Neymar: 24 Barcelona moments for 24 years of age

Neymar: 24 Barcelona moments for 24 years of age

Barcelona forward Neymar turned 24 on Friday. He is currently in his third season with the club and things could not be going better. He scores goals, wins titles and, most importantly, enjoys himself. He's happy at Camp Nou and is in talks over a renewal. There are no doubts that the best thing for him is to continue at Barcelona.

He is the Prince who will become the King. He arrived at 21 and now, at 24, he has many moments to remember at the club. Moments that he'd dreamed of as a child: to play with the best players, to play a key role alongside them, to lift trophies - a lot of trophies. Here are some of his Barça moments, the most important ones. Neymar, 24 years olf, 24 memories. Good and bad, as life is...

03.06.2013. PresentaTION

One of the happiest days of Neymar's life, his presentation as a Barcelona player. In the image he is alongside Josep Maria Bartomeu and Andoni Zubizarreta.

30.07.2013. Debut

The Brazilian first wore the Barcelona shirt in a friendly against Lechia Gdansk. He came on for the final few minutes, replacing Alexis Sanchez in a 2-2 draw.

07.08.2013. FIRST goAl

Neymar scored his first goal in a game against Thailand's national team. Barça won the game in Bangkok 7-1.

18.08.2013. OFFICIAL Debut

Neymar made his official debut against Levante at Camp Nou. Barça were managed by Tata Martino at the time. Neymar came on as a substitute and didn't score. 

21.08.2013. FIRST OFFICIAL goAl

The Brazilian crack bagged his first official goal in the Spanish Super Cup in a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon. 

28.08.2013. FIRST TITLE

Neymar's goal in the first leg meant Barça won the Spanish Super Cup on away goals after a goalless draw at Camp Nou. It was his first title in a Barcelona shirt.

11.12.2013. FIRST hat-trick

As it normal, after a hat-trick the star takes home the match ball... and kisses it at the end of the game. Neymar scored his first treble as a Barcelona player in a 6-1 win against Celtic in the Champions League. 

16.01.2014. INJURY AT Getafe

One of the Brazilian's worst moments in a FC Barcelona shirt came when he got injured in a Copa del Rey game against Getafe. He missed the next eight games...

04.07.2014. WORLD CUP INJURY

Another tough moment since signing for Barça came on international duty. In the World Cup in Brazil he injured his back via z Zuniga challenge in the win over Colombia. He would miss the semi-final and pre-season. 

04.01.2015. SUBSTITUTE AT Anoeta

Another tough moment for Neymar was being left on the bench at Real Sociedad last season as Barça were beaten 1-0. From that point on, however, things changed...

11.01.2015. Trident

An image that travelled around the world. Suarez, Neymar and Messi celebrating one of the goals against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou as Luis Enrique's side got back on track after a difficult start to 2015. The trident did not stop from this point on.

06.02.2014. Socio WITH HIS SON

A family moment for Neymar. Alongside president Josep Maria Bartomeu and vice-president Jordi Cardoner he and his son, David Lucca, become members of the club - socios. 

21.04.2015. CELEBRATION WITH Dani Alves

After a brace against Paris Saint-Germain, Camp Nou bathed in Neymar's magic. ani Alves lifted him on his shoulds so that all the stadium - and the world - could see him. 

17.05.2015. CHAMPION OF LA Liga

A euphoric moment for Neymar - his first La Liga title! The Brazilian, along with Messi and Suarez, celebrated the success on the pitch at the Calderon where Barça wrapped up the title with a 1-0 win.

30.05.2015. CHAMPIONS OF THE Copa

The crack played his part as Barça won the Copa del Rey at Camp Nou. He scored the second goal in a 3-1 win as the Catalan club took their second step towards the treble... 

06.06.2015. CHAMPIONS OF THE Champions League

Thanking God, here is Neymar after helping his side win the Champions League against Juventus in Berlin. Neymar, who scored in added on time to seal the win, was fantastic. Two years after signing for Barcelona, he was a champion of Europe.

11.08.2015. CHAMPIONS OF THE EUROPEAN SUPER CUP

He could't play in the 5-4 win over Sevilla in Georgia, but it was still a happy moment for Neymar, who added another title to his collection.

03.10.2015. GAME 100

Against Sevilla, a 2-1 defeat, Neymar reached a century of official Barcelona games. On the eve of the game he posed with a commemorative shirt, but his goal couldn't prevent Barça losing the game the next day.  

17.10.2015. FOUR-GOAL HAUL 

Neymar shone in the win over Rayo Vallecano. He scored four goals for the first time in a Barcelona shirt. There was nothing left to say as the Camp Nou crowd gave him a standing ovation.

08.11.2015. Golazo AGAINST Villarreal

Ney killed the game off against Villarreal CF with a golazo. He lifted the ball over Jaume Costa's head, spun and, with his right foot, smashed the ball passed Areola. 

30.11.2015. PRIZE

The LFP considered Neymar to be La Liga's Best South American Player and presented him with the award to go with it. 

20.12.2015. CHAMPION OF THE WORLD CLUB CUP

A dream come true - champion of the world! After losing in the final with Santos (against Barcelona in 2011) Neymar won the Club World Cup in Japan in December following  3-0 win over River Plate in the final. 

11.01.2016. BALLON D'OR PODIUM WITH Messi

Neymar, who was in FIFA's Team of the Year, was named alonside Messi on the podium at the 2015 Ballon d'Or and was more than happy to congratulate his team-mate on his fifth success. Neymar finished third, but no doubt in the future he will win the prize himself. 

03.02.2016. COURT

The Brazilian declared in front of the National Court in Madrid in relation to his transfer from Santos to Barcelona. However, as Luis Enrique said, the off-pitch matters are affecting him 0.0001 percent. He showed that in the 7-0 win against Valencia the next day.