Neymar was all smiles as he finally made his debut for Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal on Friday evening.
2023/2024 Saudi Professional League
6-1
The former Barcelona and PSG man came off the bench in the second half and though he failed to score was involved in some neat attacking play in a game his team dominated.
It was the Brazilian's first appearance since his £78million move to the Middle East in the summer, with the likes of Aleksandar Mitrovic, Ruben Neves and Bono also lining up for the league leaders.
Mitrovic was on the scoresheet as he netted a first half penalty in the 6-0 win, with Yasser Alshahrani, Nasser Aldawsari, Malcolm and Salem Aldawsari also netting.
Match Events
5' Dawsari's shot stopped
12' Mitrovic's header over the bar
21' Yellow Card! Birama Touré booked
30' Penalty Goal! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 1-0 Al-Riyadh (Mitrovic)
47' Dawsari hits the bar
49' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 2-0 Al-Riyadh (Yasir Al Shahrani)
61' Mitrovic's shot stopped
63' Neymar came on as a substitute and made his debut
68' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 3-0 Al-Riyadh (Nasser Al-Dawsari)
83' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 4-0 Al-Riyadh (Malcom)
87' Penalty Goal! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 5-0 Al-Riyadh (Salem Al Dawsari)
95' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 6-0 Al-Riyadh (Salem Al Dawsari)
96' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 6-1 Al-Riyadh (Ali Al-Zaqan)
Line-ups
Al-Hilal Saudi FC XI: Koulibaly, Yasir Al Shahrani, Bounou, Salem Al Dawsari, Mitrovic, Neves, Milinkovic-Savic, Malcom, Ali Albulayhi, Michael, Saud Abdulhamid
Subs: Neymar, Salman Al Faraj, Mohammed Jahfali, Mohammed Al Owais, Mohammed Kanoo, Mohammed Al Burayk, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Hassan Tambakti, Abdullah Al-Hamdan
Al-Riyadh XI: Andre Gray, Knowledge Musona, Campana, Juanmi, Dino Arslanagic, Birama Touré, Ndong, Abdulhadi Al-Harajin, Khalid Al-Shuwayyi, Abdulelah Al-Khaibari, Mohammed Al-Shwirekh
Subs: Fahad Al-Rashidi, Tosca, Amiri Kurdi, Ahmed Asiri, Ali Al-Zaqan, Saleh Al-Abbas, Mohammed Al-Aqel, Abdullah Al-Dossari, Abdurahman Al Shammeri