In season 2009 Célio Codó scored 3 goals in four games for Sampaio Corrêa in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, but his team finished last in the group A and relegated to Série D. In the next year he scored 6 goals in 9 games for Sampaio Corrêa in the Série D.[1] Following the 2010 Campeonato Maranhense in which Célio scored 4 goals, the club were crowned champions.

[2] Codó earned 11 appearances for the team in the Campeonato Paulista, scoring one goal in a 2–2 home draw against Oeste on 19 March.

[3] He also scored twice in the matches of the Copa do Brasil against Naviraiense[4] and his previously team Sampaio Corrêa.

[5] On 8 June 2011, Codó transferred to Bulgarian side Litex Lovech together with his Sampaio Corrêa teammate Thiago Miracema on a season-long loan.

In 2016 he signed a contract with Vitória da Conquista, but saw limited playing time for the team.