Opportunistic and skilled, Hamilton started his career at Sport, but was unable to find a place.
A highlight of the team in the 1985 Campeonato Paulista, he was signed by Portuguesa the following season, making 35 appearances.
[1] In 1987 he was state champion with Cruzeiro, a team that made 202 appearances and scored 67 goals,[2] forming an attacking partnership with another Hamilton (de Souza, better known as Careca).
He was top scorer in the Minas Gerais championship in 1988, and later in 1993, playing for América Mineiro.
The player had no consequences, but at the request of his family he abandoned football.