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List of international goals scored by Neymar

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Neymar is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward on the Brazil national team from 2010 until 2026. Since scoring on his debut for the Seleção against the United States on 10 August 2010,[1] Neymar went on to record 80 goals in 130 international appearances, making him Brazil's all-time top scorer.[2] He surpassed second-placed Ronaldo's total of 62 goals with a hat-trick in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Peru on 14 October 2020,[3] and claimed the top spot from Pelé after recording his 78th and 79th goals in a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on 9 September 2023.[4] Neymar is also currently the eleventh-highest top scorer in men's international football all time.[5]

Neymar (pictured in 2018) scored 80 goals in 130 caps for Brazil between his debut 2010 and his final game in 2026.

Neymar has scored four international hat-tricks, and netted twice in a match (known as a brace) on nine occasions, with his first hat-trick coming in an 8–0 friendly win over China on 10 September 2012.[6] He has scored nine times against Japan, making them the side he has gotten the most goals against;[2][7] this total includes the four he scored during a single match in October 2015, which made Neymar the youngest player to score four goals in a game for Brazil, at the age of 22.[8]

Neymar has scored the majority of his goals in friendlies, with them making up 46 of his overall tally. He has scored five times at the Copa América and 29 times in FIFA competitions, which include the FIFA World Cup finals, FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the FIFA Confederations Cup.[2]

Neymar's first senior international tournament was the 2011 Copa América,[9] where he scored two goals for Brazil.[10] He played in his first senior FIFA tournament two years later, when he starred for hosts Brazil in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[11] Neymar scored four goals throughout the campaign, including in the final against Spain, helping Brazil to a 3–0 victory.[12] Neymar received the Bronze Shoe for his four goals,[13] and was awarded with the Golden Ball for his standout performances throughout the tournament.[14] Neymar played at his first FIFA World Cup in 2014, where he scored four goals, placing himself as the joint-third top scorer of the competition alongside his club teammate Lionel Messi and Dutch forward Robin van Persie.[15] He also scored 9 goals in FIFA World Cup tournaments; he scored four goals in 2014, two in 2018, two in 2022 and one in 2026.[16]

Goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Neymar goal.[2]
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No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 10 August 2010 New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  United States 1–0 2–0 Friendly [17]
2 3 27 March 2011 Emirates Stadium, London, England  Scotland 1–0 2–0 [18]
3 2–0‡
4 8 13 July 2011 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina  Ecuador 2–1 4–2 2011 Copa América [19]
5 4–2
6 10 10 August 2011 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany  Germany 2–3 2–3 Friendly [20]
7 13 28 September 2011 Mangueirão, Belém, Brazil  Argentina 2–0 2–0 2011 Superclásico de las Américas [21]
8 14 8 October 2011 Costa Rica National Stadium, San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–0 1–0 Friendly [22]
9 17 30 May 2012 FedExField, Landover, United States  United States 1–0‡ 4–1 [23]
10 22 10 September 2012 Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil  China 2–0 8–0 [24]
11 5–0
12 6–0
13 23 19 September 2012 Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil  Argentina 2–1‡ 2–1 2012 Superclásico de las Américas [25]
14 24 11 October 2012 Swedbank Stadion, Malmö, Sweden  Iraq 5–0 6–0 Friendly [26]
15 25 16 October 2012 Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław, Poland  Japan 2–0 4–0 [27]
16 3–0
17 26 15 November 2012 MetLife Stadium, East Rutheford, United States  Colombia 1–1 1–1 [28]
18 31 6 April 2013 Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia  Bolivia 2–0 4–0 [29]
19 3–0
20 32 24 April 2013 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Chile 2–1 2–2 [30]
21 35 15 June 2013 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil  Japan 1–0 3–0 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup [31]
22 36 19 June 2013 Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil  Mexico 1–0 2–0 [32]
23 37 22 June 2013 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil  Italy 2–1 4–2 [33]
24 39 30 June 2013 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Spain 2–0 3–0 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup final [34]
25 41 7 September 2013 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil  Australia 3–0 6–0 Friendly [35]
26 42 10 September 2013 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States  Portugal 2–1 3–1 [36]
27 43 12 October 2013 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1–0 2–0 [37]
28 47 5 March 2014 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  South Africa 2–0 5–0 [38]
29 3–0
30 5–0
31 48 3 June 2014 Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil  Panama 1–0 4–0 [39]
32 50 12 June 2014 Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil  Croatia 1–1 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup [40]
33 2–1‡
34 52 23 June 2014 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil  Cameroon 1–0 4–1 [41]
35 2–1
36 55 5 September 2014 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States  Colombia 1–0 1–0 Friendly [42]
37 58 14 October 2014 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Japan 1–0 4–0 [43]
38 2–0
39 3–0
40 4–0
41 59 12 November 2014 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 4–0 [44]
42 4–0
43 61 26 March 2015 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  France 2–1 3–1 [45]
44 64 14 June 2015 Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco, Chile  Peru 1–1 2–1 2015 Copa América [46]
45 67 8 September 2015 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States  United States 2–0‡ 4–1 Friendly [47]
46 4–0
47 71 1 September 2016 Atahualpa Olympic Stadium, Quito, Ecuador  Ecuador 1–0‡ 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [48]
48 72 6 September 2016 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil  Colombia 2–1 2–1 [49]
49 73 6 October 2016 Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil  Bolivia 1–0 5–0 [50]
50 74 10 November 2016 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Argentina 2–0 3–0 [51]
51 76 23 March 2017 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay
3–1
 4–1 [52]
52 77 27 March 2017 Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil  Paraguay
2–0
 3–0 [53]
53 82 10 November 2017 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France  Japan
1–0
 3–1 Friendly [54]
54 84 3 June 2018 Anfield, Liverpool, England  Croatia
1–0
 2–0 [55]
55 85 10 June 2018 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria
2–0
 3–0 [56]
56 87 22 June 2018 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Costa Rica
2–0
 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup [57]
57 89 2 July 2018 Solidarnost Samara Arena, Samara, Russia  Mexico
1–0
 2–0 [58]
58 91 7 September 2018 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  United States 2–0‡ 2–0 Friendly [59]
59 92 11 September 2018 Northwest Stadium, Landover, United States  El Salvador 1–0‡ 5–0 [60]
60 95 16 November 2018 Emirates Stadium, London, England  Uruguay 1–0 1–0 [61]
61 98 6 September 2019 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States  Colombia 2–2 2–2 [62]
62 103 13 October 2020 National Stadium of Peru, Lima, Peru  Peru 1–1‡ 4–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [63]
63 3–2‡
64 4–2
65 104 4 June 2021 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil  Ecuador 2–0‡ 2–0 [64]
66 105 8 June 2021 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay 1–0 2–0 [65]
67 106 13 June 2021 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil  Venezuela 2–0‡ 3–0 2021 Copa América [66]
68 107 17 June 2021 Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Peru 2–0 4–0 [67]
69 113 9 September 2021 Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil  Peru 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [68]
70 115 14 October 2021 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil  Uruguay 1–0 4–1 [69]
71 117 24 March 2022 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Chile 1–0‡ 4–0 [70]
72 118 2 June 2022 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 2–1‡ 5–1 Friendly [71]
73 3–1‡
74 119 6 June 2022 Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Japan 1–0‡ 1–0 [72]
75 121 27 September 2022 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  Tunisia 3–1‡ 5–1 [73]
76 123 5 December 2022 Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar  South Korea 2–0‡ 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup [74]
77 124 9 December 2022 Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Croatia 1–0 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 [75]
78 125 8 September 2023 Mangueirão, Belém, Brazil  Bolivia 4–0 5–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [76]
79 5–1
80 130 5 July 2026 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  Norway 1–2‡ 1–2 2026 FIFA World Cup [77]
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Hat-tricks

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1  China 3 (1–0, 5–0, 6–0) 8–0 Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil Friendly 10 September 2012 [78]
2  South Africa 3 (2–0, 3–0, 5–0) 5–0 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 5 March 2014 [79]
3  Japan 4 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0, 4–0) 4–0 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 14 October 2014 [80]
4  Peru 3 (1–1, 3–2, 4–2) 4–2 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 13 October 2020 [81]
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Statistics

As of match played 5 July 2026
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  1. [a]
    Appearances in 2011 Copa América
  2. [b]
    Appearances in 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
  3. [c]
    Appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup
  4. [d]
    Two appearances and one goal in 2015 Copa América, two appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
  5. [e]
    Appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
  6. [f]
    Appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup
  7. [g]
    Appearances in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
  8. [h]
    Seven appearances and four goals in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, six appearances and two goals in 2021 Copa América
  9. [i]
    One appearance and one goal in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances and two goals in 2022 FIFA World Cup
  10. [j]
    Appearances in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
  11. [k]
    Appearances in 2026 FIFA World Cup

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