Ceará

Ceará began his football career in the city of Crato in the state where Ceará was born. Ceará began his football career when he joined Gama youth academy and earned a nickname Ceará. In 1999, he joined Brazilian side Santos where he spent one year and then joined various Brazilian clubs in the lower division like Associação Atlética Portuguesa and São José. In 2001, Ceará joined Santa Cruz where the club became 25th place in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, which resulted relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. At Santa Cruz, he made 19 league appearances. The following year, he joined Botafogo where he played against Sport Club do Recife in the Brazil Cup which resulted 1–1 draw. In the second leg, Sport Club do Recife won 7–2 to go through to the next round. Ceará career changed when he joined Coritiba where he stayws for two years. In 2003, Ceará and his teammate led the Coritiba win the Campeonato Paranaense and finished fifth in the league.

São Caetano

In 2004, Ceará joined Associação Desportiva São Caetano. At São Caetano, Ceará broke into the first team and the club was able to achieve success when they won Campeonato Paulista. In the same season, Ceará was the skilled defensive player who has been increasingly used at the time as well as left-right-back, making 26 appearances and scoring 1. The club was able to win the moment a major trophy in club history, Campeonato Paulista. This was the peak of the team, thereafter the results are in decline,…

Coritiba Campeonato Paranaense: 2003 São Caetano Campeonato Paulista: 2004 Internacional Copa Libertadores: 2006 FIFA Club World Championship: 2006 Recopa Sudamericana: 2007 Paris Saint-Germain Coupe de la Ligue: 2007–08 Coupe de France: 2009–10 Cruzeiro Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013, 2014 Campeonato Mineiro: 2014