Neymar currently has 120 appearances and 74 goals. Careful fans should have noticed that Neymar is now just three goals behind a legendary striker, Pelé. Pelé is the record goalscorer for Seleção, having netted 77 times from 92 caps during his time.
Neymar told Téléfoot that he would later tell his teammates to pass the ball to him, so he could score.
“God willing… I hope to get past him. I’m going to talk to my teammates about it and tell them to get me scored now, so I can finally get there.”
"Si Dieu le veut… j’espère le dépasser. Je vais en parler à mes coéquipiers et leur dire de me faire marquer maintenant pour que je puisse enfin y arriver."
— Téléfoot (@telefoot_TF1) September 25, 2022
Neymar sur le record du Roi Pelé @YassinNfaoui pic.twitter.com/SIzwuy8g31
The famous player Kaka also spoke highly of Neymar. In an interview with Marca, he claimed he enjoyed watching Neymar more than anyone else and backed him to shine in his third FIFA World Cup.
“I don’t know if it’s because we have a great personal relationship, but I love how Ney plays. Of course, I like to see others like [Kylian] Mbappe, [Lionel] Messi, Cristiano [Ronaldo] or Vinicius Jr. himself, but I’ll stick with Ney. He is going to be the leader of Brazil in Qatar, in 2022.”
🎙️RICARDO KAKÁ:
— Ginga Bonito 🇧🇷 (@GingaBonitoHub) September 25, 2022
“My favourite players? I don’t know if it’s because we have a great personal relationship but I love how Neymar plays. Of course I like to see others like Mbappé, Messi, Cristiano or Vinícius himself but i’ll stick with Ney.” pic.twitter.com/IAQoVg5EFa