
Hulk
ABOUT HULK
Brazilian winger born Givanildo Vieira de Souza, he joined Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2012 after making 100 appearances for FC Porto. He became a member of the Brazilian national team in 2009 and he was one of Brazil's top performers at the 2014 World Cup. In 2016, he joined Shanghai SIPG in a record deal. He has played for Atlético Mineiro in the Brazilian Série A since 2021.
He made his professional debut at age 18 with FC Vitoria after two seasons with the club's junior team.
He helped the Brazilian national team win a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Championship.
He and his wife, Iran Souza had two sons, Ian and Tiago.
He became teammates with silva.html">Thiago Silva on Brazil's national team.