[1] Over the course of 12 seasons he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 117 games and 79 goals, spending all of his career at Benfica, winning seven major titles.
[2] A fast and agile footballer, his performances led him to being call up to Benfica at age 16, to replace his idol — Vítor Silva – as centre forward.
[4] A notable event in his career was match for the 1937–38 Campeonato de Lisboa, when scored 9 goals in a 13–1 trashing of Casa Pia on 5 December 1937.
[2][7] Moved to the right wing, Espírito Santo helped the club win two more league titles, and two Portuguese Cups, scoring over 50 goals in the process.
[11] Espírito Santo represented the Portugal National Football Team on 8 games, with his first cap arriving on 28 November 1937, in 2–1 win against Spain in Vigo.