declared the Brazilian striker Neymar His return to group training for his club Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia, nearly a year after he suffered an injury to the cruciate ligament and meniscus of his left knee during a match for his country’s national team.
Neymar (32 years old) joined Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia in August 2023 with a huge deal worth nearly 100 million euros from Paris Saint-Germain, but he was injured on October 17 during his country’s match against Uruguay in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Neymar wrote on his account on the Instagram platform in Portuguese: “I am happy to return to the group… now everything is very happy.” The Brazilian national team captain attached pictures of him training with his teammates and shooting the ball under the watch of his Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus, and the player’s return to matches depends on his readiness. Technical and coach’s decision.
Neymar returned to individual football training last July, and Al Hilal has not yet registered the player in its local roster for the football season that began last August, but the Saudi club included the Seleção captain in its Asian roster, giving him the opportunity to participate in the elite AFC Champions League matches.
Last May, coach Jesus stated that Neymar would not be able to play competitively until at least September, but the absence of the skilled striker did not affect the results. The capital club Who won all the local titles last season, including the league without defeat, achieving 31 victories and 3 draws, and also marked a historic series of consecutive victories that reached 34 matches, which was stopped by Al Ain of the Emirates.
Date of registration of the Saudi Al Hilal star locally
Other than Neymar Jr., Al Hilal Saudi Arabia currently has 9 foreign players in its squad, namely the Brazilian trio Renan Lodi, Malcolm Oliveira and Marcos Leonardo, the Serbian duo Alexander Mitrovic and Sergey Savic, the Portuguese Ruben Neves and Joao Cancelo, the Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly, in addition to the Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.
The regulations of the Saudi Football Federation stipulate that teams are awarded Dora Roshan The right to register only 8 foreigners, in addition to two foreign players under 21 years of age, and this last point applies only to Marcos Leonardo, and Neymar will miss the matches of the Saudi League “Roshen League”, before he is registered in the next winter Mercato.
Neymar Jr.’s numbers with Al Hilal Saudi Arabia
| Number of matches | 5 |
| Objectives | 1 |
| Assists | 3 |
