Hulk, Brazil - 38 years

Hulk

Hulk (Brazil) has been the number one top goal scorer two times in Russia and Portugal.

Hulk complete name is Givanildo Vieira de Sousa and he was born on 25 July 1986 in Campina Grande, Brazil. He plays primarily at the position of forward. He has also scored eleven goals in 49 national team matches for Brazil.

Hulk top scorer list postions

Below you will find all the times when Hulk has been part of the top scorers list in a league or tournament.

League, Team Season Goals Position Age Winner/leader
Chinese Super League
2020
6
16 34 Cédric Bakambu
Chinese Super League
2019
10
20 33 Eran Zahavi
Chinese Super League
2018
13
12 32 Wu Lei
Chinese Super League
2017
17
6 31 Eran Zahavi
Champions League
2015/2016
4
12 29 Cristiano Ronaldo
Premjer-Liga
2015/2016
17
3 29 Fedor Smolov
Premjer-Liga
2014/2015
15
1 28 Hulk
Champions League
2013/2014
4
13 27 Cristiano Ronaldo
Premjer-Liga
2013/2014
19
3 27 Artem Dzyuba and Seydou Doumbia
Premjer-Liga
2012/2013
7
19 26 Wanderson Do Carmo and Yura Movsisyan
Champions League
2011/2012
4
14 25 Lionel Messi
Primeira Liga
2011/2012
16
3 25 Lima and Oscar Cardozo
Europa League
2010/2011
4
12 24 Radamel Falcao
Primeira Liga
2010/2011
22
1 24 Hulk
Champions League
2009/2010
3
18 23 Lionel Messi
Primeira Liga
2008/2009
8
9 22 Nenê

Top 3 in assist charts

Here are all the occasions when Hulk finished in the top 3 of the assist charts.

League, Team Season Assists Position Age
Chinese Super League
2018
12
3 32
Chinese Super League
2017
12
2 31

Hulk hat-tricks

Here you find 2 hat-tricks that Hulk have scored over the years.

League Match and date Goals
Premjer-Liga 2013/2014
Zenit St.Petersburg - Krasnodar - 4-1
12 april 2014
3
21', 64', 90'
Premjer-Liga 2012/2013
Zenit St.Petersburg - Alania Vladikavkaz - 4-0
4 may 2013
3
36', 64', 72'

Trivia Hulk

Here are various seasonal records that Hulk has achieved and broken during his career.

Primeira Liga
2011/2012

Most braces

5 matches scoring at least 2 goals
Primeira Liga
2011/2012

Most first goals

Scored the first goal in the match in 7 matches
Primeira Liga
2011/2012

Most last goals

Scored the first goal in the match in 7 matches
Primeira Liga
2011/2012

Most penalty goals

Totally scored 7 penalty goals
Primeira Liga
2010/2011

Top goalscorer by calendar month

Scored 6 goals during January 2011
Primeira Liga
2010/2011

Most first goals

Scored the first goal in the match in 8 matches
Primeira Liga
2010/2011

Most last goals

Scored the first goal in the match in 5 matches
Primeira Liga
2010/2011

Most penalty goals

Totally scored 7 penalty goals
Primeira Liga
2010/2011

Longest goal streak

Scored at least one goal in 6 straight matches
Primeira Liga
2010/2011

Most first half goals

Scored 12 goals during the first half
Primeira Liga
2010/2011

Most second half goals

Scored 10 goals during the second half

Information about Hulk

Complete name
Givanildo Vieira de Sousa
Player position
Forward
Date of birth
25 July 1986
Place of birth
Campina Grande, Brazil
Height
180 cm
National team caps
49
National team goals
11
Source: Wikipedia

Articles containing Hulk

At the moment we have 4 articles where Hulk is mentioned, select an article below to read a bit more about him.

The Chinese football bubble
(30 August 2024)
Hidetoshi Nakata and Japanese pressure
(21 August 2023)
5 Most Overrated Footballers of the 2010s
(26 January 2023)
Chinese Super League
(22 February 2022)

Note that this is top scorer data we have in our database. Hulk might be part of top scorer lists in other leagues we don't have here, or seasons we don't have in our database yet.