Neymar is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Since scoring on his debut for the Brazil national team against the United States on 10 August 2010, Neymar has gone on to record 79 goals in 128 international appearances, making him Brazil's all-time top scorer. He surpassed second-placed Ronaldo's total of 62 goals with a hat-trick in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Peru on 14 October 2020, and claimed the top spot from Pelé after recording his 78th and 79th goals in a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on 9 September 2023. Neymar is also currently the sixth-highest active top scorer in men's international football.
Neymar has scored four international hat-tricks, and netted twice in a match (known as a brace) on nine occasions, with his first hat-trick coming in an 8–0 friendly win over China on 10 September 2012. He has scored nine times against Japan, making them the side he has gotten the most goals against; this total includes the four he scored during a single match in October 2015, which made Neymar the youngest player to score four goals in a game for Brazil, at the age of 22.
Neymar has scored the majority of his goals in friendlies, with them making up 46 of his overall tally. He has scored five times at the Copa América and 28 times in FIFA competitions, which include the FIFA World Cup finals, FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the FIFA Confederations Cup.
Neymar's first senior international tournament was the 2011 Copa América, where he scored two goals for Brazil. He played in his first senior FIFA tournament two years later, when he starred for hosts Brazil in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Neymar scored four goals throughout the campaign, including in the final against Spain, helping Brazil to a 3–0 victory. Neymar received the Bronze Shoe for his four goals, and was awarded with the Golden Ball for his standout performances throughout the tournament. Neymar played at his first FIFA World Cup in 2014, where he scored four goals, placing himself as the joint-third top scorer of the competition alongside his club teammate Lionel Messi and Dutch forward Robin van Persie. He also scored twice during both the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.
Goals
- As of match played 8 September 2023
- Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Neymar goal.
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| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 1 | 10 August 2010 | New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | United States | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 3 | 27 March 2011 | Emirates Stadium, London, England | Scotland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 2–0‡ | |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 13 July 2011 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | Ecuador | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2011 Copa América | |
| 5 | 4–2 | |||||||
| 6 | 10 | 10 August 2011 | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany | Germany | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 13 | 28 September 2011 | Estádio Olímpico do Pará, Belém, Brazil | Argentina | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2011 Superclásico de las Américas | |
| 8 | 14 | 8 October 2011 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 9 | 17 | 30 May 2012 | FedExField, Landover, United States | United States | 1–0‡ | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 10 | 22 | 10 September 2012 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil | China | 2–0 | 8–0 | Friendly | |
| 11 | 5–0 | |||||||
| 12 | 6–0 | |||||||
| 13 | 23 | 19 September 2012 | Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil | Argentina | 2–1‡ | 2–1 | 2012 Superclásico de las Américas | |
| 14 | 24 | 11 October 2012 | Swedbank Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | Iraq | 5–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |
| 15 | 25 | 16 October 2012 | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland | Japan | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 16 | 3–0 | |||||||
| 17 | 26 | 15 November 2012 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Colombia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 18 | 31 | 6 April 2013 | Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Bolivia | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 19 | 3–0 | |||||||
| 20 | 32 | 24 April 2013 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Chile | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 21 | 35 | 15 June 2013 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | Japan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
| 22 | 36 | 19 June 2013 | Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil | Mexico | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
| 23 | 37 | 22 June 2013 | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | Italy | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
| 24 | 39 | 30 June 2013 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Spain | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup final | |
| 25 | 41 | 7 September 2013 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | Australia | 3–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |
| 26 | 42 | 10 September 2013 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States | Portugal | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 27 | 43 | 12 October 2013 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | South Korea | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 28 | 47 | 5 March 2014 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | |
| 29 | 3–0 | |||||||
| 30 | 5–0 | |||||||
| 31 | 48 | 3 June 2014 | Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil | Panama | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 32 | 50 | 12 June 2014 | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil | Croatia | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | |
| 33 | 2–1‡ | |||||||
| 34 | 52 | 23 June 2014 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | Cameroon | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | |
| 35 | 2–1 | |||||||
| 36 | 55 | 5 September 2014 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | Colombia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 37 | 58 | 14 October 2014 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Japan | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 38 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 39 | 3–0 | |||||||
