Giva (footballer, born 1993)

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

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
–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

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

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División side UE Llagostera.[8] On 18 January of the following year, after contributing with two goals in 11 games, he rescinded his link.[9]

Náutico

On 2 January 2017 Giva signed with Náutico[10]

Badalona

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

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

Santos

Retrô

References

  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.