In the early morning of March 8 (today) Beijing time, the third round of the Minero State Championship, the former Shanghai seaport foreign aid Hulk, who returned to Brazil, made his debut on behalf of the new owner, Hulk assisted former Shandong Taishan foreign aid Tardelli scored a goal, and Ta Shen completed a shot and a pass to help Mineiro Athletic also win 4-0 against Uberlandia.
Tardelli started the game for 83 minutes, first he successfully assisted the team-mate's header in the middle of the offside and broke the goal, and then he forced a bicycle on the side to send a wonderful pass, but his teammate's shot was high on the lintel. Hulk made his debut for his new club when he assisted Tardelli's goal in the 81st minute of the match to help the team win 4-0.
Diego Tardelli Martins (born 10 May 1985) is a 1.80 m tall player who plays as a striker. Tardelli is fast, has good vision, strong impact, nicknamed crazy knife, the header is also very good, the kick is quite spiritual, and he is known as the "tower god" in Luneng. He can score goals with his personal ability and also play the role of the core of the offensive organization.
Tardelli debuted in São Paulo, Brazil, and later played for Real Betis, Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Flamengo in Brazil, Atlético Mineiro and other football clubs. Made 14 appearances for the Brazil men's national football team, scoring 3 goals.
On 17 January 2015, Tardelli joined Shandong Luneng from Atlético Mineiro for a transfer fee of 5.5 million euros, helping luneng to win the Super Cup in a win over Guangzhou Evergrande in his debut. Playing for Luneng for 4 seasons, he represented the team in a total of 98 appearances in official matches, scoring 51 goals and assisting 26 times, and experienced a gorgeous turn from "water tower" to tower god.
At the beginning of 2019, after the expiration of Tardelli's contract with Luneng, the two sides did not agree on a renewal. On 13 February of that year, Tardelli signed a three-year contract with Baliga powerhouse Gremio FC on a free-form basis. After returning to the Bundesliga, Tardelli did not show the standard he should have, scoring only 4 goals in 29 29 games in the Liga and only 1 goal in 10 Copa Libertadores, a disappointing performance. On January 16 last year, Gremio and Tardelli terminated their contract early.
Less than a month after leaving Gremio, Tardelli returned to Atlético Mineiro, his third career with the team. Unfortunately, in the summer of 2020, he was seriously injured in a warm-up match between Atletico Mineiro and Mineiro Americas, and only returned to the field for more than half a year, and now Tashin has only played 4 times at Atlético Mineiro, this is his first start, and the performance of one shot and one pass may give him more opportunities.
It is worth mentioning that at the end of January this year, there were Brazilian media reports that Tardelli was expected to return to Asia to join the Japanese J-League team. However, a few days ago, Tardelli signed a short-term contract with Atletico Mineiro that expires on May 31, and he will continue to play for Atlético Mineiro in the new season. If he continues to play in this state, he is likely to get a big contract with the club.
Givannialdo Vieira de Sousa (born 25 July 1986) is a 1.78m tall player who plays as a striker. Due to the same name as Hulk the Hulk, coupled with a strong muscle, he got the nickname Hulk.
Hulk played for the J-League in Japan before being picked up by Portuguese Premier League giants Porto, where he played well, winning the Portuguese Premier League Golden Boot and getting the attention of the giants. In September 2012, Hulk moved to Zenit St. Petersburg in the Russian Premier League for a transfer fee of up to 50 million euros. In the Russian Premier League and European competitions, Hulk has performed well.
Hulk is also an important member of the Brazilian national team, participating in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as the main player, and also followed Brazil to the 2013 Confederations Cup, the 2015 Copa America, the 2016 Centennial America's Cup and other competitions, playing 46 times for the Samba Army and scoring 11 goals.
On June 30, 2016, Hulk joined Shanghai SIPG with a high value of 55.8 million euros (about 412 million yuan). Hulk was said to have earned £350,000 a week, equivalent to about $240,000 a day. Hulk also lived up to expectations, playing a performance that matched his value, playing a four-and-a-half-and-a-half season for SIPG, Hulk played in 145 games for the team, contributing 76 goals and 54 assists. In 2018, Hulk put on the captain's armband and won the first Chinese Super League championship trophy in the club's history with the whole team, and won the Chinese Football Association Super Cup in 2019.
After the expiry of his contract with Shanghai Seaport at the end of last year, on January 30 this year, Hulk returned to Brazil and joined Atlético Mineiro as a free agent, signing a contract until the end of 2022. However, due to the missed registration time in the Baliga at that time, Hulk could only train with the team first. At the start of the Minero State Championship this month, Hulk did not appear in the first two rounds, and he gave an assist on his debut and showed good form.