SUMMARY
- The Brazilian soccer player Hulk, also known by the name of Givanildo Vieira de Sousa is one of the most unique center-forwards in the soccer world.
- The 37-year-old Brazil forward was born on July 25, 1986. He was born in the Campina Grande City of Brazil.
The Brazilian soccer player Hulk, also known by the name of Givanildo Vieira de Sousa is one of the most unique center-forwards in the soccer world. The player is known for his deadly left foot, from which he scores most of his goals. Prominently playing as a striker in his career, the 37-year-old is pretty capable of playing on the right wing also.
The center-forward has been predominantly called by the name of Hulk by spectators and soccer pundits all around the world. This is because of his strong physical on-field attributes and his massive muscular build-up. He possesses quite a strong strike, and the Brazilian leaves nothing in the tank when he takes a shot on goal. The opposition defenders usually pair up to defend against him.
Despite being known for a hard-hitting and flamboyant style of play, Hulk has a decent temperament when it comes to making decisions in the final third. In addition to his finishing capabilities, he is also capable of linking up the play by assisting his teammates. He holds his position well makes timely runs towards the opposition’s box, and shows good game-awareness in crunch situations during a game.
The player’s current market value is estimated to be around $1.92 million. During his peak days in the year 2014, he witnessed the highest market value of $46.2 million. Even at the age of 37, the Brazil-born is quite active in his club career in soccer. Although he is not renowned for scoring massive amounts of goals every season, he is quite consistent in chipping in with respectable numbers.
Hulk’s childhood and background
The 37-year-old Brazil forward was born on July 25, 1986. He was born in the Campina Grande City of Brazil. He mainly hails from a Brazilian background and holds citizenship of the country. His father’s name is Jovan Souza and the name of his mother is Maria do Socorro Souza.
Hoje tem inauguração da nossa casa, o melhor e mais moderno estádio da América Latina, muito orgulho de fazer parte dessa história #Galo pic.twitter.com/dUFoLPDHNL
— HULK (@HulkOficiaI7) July 16, 2023
Hulk followed his passion for the sport of soccer from his childhood days. However, he got his first breakthrough as a professional player when he joined Clube Victoria in the Central American country of Salvador. After his stint in Salvador, he also spent a year in Japan’s top-flight soccer league. He shot to fame when the Portuguese club FC Porto signed him in the year 2008.
Brazilian Hulk’s wife and children
Hulk reportedly married Camila Angelo in the year 2020. This was his second marriage as his ex-wife is Iran Angelo. Camila Angelo shares a family relationship with Iran Angelo. Camila is the niece of Iran Angelo. Hulk’s relationship with ex-wife Iran Angelo lasted over ten years. The player quite often shares about his precious personal life moments on his social handles.
The Brazil soccer forward and his current wife Camila Angelo had a child together. Their daughter goes by the name of Zaya. However, last year it was reported that the duo is about to welcome a second child in their family. Their expected second child is helmed to be a boy by the forward player himself. He also has two children with his ex-wife Iran Angelo, named Ian and Tiago.
Hulk reportedly loses 11lb in sweat per game
The bulky and strong physique of Hulk has often been his main strength in the field of soccer. Over the years of his career, he has been able to shove off the opposition’s defenders with ease. However, on a different aspect, sometimes he is also restricted to operating in smaller pockets at the pitch, due to his muscular build-up.
It has been earlier reported that the Brazil international player loses a lot of sweat during the entire length of a soccer match. He once lost about 13lb in a Copa do Brasil match through sweat. On average, he is termed to lose about 11 lbs per game via sweat in extreme playing conditions.
Hulk’s club, career stats, records, and achievements
The Brazil-born joined his current club Atletico Mineiro in February 2021. Atletico Mineiro is one of the clubs from the top tier of Brazilian soccer known as Serie A. His current contract with the club runs till the end of the year 2026. He made his debut for Brazil in the year 2009 and has played 54 games for his country so far, netting 12 goals.
For Atletico Mineiro, he has made 94 appearances in the Serie A till now. The center-forward has a tally of 46 goals and 20 assists for the club. He is one of the fewest players who has scored 16 goals in his first 16 matches at the highest level in the season 2010-2011. Due to his performances, he was called up to Brazil’s squad for the 2012 Olympics as well as the 2013 Confederations Cup hosted by FIFA.
However, Hulk has not been linked to any major club in the transfer window in recent times. With the ongoing norm of clubs signing young players for a fair value of money and then looking to sell them for big bucks, it is quite understandable why the Brazilian has failed to garner interest in the transfer market despite performing well with his current club.
Hulk soccer player’s net worth and salary
Hulk has mostly active in the soccer world since the year 2003. He has made 746 top-flight appearances in his career so far. The 37-year-old currently bolsters a net worth of around $70 million. The forward player has seen lots of ups and downs in his career.
A espera terminou, hoje tem GALO!! pic.twitter.com/0cUsz8ozMU
— HULK (@HulkOficiaI7) January 24, 2024
However, despite not featuring Brazil consistently in recent times, he is still quite well-known among the country’s soccer hierarchy and fans. His current weekly wages at the Serie A club Atletico Mineiro are reported to be around £49K ($62.3K). This figure makes his annual gross salary at the club come around the mark of £2.54 million ($3.24 million).
He is termed to be one of the highest-remunerated players on the Atletico Mineiro’s first-team roster. Through all the playing years in his career till now, Hulk has occupied a massive amount of experience from playing at the highest level. It would be interesting to find out how long he continues his soccer career from now on.