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| Hulk | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Givanildo Vieira de Souza | |
| Date of birth | 25 July 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Campina Grande,  Brazil
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Shanghai SIPG
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| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001-2002 2002 2003-2004 | Vilanovense São Paulo Vitória
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 2005 2006–2008 2006 2007 2008 2008–2012 2012-2016 2016– | Vitória → Kawasaki Frontale (loan) Kawasaki Frontale → Consadole Sapporo (loan) → Tokyo Verdy (loan) Tokyo Verdy Porto Zenit Saint Petersburg Shanghai SIPG
| 1 (0) 9 (1) 2 (0) 38 (25) 42 (37) 13 (7) 99 (54) 97 (56) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2012 2009– | Brazil Olympic Brazil
| 6 (1) 46 (11) |
Givanildo Vieira de Sousa (born 25 July 1986), known as Hulk is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for and the Brazil national team, as a forward.
After starting out professionally with Vitória and playing three years in Japan, he went on to play several seasons in Portugal with Porto, winning ten major titles – including the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League and three national championships – and being crowned the league's top scorer once.
Hulk made his international debut in 2009, and played for Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the three permitted overage players. He went on to represent the Brazilian senior team at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Hulk is described by FIFA's official website as "a direct powerhouse of a centre- or wide-forward who knows his way around the box". He is strongly built for a footballer and acquired his nickname because he closely resembles the actor Lou Ferrigno who played the Incredible Hulk on The Incredible Hulk television show in the 1970s.
Honours
Clubs
- Porto
- UEFA Europa League: 2010–11
- Primeira Liga: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Taça de Portugal: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2009, 2010, 2011
- UEFA Super Cup: Runner-up 2011
Country
Individual
- J. League Division 2: Top scorer 2007
- Primeira Liga Top scorer: 2010–11
- Primeira Liga Player of the Month: February 2009, September 2010, October 2010, December 2010, January 2011, April 2012 (record)
- Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2008–09
- Primeira Liga Player of the Year: 2010–11, 2011–12
- Russian Premier League Best Player 2012–13
- Russian Premier League Player Of The Month for October 2013
- Russian Premier League Best Right Winger: 2013–14.
External links
- SambaFoot profile
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo
- PortuGOAL profile
- Hulk at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hulk FIFA competition record
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| Brazil – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
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1. Jefferson 2. Dani Alves 3. Thiago Silva (c) 4. David Luiz 5. Fernando 6. Marcelo 7. Lucas 8. Hernanes 9. Fred 10. Neymar 11. Oscar 12. Júlio César 13. Dante 14. Filipe Luís 15. Jean 16. Réver 17. Luiz Gustavo 18. Paulinho 19. Hulk 20. Bernard 21. Jô 22. Diego Cavalieri 23. Jádson
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| Brazil – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Fourth Place |
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1. Jefferson 2. Dani Alves 3. Thiago Silva (c) 4. David Luiz 5. Fernandinho 6. Marcelo 7. Hulk 8. Paulinho 9. Fred 10. Neymar 11. Oscar 12. Júlio César 13. Dante 14. Maxwell 15. Henrique 16. Ramires 17. Luiz Gustavo 18. Hernanes 19. Willian 20. Bernard 21. Jô 22. Victor 23. Maicon
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