Givanilton Martins Ferreira (born 13 April 1991), commonly known as Gil, is a Brazilian professional

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who currently plays as a

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for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.

Club career

Born in

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, Gil graduated from the youth setup of Vila Nova and was promoted to the senior team in 2009. After scoring three goals in the season's Série B, he joined Série A side Santos on a loan deal on 17 September 2009. Following a temporary deal with Grêmio Barueri in 2011, he left Vila Nova on 13 December of the same year. Gil represented Syrian club Al-Jaish and Grêmio Barueri in quick succession in 2012, before joining

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of Série B on 29 June 2012. In the following season, he moved to São Bernardo. On 16 April 2014, he joined

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on loan for the remainder of the season. On 17 June 2015, Gil moved abroad and joined Korean club Gangwon FC. In 2017, he returned to Brazil and signed for

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. On 18 September, (the last day of the transfer window), he switched to

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of Série B. On 4 January 2018, Gil signed for Korean club

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on a one-year contract. In January 2019, Gil returned to Brazil with Goianésia, and on 2 April 2019 he was announced as a new signing for Treze to play in

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. He scored in the opening game of the season on 29 April 2019, against Santa Cruz. On 19 July 2019, Gil moved to Hong Kong, signing with Lee Man. On 24 May 2020, he re-signed with Lee Man for a further year.

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* * 1991 births Living people Association football forwards Brazilian footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Santos FC players Grêmio Barueri Futebol players Clube Atlético Bragantino players São Bernardo Futebol Clube players Ceará Sporting Club players Rio Claro Futebol Clube players Boa Esporte Clube players Al-Jaish Damascus players K League 2 players Gangwon FC players Gwangju FC players Goianésia Esporte Clube players Treze Futebol Clube players Lee Man FC players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Syria Expatriate footballers in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Syrian Premier League players {{Brazil-footy-bio-stub