He started his career in 1995 when he was aged 12 and when he passed a trial at Vasco da Gama and joined their youth team.
[1] He became the first option after the injury of Euller and he grabbed the chance by scoring two goals in his first five matches in the Brasileirão.
[1] Because of his speed, during his early career he was nicknamed Filho do Vento (son of the wind) and by this time it was changed to Torpedo by his coach Joel Santana.
[2] In summer 2006 he left Vasco and decided to move abroad and join Red Star Belgrade.
In early 2008 he returned to Brazil and had a short spell with Democrata before moving back to the Brasileirão by joining Ipatinga in their first season ever in the Brazilian top-flight in April that year.