He subsequently represented Adap Galo,[2] Campo Mourão [pt] and Marcílio Dias[3] before signing for Metropolitano in 2009.

In 2009, after a short loan spell at Rio Claro, Cristiano joined Chapecoense also in a temporary deal.

[6] Despite helping in the club's Bundesliga and Austrian Cup titles during the 2011–12 season, he was suspended and sent to farm team FC Liefering in September 2012.

On 26 June 2016, after previously spending the past year on loan at the club, Kashiwa Reysol announced they had re-signed Cristiano on a permanent basis to a multi-year contract.

[17] He helped the club to win the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, featuring in 11 of the 13 matches and scoring four goals.