He spent most of his 17-year senior career at Castellón, representing the club in three levels of Spanish football while playing 220 competitive matches.

In late December 2008, Valencia CF's sporting director Fernando Gómez, who played for both sides, announced the signing of Dealbert on a free transfer.

[3][4] After 24 La Liga games in his first year (34 in all competitions),[5] Dealbert was used solely as a backup from 2010 to 2012,[6][7][8][9] with the Che finishing third in all three seasons under Unai Emery.

[10] He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 30 August 2009, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over Sevilla FC.

[16] Additionally, he became its co-owner alongside his former Valencia teammate Pablo Hernández,[17] winning promotion at the first attempt[18] and subsequently retiring, following which he was appointed their technical secretary;[19] they both left due to disagreements regarding the team in April 2019, but kept their position as shareholders.