Neymar David Sánchez Segura (born 17 November 2003) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Millonarios.
Club career Born in Tumaco, Sánchez began playing football at the age of thirteen in Valle del Cauca, playing for a club named Fútbol Paz de Cali for a month. He played for another club in the Torneo de Las Américas, before joining the academy of Bogotá two years later. After two years in the youth team, he was given his debut in the Categoría Primera B on 7 March 2021. On just his second appearance with the club, he scored in a 2–0 win against Tigres.
Despite the good start to his career with Bogotá, he stopped featuring, and would go on to join Atlético Bucaramanga. On his first start for his new club, and his second appearance, he scored in a 3–0 Categoría Primera A win against Unión Magdalena.
Personal life Despite sharing the same name, Sánchez says he was not named after Santos and Brazil forward Neymar, with the Brazilian making his professional debut in 2009, six years after Sánchez's birth.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBogotá2021Categoría Primera B31000031202200000000Total31000031Atlético Bucaramanga2023Categoría Primera A21000021Career total52000052
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