Cléo

Early career

Born in Guarapuava, Cléo started out with local club Batel, before joining Comercial-PR. He was later spotted by Olivais e Moscavide, which brought him to Portugal in the summer of 2004. Six months later, Cléo returned to Brazil and signed for Atlético Paranaense, playing with them in the 2005 and 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He also made three appearances in the 2005 Copa Libertadores, scoring once against Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño. Meanwhile, Cléo spent some time on loan at Ferroviária and Figueirense in 2005. In the summer of 2006, Cléo returned to Olivais e Moscavide, staying there for the next two seasons. In August 2008, Cléo moved to Serbian club Red Star Belgrade, on a one-year loan with a view to a permanent move. He was given the number 17 shirt. During a turbulent period for the club, Cléo managed to score 12 goals in 24 appearances (league and cup) that season. He eventually left Red Star after the club was not able to pay a transfer fee of €800,000.

Partizan

2009–10 season

On 19 June 2009, Cléo signed a four-year contract with Partizan, becoming the first player to join the club from arch-rivals Red Star in more than 20 years (the last was Goran Milojević in 1988). He scored on his official debut for Partizan on 14 July and helped his team to a 4–0 away win over Welsh champions Rhyl in the first match of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. Seven days later, Cléo netted a hat-trick in…

In August 2010, Cléo expressed his desire to play for the Serbia national team. He applied for Serbian citizenship the following month after meeting with Ivica Dačić, the Minister of Internal Affairs. On 23 September 2010, Cléo became a citizen of Serbia. However, Cléo never received a call-up for the Serbia national team, failing to satisfy a 5-year residency requirement.

As of 1 December 2020

Partizan Serbian SuperLiga: 2009–10 Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League: 2011, 2012 Chinese FA Cup: 2012 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2012 Kashiwa Reysol J.League Cup: 2013 Goiás Campeonato Goiano: 2016 Qingdao Huanghai China League One: 2019 Individual

Serbian Cup Top Scorer: 2008–09 FK Partizan Player of the Year: 2010 Chinese FA Super Cup Most Valuable Player: 2012