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Name
Hulk

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Born
1986 (38 years old)

Birth Place

Campina Grande

Position
Centre-Forward

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Hispanic

Team Number
7

Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight
85 kg (187 lb)

Outfitter

Kit

Side
Left

Agent

Market Value
Free

Wage Year

Player Cutout

Full Body Render

Sport

Soccer

Team
Atletico MG

2nd Team

League
Brazilian Serie A

Creative Commons Artwork
No

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Givanildo Vieira de Sousa (born 25 July 1986), known as Hulk (Brazilian Portuguese: ), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a forward.

After starting out professionally with Vitória and then playing three years in Japan, he went on to play several seasons in Portugal with Porto, winning ten titles – including the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League and three national championships – and being crowned the league's top scorer once. In 2012, he joined Russian Premier League side Zenit Saint Petersburg for €60 million, winning all three domestic honours and being named the competition's best player and being top scorer, once each. He was transferred to Shanghai SIPG for an Asian record €58.6 million in 2016.

Hulk made his international debut in 2009, and played for Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the three permitted over-age players. He went on to represent the Brazilian senior team in their victory at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and fourth-place finish at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

He 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 due to his likeness to actor Lou Ferrigno, who played the Incredible Hulk on the eponymous television show in the 1970s.

Season Stats
8 appearances in the current 2024 Season
10 goals scored in the current 2024 Season

Career Honours

Campeonato Mineiro 2022 Atletico MG	Campeonato Mineiro 2021 Atletico MG	Brazilian Copa Do Brasil 2021 Atletico MG	Brazilian Brasileirao 2021 Atletico MG
Chinese Super League 2018 Shanghai East Asia FC	Russian Premier League 2014-2015 Zenit St Petersburg	FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 Brazil	Portuguese Primeira Liga 2012-2013 FC Porto
Olympics Silver 2012 Brazil U23	Portuguese Primeira Liga 2011-2012 FC Porto	Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 2011 FC Porto	Portuguese Primeira Liga 2010-2011 FC Porto
Portuguese Taca de Portugal 2010-2011 FC Porto	UEFA Europa League 2010-2011 FC Porto	Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 2010 FC Porto	Portuguese Taca de Portugal 2009-2010 FC Porto
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 2009 FC Porto	Portuguese Primeira Liga 2008-2009 FC Porto	Portuguese Taca de Portugal 2008-2009 FC Porto