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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Givanildo Vieira de Souza | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Forward Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Chelsea F.C | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Vilanovense | ||
| 2002 | São Paulo | ||
| 2003–2004 | Vitória | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Vitória | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Kawasaki Frontale (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Consadole Sapporo (loan) | 38 | (25) |
| 2007 | → Tokyo Verdy (loan) | 42 | (37) |
| 2008 | Tokyo Verdy | 13 | (7) |
| 2008– | Porto | 96 | (52) |
| International career | |||
| 2009– | Brazil | 10 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 May 2012 | |||
Givanildo Vieira de Souza (born 25 July 1986), commonly known as Hulk (Template:IPA-pt), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese Primera Liga. He received his nickname from his father, a fan of the Incredible Hulk television series
Club career
Brazil and Japan
Hulk was born in Campina Grande, Paraíba. After rarely settling as a youth, he started playing professionally with Esporte Clube Vitória in Salvador, Bahia, then emigrated on loan to Japan to play for Kawasaki Frontale. Despite having been purchased months later, he was loaned to second division Consadole Sapporo, where he played all the 2006 season, scoring 25 goals, one less than the top scorer.
In 2007, Hulk was loaned again to a second division team, Tokyo Verdy, where he was even more effective, scoring 37 goals in 42 matches and being the top goalscorer of the season. He briefly returned to Kawasaki in 2008, but rejoined Verdy after only two matches.
In the 2009–10 season, Hulk firmly established as an automatic first-choice. However, following a 20 December 2009 tunnel brawl during the league loss at S.L. Benfica (0–1), he received a four-month ban (if the disciplinary hearing upheld the ban, he faced up to three years on the sidelines), only for the domestic competitions. The ban was later reduced to four matches, and the player returned to league action on 28 March 2010, scoring in a 3–0 win at Belenenses; one week later, he also found the net, in a 4–1 home victory over C.S. Marítimo; with six less matches played than the previous season, he ended with five league goals.
Hulk started the 2010–11 season in impressive fashion, scoring sixteen times in his first sixteen official matches, including a hat-trick against K.R.C. Genk for the UEFA Europa League's playoff stage, on 26 August 2010 (4–2 home win, 7–2 on aggregate). From September to January he won the Portuguese Championship Player of the Month, making him the only player to have won the award six times; on 7 November 2010, he scored the last two goals as Porto trounced Benfica 5–0 at home, creating a 10-point difference between the two teams, with the northerners leading the league, and eventually winning it, with the player leading the goalscoring charts.
On 13 May 2011 Porto paid €13.5 million to Rentistas for another 40 percent of Hulk's sporting rights, bringing their total stake to 85%, with the player signing a deal until 2016 and with a buy-out clause of €100 million. He finished the season with 36 goals in 53 official games, with his team winning four major titles, including a league/cup double.
Club statistics
- As of May 14, 2012.
| Season | Club | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Supercup | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| 2004 | Vitória | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total in Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Kawasaki Frontale | 9 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | - |
| 2006 | Consadole Sapporo | 38 | 25 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 26 | - |
| 2007 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 37 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 37 | - |
| 2008 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tokyo Verdy | 11 | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - | |
| Total in Japan | 102 | 70 | - | 5 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 74 | - | |
| 2008–09 | Porto | 25 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 9 |
| 2009–10 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2010–11 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 36 | 21 | |
| 2011–12 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 21 | 15 | |
| Total in Portugal | 96 | 52 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 76 | 55 | |
| Career totals | 199 | 121 | - | 23 | 10 | - | 10 | 3 | - | 42 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 278 | 150 | - | |
International career
Hulk made his debut for Brazil on 14 November 2009 in a friendly match against England in Doha, as the Seleção managed a 1-0 victory. Hulk scored his first two goals for Brazil in a 3-1 defeat of Denmark on 26 May at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | May 26, 2012 | Volksparkstadion, Altona, Hamburg, GER |  Denmark
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| 02. | May 26, 2012 | Volksparkstadion, Altona, Hamburg, GER | Denmark
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Honours
Club
- Porto
- UEFA Europa League: 2010–11
- Primeira Liga: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Taça de Portugal: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2009, 2010, 2011
- UEFA Super Cup: Runner-up 2011
Individual
- J. League Division 2 Top scorer: 2007
- Peace Cup Golden Shoe: 2009
- Peace Cup Silver Ball: 2009
- Primeira Liga Top scorer: 2010–11
- Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player: 2008–09
- Portuguese League Player of the Month: February 2009, September 2010, October 2010, December 2010, January 2011 (record)
- Primeira Liga Player of the Year: 2010–11
References
- Hytner, David (1 June 2012). "Career of Chelsea target Hulk is more incredible than how he was named". The Guardian.
- Barlow, Matt (17 February 2010). "The ineligible Hulk is desperate to take his frustration out on Arsenal". London: The Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- "Andre Villas-Boas: "This victory has a special taste for us"". PortuGOAL. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- Acedo, Francisco (17 May 2011). "Porto rule out Hulk sale". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/hulk/aufeinenblick/spieler_80562.html
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/6570402/England-0-Brazil-1-match-report.html
- http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/79818/denmark-vs-brazil/report
External links
- SambaFoot profile
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo Template:Pt icon
- PortuGOAL profile
- Hulk at National-Football-Teams.com
- FC Porto blog Template:Pt icon
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- J. League Division 1 players
- J. League Division 2 players
- Kawasaki Frontale players
- Consadole Sapporo players
- Tokyo Verdy 1969 players
- Brazil international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal