The 2016 hairstyle was a turning point. It moved him away from the "promising youngster" look of his Santos days and the "Mohawk kid" era of his early Barcelona years into a look of mature superstardom. It was bold, it was polarizing, and it was unmistakably Neymar.

If you are feeling nostalgic and want to recreate this classic look, here is the cheat sheet for your barber:

He wasn’t insane. He was ahead of the curve.

If 2016 was the year Neymar Jr. solidified his status as a global football superstar—capped by that historic Olympic Gold Medal in Rio—it was also the year he established himself as football’s preeminent style icon. While his feet were dazzling defenders on the pitch for Barcelona and Brazil, his hair was commanding just as many headlines off it.

When fans think of "Neymar 2016," one image comes to mind: the shaved sides, the voluminous top, and that singular, defiant streak of blonde highlighting the center of his dark hair.