Neymar became, last Friday (8), the greatest scorer in the history of the Brazilian team. The number 10 scored a brace in Brazil’s 5-1 win over Bolivia, which marked Fernando Diniz’s team’s debut in South American qualifying. With the two goals and the assist the attacker has more goal participations than in the matches played with Amarelinha, according to data from SofaScore.
Since his debut in 2010 in a friendly against the United States, Neymar has taken the field on 125 occasions with Canarinho. Since then, the number 10 has scored 79 goals and provided 56 assists, for a total of 135 contributions in 13 years with Brazil.
Again according to statistics, the Brazilian only needs 77 minutes to participate in a goal with the Brazilian team. In addition to becoming the top scorer, Neymar also stands out for creating plays: he has contributed 445 decisive passes in his entire career at Amarelinha.
🔎 Neymar (31 years old) surpassed Pelé and became the GREATEST scorer in the HISTORY of the Brazilian national team! 🇧🇷👏
⚔️125 games
⚽️79 goals (!)
🅰️56 assists
⏰77 minutes to participate (!)
🔑445 decisive steps (!)
👟406 shots (248 on target!)
💨622 successful dribbles (!)
💯Sofa score 7.95 pic.twitter.com/ZW54jm2srg
— Sofascore Brazil (@SofascoreBR) September 9, 2023
But obviously the number 10 is also fundamental in his goals and in presenting the “beautiful game”. Of the 406 shots scored, 248 have ended up in the goals of the opponents he has faced so far. The player also completed 622 attempted dribbles.
Brazil’s next match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers will be in Lima, against Peru, on Tuesday at 11pm (Brasilia time) (12).
Source: Terra
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