After one successful season in Holbæk, he moved to Danish Superliga team AC Horsens where he was the club top goalscorer on several occasions.
After spending seven years in Denmark, Macena moved to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng on 16 February 2012 for an undisclosed fee.
[1] On 11 January 2014, Macena transferred to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown.
[2] In January 2015, he made the move to Thai Premier League club Buriram United.
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