Neymar Injury Update: Brazilian Forward Rejoins Santos on Six-Month Deal After Al-Hilal Exit Following Injury Setback
You remember when did Neymar play his last match for Al Hilal ? Neither do his fans ! After completing an invisible stint Al Ahli Neymar De Santos Silva Junior decided to join his boyhood club Santos FC. Santos FC is a hub for budding footballers in Brazil. Players like – Neymar Jr., Pele, Rodrygo, Pele and others have registered their appearance for this iconic club in Brazil’s Seria A. Neymar’s move to Santos will be full circle in his career. He started his professional career in Santos FC and later on was picked up by scouts of FC Barcelona and the rest is history this addition will be valuable for the club as this will motivate more players in the country to come up and join football and contribute in country’s iconic sport.
Though Neymar journey in Al Hilal was mostly spent on audience seat as he was unable to play due to his unfortunate injuries. Neymar’s time at Al Hilal was cut short by a serious injury that made his fans upset and those who were excited to see Neymar playing on their home soil got a bad news. Neymar suffered a career ending injury associated with ACL and meniscus injury in his left Knee on October 2023. An injury which made him out for the rest of the season. Fitness experts expected Neymar to be out for 8-10 months seeing the severity of the injury.
Neymar Injury Update : Neymar Jr. was representing Santos FC in the Serie A season’s inaugural match against Atletico Mineiro on 17th April’ 2025, when he was subbed of due to another unfortunate injury at 34th minute. Hamstring issue has been a problem for Neymar Jr. since a long time. Club President has said “There is no benefit to Neymar’s injury. We really need to analyze and calculate the project, the continuity, the gains and the benefits of Neymar staying”
How does Neymar react to injury fear?
We have seen many times Neymar crying due to injury . Another instance came when player was being taken off the field, the 32-year-old was seen crying and was consoled by his teammates. Santos FC released an official announcement of Neymar’s injury. Club stated that player has suffered a hamstring injury, to be precise – damage in semimembranosus a muscle in hamstring. Also a delay can be seen in providing Neymar Injury update by the club.
Soon after the match when reporter asked Santos FC Official for more Neymar injury update the officials said
“It’s still too early, we don’t have a diagnosis. That will be done tomorrow, “It’s a very important loss … We have to pray that it’s not something that will cause him to be absent for a long time.”
Neymar injury: when is Neymar coming back?
Neymar’s injury left a big hole in Brazil’s lineup and it was evident in the team’s performance that the team is missing their talisman forward on the field. His recent return came as a big boost for Al Hilal and the Brazilian national team, but his recent fresh hamstring concern indicates that his comeback to club duty is on hold, as of now till further details are revealed about his condition. Earlier, Brazil head coach Dorival Júnior had cleared the air around Neymar’s absence from the Brazilian squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, saying he doesn’t want to rush him and wants to give him time to regain his fitness.
In the Press conference during Brazil’s squad announcement for the upcoming International games, “We decided not to bring him so as not to rush things, “Dorival Júnior, said, ”He’s practically fully recovered, but he only had a few minutes, which weighed heavily on the decision.” on his decision to left out the former PSG forward. Dorival has cleared his stance on Neymar’s situation as he also wants to reinstate the Brazilian superstar as soon as possible. The Brazilian manager accepted, that he wants to be careful with Neymar’s fitness and wants him to regain full match preferably with his club before he calls up him. Rumours have been that he has gotten offers with Danilo and several other players from Santos FC worth a deal of $1 billion and 300 million combined.
17/04/2025 : Neymar Jr. Got Injured again in a match in Seria A. The Brazillian suffered another hamstring injury in the semimembranosus muscle. This has delayed Neymar’s activity on the pitch as of now no date The club confirmed it’s not a type of injury that was previously occured but a new one, and Neymar will continue with muscle strengthening as a process of rehab.
