Footballers have formed a cynical attitude toward clichés, accept them at face value and receive emotional satisfaction from them—which is what we were always expected to do in the first place, so the joke is on us cynics. They preserve these needlepoint-worthy inking on their bodies for noteworthy memories..

Neymar has how many tattoos?

The most crucial part of Neymar’s body is his tattoos, which he has mostly inked during his career to commemorate significant personal and professional moments such as birthdates, deep thoughts, and relatives’ names.

The former FC Barcelona forward has 46 indelible tattoos on his muscular torso, each of which signifies a great work with inherent value.

Where are Neymar’s tattoos?

Neymar has remained the most expensive football player in the world in terms of transfer fees since his shocking move from FC Barcelona to PSG, and as a result, his obsession for body art has become even bigger with the adoption of creative tattoos all over his body.

As of today, he has almost eighty distinctive tattoos on his body, but only 46 of them were permanent.

What are the meanings of all of Neymar’s tattoos?

Neymar’s tattoo obsession has evolved over the course of his career, and he prefers to try out new things with positive designs rather than plain empirical visual images. Let’s take a look at some of his most famous tattoos-

Neymar’s Upper-body Tattoo: The words “Gigante por Natureza” meaning Giant from Nature are inked over Neymar’s chest. The words “step by step” was tattooed on his neck. His right shoulder blade is etched with “be polite,” while his left shoulder blade is inked with “resilience.”

The left side of his chest has an Eagle tattoo, below is a poetic line and a football field surrounded by trees. Another tattoo on his left side depicts Mickey Mouse clutching a football.

Neymar’s Superhero Tattoo: His back tattoo includes two superheroes, Spiderman and Batman. He got the tattoos because they are his favorite characters.

Neymar’s Love Tattoo: Neymar’s left palm bears the word ‘Love’ in cursive fonts, which can be seen anytime when he plays.

Neymar’s Left-hand Tattoo: Neymar’s left-hand bears a lion face and a queen crown, which he identified as “a Queen’s crown.” It’ll come in handy when I get married!”

Neymar’s Right Bicep: Neymar has a tattoo of a beloved woman on his right bicep, who appears to be one of the superstar’s dearest friends, his mother.

Neymar’s Ankles: Neymar’s left ankle contains the word, Ousadia and his right ankle contains the word, Alegria inked on it.

Meaning: The word Ousadia means Courage and Alegria means Joy which explains his playing style and also associated with his transition with FC Barcelona.
Poetry: On Neymar’s right chest, there are a few poetic words inked in Portuguese and rendered as a tattoo, which the playmaker famously said, “It’s a mantra we usually recite before every match.” I choose to wear it on my chest.”

Blessed: Neymar has the word ‘Blessed’ inked on the back of his neck.

‘Birds & Words‘: The word ‘Tudo Passa,’ along with three birds, can be seen on Neymar’s wide neck, and he regarded it as “Good moments pass, bad moments pass. I have to enjoy these moments as much as I can. When you need to be happy, do things well and give your all. This phrase says a lot about me.”

Cross & Crown: Tattoo: The outer side of her left upper arm contains a large tattoo of a cross with a crown over it and the words, Todos Corren tattooed below it. The cross is encased in a banner that reads, Corintios 9:24-27:  The words, Todos Corren mean Everybody Runs.

‘Never-Ending Love’: Neymar has this tattoo on the top part of his thigh and is suspiciously concealing it by stating, “I can’t tell you about this one, it’s a secret.”
Cross Tattoo: On top of the ‘Blessed Tattoo,’ there’s another cross tattoo

Neymar’s Olympic Tattoo: Neymar’s left wrist contains the Olympic Rings tattoo with the words, Rio 2016 inked above it. There is also the tattoo of an anchor on his left hand. He got this tattoo to celebrate Brazil’s gold medal at the 2016 Olympics.

Name & Birthdate: In 2011, Neymar was blessed with his first kid, and to memorialize the moment, he inked the child’s name on his right arm.

Chest Tattoo: There is a tattoo of a poem of a few lines inked on the right side of Neymar’s chest. The words read, “Toda arma… E toda língua… Bola que é sua… Que não é sua…”

When asked about the tattoo, he explained, “It’s a phrase we always say before every match. I decided to get it on my chest. It’s for the love and consideration I have for my dad”

Neymar’s Dream Tattoo: The back of his left calf contains a tattoo of a boy holding a football, standing on the ground looking at the favelas in Brazil dreaming of football and a home.

The small boy is Neymar himself. He got this tattoo to show that he has not forgotten where he came from. The place in the background is his home. He said that the tattoo inspires him to seek new heights.

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Crown on Football: His calf contains the tattoo of a football wearing a crown along with a sketchy outline of himself at back. He got this tattoo to show his love for football and how football has given him everything in return.

Knight On A Horse: The inner part of his left wrist contains the words Efesios 6:11. There is also a tattoo of a knight riding a horse, holding a sword in his left hand and a shield in his right which also contains Efesios 6:11 written on it.

Neymar said that Efesios 6:11 is a Bible phrase that he reads every day.

Face Tattoo:  The image is of Neymar’s sister, Rafaella Santos for whom he got this tattoo. Neymar considers his sister one of his best friends

Neymar’s Son Tattoo: The inner part of his right forearm contains the portrait of his son, Davi Luca.

Neymar’s Fist Tattoo: There is a tattoo of a closed fist with the words, “Far parte de mi historia” inked around the fist on the upper part of his left arm.  When asked about the tattoo, Neymar said, “This one is the same one as three of my friends have. We all have the same design, but each one has a different phrase”

IV Tattoo: Tattoo: The Roman Numeral for the number four, IV is inked on the right side of his neck. The Four represents the four members of his family, His Parents, his sister, and himself.

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Words On Neymar’s Right Leg: The front part of his right leg contains a tattoo of a group of Motivational words. The leg includes Work Hard, Focus, Passion, Faith tattooed on it.

Neymar’s Champions League Tattoo: The side of his calf contains the tattoo of the Champions League cup along with a date and above the cup, is a tattoo of an emoji with its tongue out. The date, 06.06.15 is the date Barcelone beat Juventus in the Champions League final. Neymar got this tattoo because it is one of the most important trophies of his career.

Dream chaser: The right side of his neck also contains the tattoos of a feather and the words, “Dream Chaser” inked on it in cursive.