Neymar considered retirement amid exhausting injury struggles
Neymar thought about walking away from football during what his father described as an “exhausting” spell of injury setbacks at Santos.
Speaking about the toughest period of his son’s career, Neymar Snr revealed the forward’s struggles left him questioning whether he could continue. “There was a moment when he thought about stopping,” Neymar’s father said, explaining how difficult it became as problems kept returning and the road back felt longer each time.
The Brazil star has battled repeated fitness issues, with long spells away from the pitch disrupting his rhythm and plans. His father said the mental strain was as heavy as the physical pain, as Neymar tried to recover while dealing with constant uncertainty about when he could play again.
Despite those doubts, Neymar did not take that step and kept pushing through rehabilitation. Neymar Snr insisted his son’s love for the game remained, but admitted there were points when the situation wore him down.
The comments offer a clear insight into how close Neymar came to ending his career, before choosing to fight on through the setbacks.
