Having made no first-team appearances for Chelsea, Morais was loaned out to Milton Keynes Dons in January 2006, spending the remainder of the 2005–06 campaign with the League One side.

In December 2020 he joined Grimsby Town but was omitted from the squad after an altercation with teammate Stefan Payne during a game against one of Morais' former sides, Bradford.

[4] Morais played in manager José Mourinho's first game in-charge, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute in a pre-season friendly against Oxford United in July 2004.

[9] Despite being offered a one-year contract extension at Chelsea in June 2006, Morais opted to leave the club, stating he did not believe he was ever going to play first-team football.

[15] However, after Spackman left Millwall in September 2006,[16] Morais played just once in two months[15] — starting in a 2–0 win over AFC Bournemouth in the Football League Trophy on 31 October 2006.

[25] Shortly after the match, it was announced that Morais had signed for the Edinburgh side on a permanent basis, joining on a free transfer and on a two-year contract.

[26] He opened his goalscoring account for Hibs in only his second start, scoring with a neat finish from twelve yards in a 2–1 win against Queen's Park on 28 August 2007.

[30][31][32] He remained at Hibernian for the 2008–09 season, and played in the side's first game of the campaign, a 2–0 home defeat to IF Elfsborg in the UEFA Intertoto Cup on 6 July 2008.

[33] After playing in four of Hibernian's first five games,[34][35] Morais did not appear for the club again after he was substituted at half-time during a Scottish League Cup defeat by Greenock Morton in August 2008.

[11] In January 2009, Morais left Hibernian by mutual consent, subsequently allowing him to sign for fellow SPL club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a free transfer.

[43] He also scored both of Inverness' goals in a 2–1 home victory against St Mirren in April 2009, a performance that earned him the SPL Player of the Week award.

[48][49][50] In July 2009, Morais rejoined newly promoted SPL side St Johnstone on a one-year deal following a successful trial[51] — he had previously spent time on loan with the club during the 2006–07 season.

[citation needed] He stated that another key reason behind joining the club was their top tier status,[52] although admitted it was a "tough decision" to leave Inverness, which was why the move took several weeks to be finalised.

[55][56] He played 36 games for St Johnstone throughout the 2009–10 campaign,[57] with the club reaching the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup, as well as retaining their SPL status in their first season back in the top flight.

[58] At the end of the season, Morais rejected the offer of a contract extension at McDiarmid Park, citing a desire to return to England.

[59][60] In July 2010, Morais went on trial with Brighton & Hove Albion, and featured in their 3–2 friendly defeat to Eastbourne Borough at Priory Lane.

[62] In October 2010, Morais joined League One club Oldham Athletic on non-contract terms,[63] making his debut as a second-half substitute the next day, in a 4–2 victory over Plymouth Argyle.

[64] After just two first-team appearances for Oldham, Morais did not play again until January 2011, as a result of being sent-off in a reserve match and consequently having to serve a three-match ban.

[73] In May 2011, Oldham stated their desire to take up the option of a further year on Morais's contract,[74] and in June confirmed he would be staying with the club for the 2011–12 season.

[70][75] Morais continued to be a regular figure in the side throughout the season, scoring his first goal in a 1–1 draw away to eventual champions Charlton Athletic in December 2011, netting with a shot from 20-yards to claim a "dramatic late equaliser".

[78][79] In March 2012, Morais suffered heavy concussion in a car accident that took place as he drove to the club's ground ahead of a match against Rochdale.

[89][90] Morais made his Stevenage debut in a 3–1 home victory over AFC Wimbledon in the League Cup on 14 August 2012, playing the first 71 minutes of the club's opening match of the 2012–13 campaign.

[102] It presumed that Morais was dropped for seven games because of this despite being fit and made his return, where he came on as a substitute for Greg Tansey in the 56th minute, in a 1–0 loss against Coventry City.

[109] Morais was then sent-off after "for shoving the ball at Alex Wynter", in a 3–2 loss against Colchester United, which turned out to be his last appearance for the club and didn't play again for the rest of the season, as Stevenage finished twenty-fourth place, therefore relegated to League Two.

[112] After leaving Stevenage by mutual consent, Morais returned to playing in League One by joining Bradford City on a short-term deal, having previously been on trial at the club.

[120] Morais signed a two-year contract, expressing about his special bond with "the fans, the chairman, the manager, the backroom staff and the other lads".

[123][124] Then, on 24 January 2015, Morais scored the equaliser as Bradford City of League One came from 0–2 down to win 4–2 away to his former club Chelsea in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

[133] On 2 February 2017, Morais was re-united with his former Bradford manager Phil Parkinson at Bolton Wanderers and signed a contract with the Trotters until the summer of 2017.

Morais had reportedly berated Payne for not chasing down a pass which lead to the altercation[148] New manager Paul Hurst then removed both players from the first team squad claiming neither would play for the club again.

[150] Having not played in seven months and having not received a squad number for the 2021–22 season, Morais was finally released from his contract by mutual consent on 24 November 2021.