相信看完昨天的足球賽，Neymar這個名字應該對你來說不陌生。雖然才22歲，Neymar da Silva Santos Júniory是巴西隊的主將，也是本屆FIFA最讓人注目的足球新星。他今天清晨帶領巴西隊以3-1擊敗克羅埃西亞，拿下本屆FiFA首勝！

關於Neymar的足球職業發展，你應該要知道的幾件事：

1. Neymar signed his first professional contract when he was 17 with the Brazilian club Santos where he was making approximately $1.2 million per year.

Neymar在17歲時跟巴西足球隊Santos簽訂他的第一份職業合約，當時他年收入約一百二十位萬美元。

2. In 2010, Santos rejected a $20 million bid for Neymar to join West Ham United in the English Premier League. He was just 18 at the time. 

2010年，英超球隊西漢姆聯隊出價兩千萬美元交易Neymar，但被Santos拒絕。Neymar當時才18歲。

3. At the time, Neymar's agent publicly rejected a pay raise from Santos. 

當時Neymar的經紀人公開拒絕Santos提供的加薪。

4. Later that year, Neymar rejected an offer from Chelsea in the Premier League that would have paid him approximately $4.8 million per year. At the same time, Neymar was becoming an international star with the Brazilian national team.

Neymar拒絕英超聯賽的切爾西足球俱樂部，當時切爾西提供他的年薪約四百八十萬美元。當時Neymar正逐漸成為一名國際知名的足球明星，並為巴西國家隊效力。

5. Neymar then agreed to a new 5-year contract to remain in Brazil, making about $4 million per year.

Neymar之後同意簽訂一份新的合約，繼續留在巴西踢球。年薪約四百萬美元。

6. Huge pressure was placed on his shoulders when he was dubbed "The Next Pele."

他被大家喻為「下一個Pele」，承受巨大的壓力。

7. Last year, Barcelona paid $119 million to acquire Neymar from Santos.

去年巴塞隆納足球俱樂部出價一億一千九百萬美元想要把Neymar從Santos挖角。

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Claire Peng

Source: Business Insider