How many goals has Neymar scored for Brazil? Selecao star's full World Cup, Copa America and international friendly record

The Brazilian has been banging in the goals for his country ever since opening his account in 2010

Neymar is not just one of the best footballers in terms of trickery and style, but he is also an incredible asset when it comes to scoring goals.

The Paris Saint-Germain star is second on the list of Brazil's all-time leading goal scorers, just behind all-time great Pele.

For the national team, it all started with a goalscoring debut appearance in a 2-0 win against the USA in 2010.

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His next two goals came against Scotland in 2011 and since then, Neymar has not looked back, scoring freely for Brazil and achieving many accolades along the way.

Just how many strikes does the Brazilian have to his name, though, and in which competitions did he find the net the most often?

Neymar's total Brazil goals

Competition	Games	Goals
World Cup	13	8
Copa America	12	5
World Cup qualification	24	14
FIFA Confederations Cup	5	4
International friendlies	70	46
	124	77

How many goals has Neymar scored at the World Cup?

Edition	Games	Goals
2014 World Cup	5	4
2018 World Cup	5	2
2022 World Cup	3	2
	13	8

Neymar's Copa America record

Edition	Games	Goals
Copa America 2011	4	2
Copa America 2015	2	1
Copa America Centenario 2016	Not in squad	-
Copa America 2019	Injured	-
Copa America 2021	7	2
	13	5

World Cup qualification goals

Edition	Goals
2018 World Cup qualifiers	6
2022 World Cup qualifiers	8
	14

Neymar's friendly goals for Brazil

Games	Goals
70	46

Neymar Brazil hat-tricks

Match	Goals	Competition	Date
Brazil 8-0 China	3	Friendly	September 10, 2012
Brazil 5-0 South Africa	3	Friendly	March 5, 2014
Brazil 4-0 Japan	4	Friendly	October 14, 2014
Brazil 4-2 Peru	3	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	October 13, 2020