#2 His impeccable record with the Brazilian national team
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Involved in the national setup from a young age, he managed to guide Brazil to the finals of the 2012 Olympics before losing to Mexico. Eventually handed the iconic No. 10 shirt, Neymar continued to impress, winning 3 consecutive man-of-the-match awards as Brazil beat Spain to win the 2013 Confederations Cup; his performances also saw him receive the golden ball for player of the tournament.
It could be seen how much Brazil depend on him when their bid for the 2014 World Cup spectacularly derailed with a 7-1 loss to Germany in the semi-finals; a match for which Neymar was suspended.
Most recently, he captained the team to gold in the 2016 Olympics on home soil, beating Germany in the finals.
Still at a tender age of 24, he has already scored 50 goals for the Brazilian national team in just 75 games, surpassing Zico’s 48 and already fourth on the list for all time highest scorers; behind only Romario (55), Ronaldo Nazario (62) and Pele (77). He has become the beacon for Brazil’s new era of footballers, constantly raising their level of play and single-handedly winning games.
With still a very long way to go in his career, he could easily surpass Pele and become their greatest ever goal-scorer.
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