Neymar 'Not Thinking About Retirement', Wants To Do His Best For Santos FC

Published 4 August 2026 · sports

Neymar 'Not Thinking About Retirement', Wants To Do His Best For Santos FC Published By, Last Updated: August 04, 2026, 07:53 IST According to Neymar

Neymar 'Not Thinking About Retirement', Wants To Do His Best For Santos FC Published By, Last Updated: August 04, 2026, 07:53 IST According to Neymar, he is not thinking about retirement and wants to do well for Santos FC. Neymar is under contract with Santos until December 2026. Neymar Jr gives big update on his future. (Picture Credit: AFP) Star Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr has shared a big update on his future. According to Neymar, he is not thinking about retiring from professional football and wants to do well for his Brazilian club Santos FC. Neymar, who is one of the two footballers to have scored in four different editions of the FIFA World Cup for Brazil, announced his retirement from international football in July after Selecao’s exit from the FIFA World Cup 2026. It was also reported back then that Neymar could retire from professional football altogether, but now the 34-year-old has broken his silence on his future.

According to Neymar, he is not thinking about retirement and wants to do well for Santos FC. Neymar is under contract with Santos until December 2026. As per Neymar, after fulfilling his ongoing contract, he will make a decision about his future. “I’m not thinking about retirement," Neymar said. 🚨🇧🇷 Neymar: “I’m NOT thinking about retirement".“I’m under contract at Santos until December, I want to do my best for the club. After that, I will consider my options". “Stay, leave, retire, keep playing… I don’t know! There’s still time until December. We’ll see". pic.twitter.com/fI6llJb1pN — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 4, 2026 “I’m under contract at Santos until December, and I want to do my best for the club. After that, I will consider my options." “Stay, leave, retire, keep playing… I don’t know! There’s still time until December. We’ll see," he added.

Since joining his boyhood club Santos FC after leaving Al Hilal in January 2025, Neymar has played 46 matches for the club across all competitions and scored 19 goals. In the ongoing 2026 season, he has scored eight times in 18 matches for the Vila Belmiro-based club. Neymar’s performances in FIFA WC 2026 Neymar, who is Brazil’s highest goal-scorer in international football, played two matches in the 2026 edition of the FIFA World Cup and scored one goal. He made his first appearance as a substitute in the Group C match against Scotland and then came off the bench in the team’s Round of 16 match against Norway at New York-New Jersey Stadium. In injury time of the Brazil-Norway Round of 16 match, Neymar scored from the spot to open his account in the tournament and also joined Pele in an elite list of Brazilian footballers.