Neymar has overtaken Pele as Brazil’s all-time important males’s purpose scorer next he scored two times in a 5-1 FIFA 2026 Global Cup qualifying win over Bolivia in Belem.

The Al-Hilal megastar was once degree on 77 with the mythical Pele earlier than the sport and he now has 79 targets to his title from 125 world appearances.

“I never imagined reaching this record,” stated Neymar post-game. “I want to say that I am not better player than Pele. I always wanted to make my own story, write my name in the history of Brazilian football and the national team. And today I did that.”

Brazil’s all-time general lead scorer is the mythical ladies’s participant Marta who boasts 115 targets from 171 outings.

Neymar, despite the fact that, now leads the way in which for the lads next his double in a match wherein he additionally had a penalty stored and celebrated his report accident with an breeze punch matching to Pele.

The King, as Pele was once identified, died endmost December at 82 years of month in Sao Paulo next a fight with most cancers and his Bottom congratulated Neymar.

“Congratulations, Neymar Jr, for surpassing the King in goals for the Brazilian National Team in official FIFA matches,” read their statement. “Surely Pele is applauding you today!”

Rodrygo matched Neymar’s double with two of his personal and admitted that the previous Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Santos guy has been a profusion affect.

“Neymar is very much a hero of mine,” he stated post-game. “This will be in my memory, this was a very special day.”

Brazil boss Fernando Diniz applauded Neymar’s need to “score goals, break records, show that he is very much willing to live this (with the national team)” generation representing his nation.

“He is a great hero,” stated Diniz. “People have to recognize it and accept it. He does not do anything to get this adoration he gets from the crowd, it is because of the natural talent he has.”

Neymar and Brazil misplaced to Croatia within the FIFA 2022 Global Cup quarterfinals endmost 12 months and was once unavailable for his nation till now all over which occasion he left PSG for Al Hilal.

The 31-year-old is but to govern Brazil to Global Cup glory as was once predicted at the beginning of his profession with two quarterfinals and one semifinal run generation he neglected the 2019 Copa The united states win injured.