Celebrity Skin Showcase: Neymar Jr

Counter-Strike 2 and Esports titles in general are some of the most popular games in the world and that is true amongst all demographics of people. This has come to light in recent years, with some of the most famous and well-known individuals in the world taking an interest in Esports, most notably athletes. The biggest example is Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior or Neymar. The Brazilian, who twice finished third behind Messi and Ronaldo in the FIFA Ballon d'Or rankings, is one of the best football players in the world but also a big fan of Counter-Strike. Now playing in the Saudi Pro League, the Al-Hilal star was seen in the crowds of multiple events supporting his favorite team FURIA, most recently at the Esports World Cup 2024 in Saudi Arabia.

When not on the football pitch, Neymar can often be seen inside the server, often on FACEIT with his friends, and sometimes even on stream via his Twitch channel. Being a PokerStars ambassador, Neymar has a penchant for gambling, and that stretches to his love of Counter-Strike. He loves to open cases and certainly has an appreciation for skins, demonstrated by his stacked inventory, with him even occasionally lending skins to FURIA players. Most recently, the Brazilian football star lent Yuri “yuurih” Santos his Minimal Wear AK-47 | Case Hardened Pattern 661, a pattern known as the scar pattern. This particular pattern contains one of the highest proportions of blue and is worth upwards of $50K. 

With Neymar’s love for Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike skins very apparent, let’s take a deep dive into his inventory and see some of the gems we can uncover.

Knife & Glove Combos -

A fan of color-based knife and glove combinations, Neymar has at least four high-tier combos that we could find, with a green, a blue, a red and a pink combination.

Green -

Being a key color on the Brazilian flag, it isn’t a surprise that Neymar quite likes a green-themed inventory. For the gloves, he would sport his pair of Specialist Gloves | Emerald Web in Field Tested condition. The design of the gloves feature an emerald green base with a spider web pattern which complements perfectly with his Karambit | Gamma Doppler Emerald. Emerald finishes are some of the most valuable and desirable in the game, fitting for a flashy, skillful player like Neymar. This combination is worth around $14K, with the Karambit | Gamma Doppler Emerald being worth $13K alone.

Blue - 

Maybe after losing a football match, when he is feeling blue, Neymar could use his Factory New Driver Gloves | Imperial Plaid worth around $1.5K which he pairs up with a StatTrak™ Karambit | Doppler Sapphire, valued at around $12K. Along with matching Al Hilal’s club colors, his new club, the Sapphire finish is one of the most popular in the game. The deep blue combined with the new CS2 lighting creates one of the prettiest things the Counter-Strike 2 engine can produce.

Red -

Completing his gem trifecta, Neymar owns a StatTrak™ M9 Bayonet | Doppler Ruby which is part of his red knife and glove combo. To pair up with this spectacular knife finish he has the Specialist Gloves | Crimson Web, the gloves that the Emerald Web’s are based on. The Specialist Gloves | Crimson Web are predominantly a crimson-red color, with the same spider web pattern, matching perfectly with the stunning and flamboyant Ruby finish on the M9. This combo comes to around $14K.

Pink -

Throughout his football career, Neymar has been known to wear a wide variety of boots. Currently sponsored by Puma, he is known for wearing pink boots from time to time and therefore, knowing he is a fan of the color, it is no surprise that he has a pink combination too. He has a Phase 2 M9 Bayonet | Doppler, which was incredibly popular at the start of CS2, that he combines with the eye-catching Sport Gloves | Vice in Factory New condition. To those who know Neymar and his personality, it is no shock he uses the most exuberant gloves in Counter-Strike. This set will set you back around $19K, as Factory New gloves are incredibly rare, with the Sport Gloves | Vice costing $17K.

Gun Skins -

To match up with his knife and glove combos, the Brazilian has some high-value rifle skins which we think are worth a mention. On the T-side, Neymar utilizes his AK-47 | Fire Serpent in Minimal Wear condition. This beautiful AK-47 finish features a serpent motif with vibrant colors that seem to flicker like flames. Being one of the most popular AK-47 finishes in the game, the skin is valued at around $1.5K, with Neymar’s having both a Crown Foil sticker and a FURIA (Holo) plastered on the body of the rifle.

On the CT side, the Brazilian winger has a blue and a red M4A1-S skin, with an M4A1-S | Blue Phosphor and an M4A1-S | Hot Rod. He has a love for the gemstone-like look when it comes to knives and these M4A1-S skins are the closest thing to that in gun skins. The Blue Phosphor is an M4A1-S covered in a sapphire blue, with the Hot Rod being a deep ruby red. Both are in Factory New condition, these are valued at around $1K each.

The ex-PSG and Barcelona forward also has a love for the bolt-action sniper, with his interesting AWP | Chrome Cannon craft being his AWP skin of choice. He has an AWP | Chrome Cannon in StatTrak™ and Factory New with five Blue Gem (Glitter) stickers all placed to cover the scope of the weapon, giving it a stylish look as you can see below.

Neymar certainly has an expensive inventory, with it stretching far further than we mentioned today, and that is no surprise given the immense wealth he has accrued over his time as a football player. More than that though, Neymar is one of the most famous people in the world and it is great to see him have such a passion for the game that we all love.