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Giva (footballer, born 1993)

For the footballer with the same nickname born in 1999, see Giva (footballer, born 1999).

Givanildo Pulgas da Silva (born 3 January 1993), commonly known as Giva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Retrô.

Giva
Personal information
Full name Givanildo Pulgas da Silva
Date of birth (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Cachoeira, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Retrô
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2010 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 1 (0)
2016 Ponte Preta 6 (0)
2016 → Joinville (loan) 10 (0)
2017 Náutico 1 (0)
2018 CSA 8 (1)
2018–2019 Badalona 14 (0)
2020 Goiânia 2 (1)
2020 Imperatriz 5 (4)
2020 ABC 6 (0)
2021 Figueirense 7 (0)
2021 Goiânia 2 (0)
2022– Retrô 66 (21)
2023 → Botafogo-PB (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023

Club career

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Santos

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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

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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

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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]

Náutico

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On 2 January 2017 Giva signed with Náutico[10]

Badalona

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After five months at CF Badalona, Giva left the club by mutual agreement on 1 February 2019. The player had asked to leave the club for personal reasons.[11]

Career statistics

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As of 3 November 2023[12]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2013 Série A 13 2 10 3 4 1 — — 27 6
2014 2 0 0 0 2 0 — — 4 0
Subtotal 15 2 10 3 6 1 0 0 — 31 6
Coritiba 2015 Série A 1 0 3 0 2 1 — — 6 1
Llagostera 2015–16 Segunda División 11 2 — 3 0 — — 14 2
Água Santa 2016 Paulista — 1 0 — — — 1 0
Ponte Preta 2016 Série A 4 0 — 2 0 — — 6 0
Joinville 2016 Série B 10 0 — — — — 10 0
Náutico 2017 Série B 1 0 9 0 — — 3[a] 4 13 4
CSA 2018 Série B 0 0 8 1 2 1 — 4[a] 1 14 3
Badalona 2018–19 Segunda División B 14 0 — 1 0 — — 15 0
Goiânia 2020 Goiano — 2 1 — — — 2 1
Imperatriz 2020 Série C 2 1 3 3 — — — 5 4
ABC 2020 Série D 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Figueirense 2021 Série C 7 0 3 1 0 0 — — 10 1
Goiânia 2021 Goiano 2ª Divisão — 2 0 — — — 2 0
Retrô 2022 Série D 6 1 8 3 — — — 14 4
2023 16 5 10 3 2 0 — 0 0 28 8
Subtotal 22 6 18 6 2 0 — 0 0 42 12
Botafogo–PB 2023 Série C 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Total 95 11 59 15 18 3 0 0 7 5 179 34
  1. ^ a b All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

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Santos

Retrô

References

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  1. ^ Giva, revelação do Vitória, é o novo reforço do Santos (Giva, from Vitória, is the addition of Santos) Archived 2015-07-17 at the Wayback Machine; Lance!, 18 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ 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 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ 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 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ 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 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ Coritiba rescinde contrato de Giva; artilheiro do Gaúcho é contratado (Coritiba rescinds Giva's contract; Gaúcho's topscorer is signed); ESPN Brasil, 4 August 2015 (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Giva, de la 'Operación Neymar' al Llagostera (Giva, from the 'Neymar Operation' to Llagostera); Sport, 14 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Giva es desvincula de la Unió Esportiva Llagostera-Costa Brava (Giva leaves Unió Esportiva Llagostera-Costa Brava) Archived 2017-01-17 at the Wayback Machine; Llagostera's official website, 18 January 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Náutico confirma contratação do atacante Giva, ex-Joinville e Santos; Globo Esporte, 2 January 2017 (in Portuguese)
  11. ^ Giva marxa per motius personals, diaridebadalona.com, 1 February 2019
  12. ^ Giva at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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