Neymar has been struggling with injuries since his return to his boyhood club in Brazil’s Santos. With the 2026 World Cup approaching, he has talked about his future.
Brazillian forward Neymar is considering retirement as injuries and age continue to trouble the 34-year-old star. With the FIFA World Cup coming up this summer, Neymar is unsure of his place in Brazil’s squad and the retirement claim has further added to the disappointment of his fans.
In a recent interview, he said that he would want to retire by the end of this year with injuries consistently following him wherever he goes.
The star striker had moved to his boyhood club Santos last season and extended his contract at the club for this year as well. However, due to injuries he has regularly been out of the side due to injury in his first season.
Neymar contemplating retirement
Neymar returned to action last week after a knee surgery due to which he missed the start of Brazillian season. He said that he is taking life as it comes and not thing too far ahead in the future.
“I don’t know what will happen from now on, I don’t know about next year,” Neymar said to Brazilian online channel Caze. “It may be that when December comes, I’ll want to retire. I’m living year to year now.”
He stressed that 2026 was important for him with World Cup coming up.
“This year is a very important year, not only for Santos, but also for the Brazilian national team, as it’s a World Cup year, and for me too,” he added.
Neymar last played for Brazil in October 2023 and recently also said that it will be a challenge for him to get back into the side. He remains Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 79 goals in 128 appearances but injury concerns maybe a roadblock in his path to the showpiece tournament.
Brazil have been drawn in Group C at the 2026 World Cup alongside Haiti, Scotland and last edition’s semifinalists Morocco.
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