David Lucca da Silva

Neymar's fans were shocked when he announced that he was going to be a father. However, he initially did not reveal the name of the mother of his child. It is believed that the mystery lady feared media attention and that Neymar had a deal with her family to keep her identity a secret. Nevertheless, it was later revealed that the child’s mother was Carolina Nogueira Dantas.

Neymar’s relationship with Carolina had always been complicated. According to sources, they were never a couple. They met through a common friend. Carolina initially avoided Neymar, as she wanted to stay away from any media attention. It is believed that Carolina’s pregnancy was the result of a one-night stand. Initially, she did not wish to tell Neymar about her pregnancy. However, she later changed her mind, as she realized that Neymar had every right know the truth. Neymar handled the situation very well. Although Carolina had contemplated abortion, Neymar’s family was against it. Neymar is a true Catholic, and abortion is a sin according to his faith.

Carolina later opened up about how Neymar had supported her through the pregnancy. Despite being so young, he has proved to be a great father.

David was born on August 24, 2011, at the 'São Luiz' hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. He weighed 2.81 kg at the time of birth. His full name is David Lucca da Silva Santos.

Neymar recorded every moment of David’s birth. He had initially decided to name the newborn “Matheus,” but Neymar and Carolina later decided to name him “David Lucca.”

According to Carolina, Neymar is a great father. Despite the complexity of his relationship with Carolina, Neymar admits that David is the best thing that has happened to him. Neymar adorably calls his son “Davi.”

Since Carolina and Neymar were never in a proper relationship, they separated soon after David’s birth. They do not have any plans of getting married to each other in the future. Despite this, David gets to spend time with both of them. David usually stays with his mother but spends a good amount of time with his father, too. Carolina later moved from Brazil to Barcelona to ensure David could spend more time with his father. David owns an individual 'Instagram' page where one can find pictures of the moments he spends with his parents. The account has over a million followers.

David is a member of ‘FC Barcelona.’ Neymar registered for a formal membership and received membership IDs for himself and for David. David’s membership ID number at 'FC Barcelona' is 155,675. They received gifts after they were named official members of the club.