Givanildo Pulgas da Silva (born 3 January 1993), commonly known as Giva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Retrô.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Givanildo Pulgas da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1993 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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
editSantos
editBorn 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 2 January 2017 Giva signed with Náutico[10]
Badalona
editAfter 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
edit- 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 | ||
- ^ a b All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Honours
editSantos
Retrô
References
edit- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "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 (in 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 (in 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 (in Portuguese)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Giva, de la 'Operación Neymar' al Llagostera (Giva, from the 'Neymar Operation' to Llagostera); Sport, 14 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Náutico confirma contratação do atacante Giva, ex-Joinville e Santos; Globo Esporte, 2 January 2017 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Giva marxa per motius personals, diaridebadalona.com, 1 February 2019
- ^ Giva at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
External links
edit- Giva at BDFutbol