Giva
Personal information
Full name Givanildo Pulgas da Silva
Date of birth (1993-01-03) 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
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 0 (0)
2016 Ponte Preta 6 (0)
2016 → Joinville (loan) 10 (0)
2017 Náutico 1 (0)
2018 CSA 0 (0)
2018–2019 Badalona 14 (0)
2020 Goiânia 2 (1)
2020 Imperatriz 5 (4)
2020 ABC 6 (0)
2021 Figueirense 7 (0)
2022– Retrô 17 (5)
*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División side UE Llagostera.[8] On 18 January of the following year, after contributing with two goals in 11 games, he rescinded his link.[9]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 due to 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 13210341——276
2014 200020——40
Subtotal 1521036100—316
Coritiba 2015 Série A 103021——61
Llagostera 2015–16 Segunda División 112—30——142
Água Santa 2016 Paulista —10———10
Ponte Preta 2016 Série A 40—20——60
Joinville 2016 Série B 100————100
Náutico 2017 Série B 1090——3[lower-alpha 1]4134
CSA 2018 Série B 008121—4[lower-alpha 1]1143
Badalona 2018–19 Segunda División B 140—10——150
Goiânia 2020 Goiano —21———21
Imperatriz 2020 Série C 2133———54
ABC 2020 Série D 60————60
Figueirense 2021 Série C 703100——101
Goiânia 2021 Goiano 2ª Divisão —20———20
Retrô 2022 Série D 6183———144
2023 16510320—00288
Subtotal 22618620—004212
Botafogo–PB 2023 Série C 20————20
Total 95115915183007517934
  1. 1 2 All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Santos

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.
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