Neymar’s father: My son thought about quitting football

Neymar’s father and agent revealed that the athlete considered ending his career after his latest injury. In a recent interview, the father even said that the player thought about giving up everything and not even having surgery.

I arrived at my son’s house and he told me that he couldn’t take it anymore, that he didn’t even know if the surgery was worth it… that for him, it had been enough, she said.

Then I asked: ‘So why are we going to operate? But son, if you want to have the operation to focus on your recovery, I’m with you. It’s so close. Only six months left, we’re not going to give up now.’ Then when he came back and scored the goal… it was incredible.

Remember, Neymar has a long history of injuries and, in 2025 alone, had four setbacks that kept him off the field. 

In total, the Brazilian international has been forced to stop playing for 1535 days due to physical problems, which is equivalent to 259 games.