[2] Anderson Ceará made his senior debut with the B-team on 8 August 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 5–2 away win against Bragantino, for the year's Copa Paulista.
[3] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 21 November, replacing goalscorer Rodrygo in a 1–1 home draw against Botafogo.
In June 2020, Anderson Ceará was promoted to the main squad by manager Jesualdo Ferreira,[7] and renewed until 2023 on 18 July.
[9] On 13 December 2021, after again featuring very rarely, Anderson Ceará was loaned to Maringá until the end of the 2022 Campeonato Paranaense.
[11] On 22 October 2022, Anderson Ceará's loan with Santa was extended until the end of the 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano.