Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 17 -- Neymar says Santos are helping him to "rediscover joy" after returning to his boyhood club on a short-term contract.

The 33-year-old ended a 16-month goal drought when coolly converting from the penalty spot in Santos' 3-1 win against Agua Santa on Sunday, the BBC reported.

"I'm happy to be playing again. I feel I'm improving," said Neymar, who completed a return to Santos after Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent following an injury-hit spell with the club.

He added: "Obviously I'm not going to be 100% physically, it's only my fourth game but I'm getting better and better.

"I was anxious to score and wanted to dedicate this to the fans and my family."

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