Neymar Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Neymar David Sánchez Segura[1]
Date of birth (2003-11-17) 17 November 2003
Place of birth Tumaco, Colombia[1]
Position(s) Winger, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Atlético Bucaramanga
Number 27
Youth career
2017 Fútbol Paz
2019–2021 Bogotá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Bogotá 3 (1)
2023– Atlético Bucaramanga 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2023

Neymar David Sánchez Segura (born 17 November 2003) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Atlético Bucaramanga.

Club career

Born in Tumaco, Sánchez began playing football at the age of thirteen in Valle del Cauca, playing for a club named Fútbol Paz de Cali for a month.[2] He played for another club in the Torneo de Las Américas, before joining the academy of Bogotá two years later.[3][4] After two years in the youth team, he was given his debut in the Categoría Primera B on 7 March 2021. On just his second appearance with the club, he scored in a 2–0 win against Tigres.[4]

Despite the good start to his career with Bogotá, he stopped featuring, and would go on to join Atlético Bucaramanga. On his first start for his new club, and his second appearance, he scored in a 3–0 Categoría Primera A win against Unión Magdalena.[5]

Personal life

Despite sharing the same name, Sánchez says he was not named after Al Hilal and Brazil forward Neymar, with the Brazilian making his professional debut in 2009, six years after Sánchez's birth.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 May 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bogotá 2021 Categoría Primera B 31000031
2022 00000000
Total 31000031
Atlético Bucaramanga 2023 Categoría Primera A 21000021
Career total 52000052

    References

    1. 1 2 Neymar Sánchez at WorldFootball.net
    2. "Debutó a los 17 años, se llama Neymar y sueña con jugar en el Real Madrid" [He made his debut at the age of 17, his name is Neymar and he dreams of playing for Real Madrid]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). 6 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
    3. González, Néstor (9 May 2023). "Comprarle la casa para su mamá, el sueño de Neymar Sánchez, jugador de Atlético Bucaramanga" [Buying a house for his mother, the dream of Neymar Sánchez, Atlético Bucaramanga player]. vanguardia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
    4. 1 2 "Neymar, futuro de Bogotá FC" [Neymar, future of Bogotá FC]. dimayor.com.co (in Spanish). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
    5. "El "Neymar colombiano" debutó con Bucaramanga, tiró lujos y hasta marcó gol" [The "Colombian Neymar" debuted with Bucaramanga, threw luxuries and even scored a goal]. fanaticos.com.co (in Spanish). 6 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
    6. "Neymar Sánchez, una promesa del fútbol colombiano" [Neymar Sánchez, a promise of Colombian football]. conexioncapital.co (in Spanish). 13 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
    7. Neymar Sánchez at Soccerway
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