Hulk

Cast

Born

July 25, 1986 · Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

Birth name

Givanildo Vieira de Souza

Hulk is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays for Brazil National team and Shanghai SIPG, as a forward. After starting out professionally with Vitória and playing three years in Japan, Hulk went on to play several seasons in Portugal with Porto, winning ten major titles - including the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League and three national championships and being crowned the league's top scorer once. In 2012, he joined Russian Premier League side Zenit Saint Petersburg for EUR60 million, winning all three domestic honors and being named the competition's best player and top scorer once each. He transferred for an Asian record EUR58.6 million to Shanghai SIPG in 2016. Hulk made his international debut in 2009, and played for Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the three permitted overage players. He went on to represent the Brazilian senior team in their victory at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and fourth-place finish at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Hulk is described by FIFA's official website as "a direct powerhouse of a center- or wide-forward who knows his way around the box". He is strongly built for a footballer and acquired his nickname due to his likeness to the actor Lou Ferrigno, who played the Incredible Hulk on the eponymous television show in the 1970s.