Neymar Return Date: There’s no official return date announced by officials of Santos, but Santos’ medical team will monitor his progress weekly, hoping to get him back on the footballing pitch as soon as possible. Semimembranous injury can take up to days, weeks and months to get healed it all depends on severity of the injury. Like other fans of Neymar and football we wish him a speedy recovery.
Neymar set to return to his boyhood club in Brazil
According to New York Times report, Neymar has agreed to join boyhood club Santos on a six-month contract after leaving Al Hilal. On January 27, it was revealed that the 32-year-old Brazillian international has opted to mutually terminate his contract with the Saudi Pro League club.
The former Barcelona star made his professional debut with the club back in 2009 at 17 and played 225 matches netting an incredible 126 goals and 64 assists helping the club to become the Brazilian champions in the 2009/10 season.
Former Al Hilal striker will travel from Saudi Arabia to Brazil today (30 January), will be presented at the Arena Mercado Livre Pacaembu on Friday, and will arrive at Vila Belmiro by Helicopter soon after.
Neymar speaks on his relation with PSG fans
Al Hilal star Neymar spoke on the deteriorated relationship with PSG for the first time since leaving the French Captial in the summer of 2024 to sign for the Saudi Arabian champions.
“I don’t hold any grudges, he said, “but I was a bit sad about how I was treated by the fans, especially when they came to my home, wanting to invade my house, insult me, or beat me up.”
“For me, they crossed the line. Our relationship was no longer respectful, while I always respected them… It was really a complicated situation. I was sad about how I was treated in the end, but that’s in the past,”
Neymar voiced his thoughts on Injury struggles
The Santos FC number 100 also acknowledge his injury problems have been a big issue that has significantly affected the trajectory of his illustrious career. The Brazilian forward stated, “I had many injuries that have cost me a lot in my career, but God wanted it that way. I am very happy with my story and my life. Everything I dreamed of I did, almost everything. I am so grateful to God for changing my life.”
Neymar misses key Santos FC fixture due to injury
The former Barcelona winger is enjoying his career revival with Brazilian giants Santos FC, having signed for them last month in February 2025 from Al Hilal. Neymar has already featured in seven games and captained his side throughout the Campeonato Paulista campaign.
In 7 games, he has managed to find the back of the net three times and made as many assists. However, his absence from Santos’s recent 2-1 loss to Corinthians is attracting severe criticisms, as the attacker was sat on the bench for the entire 90 minutes.
The player revealed that he has suffered a minor injury, though further details were provided in that matter, meanwhile, Neymar was captured in of the glitzy Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro.. “Unfortunately, I felt some pain in the recent weeks,” Neymar said, “I really wanted to help the team, then we made tests in the morning but I felt pain again”.
Neymar Injury Update : The question of when will Neymar return can not be answered right now. Brazilian player suffered another injury after he faced difficulty in the left thigh and was subbed at 34th minute for Benjamin Rollheiser against Atletico Minerio. Nothing official is out from club for his comeback as of now. but this kind of hamstring injury can take long to heal from days, weeks to even months. According to Neymar injury update the footballer is making good progress but the is not expected to return for Santos FC anytime soon.
Also Read: Neymar Biography: Net Worth, Salary, Family, Lifestyle and Career Stats
FAQ
Q. When is Neymar coming back?
No official date has been announced by club, but it may take few weeks more.
Q. When is Neymar coming back for brazil?
As soon as he recovers from the hamstring injury, The Brazilian will look forward for more game time to get picked up by Brazilian coach Dorival Junior.
Q. Will Neymar play in the 2026 World Cup?
Neymar has to prove himself before getting a call from the Brazilian national side. His injuries are biggest obstacle between him and World Cup 2026
Q. How long was Neymar injured?
Neymar was last injured on 17th April 2025 since then his fans and club his waiting for his return.
Q. When is Neymar coming back to barcelona
There were some rumours that Neymar will comeback to barcelona but as of now Barcelona have a good starting 11 and a strong bench as well. The chances of Neymar coming to FC Barcelona are near to 0.