| 40 | 4–0 | |||||||
| 41 | 59 | 12 November 2014 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | Turkey | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 42 | 4–0 | |||||||
| 43 | 61 | 26 March 2015 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | France | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 44 | 64 | 14 June 2015 | Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco, Chile | Peru | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2015 Copa América | |
| 45 | 67 | 8 September 2015 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States | United States | 2–0‡ | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 46 | 4–0 | |||||||
| 47 | 71 | 1 September 2016 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 1–0‡ | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 48 | 72 | 6 September 2016 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil | Colombia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 49 | 73 | 6 October 2016 | Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil | Bolivia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 50 | 74 | 10 November 2016 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Argentina | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 51 | 76 | 23 March 2017 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 52 | 77 | 27 March 2017 | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil | Paraguay | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 53 | 82 | 10 November 2017 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | Japan | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 54 | 84 | 3 June 2018 | Anfield, Liverpool, England | Croatia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 55 | 85 | 10 June 2018 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 56 | 87 | 22 June 2018 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | |
| 57 | 89 | 2 July 2018 | Solidarnost Arena, Samara, Russia | Mexico | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | |
| 58 | 91 | 7 September 2018 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | United States | 2–0‡ | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 59 | 92 | 11 September 2018 | FedExField, Landover, United States | El Salvador | 1–0‡ | 5–0 | Friendly | |
| 60 | 95 | 16 November 2018 | Emirates Stadium, London, England | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 61 | 98 | 6 September 2019 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | Colombia | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 62 | 103 | 13 October 2020 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–1‡ | 4–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 63 | 3–2‡ | |||||||
| 64 | 4–2 | |||||||
| 65 | 104 | 4 June 2021 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | Ecuador | 2–0‡ | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 66 | 105 | 8 June 2021 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 67 | 106 | 13 June 2021 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | Venezuela | 2–0‡ | 3–0 | 2021 Copa América | |
| 68 | 107 | 17 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Peru | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2021 Copa América | |
| 69 | 113 | 9 September 2021 | Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil | Peru | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 70 | 115 | 14 October 2021 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil | Uruguay | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 71 | 117 | 24 March 2022 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Chile | 1–0‡ | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 72 | 118 | 2 June 2022 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | South Korea | 2–1‡ | 5–1 | Friendly | |
| 73 | 3–1‡ | |||||||
| 74 | 119 | 6 June 2022 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Japan | 1–0‡ | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 75 | 121 | 27 September 2022 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | Tunisia | 3–1‡ | 5–1 | Friendly | |
| 76 | 123 | 5 December 2022 | Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar | South Korea | 2–0‡ | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | |
| 77 | 124 | 9 December 2022 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Croatia | 1–0 | 1–1 (2–4 p) | 2022 FIFA World Cup | |
| 78 | 125 | 8 September 2023 | Estádio Mangueirão, Belém, Brazil | Bolivia | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 79 | 5–1 |
Hat-tricks
| No. | Opponent | Goals | Score | Venue | Competition | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 (1–0, 5–0, 6–0) | 8–0 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil | Friendly | 10 September 2012 | |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 (2–0, 3–0, 5–0) | 5–0 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Friendly | 5 March 2014 | |
| 3 | Japan | 4 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0, 4–0) | 4–0 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Friendly | 14 October 2014 | |
| 4 | Peru | 3 (1–1, 3–2, 4–2) | 4–2 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 13 October 2020 |
Statistics
- As of match played 17 October 2023
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- Appearances in 2011 Copa América
- Appearances in 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
- Appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup
- Two appearances and one goal in 2015 Copa América, two appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
- Appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
- Appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup
- Appearances in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
- Seven appearances and four goals in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, six appearances and two goals in 2021 Copa América
- One appearance and one goal in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances and two goals in 2022 FIFA World Cup
- Appearances in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
See also
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
- List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
- List of most expensive association football transfers
- List of International goals scored by Pelé
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