39-year-old forward prepares to move to Fluminense.
Atletico Mineiro has announced that it has reached an agreement with Hulk to terminate the contract that linked the forward to the Belo Horizonte club.
The 39-year-old forward, who is set to join Fluminense, will have a farewell match on May 10th at Arena MRV (Atletico Mineiro’s stadium) before the game against Botafogo for the Brazilian Championship.
Hulk returned to Brazil in 2021 after more than a decade and a half away from his native country = with stints at clubs in Japan, FC Porto (from 2008 to 2012), Russia (Zenit) and China, where he represented Shanghai SIPG.
While playing for Atlético Mineiro, he won a Brazilian Championship and a Brazilian Cup (in 2021), a Super Cup (2022), and five consecutive state championships from 2021 to 2025. He scored 140 goals and provided 56 assists in 311 games.
I take with me much more than titles; I take a connection that changed my life. Galo and the Atletico Mineiro fans made me feel at home from day one, and I will be eternally grateful to this club that I learned to love. I hope to see you all at the Arena so we can say goodbye together, in the way this beautiful story deserves: with emotion, gratitude, and a great celebration, said Hulk, quoted by Atlético Mineiro. My relationship with Atletico Mineiro is very intense and I will never lose that connection with this wonderful fanbase. So much so that my children will remain here in Belo Horizonte and I insisted on keeping my box, added the former FC Porto player.
