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    Neymar , is eymar da Silva Santos Júnior  (born 5 February 1992), known as  Neymar Júnior  or mononymously as  a Brazilian professional  footballer  who plays as a  forward  for  Saudi Pro League  club  Al Hilal  and the  Brazil national team . A prolific goalscorer and playmaker renowned for his dribbling skills, he is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world and the best Brazilian player of his generation. Neymar has scored at least  100 goals for three different clubs , making him one of the few players to achieve this feat Neymar came into prominence at  Santos , where he made his professional debut aged 17. Soon becoming the Brazilian league's star player, he won the  2011 Copa Libertadores  with Santos, being their first since 1963. He was named the  South American Footballer of the Year  in  2011  and  2012 , and relocated to Europe to join...

  Top scorers in Asian competitions Player Country Goals 2 Bafétimbi Gomis   France 278 3 Yasser Al-Qahtani   Saudi Arabia 18 4 Salem Al-Dawsari   Saudi Arabia 17 5 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub   Saudi Arabia 13 5 Abdullah Al-Jamaan   Saudi Arabia 13 7 Nasser Al-Shamrani   Saudi Arabia 11 8 Yousuf Al-Thunayan   Saudi Arabia 10 8 Omar Kharbin   Syria 10 175 Sami Al-Jaber   Saudi Arabia

💙💙   League duopoly (2003–2011) At the turn of the century the historic rivalry between Al Hilal and Al Ittihad had reached levels never seen before in Saudi football. Historically, since their first meeting, Al Hilal/Al Ittihad matches have always been aggressive and passion filled spectacles that drew huge crowds due to both teams being from the two major Saudi cities of Riyadh and Jeddah. Each team represented different cities, backgrounds and values. Al Hilal is based in Riyadh the capital of Saudi Arabia, in addition to having traditional  Najdi  values the club is most commonly supported by the upper and middle class and also enjoyed royal attention. While on the other hand, Al-Ittihad is based in the port city of  Jeddah  and is commonly supported by the lower and middle class as well as non-Saudi natives givBefore the beginning of the  2009–10  season  Eric Gerets  was hired as the new Al Hilal manager. Under his management Al Hilal...

💙   Continental dominance (1991–2002) The 90's marked a shift in the dominant teams challenging for the title, such as the emergence of a Al Shabab as a new contender and force in the league. As well as the resurgence of bitter rivals Al Nassr and Al Ittihad made the league become contested and shared between the four, Al Hilal achieved three titles during this period ( 1995–96 ,  1997–98 ,  2001–02 ). The club continued to churn out talent from its academy with players such as  Nawaf Al-Temyat ,  Mohammed Al-Shalhoub ,  Abdallah Al-Jamaan ,  Ahmad Al-Dokhi  as well as Zambian defender  Elijah Litana . Al Hilal's continental spoil's during this period defined the clubs identity, decadence and standing in the Asian continent for years to come. The first of which came in  1991  when the club won their first Asian title, the  Asian Club Championship , beating Iranian club  Esteghlal F.C.  in penalties in the final. In 1...

💙  Sustained success (1980–1990) Al Hilal squad in the early 1980's After the establishment of the Saudi Premier League in the late 70's and with Al Hilal winning the competition twice including the inaugural edition. Ampaiai in the eighties brought about a new dawn of success to the riyadh giants, with group of talented homegrown players such as the charismatic figurehead defender  Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh  who captained both Al Hilal and the  Saudi National Football Team , together with the promotion of the extremely gifted player maker  Yousuf Al-Thunayan  and the young and prolific forward  Sami Al-Jaber . The club went on to win four league titles as well as four kings cup titles in ten years, two of those being season double's. Al Hilal were the runners-up in the  Asian club Championship twice. They were second after the round-robin in the final round in 1986. They reached the final the following year in 1987, but  Yomiuri FC  were crown...

💙💆   After spending their formative years building a squad, the club made their first mark by lifting the   King's Cup   trophy in 1961. Al-Hilal won the King's Cup again in 1964, with a penalty shootout victory over two-time Asian champions   Al Ittihad . The club also won the crown prince cup in 1963-64 The club were the inaugural winners when the  Saudi Premier League  came into existence in the  1976–77 season . Al Hilal also won the league title in  1978–79 . With the success, a number of players and coaches from outside Saudi Arabia joined the club in the 1970s, including Brazilian legends  Mario Zagallo  and  Rivellino .💙😉