Davi Lucca da Silva Santos Wiki (Neymar’s Son) Age, Biography, Family & Facts

Some Lesser Known Facts about Davi Lucca da Silva Santos

• David Lucca da Silva is the beloved son of Neymar, one of the most popular footballers.
• He is also known as “Davi.”
• David was born in August 2011, at the ‘São Luiz’ hospital in the South American country, Brazil.
• It is interesting to note that Neymar became a father at the age of 19.
• David’s weight was 2.81 kg at the time of birth.
• Davi’s full name is David Lucca da Silva Santos. However, his name was initially planned to be Matheus, but the couple later ended up agreeing that David Lucca would be a better one.
• Neymar shared the news of becoming a dad through his social media account. Neymar’s fans were surprised when he announced that he was going to be a father.
• However, Neymar initially, did not disclose the name of his son’s mother.
• Later, David’s mother, Carolina Nogueira Dantas, revealed her identity.
• According to some reports, it is believed that his mother, Carolina Nogueira Dantas, feared media attention. Some sources also believe that Neymar had a deal with her family to keep her identity a secret.
• Nevertheless, it was later disclosed that the child’s mother was Carolina Nogueira Dantas.

Davi Lucca da Silva Santos with his mother Carolina Dantas & step-dad Vinicius Martinez

• His mother “Carolina Dantas” married her longtime boyfriend “Vinicius Martinez” in 2019.
• Neymar’s relationship with Carolina had always been complex.
• According to sources, they were never a couple. They met through a common friend.
• It is believed that Carolina’s pregnancy was the outcome of a one-night stand.
• Although Carolina had thought about abortion, Neymar’s family was against it. Neymar, being a true Catholic, considered abortion a sin according to his faith.

Neymar with his son Davi Lucca da Silva Santos

• Neymar and Carolina did not get married, parting their ways soon after David’s birth. David, however, spends time with both of them as David has an ‘Instagram’ page, having numerous pictures of him spending quality time with his beloved parents. The account has more than a million followers.
• Carolina later told the media sources about how her husband had supported her through the pregnancy.
• Despite being so young, Neymar has proved to be a great father, as per Carolina Dantas.
• His father, Neymar has also featured over the cover page of many magazines. In addition, he is the only Brazilian athlete who appeared on the cover page of “TIME” magazine. This is one of his biggest achievements as per his football career.

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• In 2009, his father, Neymar made his senior debut for Santos. He was also awarded the league’s Best Young Player award.
• In 2011, David’s father’s epic goal was voted the FIFA Goal of the Year.
• His father was once criticized for Brazil’s quarterfinal loss in the 2011 Copa America tournament.
• SportsPro magazine named Neymar the most marketable athlete in the world in 2012 and 2013.
• It is learned from the sources that Neymar recorded every moment of his son’s birth.
• As per Carolina, Neymar is a responsible father.

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• His mother, Carolina Dantas moved from Brazil to Barcelona to ensure David could spend more time with his father.
• When Davi Lucca learned to walk properly, Neymar used to kick the soccer ball around with him – what an adorable sight to see!
• In January 2017, Neymar enrolled his son David at FCB Escola. It was a training program for young children run by FC Barcelona.
• During that time, he used to play with Gerard Pique, Luis Suarez, and Lionel Messi’s kids.
• David is a member of ‘FC Barcelona.’
• Neymar likes to do practice with his son, Davi Lucca occasionally.
• His dad, Neymar registered for formal membership. As a result, Neymar received membership IDs for himself and his handsome son, David.
• David’s membership ID number is 155675.
• Although Neymar’s son, Davi Lucca da Silva Santos knows his dad is one of the world’s greatest players, he loves his father’s teammate Kylian Mbappe more. Mbappe is a French footballer, better known for his dribbling.

• His father, once, took him to train and Davi Lucca was talking about Kylian all the time.
• Neymar’s son also wanted to take a photograph with his favorite Kylian Mbappe to show his friends at school. Finally, he took it and was delighted.
• One controversy associated with David’s birth turned up in October 2019, when Neymar and Davi’s mother Carol Dantas was sued by Dr. Herbert Kramer. The surgeon alleged that he has still not been paid as stipulated for the pre-natal care offered to the mother and the delivery of the child.

• The court gave the verdict in favor of the doctor. However, the court could not determine the final amount that the surgeon must receive.
• Afterward, Dr. Herber Kramer asked the judiciary to consider the amount calculated by an assessor for the services rendered to the couple, Neymar and Carolina Nogueira Dantas, according to some reports.