Voting for the 15th edition of the Samba Gold Award, rewarding the best Brazilian players of the year in the men’s, women’s and U23 categories, is now open. Who will succeed Neymar? Voting is open to the public , and we will know the winner at the end of the year.
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Among the 10 players competing in the men’s category this year, we find Neymar, five-time winner of the trophy. Discover in detail its performance during the year 2023 to decide if you want to give it your vote.
Neymar profile for the year 2023
Neymar, during this year, played a total of 16 matches between the end of the 2022/2023 season with PSG and the start of the 2023/2024 season with his new club, Al-Hilal, also representing the Brazilian selection .
It goes without saying that the low number of matches played by Neymar this year is linked to the muscular problems which kept him away from the field for most of the second half of the season with PSG. However, since his transfer to Al-Hilal, the number 10 has played one match after another.
With PSG, he won the championship for the 5th time, while for the selection, which he only returned to in September, he was decisive in the first two matches of the World Cup qualifiers.
Statistics in 2023:
– Matches played: 16
– Goals scored: 8
– Assists: 9
– Yellow cards: 5
– Red cards: 0
Titles won in 2023:
– Ligue 1: 1
Highlights in 2023:
Triumphant return to selection
For his long-awaited return to the Brazilian selection, Neymar lived up to expectations. Established from the start by the new coach Fernando Diniz during the first match of the qualifiers for the World Cup against Bolivia, the playmaker was the author of an XXL performance with a double and an assist, becoming by the same occasion the most prolific scorer in the history of Brazil in selection by dethroning King Pelé. He will continue the following match against Peru with an offering on the only goal of the match.
🚨GOAL | Brazil 5-1 Bolivia | Neymar (2)pic.twitter.com/40brxSBl8M
— VAR Tático (@vartatico) September 9, 2023
If you are convinced that Neymar deserves to be named the best Brazilian player of the year 2023 among the other participants, do not hesitate to vote for him for the Samba Gold Award 2023 by following this link .
- Samba d’Or 2023 – Vote now!
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