- Neymar’s parents are Neymar Santos Sr. (father) and Nadine Gonçalves (mother) while his only sibling is Rafaella Santos Beckran (sister); his sister adopted the name Beckran in honor of David Beckham
- The 32-year-old Brazillian footballer has a son, Davi Lucca with his ex-girlfriend Carolina Dantas
- His sister Rafaella is a model who tattooed his eyes on her arm and Neymar equally tattooed her face on his arm; Neymar had missed matches on her birthdays from the 2014/15 to 2021 seasons and only broke the jinx in 2022
Brazillian football player, Neymar da Silva Santos Junior hails from a closely knitted family with supportive parents, Neymar Santos Sr. (father) and Nadine Gonçalves (mother). He shares a close relationship with his only sibling – a sister Rafaella Santos Beckran (a model). More into his family, the 32 years old forward also has a son with his ex-girlfriend, Carolina Dantas.
While Neymar’s parents, sister, and son may have gained fame as a result of his thriving football career, they are equally successful in their own rights. His father was a semi-professional footballer and the manager of the Paris Saint-Germain player, Neymar. His mother on the other hand is the president of the Neymar Institute while Rafaella is a model and a also huge contributor to the Neymar Institution.
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Who are Neymar’s Parents?
Neymar’s Father is the Footballer’s Manager and a Former Semi-Pro Football Player
Personal Profile
Long before Neymar Jr. was born, Neymar Sr. was already into football but did not leave the shores of his locality and retired in 1992 at the age of 32 when his son was born. He then moved to take a career as a traffic engineer.
In his semi-professional football career, Neymar Sr. played in regional leagues in Brazil.
When his son became old enough, he encouraged him to play football in the streets and other places. He became Neymar Jr’s first coach and later his manager.
He is also known as a major driving force of his son as well as one man who has instilled discipline in the talented and prolific goalscorer.
As part of being the manager of his son, one of his major contributions was renegotiating Neymar Jr’s contract with Barcelona. This move reportedly earned the younger Santos a commission of €26 million.
He has often been described as a smart businessman who has influenced the major career signings of his son over the course of time.
Neymar’s Mother is an Entrepreneur and President of the Neymar Jr. Institute
Personal Profile
Born Nadine Gonçalves and famous as Nadine Santos, Neymar’s mother is an entrepreneur and president of Neymar Jr. Institute.
The organization is a non-profit civil association that started in 2014 in Praia Grande in Brazil.
Through the institution, Nadine has contributed to helping children, adolescents, and families who live in social vulnerability. She has helped in promoting education, sports, health, and cultural activities.
On the aspect of her relationship with her son Neymar, Nadine is known for supporting her son’s career and has equally helped in molding him.
While she may not be as vocal as her ex-husband with respect to Neymar Jr’s career, she has not been totally silent.
Moreso, she has a close relationship with her footballer son. Neymar has tattooed her name with an infinity sign on his wrist.
Neymar’s Parents Had Difficult Lives Before Their Son Became Famous
Santos Sr. and Nadine struggled as a young couple. Finances were tight to the extent that they could barely afford ultrasound while they were pregnant with their footballer son. Neymar Sr. also had to do different jobs at a time but could still barely afford meals and electricity bills among other necessities.
Away from financial troubles, they almost lost their first child in the early 1990s in an accident.
At the time, they only had Neymar Jr. and were traveling when they were involved in an accident that caused Santos Sr’s leg to be broken and also left them with the fear of losing their only son.
Thankfully, they all survived and also pulled out of the difficulty they faced as a young couple.
They Divorced After More than 2 Decades of Marriage and Nadine has Been Involved in Relationships with a Younger Man
More than 2 decades after Nadine and Neymar Sr. were married and had 2 children, they ended their marriage in divorce in 2016 when their son was 24 and their daughter was 20.
At the time of this writing, the family has not given an insight into why the marriage crashed.
Nonetheless, Neymar’s mother has been involved in romantic relationships that reached the public.
She was romantically linked to a former footballer, gamer, and model Tiago Ramos. The relationship ended in January 2022 after Ramos attacked Nadine. The report stated that Neymar’s mother refused one of Tiago’s extravagant romantic suggestions.
This led to an outburst of anger by the model and he ended up destroying a number of things at the apartment before the police arrived.
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Meet Neymar’s Only Sister, Rafaella Santos
Personal Profile
Rafaella Santos, 28, is the younger sister of one of the big footballers in the world, Neymar. She was born on 11 March 1996 and they share a very close relationship.
She is a Brazillian model, social media influencer, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Akiwell – a company that deals with vitamins and supplements.
More into her fame, Neymar missed matches on her birthday from the 2014/15 season and down to the years to come afterward. Although the act is not intentional on the part of either of the siblings.
The missing of matches by the football legend on March 11 is due to injury or suspension from games.
In 2018, he missed 5 consecutive matches and in 2019, he was injured and forced out. In 2020, Rafaella’s brother was sidelined with a rib injury and in 2021, he sustained another injury in February, about a month before her birthday.
However, what has been joked about on the internet as a “birthday curse” for about 7 to 8 years was finally broken in 2022 when he played matches around the time that Rafaella was celebrating her birthday.
The Football Star has a 12-year-old Kid
Davi Lucca da Silva Santo is the son of Neymar and his ex-girlfriend, Carolina Dantas. He was born on 24 August 2011 in Sao Paulo and is currently 12 years old.
The only son of the footballer has attended different matches with Neymar.
While there are suggestions that the youngest Santos may take a career in football as his father and grandfather, he keeps a much more private life at the time of this writing.
What to Know About His Girfriend and Past Relationships
Neymar has been in romantic relationships with different women over time. He was in a relationship with the model, Natalia Barulich. They met in February 2018 when her then-boyfriend Maluma performed at Neymar’s 26th birthday party.
In 2019, they ended the relationship and by February 2020, Natalia confirmed her relationship with Neymar on his 28th birthday. Nonetheless, the relationship only lasted a few months before they split the same year.
Before Natalia, the footballer dated actress Bruna Marquezine from 2012 to 2018. They met at a Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in 2012.
In 2013, they broke up before getting back together and repeated the same thing in 2016. In 2018, they called the relationship off.
His love timeline also traces to writer and UFC Octagon girl Jhenny Andrade. They dated in 2015.
On the same note, Neymar’s first love in the spotlight is Carolina Dantas. They dated from 2010 to 2011 when Neymar was 19 years old and Carolina was reportedly 17.
They welcomed their child, Davi after they split. Currently, they remain friends and co-parent their son.
Neymar’s Other Family Members
The multi-award-winning footballer has a good relationship with some of his extended family members. While growing up, Neymar, his sister, and his mother lived with his paternal grandparents since finances were tight.
While many details about his other extended family members may be shadowy, his grandmother still votes in Brazil at the time of this writing. The news was shared by Neymar Sr. on Instagram.
