Former Barcelona and Paris St-German Brazil forward Neymar has returned to the field of play after a long time. The Brazilian star made his first appearance for his new club Al-Hilal last night. The game ended in their favour with him providing an assist in one of the goals.
Neymar Jnr Debuts for Al-Hilal
Neymar jnr has been away due to injury, he was signed with an injury and he has not played any game for the Saudi Arabian club. He is now back after recovering from surgery on a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee.
He was sidelined for multiple months during his last two seasons with PSG because of ankle injuries. He made five appearances for Al-Hilal before rupturing his ACL. The 32-year-old came on in the 77th minute of his side’s 5-4 win over UAE Pro League side Al-Ain in the Asian Champions League.
Neymar sustained the injury on 17 October 2023 while playing for Brazil in their 2026 World Cup qualifier with Uruguay. The former Santos player, who is Brazil’s male all-time top goalscorer, underwent surgery the following month.
The substitute came close to marking his return with a goal following an Al-Hilal counter-attack, but it was Al-Ain who recovered possession to pull a goal back late on. Neymar moved to Saudi Arabia from Paris St-Germain for a fee understood to be worth about 90m euros (£77.6m) plus add-ons in August 2023.
