After nearly 12 years playing for two of the top teams in Europe and a brief stop in Saudi Arabia, Neymar is back playing professional football in his native Brazil. The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain superstar came on as a substitute at the start of the second half for his boyhood club Santos in its Campeonato Paulista match against Botafogo SP on Wednesday at the Estádio Vila Belmiro.

Neymar has played for 52 minutes in his first match for Santos since returning to the Brazilian club last week.

Brazil striker Neymar said the feeling of playing for Santos again after 12 years away from the club was indescribable. The 33-year-old returned to the Brazilian club on 31 January from Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal,