He spent his entire professional career in Portugal, appearing in 202 games in the Segunda Liga and scoring ten goals in as many seasons, representing mainly Vizela.
Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio only played lower league or amateur football in his country.
[3] Cláudio made his debut in the competition on 12 August 2011, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against S.L.
[4] He scored a career-best eight goals – mostly through penalties[5][6][7]– during that campaign, helping the Barcelos-based team to the ninth position.
Following his release from Gil Vicente in the summer of 2013,[8] Cláudio joined second-tier club Académico de Viseu F.C.