 250 goals at club level and is widely loved for being among the best-paid, the most attractive and the most marketable athletes on the planet. What most people don’t know is how far Neymar has come to get to where he is today and how important his family was for him to get there.
