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. He took powerful shots from the edge of the box

Neymar took powerful shots from the edge of the box and ran above his own expectations in 52 minutes on the pitch for Santos on Wednesday in his first game for the Brazilian club since his return last week.

Brazil forward Neymar was lost for words after playing for Santos again - 12 years after first leaving the club.

Neymar has wasted little time in getting back to work since his Santos return.The club's returning hero was back out on the training pitches following his move from Al-Hilal and treated his new