He is the current forward for the Timor-Leste national football team.
Chiquito made his international debut against the Philippines in the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification on 22 October 2010 and scored his first goal on 24 October 2010 when facing Cambodia at the same event.
He also scored Timor-Leste's first goal of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mongolia in the 4th minute.
He doubled the score three minutes after, in a match Timor-Leste would win by 4–1.
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