Givanildo Pulgas da Silva (born 3 January 1993), commonly known as Giva, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Retrô.

Club career

Santos

Born in Cachoeira, Espírito Santo, Giva joined

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's youth system in May 2012, after starting it out at EC Vitória. He progressed through the youth categories, and won 2013 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, being the club topscorer along with

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(4 goals each). On 24 February 2013, Giva made his first team debut in a

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game against

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. On 21 March he scored his first professional goals, netting a brace in a 2–1 home win against Mirassol FC. On 7 July, Giva made his Série A debut, starting and scoring the first of a 2–0 victory over

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. Despite appearing regularly in 2013, he was rarely used in 2014.

Coritiba

On 30 December 2014, Giva signed for fellow league team Coritiba. He made his debut for the club on 31 January of the following year, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1

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away win against

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. Giva scored his first goal for the club on 27 May, netting the last in a 2–1

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home win against Ponte Preta. He was released on 4 August, after making no league appearances for ''Coxa''.

Llagostera

On 14 August 2015 Giva signed a two-year deal with Spanish

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side

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. On 18 January of the following year, after contributing with two goals in 11 games, he rescinded his link.

Náutico

On 2 January 2017 Giva signed with Náutico

Badalona

After five months at

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, Giva left the club by mutual agreement on 1 February 2019. The player had asked to leave the club for personal reasons.

Career statistics

Honours

Santos * Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2013

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giva 1993 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Santos FC players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Goiânia Esporte Clube players Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos players Figueirense FC players Retrô Futebol Clube Brasil players Segunda División players Segunda División B players CF Badalona Futur players CF Badalona players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain People from Cachoeira Footballers from Bahia