Giva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Givanildo Pulgas da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Cachoeira, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Água Santa | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Santo André | ||
| 2010–2012 | Vitória | ||
| 2012–2013 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013–2014 | Santos | 31 | (6) |
| 2015 | Coritiba | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Llagostera | 13 | (2) |
| 2016– | Água Santa | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2015. | |||
Givanildo Pulgas da Silva (born 3 January 1993), commonly known as Giva, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker who plays for Água Santa.
Club career
Santos
Born in Cachoeira, Espírito Santo, Giva joined Santos FC's youth system in May 2012, after starting it out at EC Vitória.[1] He progressed through the youth categories, and won 2013 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, being the club topscorer along with Neílton (4 goals each).[2]
On 24 February 2013, Giva made his first team debut in a Campeonato Paulista game against XV de Piracicaba.[3] On 21 March he scored his first professional goals, netting a brace in a 2–1 home win against Mirassol FC.[4]
On 7 July, Giva made his Série A debut, starting and scoring the first of a 2–0 victory over São Paulo.[5] Despite appearing regularly in 2013, he was rarely used in 2014.
Coritiba
On 30 December 2014, Giva signed for fellow league team Coritiba.[6] He made his debut for the club on 31 January of the following year, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 Campeonato Paranaense away win against Nacional.
Giva scored his first goal for the club on 27 May, netting the last in a 2–1 Copa do Brasil home win against Ponte Preta. He was released on 4 August, after making no league appearances for Coxa.[7]
Llagostera
On 14 August 2015 Giva signed a two-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side UE Llagostera.[8] On 18 January of the following year, after contributing with two goals in 11 games, he rescinded his link.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 12 December 2015[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2013 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Subtotal | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 5 | |
| Coritiba | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Llagostera | 2015–16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 50 | 8 | |
Honours
References
- ↑ Giva, revelação do Vitória, é o novo reforço do Santos (Giva, from Vitória, is the addition of Santos); Lance!, 18 May 2012 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Artilheiro da base, Giva, 20, vai ter que substituir Neymar (Youth system topscorer, Giva, 20, will have to replace Neymar); Folha de S. Paulo, 7 March 2013 (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Muricy confirma Giva contra o XV; Renê Júnior pode aparecer no meio" [Muricy confirms Giva against XV; Renê Júnior may appear down the middle]. Globo Esporte.
- ↑ Com a 11 de Neymar, Giva garante vitória do Santos sobre o Mirassol (With Neymar's #11 jersey, Giva seals Santos victory over Mirassol); Globo Esporte, 21 March 2013 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Com meio time formado da base, Santos bate São Paulo no Morumbi (With a half team from the youth system, Santos beats São Paulo in Morumbi); Globo Esporte, 7 July 2013 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Alvo do Barcelona, promessa do Santos revela acerto com o Coritiba (Barcelona's target, Santos' pearl reveals agreement with Coritiba); Globo Esporte, 30 December 2014 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Coritiba rescinde contrato de Giva; artilheiro do Gaúcho é contratado (Coritiba rescinds Giva's contrct; Gaúcho's topscorer is signed); ESPN Brasil, 4 August 2015 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Giva, de la 'Operación Neymar' al Llagostera (Giva, from the 'Neymar Operation' to Llagostera); Sport, 14 August 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Giva es desvincula de la Unió Esportiva Llagostera-Costa Brava (Giva leaves Unió Esportiva Llagostera-Costa Brava); Llagostera's official website, 18 January 2016 (Spanish)
- ↑ Giva profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
External links
- Giva profile at BDFutbol
- Giva at footballzz.co.uk
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